Cole's Seed Store, Pel I a, Iowa. 



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Salvia Bonfire 



Salvia (Flowering Sage) 



The Salvia is one of the most beautiful of 

 all flowers; the brilliant spikes of the scarlet 

 flowers produce for months a dazzling - effect. 

 Of easy culture and fine for massing and 

 bouquets. Half-hardy annual. 



NEW DWARF, or BONFIRE. (Large Flow- 

 ering Scarlet Sage). A splendid new sort 

 blooming much earlier than old varie- 

 ty. The plants are dwarfer and more com- 

 pact in habit, while the flowers are larger 

 and more numerous and are of the bright- 

 est scarlet imaginable, lasting until late 

 in the fall; 2 ft. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



COCCINEA SPLENDENS. (Small Flowering 

 Scarlet Sage). Spikes or scarlet flowers; 

 2 ft. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Verbena 



A well-known favorite, and are valuable for 

 bedding on account of their low trailing hab- 

 it, and the dazzling brilliancy of their beau- 

 tiful flowers; blooms freely the first season 

 from seed, and are more healthy and make 

 larger and hardier plants than if grown from 

 cutting; requires a very rich, mellow soil. 



The seeds sprc#ut very unevenly, and some 

 will not be started at the time others must 

 be removed, hence the soil should be dis- 

 turbed as little as possible. Half-hardy pe- 

 rennials. 



HYBRID A COMFACTA, or TOM THUMB. 



The plants form almost circular bushes 

 of about two feet in diameter, throwing 

 up in a singularly compact manner, on 

 stiff and erect stems, a great number of 

 flowers. The mixture contains a great va- 

 riety of color. Per pkt. 8 cts. 



MAMMOTH, or LARGE FLOWERING-. Flow- 

 ers of this Mammoth Variety, when well 

 grown, are frequently larger than a sil- 

 ver quarter. Plant more vigorous than the 

 ordinary variety, and far excel them in 

 dazzliner richness and variety of colors. 

 The distinct white eyes add greatly to 

 their striking and beautiful appearance. 

 Per pkt. 10 cts. 



ALBA. Pure white; a desirable variety for 

 florists or for the cemetery. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. Many colors mixed. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb Zinnia 



Zinnia (Youth and Old Age) 



Plants of great beauty, of branching hab- 

 it, and splendid brilliant colored double flow- 

 ers, rivaling in beauty and form double Dah- 

 lias. Bloom in great profusion and with in- 

 creased splendor from June until cut by 

 frost; begins to bloom when quite small. 

 Easy of culture; thrives in any good soil. 

 Half-hardy annuals. 



DOUBLE CHOICE MIXED. Finest large 

 flowering varieties; 2 ft. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DOUBLE WHITE. Comes true from seed, 

 perfect in shape. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



STRIPED ZEBRA. Double flowers, distinct- 

 ly striped, of perfect shape. The largest 

 per cent are striped, the self-colored are 

 also fine; best mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



TOM THUMB. These Dwarf Double Zin- 

 nias produce compact dwarf bushes, vary- 

 ing 6 to 12 inches in height and from 6 

 to 14 inches in diameter, coming mostly 

 true from seed. The little plants are cov- 

 ered 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. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb Verbena 



"We have obtained seeds from your house for 

 over thirty years. Are well pleased with them. 

 They have always grown and given good satisfac- 

 tion. — Mary E. Coryell, Green County, Wis. 



