COLE'S LIST 



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TESTED VEGETABLE SEEDS, 



Our Vegetable Department embraces all the f?ood standard varieties of Vegetable 

 Seeds, and most of the descriptions have been accurately written from actual tests during 

 growth. Every year we are weeding out all worn-out sorts, and those kinds without any merits, 

 but many of those varieties are still catalogued by other seedsmen, which our extended trials and 

 experience as gardeners have proven unworthy of cultivation. New and improved varieties 

 have long superseded some of the old sorts. 



The NAMES IN CAPITALS are of VARIETIES SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED 

 as best for general cultivation. It will be noted, also, that we have given the synonymous 

 names, to prevent confusion, where a variety has, unfortunately, received more than one name. 



Oar large trade with market gardeners, together with our extensive mail sred business (the 

 largest in the West) is the best evidence that COLE'S TESTED SEEDS are UNRI- 

 VALED IN QUALITY. We know that the seeds grown and supplied by us are the very 

 iest that it is possible to procure. Each year we receive thousands of testimonials from our 

 customers, many that have dealt with us from fifteen to eighteen years. 



OUR PRICES.— It is our constant aim to make Highest Quality a First Consideration, 

 and then to make onr prices as low as good reliable Seeds can be sold at. 



SEEDS POSTPAID BY MAIL.— Please bear in mind that our prices include prepay- 

 ment of postage by us on all Seeds ordered by the Packet, Ounce, Quarter-pound, Pound, 

 Pint or Quart. Thus, you have only to send us the Catalogue price, and we guarantee safe 

 delivery by mail. 



Note— iVo half ounces made except tohere noted, and no half packets, or half pints put up. 



BEANS, Dwarf or Bush. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Ger. Spargel. Fr. Asperqe. 

 One oz.^ will sow 50 feet of drill. 



Sow in March or April, in rich soil. Soak the seed in 

 warm water for 24 hours. Drill it thinly in rows 1 foot 

 apart. When one year old, transplant into permanent 

 beds, which should be well and deeply manured. Set 

 out the plants eighteen inches apart each way, and six 

 inches deep. On approach of winter clear oS the bed 

 and cover with a dressing of manure or compost; fork 

 up the beds early in the Spring, and apply a dressing of 

 salt annuaUy to the bed, after the season of cutting— 

 which is not only beneficial to the plants, but will keep 

 the bed clear of weeds. A new bed should not be cut 

 over before the third year. 

 THE PALMETTO. See Novelties. 

 Conover's Colossal. The standard variety. Per pkt., 



4 cts., oz., 8 cts., lb., 15 cts., lb., 50 cts. 

 Conover's Colossal Roots. One year old, Jl per 100, 



by express, per 1,000 $5. 



Glenco, Minn., March 3, 1888. 

 The seed I got from you last year proved a success. 

 The Ox Heart Carrots were the best I ever had, and 

 weighed from 3 to 4 pounds each. ''Your Improved 

 Chartier Eadish are the best I ever raised in a dry sea- 

 son. They were tender and crisp throughout the season. 



PATRICK McELLIGOT. 



Alma, Neb., March, 19, 1888. 



Your seeds are the most reliable. Please send some 

 more without delay. S. Mo ARTHUR. 



Ger. Bohne. Fr. Haricot. 

 One quart will plant 100 feet of drill. 



Dwarf or Bush Beans require no support, and may 

 De planted in hills or drills, the latter way being pre- 

 ferred, for the following named garden varieties. Make 

 the drill eighteen inches apart, two inches deep, and 

 drop the beans three inches apart in the drill. Keep 

 clear of weeds, hoeing when dry. Beans are tender 

 annuals, and cannot be safely planted till danger from 

 frost is past. Plant every two weeks for a succession. 



If wanted by Express or Freight, deduct for post- 

 age, 8 cts. per pt., 15 cts., per qt. 



Wax-podded Varieties. 



GOLDEN EYED WAX. See NoieUies. 

 NEW BLACK EYED WAX. See Novelties. 



WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX. This distinct 

 new variety is boimd to take a front rank among the 

 Wax Beans. It is one of the earliest Wax Beans in 

 cultivation. It is a strong grower, very productive, 

 very tender, and of exceptionally fine flavor. It is 

 very hardy, and grows the largest and handsomest 

 ])od of any Wax Bean. Seed white, with dark brown 

 marks arouud the eye. The bean for market garden- 

 ers to grow; try it. Per pkt., 5 cts., pt., 25 ct8.,qt., 

 50 Cts., pk., $1.75, bush., $6.50. 



EARLY DATE WAX. A very prolific variety, with 

 handsome golden-yellow pods, lai-ger in size and 

 earlier than (he popular Golden Wax. The pods are 

 6 to 6?i inches iu length, poiuted, full and fleshy, 

 entirely free from strings, and while ready to market 

 so early, they remain in fine condition for a long time. 

 Per pkt.. 5 cts., pt., 25 cts., qt., 50 cts. 



FREE SEEDS. — With nearly every order amounting to ONE DOLLAR, or over, we send 

 EXTRA SEEDS including many NOVELTIES for trial. We are very liberal in that 

 respect and give THOUSANDS of packets aivay every year. Many netv customers have been 

 surprised at the quantity we put in our packets, and the number of extras thrown in. 



