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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



DIANTHUS (Pinks.) 



The China and Japan PinkB are deservedly very pop- 

 tilar, as few flowers can equal them in beauty and pro- 

 fusion of bloom. They comprise many distinct and 

 most beautifully-marked varieties, of rich and varied 

 colors. They bloom continually all summer and fall, 

 until overtaken by severe frost ; they live over winter 

 and bloom finely again the second season. They are 

 alike ornamental in the garden or for bouquets. The 

 plants generally grow 10 to 15 inches high, and are 

 of the easiest cultivation. So satisfactory a class of 

 flowers should be grown in large variety in every gar- 

 den. Hardy biennial. 



Per pkt. 



Chinesis {Double Chinese Pink). A splendid 



mixture, oce of the finest varieties; 1 ft 6 



Heddewigii {Japan Pink). Flowers very large; 

 2 to 3 inches in diameter, double and single 



mixed; 15 in 5 



Eastern Queen, magnificent single flowers, 2 

 to 4 inches across, 

 most splendidly 

 striped and stained. 6 

 Diadematus fl. pi. 

 {Double Diadem 

 Pink). Hiero- 

 glyphicaUy marked 

 like the original 

 Chinese pinks, in 

 the middle down to 

 the base of each 

 petal ; very double, 

 large flowers, mag- 

 nificent in color 



and variety 5 



Imperialis {Double 

 Imperial Pink). 

 Beautifully varie- 

 gated, and flowers 

 of the most charm- 

 ing and delicate 

 tints and shades; 

 DIANTHUS. best mixed ; 1 ft .. 4 

 Fine Mixed. A mixture of many varieties 6 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy.) 



Very attractive plants for beds, edgings, or masses ; 

 profuse flowering and fine cut foliage, in bloom from 

 June till frost ; hardy annuals ; 1 foot. 

 Fine Mixed. ^ Flowers yellow, orange and white; 



blossoms 2 Inches in diameter 4 



New Double. A fine variety, producing a large 

 proportion of handsome double mixed flowers. 



.and produced in the greatest profusion. 



FUCHSIA (Lady's Ear Drop.) 



This is one of the best known, beautiful flowers that 

 we possess, and cannot be equaled for its graceful and 

 elegant appearance, and artistic beauty of its flowers. 

 As easily grown from seed as cuttings, and require a 

 bhady nituatiou in the ;?arden; the best soil is a rich, 

 sandy loam, and must not become pot-bound before 

 flowering. Green-house Shi'ub. 



Hybrida. Finest single and double mixed 20 



GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower.) 



One of the most brilliant and dazzling of our garden 

 flowers. Most suitable for bedding, producing large 

 Howers in great abundance throughout the entire sum- 

 mer. Ilardy annual. 



Picta. Fine mixed; 1« in 4 



Lorenzianna {.\/'iv Don hie OaUlardia). This 

 is a now cliarniiug, profuse-flowering double 

 variety; continuing in flower until frost; fine 

 for masHing ; and is a splendid bouijuet flower ; 

 18 In 5 



GLADIOLUS. 



MBfirnlflcent plants with sword-like leaves, and lone 

 eplkes of flowers of every color and abade; propa*?ated 

 by Beed Is the only way to obtain new varieties. When 

 the leaves turn yellow in autumn take up the bulbs and 

 keep in a dry place from frost,' Ua{f.hardy bulbs 



Gandavensis. Finest mixed 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium.) 



"Well-known favorites, used extensively for bedding 

 in masses, ribbons, etc. When sown early Geraniuma 

 will bloom the first year from seed ; 1 to 2 ft. Half- 

 hardy perennials. 



Per pkt. 



Zonale, Fine varieties mixed lo 



Pelargonium {Lady Washington Geranium). 

 Grand plants for pot culture ; colors are rich 



and brilliant. Finest varieties mixed 20 



Apple Scented. This delightfully fragrant 

 and favorite variety can only be grown from 

 seed to form nice plants. Soak the seed 12 hours 

 and keep them moist until thev eerminate is 



GLAUCIUM. 



The flnet?t of our white-leaved plants, with long 

 velvety leaves of a silvery white color, deeply cut. For 

 pots, vases, ribbon, beds and borders it is unsurpassed ; 

 retains it color in the driest weather. Seed is slow to 

 germinate. Hardy biennial. 



Luteum. Flowers yellow ; 18 in 5 



GLOXINIA. 



A bulbous-rooted plant, producing in great pro- 

 fusion, during the summer months, its large bell- 

 shaped flowers, of the richest and most beautiful 

 variety of brilliant colors; the bulbs must be kept 

 warm and dry during the winter ; 1 ft. 



Hybrida. Large flowering mixed 20 



GODETIA. 



Beautiful hardy annuals, of easy cultivation in any 

 good garden soil. Their profuseuess of bloom and 

 delicate tints of color have long rendered them univer- 

 sal favorites. Fine for beds, mixed borders and ribbons. 



Fine Mixed, choice mixed: 1 ft 4 



GYPSOPHILA. 



A pretty free-flowering, elegant little plant, best 

 adapted for rustic work baskets, edgings, etc. Valuable 

 for bouquets and vases, and can be used the same as 

 Everlasting Flowers. Hardy annuals. 



Elegans. Mixed colors ; 1 ft 4 



HELIANTHUS (Sunflower.) 



A well-known genus of the most showy plants, re- 

 markable for their stately growth, and the brilliancy 

 and size of their flowers ; they are eminently adapted 

 for dispersing in large shrubbery borders. Hardy 

 annuals. 



Vanegated-leaved. Dwarf Double. The greater 

 part of the leaves are striped with yellow and 

 white in a most pleasing and effective manner. 

 The flowers are golden-yellow and very brilliant. 5 



Miniature. In this new variety we have a flower 

 which is not only bright and showy, but ele- 

 gant in shape and of a size convenient for wear- 

 ing and bouquets. The plants are dwarf and 

 very free-blooming, with small fine fohage. 

 Flowers are Pingle, bright yellow, with a dark 

 centre and very decorative: they last for days 

 when cut and bloom from July until frost. . 5 



Mammoth Russian and Black Giant. See 

 Farm Seeds. 



HELIOTROPE. 



A well-known genus of profuse flowering and dellci- 

 ously fragrant plants; splendid for bedding or ribboning, 

 and for basket or pot culture. Half-hardy perennial. 



Fine Mixed. Choicest varieties mixed ; 8 in 10 



LANTANA. 



Very free-flowering plants with brilliant colored 

 flowers constantly changing In hue; fine for either 

 bedding or pot culture. If retained in their pots and 

 plunged where intended to flower, they will bloom more 

 profusely, 



Hybrida. Fine varieties mixed ; 3 feet 10 



LINUM (^h- lowering Flax.j 



The abundance and beauty of its flowers, their rich 

 color, and blooming all through the summer readers 

 this a fine plant for the garden. As bedding plants they 

 are extremely beautiful. Hardy annuals. 

 Grandiflorum Coccinem. Produces a profusion 

 of beautiful' saucer-shaped flowers of a rich, 

 brilliant scarlet, with dark black center, 1 ft 4 



