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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL, 



VERBENA. 



A well-known favorite, 

 and is valuable for bed- 

 ding on account of their 

 low trailing Iiabit and 

 the dazzling bri'liancy 

 of their bountiful flow- 

 ers; blooms freely the 

 first season from seed, 

 and are much more 

 healthy, and make larg- 

 er and hardier plants 

 than if grown from cut- 

 tings; are also very f ra- 

 ^ ^^^7>i^^A5(' grant; requires a very 

 rich mellow soil. The 

 •^^r<3r.*'»-z3r\... seeds sprout very un- 

 evenly, and some will 

 /;^ ^^^S ^t6^8^yghrjy^ not be started at the 

 I ' L'M<Pfl^^'^Ysp^^^*#i»c^ time others must be re- 

 moved, hence the soil 

 should be disturbed as 

 VERBEXAHYBRiDA. jittlc as possible. Half- 

 hanhj pereimials. 



Hybrida Compacta. See Novelties 15 



New Mammoth. See Novelties 20 



New Italian Striped. Brilliant Colors, striped 

 carnation-like on various colored grounds, 

 best mixed 10 



Alba. Pure white; a desirable variety for flor- 

 ists or for the cemetery 10 



Extra Choice Mixed. Saved from large named 

 varieties of the richest and most brilliant 

 colors 15 



Fine Mixed, Embraces all colors in endless 

 numbers 8 



A WILD FLOWER GARDEN. 

 (Choice Mixed Hardy Flowers.) 



The introduction of these has proved a most 

 marked success, and becoming more popular 

 everj' year. The " Wild Garden," for its un- 

 usual and varied effects, cheapness, and the 

 small amount of labor necessary for its con- 

 struction, has no rival. The " Wild Garden 

 Seeds" area mixture of different hardy Flow- 

 ers; thus ensuring, on account of the different 

 seasons of bloom, something new almost every 

 day. Per pkt., 10 cts., oz., 35 cts. 



VISCARIA. 



Handsome annuals, making a splendid show 

 when massed; large, round, single flowers of 

 white, scarlet, blue, flesh, margined and marked 

 with various colors. Hardy annuals. 

 Fine Mixed, all colors; 18 in 4 



WHITLAVIA. 



Charming hardy annual, with delicate foliage 

 and clusters of beautiful bell-shaped flowers, 

 fine for ribboning, mixed borders, or shady 

 spots; growing freely in any garden soil, also 

 good for baskets, vases, etc. 



Grandiflora Mixed, many colors; 12 in 4 



ZINNIA (Youth and Old Age). 



Plants of great beauty end brilliancy, of 

 branching habit and splendid brilliant colored 

 double flowers, riveling in beauty and form 

 double Dahlias. Bloom in great profusion and 

 with incretised splendor from .June till cut off 

 by frost; begins to bloom when quite small. 



Easy of culture, 

 th lives in any good 

 soil. Half-hardy an- 

 nuals. 

 Double Choice Mixed. 

 ^. Finest large flower- 

 ing varieties ; 2 ft. 5 

 Double V/hite, comes 

 true from seed, per- 

 fect in shape 5 



Zebra Striped. This 

 Is the most beauti- 

 ful and brilliant 

 selection of Double 

 Zinnia in exist- 

 ence. The flowers 

 of this selection 

 are perfect in 

 shape, and as even- 

 ly imbricated as a 

 ZINNIA DOUBLE. Camella. The 

 largest per cent are striped, while the self- 

 colored are very brilliant; best mixed 5 



OrrjgimerLteil Clirribers. 



The climbers are rapidly increasing in popularity and favor. The strong and vigorous growing 

 varieties are well adapted to covering arbors, verandahs, fences, buildings, etc., and will produce 

 both beauty and shade. Those of "finer and more delicate growth are particularly adapted to 

 hanging baskets, vases, and similar purposes. It is absolutely necessary that the proper support 

 be furnished in due time to climb upon, for if the plants are once neglected it will be almost impos- 

 sible to make them assume good habits. No hanging basket or vase is complete without containing 

 one or more climbing plants, which forms a beautiful drapery, which is necessary to make any 

 basket or vase look well. 



ABOBRA 



A rapid growing climber, of the Gourd family, 

 with handsome oval scarlet fruit, forming a 

 striking contrast to the glossy dark green 

 foliage; 10 ft. Half-hardy perennial. 



Per pkt. 



Viridiflora 5 



BALLOON VINE (Cardiospermum). 



A pretty and rapid growing climber, remark- 

 able for an inflated meml)rancous capsule, from 

 which it is sometimes called Balloon Vine, or 

 Lf)ve-in-a-Puir. Sliould bo grown on a trellis or 

 bush. Half-hardy annual. 



Balloon Vine; G f t 4 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER. 



A most elegant and popular cljml)er; so called 

 from its resemblance to a canarv bird with its 

 wings expanded; admirable in'baskets. vases, 

 etc. Blooms all summer. Half-hardy annual. 

 Tropaeolum Perigrinum; 15 ft 5 



CLEMATIS, 



Rapid growing climbers, fine for arbors and 

 verandas; the small varieties flower in clusters, 

 and are very fragrant, and are continually in 

 l)loom. Soak the seed in warm water for 24 

 hours before sowing. Hardy perennia*>; 15 ft. 



Per pkt. 



Flammula. A luxuriant climber, with clus- 

 ters of white fragrant flowers. Sometimes 

 called Sii'cct Virgin's Doiver; 15 ft 5 



Hybrida Grandiflora. Very handsome climb- 

 er, and continually in bloom, flowers large 

 and brilliant and of various colors; 15 ft. . . 10 



COBEA. 



A magnificent climber, with large, bell-shaped 

 flowers, and large elegant leaves: it is of very 

 rapid growth, and well adant(;d during summer 

 for warm situ.'itiotis out of doors. Seeds sliould 

 be placed edge down when planted. Tender 

 annual. 



Scandens. Purple flowers; 15 ft 10 



