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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CLOVER SEED. 

 Price Subject to Change of Market. 



But purohasers may depend on, that we 

 always will send as much seed as the money 

 received will pay for. 



Prices J>y the Bushel on application. 



MEDIUM RED OR JUNE. This is the common 

 red clover, for hay and pasture. Best time to 

 sow is early in spring, from 8 to 10 pounds per 

 acre. Per lb. 30 cts.. 3 lbs. 7.t cts. 



MAMMOTH OR LARGE RED. Much used as a 

 fertilizer. Per lb. 30 cts., 3 lbs. 75 cts. 



ALSIKE or SWEDISH. Intermediate between 

 tne Red and White Clovers, possessing quali- 

 ties common to both, being productive, sweet 

 and permanent, has fibrous roots like White 

 Clover. Is valuable for pasture when mixed 

 with other grasses, and is annually growing in 

 favor among farmers. Esteemed highly for 

 bee pasture, and best for sowing in sloughs. 

 Sow six pounds to the acre. Per lb. 35 cts., 3 

 lbs. $1.00. pk.. $2.50. bush. SIO.OO. 



WHITE DUTCH. Grows in a great variety of 

 soils and situations, indispensable for pastures, 

 lawns and bees. Sow early in spring 4 to 6 

 pounds per acre. Per lb. 45 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25, pk. 

 $5.00. bush. $18.00. 



ALFALFA or LUCERNE. It now seems that 

 Alfalfa is a plant of great value to the North 

 for stock. In the Southwest it has for years 

 been in high repute. If once started, its roots 

 strike so deep that neither frosts nor drouths 

 affect it. It furnishes an enormous quantity 

 of fodder, and can be cut three or four 

 times in a season. Thrives best on light, dry 

 soil. Sow early in April or May at the rate of 

 20 to 25 pounds per acre, in deep, mellow soil. 

 Per lb. 35 cts.. 3 lbs. $1.00. pk. $2.00, bush., 88.00. 



BOKHARA. (Mellilotus Alha.) A very vigorous 

 growing variety, may be cut three times dur- 

 ing the season; makes excellent green fodder 

 and hay if cut young. The flowers are white 

 and sweet scented, and afford excellent food for 

 bees throughout the season. Per pkt. 5 cts., H 

 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



SEED OATS. 



GIANT YELLOW FRENCH. Sold by some as 

 Giant Side Oats. They are the grandest oats 

 in the world, and the largest yielding oats 

 known. Straw is stiff and lias never been 

 known to lodge. It has been carefully tested 

 in all parts of the country and has out yielded 

 every variety tested besides them. It is ex- 

 tremely liardy, and grows with a vigor and 

 rapidity not etiualed ny any other sort. They 

 grow four to live feet tall, with stiff" straw, 

 always stool freely and yield prolifically— 

 lieads measuring twelve to eigliteen inches iw 

 length. They are medium early in ripening, 

 coiisecjuently should be sown early. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. .50 cts.. not prepaid; pk. 50 

 cts.. bu. !?1.25, 5 bu. lots, $5.00. 10 bu. lots, $9.00. 



AMERICAN BANNER. These wonderful Oats 

 have; exceeded the expectations of all who 

 have tried tliem. and liave done remarkably 

 well the last season. Tlie American Banner 

 Oat is not an old variety re-named; it was 

 grown ff)r three years before placing on the 

 mark<'t. and during that time showed no ten- 

 dency to rust , and has invariably yielded very 

 large crops. The grain is white, large and 

 plump, ripens early, and has stiff straw of good 

 strength. It tillers freely, so it can be sown 

 thinner than Is customary. Per pkt. 5 cts., lb. 

 20 cts.. 3 lbs. .50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. 81.25, 5 bu. 

 lot s. $5.(K). 



CLYDESDALE, or RACE HORSE. A handsome 

 English Oat, grown from Imported stock. A 

 heavy croijper. two weeks earlier than the 

 common varieties, with grains almost as 

 plump as well fiUefl barley. At the (;hio State 

 Experimental Station it excelled all other 

 varieties in yield and weight of straw. It ranks 

 as one of the best ylelders and heaviest oats 

 grown. Per pkt. 5 cts., Id. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., 

 pk. .50 cts., bu. $1.25 5 bu. lots, $5.00. 



