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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



DIANTHUS (Pinks). 



The China and Japan Pinks are deservedly 

 very popular, as few flowers can equal them in 

 beauty and profusion of hloom. They comprise 

 many distinct and most beautifully marked 

 varieties, of rich and varied colors. They bloom 

 continually all summer and fall, until overtaken 

 by severe frost; they live over winter and bloom 

 finally again the second season. They are alike 

 ornamental in the garden or for bouquets. The 

 plants generally grow ten to fifteen inches 

 high, and are of the easiest cultivation. So 

 satisfactory a class of flowers should be grown 

 in large variety in every garden. Hardy biennial. 



Per pkt. 



Chinesis {Double CJiinese Pink). A splendid 

 mixture, one of the finest varieties; 1 ft 5 



Heddewigii (Japan Pink). Flowers very large; 

 2 to 3 inehps in diameter, double and single 

 mixed; 15 in. 5 



Eastern Queen, 



magnificent single flowers 

 2 to 4 inches 

 across most 

 splendidly 

 stri ped and 



stained 5 



Diadematus fl: pi. 

 {Double Diadem 

 Pink). Splendid 

 large, double 

 flowers of dark 

 shades marked 

 with white and 

 black colors, 

 rich and beau- 

 tiful 5 



Imperialis {Dou- 

 ble Imperial 

 Pink). Beauti- 

 fully varie- 

 gated, and 

 flowers of the 

 most charming 

 DIANTHUS. and delicate 

 tints and shades; best mixed; 1 ft , 4 



Fine Mixed. A mixture of many varieties. .. 5 



DAHLIA. 



Everyone knows and admires the Double 

 Dahlia, but comparatively few are aware that it 

 can be grown so easily from seed and flowers so 

 beautifully the first season, that the purchase 

 of bulbs is a needless expense. The single va- 

 rieties have become very popular within the 

 last few years. Take up the roots as soon as 

 frost occurs in the fall, and preserve in a dry, 

 warm cellar. Half-liardybtdbs. 



Double Mixed. Finest varieties; 2 to 4 ft 10 



Single Mixed. Finest varieties 10 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy). 



Very attractive plants for beds, edgings, or 

 masses; profuse flowering and fine cut foliage, 

 in bloom from June till frost; 1 foot. Hardy 

 annueds. 



Fine Mixed. Flowers yellow, orange and 

 white; blossoms 2 inches in diameter 5 



New Double. A variety, producing a large 

 proportion of double flowers, and produced 

 in tlie greatest profusion ; mixed 5 



FUCHSIA (Lady's Ear Drop). 



This is one of the best known, beautiful flowers 

 I hat we possess, and cannot be equaled for its 

 graceful and elegant appearance, and artistic 

 l)eauty of its flowers. Easily grown from seed, 

 and require a shady situation in the garden; 

 the bi3t soil is a rich, sandy loam, and must not 

 become pot-bound before flowering. Green-house 

 Shrub. 



Hybrida. Finest single and double mixed.. .. 20 



GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower.) 



One of the most brilliant and dazzling of our 

 garden flowers. Most suitable for bedding, pro- 

 ducing large flowers in great abundance through- 

 out the entire summer. Hardy annual. 



Picta. Fine mixed; 18 in 4 



Lorenzianna (Double Gaillardia). This is a 

 charming, double variety ; and is a splendid 

 bouquet flower; 18 in 5 



GLADIOLUS. 



Magnificent plants with sword-like leaves and 

 long spikes of flowers of every color and shade; 

 propagated by seed is the onlv wav to obtain 

 new varieties. When the leaves turn vellow in 

 autumn take up the bulbs and keep "in a dry 

 place from frost. Half -hardy bulbs.. 

 Gandavensis. Finest mixed lO 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium.) 



Well-known favorites, used extensively for 

 bedding in masses, ribbons, etc. When sown 

 early Geraniums will bloom the first year from 

 seed; 1 to 2 feet. Half-hardy perennials. 



Zonale. Fine varieties mixed 10 



Pelargonium {Lady Washington Geranium.) 

 Grand plants for pot culture: colors are 

 rich and brilliant. Finest varieties mixed. 20 



GLOXINIA. 



A bulbous-rooted plant, producing in great 

 profusion during the sum.mer months, its large 

 bell-shaped flowers, of the richest and most bril- 

 liant colors; the bulbs must be kept warm and 

 dry during the winter; 1 ft. 



Hybrida. Large flowering mixed 20 



GODETIA. 



Beautiful hardy annuals, of easy cultivation 

 in any good garden soil. Their profuseness of 

 bloom and delicate tints of color have long ren- 

 dered them universal favorites. Fine for beds, 

 mixed borders and ribbons. 



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Fine Mixed, choice mixed; 1 ft. 



HELIANTHUS (Sunflower.) 



A well-known showy plant, remarkable for 

 their stately growth, and the size of their flow- 

 ers; they are eminently adapted for dispersing 

 in large shrubbery borders. Hardy annuals. 

 I Variegated-Leaved. DwarfDouble. The 

 i greater part of the leaves are striped with 

 j yellow and white. The flowers are golden- 

 yellow and very brilliant 5 



Miniature. The plants are dwarf and very 

 free-blooming, with small, fine foliage. 

 Flowers are single, bright yellow, with a 

 dark center; they last tor days when cut. 



and bloom from July until frost 5 



Mammoth Russian and Black Giant. See 

 Farm Seeds. 



HELIOTROPE. 



A well-known genius of profuse flowering and 

 deliciously fragrant plants; splendid bedding 

 or ribboning, and for basket or pot culture. 

 Half-hardy pcren nial. 



Fine Mixed. Choicest varieties mixed; 18 in. 10 



LANTANA. 



Very free-flowering plants with brilliant col- 

 ored flowers constantly changing in hue; fine for 

 either bedding or pot culture. If retained in 

 their pots and plunged where intended to flower 

 tliev will bloom more profusely. 

 Hybrida. Fine varieties mixed; 2 ft 10 



LUPINUS. 



A class of beautiful, and free-flowering plants, 

 with long, graceful spikes of bloom; colors rich 

 and varied. Many of the varieties are of stately, 

 robust growth, which makes them exceedingly 

 valuable for mixed flowers and shrubbery bor- 

 ders. Hardif annuals. 



Finest Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 4 



