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Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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 Flowering 

 scarlet Sage). A splendid new sort bloomiug 

 much earlier than old variety. The plants are 

 dwarfer and more compact in habit, while the 

 flowers are larger and more numerous and are 

 of the brightest scarlet imaginable, lasting until 

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



Coccinea Splendens. ( Small Flowering Scar- 

 let Sage). Spikes of scarlet flowers: 2 ft. Per 

 pkt., 5 cts. . 



Verbena 



A well-known favorite, and is valuable for bed- 

 ding on account of their low trailing habit, and 

 the dazzling brilliancy of their beautiful 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. 



Tue seeds sprout very unevenly, anl same will 

 not be started at the time others must be removed, 

 hence the soil should be disturbed as little as pos- 

 sible. Half-hardy perennials. 



.Hybrida Compacta, or Tom Thumb. The 



rplants form almost circular bushes of about two 

 -feet in diameter, throwing nip in a singularly 

 'Compact manner, on stiff and erect stems, a 

 -jjreat number of flowers. The mixture contains 

 a great variety of color. Per pkt. 8 cts. 

 MAMMOTH, or Large Flowering-. Flowers of 

 this Mammoth Variety, when well grown, be- 

 ing frequently larger than a silver quarter. 

 Plant more vigorous than the ordinary variety, 

 and far excel them in dazzling richness and va- 

 riety of colors. The distinct white eyes adds 

 greatly to their striking and beautiful appear- 

 ance. Per pkt. 10 cts. 

 ALBA, Pure white; a desirable variety for flor- 

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

 FINE MIXED. Many colors mixed. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



/ have other seedsmen's catalogues offer- 

 ing cheap seed, but I know that your seeds 

 ,are good and will send to you again for 

 ■ m0 re. — /. M. Powell, Monroe County, Ioiva. 



Tom Thumb Zinnia 



Zinnia (Youth and Old Age) 



Plants of great beauty, of branching habit, and 

 splendid brilliant colored double flowers, rivaling 

 in beauty and form double Dahlias. Bloom in 

 great profusion and with increased 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 flow- 

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



DOUBLE WHITE. Comes true from seed, pei'- 

 fect in shape. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



STRIPED ZEBRA. Double flowers, distinctly 

 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 Zinnias 

 produce compact dwarf bushes, varying 6 to 12 

 inches in height and from 6 to 14 inches in di- 

 ameter, coming mostly true from seed. The 

 little plants are covered with the handsome dou- 

 ble flowers of many bright and rich colors. Such 

 dwarf and compact plants attract great atten- 

 tion when grown in beds or borders. Plants are 

 very free flowering, and continue in bloom until 

 destroyed by frost. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



V/ e have obtained seeds from your house 

 for over 30 years. Are well pleased with 

 them. They have always grozvn and give 

 good satisfaction. — Mary E. Coryell, Green 

 Cc, Wis. 



Torn Thumb Verbena 



