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Cole's Seed Store, Pel la, Iowa 



Shasta Daisy 



The Shasta Daisy offered by Mr. Luther 

 Burbank of California, is one of the most 

 marvelous productions in the flower line 

 that has ever been brought to the notice of 

 the flower loving public. 



Its first qualification is hardiness; it can 

 be grown out of doors by anybody where it 

 is not cold enough to kill oak trees. They 

 are perennial, blooming better and more 

 abundantly each season; they are not par- 

 ticular as to soil. They bloom for several 

 months, in mild climates nearly all the year. 

 The flowers are extremely large and grace- 

 ful, averaging about four inches in diameter, 

 with petals of the purest glistening white- 

 ness, and are borne on single long, stirt, wiry 

 stems. The blooms when cut remain fresh 

 for a long time and no other flower can com- 

 pare with it in usefulness for bouquets. Price 

 per pkt. 10 cts. 2 pkts. 15 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



MIXED ANNUAL VARIETIES. All our cus- 

 tomers should grow some of these to use 

 with the Everlasting Flowers in making up 

 winter bouquets. They also . produce a 

 beautiful and pleasing contrast with flow- 

 ering plants and to use for making grace- 

 ful summer bouquets. They are easily 

 grown in any soil. Grasses require to be 

 cut when they are green before commenc- 

 ing to turn yellow, and strong looking in 

 appearance. Tie in small bunches and dry 

 the same as Everlasting Flowers. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Ornamental Grasses 



I have other seedsmen's catalogues offering cheap 

 seed, but I know that your seeds are good and will 

 send to you again for more. — /. M. Powell, Monroe 

 County, Iowa. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS 



The everlasting flowers are a popular class 

 of plants, with their rich, brilliant colors, 

 are very valuable for winter decoration in 

 connection 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 mildew) 

 in a dry, airy, shady place, with the flowers 

 downward to keep the stems straight. 



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 visitor when looking through 

 the flower garden than a small bouquet 

 of these imperishable flowers. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Wild Flower Garden, or Children's 

 Garden 



MIXTURE OP CHOICE HARDY FLOWERS. 



The introduction of these has proved a 

 marked success, and becoming more pop- 

 ular every year. Full of daily surprises, 

 and one who has never seen such a garden 

 cannot form any idea of its possibilities. 

 From the Wild Garden you may get your 

 bouquets, whenever you choose, and there- 

 by save those in beds and borders. Es- 

 pecially adapted for producing a display 

 on large borders, or for sowing along 

 walks or for hiding any unsightly places, 

 fences, stumps, etc., nothing in the way of 

 flowers delighting children more than this 

 Wild Garden, they can be allowed to pick 

 their own bouquets. This mixture can be 

 used to good advantage, with little expense, 

 to fill in odd places by every family. Can 

 be sown in drills two feet apart or broad- 

 cast as preferred. Sow thinly, cover light- 

 ly and keep the soil from drying until start- 

 ed. Keep weeds out and you will be de- 

 lighted with the variety of flowers. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., 6 pkts. 25 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