FOREST TREE AND HEDGE 

 SEEDS. 



A hook entitled "Forest Leaves," on the pro- 

 pagation of Forest Trees, with colored plates, bjy mail 

 prepaid for 50 cts. 



The following named kinds of forest and shade 

 trees are too well known to need any description. 

 The following directions for planting will apply 

 to all. Plant seed very early in spring, in drills 

 about two feet apart, and cover about half an 

 inch in depth, according to size. Some of the va- 

 rieties might not germinate until the second 

 spring after planting, so do not be in haste to 

 disturb the soil where planted. Box Elder and 

 White Ash Seed may be sown late in fall with 

 good success, as the Ash seed generally lies dor- 

 mant the tirst season if sown in spring. 



BOX ELDER. {Acer Negundo.) Per pkt. 5 cts., % 

 lb. 15 cts.. lb., 40 cts., 3 lbs. 81.00. 



WHITE ASH. (Fraximis Americana.) Per pkt. 5- 

 cts., 5>4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25. 



AILANTHUS GLANDULOSUS, (Tree of Heaven.} 

 Per pkt. 5 cts.. ^4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



LARCH, EUROPEAN. (Larix Europcea.) This 

 variety is of great value for forest planting, 

 and is being extensively grown in the United 

 States. It is easily transplanted if handled 

 while dormant, but as it starts very early in 

 the spring it is best to transplant in the fall, or 

 procure the seed and sow where wanted. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., 14 lb., 85 cts.. lb. $1.25. 



CATALPA SPECIOSA, HARDY OR WESTERN 

 CATALPA. This tree is popular for timber, as 

 the timber is more durable than any other 

 native tree. It grows readily from seed, is 

 easily transplanted, grows in almost any soil. 

 Plant in seed-bed, in mellow soil, about tlie 

 time of corn planting, in rows two or three feet 

 apart, and eight or tweive inches in the row; 

 transplant when one or two years old. four 

 feet apart both w':\,ys. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Vx lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts., by express, 5 lbs, 83.00, 

 10 lbs. $5.00. 



OSAGE ORANGE. (New and fresh seed.) The 

 well known hedge plant. Directions for spj^out- 

 ing and planting with each lot. Price by bushel 

 on application. Per pkt. 5 cts., ^ lb. 15 cts., lb. 

 40 cts., 3 lbs. 81.10. 



HONEY LOCUST OR THREE THORNED AC- 

 ACIA. The best of all hedge plants for northern 

 climate, being entirely hardy. Scald the seed 

 with boiling water; let them stand in the 

 water until they get cool, then pour off the 

 watei-, mix the seed with sand and keep them 

 in a warm room until they begin to sprout; 

 then sow in drills about an inch deep, and 

 transplant the following spring. It requires 

 200 plants for every hundred feet of hedge; set 

 in double rows one foot apart and the'plants 

 one foot apart in rows, and set alternately to 

 break joints. Per pkt. 5 cts., H lb. 15 cts.. lb. .50 

 cts.. 3 lbs. $1.25, by express, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. 

 $2.50. 



BLACK OR YELLOW LOCUST. A very valu- 

 able tree for timber, grows very rapidly, while 

 the durability of its timber is well known, 

 fence posts oi it having stood for 60 years. 

 Prepare sevd and culture same as the above. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts.. i.i lb., 15 cts.. lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. 

 $1.25. by express, 5 lbs. 81.50, 10 lbs. $2..50. 



RUSSIAN MULBERRY SEED. The tree is a rapid 

 grower and perfectly hardy, and proves as 

 lasting for fence posts as Catalpa or Red 

 Cedar. It commences to bear when two years 

 old and bears every year. Also makes a good 

 hedge and wind-break on the prairies. The 

 seed can be sown late in the fall, or very early 

 in spring. It should be sown in drills 18 inches 

 apart, and kept well shaded, as the seed is 

 slow to germinate. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 H, lb. .50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



"SILK AND THE SILK WORM." A complete text 

 hook on Silk Culture, for 15 cents. 



