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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



COSMOS, New Early Flowering. 



COSMOS. 



COSMOS are unquestionably very 

 handsome flowers, and have become gen- 

 eral favorites. They have been appro- 

 priately called "The Glory of Autumn." 

 There has been one objection to their 

 giA-ing creneral satisfaction, and that is 

 their late flowering habit, and sometimes 

 an eariy severe frost catch-s them before 

 they are ia full bloom. This objection 

 has been overcome in this new strain of 

 EARLY FLOWERING COSMOS. This is 

 catalogued under different names, as 

 "Early Summer Flowering" and "Early 

 Dawn Cosmos." But they are all one 

 and the same variety. Seed sown in our 

 ^^arden the beginning of May, commenced 

 to show a few flowers in the beginning of 

 July, and during August and feeprember 

 were covered with flowers. The plants 

 are dwarf er than the late-flowering Cos- 

 mos, forming bushes from 4 to 5 feet 

 high. The plants have fine, feathery, light 

 green foliage, flowers are produced on 

 Kmg stems and are very handsome for 

 cut flowers and bouquets, as they will 

 last a week after cutting. The colors are 

 white, crimson and rose or pink, which 

 we offer in this mixture of home grown 

 seed. Price per pkt. 10 cts., 2 pkts. 15 cts. 



Fringed pHanifflolti HollylioGk, "fllleghenii." 



THIS grand 

 new Hollyhock 

 is an entire 

 break from the 

 old style garden 

 favorite. The 

 flowers are so 

 different, that, 

 but for the sim- 

 ilar habit of the 

 plant, it would 

 not be taken 

 for a Holly- 

 hock. They are 

 from 4 to 6 

 inches in diam- 

 e t e r , ranging 

 from semi-dou- 

 ble to double, 

 and the mam- 

 m o t h flowers 

 are wonderfully 

 formed, and so 

 finely fringed 

 and curled that 

 they look as if 

 made from the 

 finest China 

 silk, and com- 

 pared with the 

 jld ones they 

 have the look 

 of a flower 

 from Fairyland. 

 The color varies 

 f no m palest 

 shell pink to 

 ruby red. The 

 plants grow 

 from 5 to 

 feet high, of 

 strong constitu- 

 tion, free from 

 disease or rust. 

 In free and per- 

 sistent flower 



ing it differs from the old style, coming into bloom in June and lasting until frost. Every 

 bud clear to the top of the plant, develops into a flower, and as the flowers mature tliey 

 drop from the stem, so that the plants are always objects of beauty. With its robust 

 ffrowth large leafv branches, graceful and airy style of flowers, and as a perpetual 

 bloomer, the ' Alleghonv Hollyhock stands unique as simply the greatest novelty among 

 flowers for years. Price per pkt, 15 cts., 2 pkfs. 12.'. cts. 



