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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



SALVIA BONFIRE. 



SALVIA (Flowering Sage). 



The Salvia Is one of the most beautiful of all 

 flowers; the brilliant spikes of the scarlet flow- 

 ers produce for months a dazzling effect. Of 

 easy culture and fine for massing and bouquets. 

 Half-hardy annual. 



New Dwarf, or Bonfire. D (Large Flowering 

 Scarlet Sage). A splendid new sort bloom- 

 ing much earlier than old variety. The 

 plants are dwarfer and more compact in 

 habit, while the flowers are larger and 

 more numerous and are of the brightest 

 scarlet imaginable, lasting until late in the 

 fall;. 2 ft 10 



Coccinea Splendens. (Small Flowering Scar- 

 ^fj^ff^- )^Spikes of scarlet flow _ejrsj_2 ft . . . . 5 



VERBENA. ' 



A well-known favorite, and is valuable for 

 bedding on account of their low trailing habit, 

 and the dazzling brilliancy of their beautiful 

 flowers; blooms freely the first season from 

 seed, and are more healthy and make larger 

 and hardier plants than if grown from cuttings; 

 requires a very rich, mellow soil. The seeds 

 sprout very unevenly, and some will not be 

 started at the time others must be removed, 

 hence the soil should be disturbed as little as 

 possible. Half-hardy perennials. 



Hybrida Compacta, or Tom Thumb. The 



plants form almost circular bushes of about 

 two feet In diameter, throwing up in a sin- 

 gularly compact manner, on stilf and erect 

 stems, a great number of flowers. The 

 mixture contains a great variety of color 8 



Mammoth, or Large Flowering. Flowers of 

 tiiis Mammoth Variety when'well grown 

 being frequently larger than a silver quar- 

 ter. Plant more vigorous than the ordi- 

 nary variety, and far excel them in daz- 

 zling richness and variety of colors. The 

 distinct white eye adds greatly to their 



striking and beautiful appearance 10 



New Italian Striped. Brilliant colors, striped 

 carnatlon-llke on various colored grounds, 

 best mixed 8 



Alba. Pure white; a desirable variety for 

 florists or for the cemetery ft 



Extra Ch«ice Mixed- Saved from large named 

 varieties of the richest and most brilliant 



colors H 



Fine Mixed 



TOM THUMB ZINNIA. 



ZINNIA (Youth and Old Age). 



Plants of great beauty, of branching habit, and 

 splendid brilliant colored double flowers, rival- 

 ing In beauty and form double Dahlias. Bloom 

 in great profusion and with increased splendor 

 from June until cut ofE by frost; begins to bloom 

 when quite small. Easy of culture; thrives in 



any good soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



Donble Choice Mixed. Finest large flowering 

 varieties, 2 ft 5 



Double White, comes true from seed, perfect 

 in shape 5 



Striped Zebra. Double flowers, distinctly 

 striped, of perfect shape. The largest per 

 cent are striped, the self colored are also 

 fine; best mixed 5 



Curled and Crested. These new, odd and 

 charming Curled and Crested Zinnias 



are of perfect form, large, round, full and 

 double, the petals being twisted, curled and 

 crested into the most fantastic and graceful 

 forms; best mixed 5 



Tom Thumb. These Dwarf Double Zinnias 

 produce compact dwarf bushes, varying 

 6 to 12 inches in height and from 6 to 14 

 inches in diameter, coming mostly true 

 from seed. The little plants are covered 

 with the handsome double flowers of many 

 bright and rich colors. Such dwarf and 

 compact plants attract great attention 

 when grown In beds or borders. Plants are 

 very free flowering, and continue in bloom 

 until destroyed by frost 5 



TOM THUMB VERBENA. 



