COLE'S CHOICE NOVELTIES. 



-From a Photograph. 



"GUPID," 



THE NEW DWARF 

 SWEET PEA. 



Mr. Burpee is to be 

 congratulated as the in- 

 troducer of "CUPID." 

 ttie floral wonder of the 

 age; such a novelty was 

 never dreamed of. He 

 says: "It is hardly pos- 

 sible in a description, 

 even aided by illustra- 

 tions from photographs, 

 to properly present 'this 

 Floral Wonder.'" 



CUPID, a chance 

 seedling was discovered 

 in 1893 by Mr. C. C. 



A POT-PLANT OF CUPID 



Morse and COMES ABSOLUTELY TRUE FROM SEED. In our crop of seven acres this 

 season there was not a single plant that showed any variation either in habit or color. 



This remarkable novelty has absolutely no tendency to climb, but branches from the 

 root, and the plant does not" grow over 5 inches high nor cover a space of more than 15 inches 

 across. The flower-stems are about 4 inches long and bear each 2 or 3 blossoms, which are 

 of a pure waxy white, of very large size and great substance. It is well adapted for borders 

 and for bedding, the snow white blossoms contrasting most effectively with the pretty dark 

 green foliage. It is a wondei fully free bliomer, beginning to flower as early as July and 

 continuing until November. It will be found very valuable for cutting, each of the flowers on 

 one stem coming into bloom at the same time. It makes a most attractive pot-plant, as will 

 be seen fi'om the illustration, which shows one plant in a 12-inch pot. Plant on dry ground 

 as much wet weather is harmful to this plant. 



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



CROTOLARIA RETUSA, 



(DWARF YELLOW FLOWERING PEA.) 



The flowers of this exquisitely beautiful annual are of a rich golden yellow color, of the 

 true Sweet Pea form. The flowers are of firm substance and grow in racemes, fox-glove style, 

 and often produce over 40 blossoms on one spike. It blooms profusely throughout the sum- 

 mer and until killed by frost. It is a low growing, branching plant, every branch and branch- 

 let ending in racemes, six to ten inches long, cf these beautiful golden Sweet I'ea like flowers. 

 The oval leaves are smooth, of the darkest green, and the flowers are followed bv clusters of 

 short smooth pods, in which, when shaken, the seeds sound like a child's rattle, 'it is best to 

 start the seeds in the window or hot-bed, fir.-^t SDoking them in warm water. 



Price per pkt. 5 cts. 



NEW DEFIANCE MIGNONETTE. 



This Mignonette is, beyond question, the acme of perfection. When grown under favorable 

 conditions and with proper care, its spikes will not only be of remarkable size, from 12 to 15 

 inches long— but deliciously fragrant, much more so than any other variety. The individual 

 florets are of immense size and stand out boldly, forming a graceful as welf as compact spike. 

 Its great strength is accompanied by extraordinary keeping qualities; its spikes have been 

 kept in a vase three weeks after cutting, retaining their grace and fragrance until every bud 

 opens. 



Price per pkt 10 cts. 



New Golden Machet Mignonette* 



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. 

 This novelty is as valuable as it is distinct, and will prove especially useful for indoor 

 culture. 



Price per pkt. 10 cts. 



New Climbing Nasturtium* 



MAD. GUNTHER'S HYBRIDS. 



These new HYBRIDS OF MADAME GUI^THER flower earlier and more abundantly than 

 Tropaeolum Lobbianum. They make a stronger growth, climbing from five to six feet high, 

 and are covered from spring to fall with large, substantial flowers of the most brilliant 

 shades. They are remarkable for their wide range of colors, embracing rose, pink, salmon, 

 purple, velvety dark maroon, light yellow, and deep orange in self colors, as well as striped 

 and blotched in the most fanciful manner. So ornamental is this new strain that it deserves 

 a place in every garden, either for climbing or trailing from vases, over rock- work, etc. 

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



