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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



NEMOPHILA (Love Grove 



Tall Double Marigold. 



MARIGOLD (Tagetes) 



A free-flowering plant of easy culture, with double 

 flowers, of rich and beautiful colors, producing a 

 splendid effect, whether planted in beds or borders; 

 and continuing in beauty until destroyed by frost. 

 Half-hardy annuals. 



Eldorado. This is the finest type of this 



showy flower, many plants having 75 to 100 flow- 

 ers at one time 5 



African Mixed. Best double colors; 



2 ft 4 



Dwarf French. Finest double mixed; 



1 ft 3 



Legion of Honor. Dwarf, compact, with 



dark-green, fern-like leaves; rich golden-yellow 

 marked with velvety brown. Blooms abundant- 

 ly from July until cut down by rrost; 15 in 3 



MARVEL OF PERU (Mirabillis Jalapa) 



The well-known Four 0' Clock. A handsome free- 

 flowering garden favorite; blooming the first season 

 from seed; the flowers, which are produced in clus- 

 ters, present a gorgeous sight during the afternoon. 

 Hardy annual. 



Mixed. Beautiful colors; 2 ft 4 



Dwarf Variegated. Leaves light green. 



marbled with yellow; 1 ft 5 



MIMULUS fMonkey Flower) 



Among the gayest ornaments for flower gardens, 

 hanging baskets, and for culture in the house, not 

 many plants will give more satisfaction. The seed 

 is very fine and care must be taken in sowing, shad- 

 ing and supplying moisture till well rooted. Half- 

 hardy perennials. 



Tiyrinus. Finest hybrid mixed; 9 in. . 6 

 Moschatus. (Musk Plant.) This fra- 

 grant and favorite little plant is much admired 

 on account of the musky odor of the plant. Fine 

 for pots; 6 in 6 



ICE PLANT 



A handsome and curious plant for hanging baskets, 

 rock work and vases. The leaves and stems appear 

 as though covered with ice crystals. The whole 

 plant is peculiarly brilliant in the sunshine, thriving 

 best in a dry, loamy, or sandy soil, requiring a warm, 

 sunny situation. Half-hardy annuals. 



Crystallinunn. Flowers White 4 



Of neat, compact habit; blooming freely all sum- 

 mer if planted in a rather cool, shaded place, and not 

 in too rich a soil. Hardy annuals. 



Mixed. All varieties and all colors; 2 ft 4 



NICOTIANA 

 Affinis. Of all the varieties of tobacco 



which are grown for their sweet scented flowers 

 this is the best. The plant is literally covered 

 with large, white, star-shaped flowers, which 

 after being cut, will remain perfect for a week. 

 A few plants will perfume the whole yard or 

 garden. Taken up m the fall, cut back and 

 potted, it will bloom freely all winter. Very 

 easily grown; 2 ft 4 



PORTULACA 



In brilliancy and beauty of colors. Portulacas are 

 unrivalled. They delight in sunny situations and 

 light soils, where they rapidly carpet the ground, 

 each plant covering a space of about 15 inches in dia- 

 meter; 6 in. Half-hardy annuals. 



Finest Single Mixed, a great variety of 



colors ^ 



Double Rose-flowered Mixed, unsurpassed 



for brilliancy of color and great beauty 10 



POPPY (Papaver) 



A showy and easily cultivated annual; with large 

 brilliant colored flowers, growing freely in any garden 

 soil, and producing a fine effect in large clumps or 

 mixed beds. Sow early in thc> spring where they 

 are to remain, as they will not bear transplanting; 

 2 ft. 



New Tulip. A glossy new annual poppy, 



with a beautifully-shaped, large size Rower, 

 four inches across, of a most brilliant dark scar- 

 let. The two outside petals are double the .--iie 

 of the inner ones, and each pair forms by itself 

 a round cup of flower, which nearly resembles a 

 tulip. The flower will stanQ well for several 

 days, and the plant, therefore, always in full _ 

 bloom ^ 



Finest Mixed. This mixture contains 



seed of all the best double and single varieties, 

 including some entirely new ones. Will make a 

 grand display . 



Double and Tulip Poppy. 



