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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



SELECTED FARM SEEDS 



We make a specialty of the best and new improved varieties of Farm Seeds, 

 a:id offer a select list of Seed Corn, Potatoes, Grass and Clover Seed, etc. All our 

 Seeds are selected, recleaned with special care and of the finest quality possible. 

 We only offer the highest g-rades of Grass Seed at reasonable prices. 



PRICES: On account of going to press with our catalogue so early in the sea- 

 son, about December, prices are subject to important market changes and may vary 

 on some items o^* being higher or lower later in the season. For large quantities we 

 are always ready to quote prices on application. 



SHIPPING: Everything that is quoted by the packet or pound is sent by mail 

 prepaid. Larger quantities are sent by freight or express, charges to be paid by 

 the purchaser. No charge for ba^s, boxes or delivery to depot. Always state which 

 way you want Seeds shipped, giving name of railroad or express company. 



SPELTZ, or EMMER 



A wonderful new grain that is now attracting great 

 attention. It was brought to this country from East- 

 ern Russia several years ago and has been found 

 to be of extraordinary value for growth on poor 

 soil and in drouthy sections. It Is a wonderful stool- 

 er and robust grower, frequently jdelding CO or more 

 bushels per acre. Farmers in Dakota are praising it 

 very highly, as it is unequaled as feed for any kind 

 of stock. The grain is intermediate between wheal 

 and barley, the spikelets being separated from each 

 other in such manner that the crop is not readilj 

 injured by the weather. The chaff adheres to the i 

 grain when thrashed. We believe it will prove of 

 much value for milling, as well as for feeding. Will 

 grow and produce immense crops on poor soil, and 

 the dry weather appears to have no effect on it. It 

 is sown early in spring like wheat at the rate of l^^ 

 bu. per acre. It will pay farmers to test it. Per pkt. 

 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., by mail, post- 

 paid. By freight, per pk. 25 cts!, bu. 75cts., 5 bu. 

 $3.25. 



BUCKWHEAT 



NZW JAPANESE. The kernel of this 

 new buckwheat is nearly twice as large as the * 

 common kind; the straw is stouter and heavier; it 

 branches more and does not need to be sown as 

 thickly; the flour made from it is equal to that 

 from any other buckwheat; it is a very heavy 

 cropper; farmers are enthusiastic in its praises. It 

 is leps apt to blight than other varieties. We 

 consider the Japanese Buckwheat to be far ahead 

 of all other kinds. So far it outyields the old Gray 

 or Silver Hull two to one. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lbs. 

 50 cts., not prepaid, pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.50. 



READ'S TRiUMPH. A distinct new vari- 

 ety. See Novelties, page 11. 



OATS 



READ'S DEFIANCE. New blood, heavy 

 grain and rust proof. See Novelties, 

 page 10, 



BROOM CORN SEED 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN. One of the 



best for general culture, ripens early; grows 8 to P 

 feet high, finest brush, never crooked, good lengt'u. 

 Plant in hills 18 inches apart in the rows and the 

 rows three feet apart. Requires similar land and 

 later plantins than corn. Per lb. 20 cts., 3 lb. 

 50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.50. 

 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN. An excellent 

 standard variety, grows a very fine brush of good 

 length, and is free from the large center stem. 

 Bleaches very easily, even in the sun. Per lb. 2o 

 cts., 3 lbs. 50 cts., pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.75. 



FIELD PEAS 



Every year there is more inquiry hy a number of 

 our best farmers for Field Peas. Peas stand in the 

 front rank as a fodder crop, especially for hogs. They 

 can be fed green or dry. As "a fertilizer they come 

 next to clover, to be plowed under when they com- 

 mence to blossom; thf^-y will grow on land that will 

 not produce clover. Sow 1% to 2 bushels to the acre 

 or, if with oats sow 1 bushel of each. Do not sow 

 on rich ground — will make too much vine. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS WHITE. This 



is a standard sort: seerls white in color. Per pk. 

 50 cts.. bu. $2.00. 5 bu. $9.00. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS GREEN. Like 



above except that color is green, per pk. GO cts. 

 bu. .f2.25, 5 bu. $10.00. 



SPANISH PEANUTS 



\ desirable variety because it is early and a good 

 bearer; the peas hang to the root and can be rapidly 

 gathered. The pea is smaller than the Virigina Pea- 

 nut, but fills out well. This variety can be grown 

 IN THE NORTH and has yielded abundantly. Plant 

 as soon as the ground becomes warm, from two to 

 thre feet apart each way, four or five to the hill, 

 covering two or three inches. The soil should be 

 deep and mellow, and well broken up so as to be 

 ready for planting soon after frost is over. April is 

 a suitable time. They produce 25 to 70 bushels per 

 acre, and are as easily cultivated as corn. Per pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



SUNFLOWER SEED 



MAMMOTH RUSSIAN. Sunflower seed 



is the best egg-producing food known for poultry; 

 they eat it greedily, keeping them in fine condi- 

 tion, and fatten well on it. It is also being plantea 

 in low ground and around drains as a preventive 

 of malarial fevers. It can be planted on any waste 

 piece of ground from first of May to first of July. 

 Plant in hills 3 feet apart. Oz. 5 cts., % lb. 10 

 cts., lb. 25 cts., by express, XO Ibg. $1,00, 



