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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



Ror^EST ©I^EB AND f^BDGB SeBD. 



A hook entitled "Forest Leaves," on the propagation of Forest Trees, icitli colored plates, by mail 

 prepaid for 50 cents. 



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 varie- 

 ties 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 dormant the first season if sown in spring. 



BOX ELDER. (Acer Negundo.) Per pkt. 5 cts., ^4 



lb. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts.. 3 lbs. $1.00. 

 WHITE ASH. {Fra.vinus Americana.) Per pkt. 5 



cts., 1-4 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts., 3 lbs. $1.25. 

 AILANTHUS GLANDTJLOSTJS. ( Tree of Heaven.) 



Per pkt. 5 CIS., lb. 20 cts., lb. "75 cts. 



LARCH. EUROPEAN. (Larix Europcea.) This 

 variety is i)t 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 it in the fall, 

 or procure the seed and sow where wanted. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., % lb. 35 cts.. lb. SI. 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 the 

 timn of corn planting, in rows two or three feet 

 apart, and eight or twelve inches in the row; 

 transplant when one or two years old, four feet 

 apart both wh ys. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }4, 

 lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts.; by express, 5 lbs. $3.00, 10 

 lbs. S5 00. 



HONEY LOCUST OR THREE THORNED 

 ACACIA. 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 

 water, 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., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 

 cts , 3 lbs $1.25; by express, 5 lbs. SI. 50, 10 lbs. 

 $2.50. 



BLACK OR YELLOW LOCUST. A very valu- 

 aole tree for timber, grows very rapidly, while 

 the durability of its timber is well known, 

 fence posts of it having stood for 60 years, 

 Prepare seed and culture sjime as the above. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., 14 lb. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts , 3 lbs. $1.25; 

 by express, 5 lbs. $1.50, 10 lbs. $2.50. 



RUSSIAN MULBERRY SEED. The tree is a 

 rapid grower and perfectly hardy, and proves 

 as lasting for fence p(-sts as Oatalpa 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. 

 14 lb. 50 cts., lb. $2.00. 



SACALINE. 



The New Forage Plant. 



We have again experienced a severe drouth. 

 In many parts of the United States, farmers, 

 dairymen and cattlemen have been nearly 

 ruinea, and the scarcity of pastures has been 

 felt all over the land. It is, therefore, with 

 great satisfaction that we are able to offer 

 Sacaline, as a New Forage Plant. It has the 

 endorsement of the most eminent horticulturist 

 of France, who discovered its properties as a 

 forage plant during the severe drouth experi- 

 enced in that country in 1893. Never before has 

 any plant received such flattering considera- 

 tion. The following claims fully borne out by 

 proofs atid experiments, are made for it: Per- 

 fectly liardy everywhere, being a native of 

 Siberia. It has been growing for 12 years at the 

 Iowa Experimental Station. Prof. Pammel, of 

 I(jwa Agricultural College, says: Li is certain 

 that this plant will prove xuduahU in many parts of 

 the United States, cspeciallij in theuiest " Grows in 

 the poorest soils; cattle can not destroy it; it has 

 made a growth of 14 feet by .June; produces 

 from 00 to 180 tons per acre; when once planted 

 stands forever: more nutritious than Clover. 

 Sacaline takes care of itself: needs tio cultiva- 

 tion, manuring or replanting, one acre of poor 

 land producing more fodder than five acres of 

 good land in Clover. We can furnish plants and 

 seeds of Sacaline at following prices, directions 

 on each packet: 



Plants, 25 cts. each, 3 for 60 cts., 6 for $1.00. 



Seed at 15 cts. per packet. 2 packets 25 cts. 



