COLE'S FLOWER SEEDS. 



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SALPIGLOSSIS (Velvet Flower.) 



Flowers resembling the Petunia in shape and size; 

 but singularly marked and beautifully penciled. Of the 

 easiest culture and such beauty that it deserves a place 

 in every garden. It is very free flowering, and makes 

 a grand show for months. Hardy Annual. 



Finest Mixed, of all shades and colors; 18 in 5 



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 Annuals. 



Patens, See Novelties 10 



Lactea. See Novelties 10 



Splendens. {Scarlet Sage), spikes of scarlet 

 flowers; 2 ft 5 



SAPONARIA (Bouncing Bet.) 



Beautiful compact-growing plants, with masses of 

 miniature cross-shaped flowers, blooming throughout 

 the summer and late in the autumn. Hardy annual. 



Mixed. All colors ; 6 in i 



SCABIOSA. 



SCABIOSA (Mourning Bride). 



A class of popular, showy plants, with elegant fra- 

 grant flowers of different colors and shades; their 

 flowers are borne on long stems, making them very 

 suitable for cut flowers or bouquets. Fine for bedding, 

 mixed borders, etc., blooms profusely until frost. 

 Hardy annuals. 



Major. TaU varieties, all mixed, 2 ft 4 



Nana, Fl. PI. Habit more dwarf, flowers qutie 

 double, resembling a Pompone Chrysanthe- 

 mum ; all colors mixed, 1 ft 4 



SCHIZANTHUS. 



A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of 

 growth with a profusion of rich and various colored 

 flowers, fine for greenhouse decoration and the flower 

 garden ; of easy culture. Half-hardy annual. 



Fine Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 4 



STATICE. 



Exceedingly easy of culture. They are free flower- 

 ing and remai" a long time in bloom. Their flowers 

 dry very readily, and will be found very useful to mix 

 with other Everlastings; the flowers should be cut when 

 in full bloom. Half-hardy annual. 



Sinuata Mixed. One of the best for drying; 1 

 ft 4 



Suworowi. See Novelties lo 



TORENIA. 



Charming plants for pot culture, vases or hanging 

 baskets. They succeed well in the open ground in sum- 

 mer ; are exceedingly free bloomers, and the flowers of 

 great beauty. Tender Annnal. 

 Fournieri. Lovely, velvet-blue flowers, with 

 three large spots of darkest blue and a bright 

 yellow throat 5 



STOCK (Ten Week.) 



The Ten Week Stock is 

 one of the most popular, 

 . beautiful and' important of 

 our garden favorites; wheth- 

 er for bedding, massing, 

 ribboning, or pot culture, it 

 is unsurpassed, either for 

 brilliaucy of color, exquisite 

 fragrance, or profusion and 

 duration of bloom. For win- 

 ter blooming in Ihe house 

 sow seed in June. The seed 

 we offer is from a celebrated 

 German stock-grower, from 

 selected pot plants, and will 

 produce more than three- 

 fourths fine double fllowers. 

 Hardy annual. 



Per pkt. 

 Dwarf German. The ear- 

 liest summer variety; 

 dwarf and free bloomer; 

 mixed ; 15 in . . . ... 10 



New Large - flowering. 

 Habit dwarf, with mag- 

 nificaut large spikes of 

 very large double flow- 

 ers, very effective; all 

 colors mixed ; IS in — 15 

 Large - flowering Pyr- 

 BTOOK, TEN WEEKS. amidal. Habit pyra- 

 midal, with long spikes of large double flowers ; 

 the most popular stock in cultivation ; all colors 



mixed: 18 in 15 



Perpetual White. See Novelties 15 



VERBENA. 



A well-known favorite, and 

 is valuable for bedding on 

 account of their low trail- 

 ing habit and the dazzling 

 brilliancy of their beautiful 

 flowers; blooms freely the 

 first season from seed, and 

 are much more healthy, and 

 make larger and hardier 

 plants than if grown from 

 cuttings ; are also very fra- 

 grant ; require a very rich 

 mellow soil. The seeds 

 sprout very unevenly, and 

 some will not be started at 

 the time others must be re- 

 moved, hence the soil should 

 be disturbed as little as 

 possible. Half-hardy per- 

 ennials. 



TEEBENA HTBBIDA. 



New Mammoth. See Novelties 20 



New Italian Striped. Brilliant colors, atriped 

 carnation-Uke on various colored grounds; best 

 mixed 10 



Alba. Pure white; a desirable variety for florists 

 or for the cemetery 10 



Extra Choice Mixed. Saved from large named 

 varieties of the richest and most brilliant col- 

 ors 15 



Fine Mixed. Embraces all colors in endless num- 

 bers 8 



VENUS LOOKING GLASS. 



(Campanula Speculum.) 



A free-flowering, pretty little plant, especially adapted 

 for beds, ribbons, or edgings; grows well in any garden 

 soil. Hardy Annual. 



Fine Mixed all colors; 6 in i 



