COLE'S FLOWER SEED. 



Qaillardia 



QAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) 



One of the most brilliant and dazzling of our gar- 

 den flowers. Most suitable for bedding, producing 

 large flowers in great abundance throughout the en- 

 tire summer. Hardy annual. 



Lorenzlana. (Double Gaillardia.) This 



is a charming, double variety; and is a splendid 

 bouquet flower; 18 in 5 



Grandiflora. These are undoubtedly 



among the choicest of Haray Perennials; the 

 flowers are large, -very numerous, excellent for 

 cutting, and of the most brilliant shades of orange, 

 crimson, scarlet and vermillion, and very often 

 a combination of all these colors in one flower. 

 Many colors mixed, 2 ft 5 



HIBISCUS 



This elegant plant is perfectly hardy in any place 

 and is one of the most beautiful hardy flowering 

 plants we have. Each spring the plants send up 

 numerous branches, which from well established roots 

 grow to a height of five to six reet. The flowers are 

 as large as a saucer, very atti-active and produced 

 in great profusion from July to September. The 

 colors range from pure white to blush and deep 

 pink. This is one of the most beautiful and showy 

 lawn plants of recent introduction. 



New Hybrids. Best mixed, including 



seed of the New Crimson Eye 5 



LANTANA 



Very free-flowering plants with brilliant colored 

 flowers constantly changing in hue; fine for either 

 bedding or pot culture. If retained in their pots 

 and plunged where intended to flower they will 

 bloom more profusely. 



Hybrida. Fine varieties mixed; 2 ft. . 4 

 LUPINUS 



A class of beautiful and free-flowering plants, with 

 long, graceful spikes of bloom; colors rich and var- 

 ied. Many of the varieties are of stately, robust 

 growth, which makes them exceedingly valuable for 

 mixed flowers and shrubbery borders. Hardy an- 

 nuals. 



Finest Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 4 



5 



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LARKSPUR (Delphinium) 



Plants of great beauty, richness and endless variety 

 of colors, with great duration and profusion of bloom, 

 and when planted in beds, masses or ribbons are 

 strikingly effective; few plants are so useful for their 

 decorative qualities, either in the garden or when 

 cut for bouquets, etc. Hardy annuals. 



Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed colors. . 4 

 Double Fine Mixed. Many varieties and 



colors 5 



LINUM (Flowering Flax) 



The abundance and beauty of Its flowers, their rich 

 color, and blooming all through tlie summer renders 

 this a flne plant for the garden. As bedding plants 

 they are extremely beautiful. Hardy annuals. 



Grandiflorum Coccineum. Beautiful 



saucer-shaped flowers of a rich, brilliant scarlet 

 with dark black center; 1 ft 3 



LOBELIA 



A very beautiful class of mostly dwarf-growing 

 plants. Their delicate, drooping habit, and the pro- 

 fusion of their charming little flowers render them 

 exceedingly fine for vases, baskets, bedding or edg- 

 ings. Hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed, all varieties mixed; 6 in.. 5 

 Crystal Palace. Blue, the best bedding 



variety; 6 in 4 



MATRICARIA (Feverfew) 



Extremely beautiful plants, with handsome light 

 green, laciniated foliage. Grows freely in any gar- 

 den soil and bears numerous, perfectly double, pure 

 white flowers, one inch in diameter. Hardy annuals. 



Eximia Grandiflora. Fine for bouquets; 



15 in 6 



MIMOSA (Sensitive Plant) 



Grown as a curiosity, being so sensitive that the 

 leaves curl up by being slightly touched or shaken. 

 Suitable for growing in pots, or in the open border. 

 Tender annual. 



Pudica. 18 in 4 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda Odorata) 



This fragrant little plant is probably the most 

 popular annual grown. If the plants are thinned 

 out they vrill grow stronger and produce larger 

 spikes of flowers; and can be had during the whole 

 year by sowing at intervals. Hardy annuals. 



Defiance. When grown under favorable 



conditions its spikes vdU be from 12 to 15 inches 

 long, and deliciously fragrant. The individual 

 florets are of immense size and its spikes have 

 been kept in a vase three weeks after cutting, 

 retaining their grace and fragrance until every 

 bud opens 6 



Golden Machet. Distinct new variety of 



the well known Machet Mignonette, being of the 

 same compact and robust habit, but differing from 

 the type by its massive spikes of golden yellow 

 blossoms 5 



Machet. The plants are dwarf, of vig- 

 orous-pyramidal growth; they throw up numerous 

 stout flower stalks, bearing masive spikes of red 

 flowers 6 



Sweet-Scented. (Odorata.) The old var- 

 iety, very fragrant; 1 ft. Per oz. 15 cts 3 



Mignonette Mixed. Many varieties ... . 4 



