COLE'S FLOWER SEED. 



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Everlastinj Flowers. 



The Evei'lasting Flowers are a popular class 

 of plants, with their rich, brilliant colors, are 



very valuable for winter decoration in con- 

 nection with ornamental grasses. The flowers 

 generally should be picked before they are 

 fully open, and hung up in small bunches (not 

 too large, or they will milldew), in a dry, airy, 

 shady place, with the flowers downward to 

 keep the stems straight. 



ACROCLINIUM. 



One of the most beautiful of the Everlasting 

 family, of easy culture, and bears a great num. I 

 ber of bright rose or daisy-like flowers. They ' 

 should be gathered the flrst day they open, or > 

 even before they fully open, and dried. Half- ! 

 hardy annual. I 



Per Pkt. 



Fine Mixed, double and single: 1 ft 5 



AMMOBIUM. I 



A desirable white Everlasting, with a pretty 

 flower, pure white, therefore being very useful 

 in making up bouquets in summer or winter. 

 Hardy annual. 



Alatum Grandiflorum. Flowers white: 18 in.. 4 



GOMPHRENA (Globe Amaranth). 



This is highly prized for the garden, for it 

 makes a good summer hedge, and is indispensa- 

 ble for winter bouquets. Their flowers should 

 not be cut until fully developed, and of full 

 size, near the end of summer. Half-hardy an 

 nual. 



Fine Mixed, all colors: 18 in 4 



HELICHRYSUM. 



This is a very beautiful and valuable /Ever- 

 lasting; it is very effective in the flower garden, 

 and is Indispensable for winter bouquets; flow- 

 ers large and of bright and striking colors. Will 

 succeed in any soil, and favorites with every 

 one. Cut just before the flowers fully expand. 

 Even the buds are hand.snme. and make up 

 beautifully. Hardy annuals. 

 Monstrosum Mixed, finest double mixed; 2 ft. 5 



RHODANTHE. 



A charming little everlasting. The flowers 

 should be gathered before they fully expand, 

 else they lose their beautiful bell form. Half- 

 hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed, all colors; 1 ft.. 5 



XERANTHEMUM. 



A beautiful easy growing annual. Very desir- 

 able on account of the abundance and long du- 

 ration of the flowers. The flowers are pro- 

 duced on long stems and retain their color 

 when dried, making them more valuable for 

 winter bouquets. Hardy annual. 

 Fine Mixed, all colors: 1 ft 5 



MIXED VARIETIES. 



Mixed Everlastings. Our own mixture of seed; 

 all the best varieties. A single packet will 

 supply in abundance a great variety of the 

 most attractive Everlasting Flowers. No 

 more welcome present can be given to a vis- 

 itor when looking through the flower garden 

 than a small bouquet of these imperishable 

 flowers 5 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



Opnamegtal ^mm, 



MIXED ANNUAL VARIETIES. All our 



customers should grow some of these to 

 use with the everlasting flowers in mak- 

 ing up winter bouquets. They also pro- 

 duce a beautiful and pleasing contrast 

 with flowering plants, and to use for mak- 

 ing graceful summer bouquets. They are 

 easily grown in any soil. Grasses require 

 to be cut when they are green, before 

 commencing to turn yellow, and strong 

 looking in appearance. Tie in small 

 bunches and dry the same as Everlast- 

 ing. Per pkt 5 



Wild Flower Harden. 



MIXTURE OF CHOICE HARDY FLOWERS. 



The introduction of these has proved a most 

 marked succbss, and becoming more popular 

 every year. The "Wild Garden," for its 

 unusual and varied effects, cheapness, and 

 the small amount of labor necessary for its 

 construction, has no rival. The "Wild Gar- 

 den Seeds" are a mixture of the different 

 hardy flowers, thus insuring, on account of 

 the different seasons of bloom, something 

 new almost every day. This mixture can be 

 used to good advantage, with little expense 

 and labor for the "Children's Garden." 

 There is great need for a spot in the garden 

 that the little ones can call their own, where 

 sweet flowers of easy culture can be grown 

 for their own special enjoyment, as this will 

 cultivate a love for the beautiful in nature. 

 They are also very useful to sow along road- 

 sides, fences and untidy spots of ground. 

 Sow thinly. Per pkt. 5 cts, 6 pkts. 25 cts.. 

 oz. 30 cts. 



