COLE'S FLOWER SEEDS. 



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PANSY (Heartsease). 



The Pansy is the most popular of all flowers 

 grown from seed. It is everywhere popular, 

 both for the brilliant beauty of its flowers and 

 the long continuation of bloom. By plucking 

 off the flowers as soon as they begin to fade, the 

 succeeding flowers will be much more numerous 

 and of larger size than if they are allowed to go 

 to seed, Pansies delight in a cool, moist situa- 

 tion, partially protected from the hot noonday 

 sun; in exposed positions in the hot summer 

 weather, the flowers will be smaller. Hardy 

 perenniaU. 



All our 2J(in^y se£d is the best to he had. 



Cole's Superb Mixture. See Novelties.. 20 



Giant Trimardeau. An altogether distinct 

 and beautiful new class of Pansy, the flowers 

 of which are of very large size: some have 

 measured four inches in diameter— in fact 

 larger than anytning hitherto attained in 

 the genus. Each flower is marked with 

 three large hlotchesor spots, and stands well 

 above the foliage. The plants may be ex- 

 pected to produce the same endless vari- 

 ety and beautiful shades of color that 

 are found in other classes of this popu- 

 lar plant. They continue to bloom prof use- 

 ly throughout the season. Colors are very 

 rich and beautiful. All should try it. 15 



Bugaot's Large Blotclied. A beautiful new 

 Class with extra large flowers in great di- 

 versity of colors. One of the finest varie- 

 ties grown 20 



White or Snow Q,ueen. Flowers of a delicate, 

 pure satiny white 10 



Faust, or King of the Black. Deep coal black, 

 coming constant from seed; a group of this 

 variety presents a fine appearance 10 



Odier, Five Blotched. A variety of great 

 beauty, eacli uetal being blotched like the 

 Geranium Odier; colors range from dark 

 violet, purplish brown, to golden bronze, 

 with pure white margins 15 



New Giant Gassier. An entirely distinct and 

 beautiful race, with flowersof enormoussize 

 and good shape, each petal bears a large 

 blotch, covering it almost entirely. The 

 plants are vigorous and the flowers are well 

 above the leaves. Many colors in choice 

 mixture 15 



Imperial German, Extra Choice. Mixed, saved 

 from the finest collections; flowers very 

 large, perfect in form, and markings of the 

 richest and most beautiful colors 10 



Pine Mixed- Fine varieties and colors mixed. 5 



PETUNIA. 



No class of flowers better repay the care they 

 require than the Petunias; easily raised from 

 the seed: the richness of color and abundance 

 of rich flowers make them indispensable for 

 bedding plants. Every garden should have a 

 bed of these magnificent flowers, a gay mass of 

 bloom from June to hard frost. Hardy annual. 



Hybrida. A fine variety; flowers beautifully 

 blotched, marbled, fringed and variegated 10 



Mixed. Finest varieties 5 



Hybrida Grandiflora. Finest mixed : the large 

 flowering varieties are:magniticent; the 

 flowers in this class of Petunias are nearly 

 twice the size -of the ordinary sorts, and 

 embrace nearly every imaginable shade 

 of color, as well as being blotched and 



mottled 15 



Hybrida Grandiflora Fl. PI. Finest Double. 

 The seed we offer is from a reliable grower 

 in Germany, and is carefully fecundated 

 with the best double flowers. Sure to pro- 

 duce a good percentage of splendid, large 



double flowers; perfectly magnificent 15 



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PHLOX DRUMMONDII. 



Superb plants 

 prized for the profu- 

 sion of their richly 

 colored flowers of 

 many h aes, their long 

 duration in bloom, 

 and the grand effect 

 they produce in 

 clumps or masses. 

 We invite particular 

 attention to the Large 

 Flowering as espec- 

 ially tine. Easyotcul- 

 _ ture; 18 in. Hardy 

 annual. 



^iS' Alba. Pure white. 5 



-\ ^-^^^ Coccinea. Brill- 

 ji. "^'''f'^VK ^^v^^ iaut scarlet 



k ^ Rosea. Beautiful 



Kose color 5 



Fine Mixed. All varieties and colors 5 



Large Flowering Extra Choice Mixed. The 



most beautiful &f the phloxes. Our mix- 

 ture contains a large v ariety of the finest 

 and most brilliant colors 10 



New Dwarf Mixed. A strain of dwarf and 

 compact growth, malies desirable pot 

 plants, also for ribben lines and massing, 

 very beautiful little plants 10 



Double White. This variety is a profuse 

 bloomer, and of great value for bouquets, 

 pure white color and handsome shape. 

 About 80 per cent of the seed sown will be 

 perfectly double 10 



Star of duedlinburg. A very striking novelty. 

 The center of the petals, ..five in number, 

 run into a point, thus giving the flowers a 

 regular star-like form. The plant grows 

 about 18 inches high, of compact habit, and 

 bears large umbels of flowers, of many 

 brilliant colors, and the edges of the petals 

 bordered with broad white margins. 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 the 

 spring where they are to remain, as they will 

 not bear transplanting; 2 ft. 



VESUVIUS. This is one of the most brilliant 

 flowers we have ever seen. The flowers are 

 finely eutor fimbriated, which adds greatly 

 to their beauty; coler scarlet 5 



SNOWDRIFT. A grand variety of very dwarf 

 and compact habit. The large, pure white 

 flowers are perfectly round and double; the 

 petals are finely fimbriated 5 



Peony-flowered. Large flowers, very double, 

 mixed. ... 4 



Carnation. Double mixed, brilliant colors, 

 fringed and striped 4 



Fine Mixed, all shades and colors 4 



PORTULACA. 



In brilliancy and beauty of color, Portulacas 

 are unrivalled. They delight in sunny situa- 

 tions and light soils, where they rapidly carpet 

 the ground, each plant covering a space of about 

 15 inches in diameter; 6 in. Half-hardy annuals. 



Finest Single Mixed, a great variety of colors. 4 



Double Rose-flowered Mixed, unsurpassed for 

 brilliancy of color and great beauty 10 



