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COLE^S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



LANTANA. 



Very free-flowering: plants with brilliant col- 

 ored flowers constantly clianging in hue; fine for 

 either bedding or pot culture. If retained in 

 their pots and plunged where intended to flower 

 they will bloom more profusely. 

 Hybrida. Fine varieties mixed; 2ft 4 



LARKSPUR (Delphinium). 



Plants of great beauty, richness and endless 

 variety of colors, with great duration and pro- 

 fusion of bloom, and when planted In beds, 

 masses or ribbons are strilsingly effective; few 

 plants are so useful for their decorative quali- 

 ties, either in the garden or when cut for bou- 

 quets, etc. Hardv annuals. 



Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed colors; 1 ft 4 



Double Fine Mixed. Many varieties and 



colors.. 5 



LINUM (Flowering Flax). 



The abundance and beauty of its flowers?, their 

 rich color, and blooming all through the sum- 

 mer renders this a fine plant for the garden. As 

 bedding plants they are extremely beautiful. 

 Hardy annuals. 



Grandiflorum Coccineum, Beautiful saucer- 

 shaped flowers of a rich, brilliant scarlet, 

 with dark black center; 1 ft 4 



LOBELIA. 



A very beautiful class of mostly dwaiT-grow- 

 ing plants. Their delicate, drooping habit, and 

 the profusion of their charming little flowers 

 render them exceedingly fine for vases, baskets, 

 bedding or edgings. Hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed, all varieties mixed; 6 in 5 



Crystal Palace- Blue, the best bedding va- 

 riety ; 6 in 5 



LUPINUS. 



A class of beautiful and free-fiowering plants, 

 with long, graceful spikes of bloom; co'ors rich 

 and varied. Many of the varieties are of stately, 

 robust growth, which makes them exceedingly 

 valuable for mixed flowers and shruobc ry bor- 

 ders. Hardy annuals. 



Finest Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 4 



MARVEL OF PERU (MirabilUs Jalapa). 



The well-known Four O'clock. A handsome 

 free-flowering garden favorite; blooming the 

 first season from seed; the flowers, which are 

 produced in clusters, present a g(jrg'.'ous sisht 

 iluriiig the afternoon. Hardy annual. 



Mixed. Beautiful colors: 2 ft 4 



Dwarf Variegated. Leaves light green, mar- 

 bled with yellow; 1ft 5 



MIMULUS (Monkey Flower), 



Among the gayest ornaments for flower gar- 

 dens, hanging baskets, and for culture In the 

 house, not many plants will give more s-atisfac- 

 tlon. Tli« »eed is very fine and care must be 

 taken in sowing, shading and supr)lviiig mois- 

 ture till well rooted. Half-hardy perennials. 



Tierrinus. Finest hybrid mixed: 9 in 10 



Moschatus. (Mnak Plant.) This fragrant and 



favorite little plant Is much admired on 



account of the musky odor of the plant. 



Fine for pots; 6 In 10 



TALL DOUBLE MARIGOLD. 



MARIGOLD (Tagetes). 



A free-flowering plant of easy culture, with 

 double flowers, of rich and beautiful colors, pro- 

 ducing a splendid effect, whether planted in 

 beds or borders; and continuing in beauty until 

 destroyed by frost. Half-hardy annuals. 

 Eldorado. This is the finest type of this 

 showy flower, many plants having 75 to 



100 flowers at one time 5 



African Mixed. Best double colors; 2 ft... . 4 

 Dwarf Frencli- Finest double mixed ; 1 ft. . . 4 

 Legion of Honor. Dwarf, compact, with 

 dark-green, fern-like leaves; rich gulden- 

 yellow marked with velvety brown. 

 Blooms abundantly from July until cut 

 down by frost; 15 in 4 



MATRICARIA (Feverfew). 



Extremely beautiful plants, with handsome 

 light green, laciniated foliage. Grows freely In 

 any garden soil and bears numerous, perfectly 

 double, pure white flowers, one Inch in diam- 

 eter. Hardy annuals. 



Fximia Grandiflora. Fine for bouquets; 15 in. 5 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda Odorata). 



This fragrant little plant is probably the most 

 popular annual grown. If the plants are thinned 

 out they will grow stronger and produce iargei 

 spikes of flowers; and can be had during the 

 whole year by sowing at Intervals. Hardy an- 

 nuals. 



Defiance. This Mignonette Is the acme of 

 perfection. When grown under favor- 

 able conditions its spikes will be from 12 

 to 15 inches long, and deliciously fragrant. 

 The individual florets are of immense size 

 and its si)ikes have been kept in a vase 

 three weeks after cutting, retaining their 

 grace and fragrance until every bud 

 opens 5 



Golden Machet. Distinct new vari- 

 ety of the well known Macliot Mignon- 

 ette, being of the snnie compact and ro- 

 bust hab't. but differing from the type by 

 its massive spikes of golden yellow blos- 

 soms 5 



Machet. The plants are dwarf, of vigorous, 

 pyramidal growth; they throw up numer- 

 ous stout flower stalks, bearing massive 

 spikes of red flowers 5 



Sweet-Scented. (Odorata.) The old variety, 

 very fragrant; 1 ft. Per oz. 15 cts 4 



