COLE'S FLOWER SEEDS. 59 



PERENNIAL FLOWEI^S 



Ploweririg^ the Second. Seasor). 



Many of the hardy Biennials and Perennials are truly beautiful and very desirable, from the 

 fact that they outlive the severest winters; rewarding us each .succeeding year with a fine display 

 of their beautiful flowers. In all gardens the herbaceous borders or beds are very interesting front 

 the varied and beautiful appearance of their occupants. Some of them begin to bloom early in the 

 spring, others in summer and autumn, and are all of easy cultivation; soon after the plants ai e 

 through blooming, would advise cutting the old flower stems within a few inches of the ground, 

 which will present a more tidy appearance, and render the plant more vigorous. Protect during the 

 winter with a covering of straw, leaves or manure. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine.) 



A free-flowering hardyoplant that deserves to 

 be more generally found growing in our gardens. 

 Flowers in the greatest profusion, early in the 

 spring, and growing with such ease and freedom, 

 they ought to be grown by all. Hardy perennial. 

 Finest Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 5 



CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bells.) 



These have long been among our most orna- 

 mental garden plants. Their large bell-shaped 

 flowers which are freely produced throughout 

 the summer, render them strilcingly etfective. 

 Fine plants for pot culture' As they are strictly 

 biennials, it will be necessary to sow seed every 

 year. Hardy biennial. 



Double Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 5 



Single Mixed, finest colors; 2ft 5 



CARNATION PINK. 



Carnations are great 

 favorites and very mag- 

 nificent, large, beautiful 

 and very fragrant flow- 

 ers, as perfect in form 

 as the rose. Seeds sown 

 in open ground in May 

 or Ju'^e will flower 

 splencj/dly the next sea- 

 son. They are nearly 

 everywhere hardy, but 

 in very cold situations 

 the plants should be 

 protected by a littl9 

 straw or a few boughs. 

 Hardy perennial. 

 German Double Mixed 

 Saved fro»m fine, 

 double flowers, best 

 for border culture; 



18 in 10 



Picotee, or Fancy. 

 CAENATiON PINK. Extra choice mixed ; 

 saved from an unequalled collection of 

 named flowers which will produce a fine as- 

 sortment of superbly colored varieties, in- 

 cluding flakes, bizarres and self s; 18 in 15 



Dwarf Double. A distinct variety, blooms two 

 weeks earlier; dwarf, robust habit, very 

 choice, best double mixed; 1 ft 10 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



This is one of the most handsome autumn 

 flowers in existence, and is easily grown in al- 

 most any soil. The plants may be cultivated in 

 the garden till they are in bud when they may 

 be safely transferred to pots, and removed to the 

 house for blooming. The flowers are produced 

 in a great variety of bright colors. Hardy peren- 

 nials. 



Indicum Nanum. Dwarf double Pompone 

 mixed; 12 in 10 



DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur ) 



A highly ornamental profuse flowering plant. 

 When planted in beds or groups, their gorgeous 

 spilces of flowers, of almost endless shades, ren- 

 der them the most striking objects in the flower 

 garden. Easy of culture, succeeding in any deep 

 rich soil. 



Finest Mixed, all colors; 3 ft 4 



DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 



Highly ornamental plants; their flowers are 

 produced in long dense spikes of finely spotted, 

 bell shaped flowers, lasting a long time in flower. 

 Hardy perennials. 



Finest Mixed, various colors; 3 ft 5 



HOLLYHOCK. 



This splendid plant now ranks with the Dahlia 

 for decoration, and from its stately growth and 

 the varied colors of its magnificent spikes of 

 flowers, may justly demand a place in every 

 garden or pleasure ground. Hardy biennial. 

 Double Mixed, Extra choice strains mixed; 



5 feet 10 



IPOMOPSIS (Standing Cypress). 



This is a very beautiful plant, with long ele- 

 gantxspikes of flowers, excellent for conservatory 

 and out-door decoration. The foliage is very 

 fine like that of the Cypress vine, giving great 

 beauty to the plant, which grows from three to 

 four feet nigh, and keeps in flower for a long 

 time. Hardy biennial. 



Fine Mixed; 3 feet 5 



LYCHNIS. 



This is an elegant perennial. It flowers the 

 first year from seed, producing large flowers 

 varying in color from the brightest scarlet to 

 blood red. purple, orange and white; free flow- 

 ering, easy of culture. 



Haageana, Mixed. All colors and shades; 1 ft. 5 



MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not). 



Charming little plants, very popular, produc- 

 ing their beautiful star-like flowers in great 

 profusion; they grow freely in any soil, but a 

 moist situation is best suited to them. The 

 branches put in vases of water will continue to 

 bloom for a long time. Will flower the first sea- 

 son if sown early. Half-hardy perennial. 



Alpestris. Mixed colors; 6 in 5 



PHLOX, PERENNIAL. 



Very few plants give such universal satisfac- 

 tion. They are perfectly hardy, producing 

 flowers in immense clusters. The seed is slow to 

 germinate; some will appear in two or three 

 weeks after sowing, while sorde come after a re- 

 pose of one or two months. It is best to sow the 

 seed in a box kept in the house. 

 Finest Mixed, all colors; 3 ft 10 



