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Cole's Seed Store, Pel I a, Iowa 



Giant Pansy— Madame Perret 



This new giant variety is something new in 

 Pansies. The color ranges through all the shades 

 of red, from a pink to fine purple, edged with 

 whit?, while in others it is lined and striped. 

 The plant is strong, the flowers are borne well 

 above the foliage and the blossoms are of extra- 

 ordinary size, which reach as much as 3 to ZVz 

 inches in diameter. It is a novelty of the finest 

 rank, and one that is sure to be sought after 

 by lovers of pansies. A bed of this variety will 

 attract a great deal of attention. Price per pkt. 

 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts. 



Shasta Daisy 



The Shasta Daisy offered by Mr. Luther Bur- 

 bank of California, is one of the mos^: marvelous 

 productions in the flower line that has ever been 

 brought to the notice of the flower loving public. 



Its first qualification is h?,rdiness; it can hi 

 grown out of doors by anybody where it is not 

 cold enough to kill oak trees. They are peren- 

 nial, blooming better and more abundantly each 

 season, they are- not particular as to soil. They 

 bloom for several months, in mild climates nearly 

 all the year. The flowers are extremely large 

 and graceful, averaging about four inches in 

 diameter, with petals of the purest glistening 

 whiteness, and are borne on single long, stiff, wiry 

 stems. The blooms when cut remain fresh for a 

 long time and no other flower can compare with 

 it in usefulness for bouquets. Price per pkt. 10 

 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



Howard's Star Petunia 



The introducer says : By a long course of 

 selection and breeding, our efforts have been suc- 

 cessful in developing a strain of petunias that .for . 

 richness of color, beautiful markings, pleasing 

 form of the flowers, have won the distinction of 

 being the most beautiful petunias in the world. 



Their ground color is a dark crimson maroon! 



with a rich velvety texture, justly pronounced 



equal to that of the pansy. From the center starts 



the points of a five rayed star, as shown in the 



illustration. This star is a very light bluish pink, 



some almost white, which deepens in color as it 



reaches the margin and finally blends with the 

 maroon ground color. 



The plants are free' growers, of medium size, 

 branching freely, and are remarkable prolifi • 

 bloomers, single plants often having 100 or more 

 fully expanded flowers at a time, size of flowers 

 about 2% inches in diameter. Price per pkt. 10 

 cts., 2 pkts. 15 cts. 



