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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



LINUM (Flowering Flax.) 



The abundance and beauty of its flowers, theii 

 rich color, and blooming all 'through the sum- 

 meter renders this a fine plant for the garden. As 

 bedding plants they are extremely beautiful. 

 Hardy annuals. 



Per pkt. 



Grandiflorum Coccineum. Produces a pro- 

 fusion of beautiful saucer-shaped flowers 

 of a rich, brilliant scarlet, with dark black 

 center; 1 ft 4 



LARKSPUR (Delphinum.) 



Plants of great beauty, richness and endless 

 variety of colors, with great duration and pro- 

 fusion of bloom, and when planted in beds, 

 masses of ribbons are strikingly effective; in- 

 deed, few plants are so useful or valuable for 

 their decorative qualities, either in the garden 

 or when cut for vases, bouquets, etc. Hardy 

 annuals. 



Dwarf Rocket. (Double Hyacinth-flowered.) 

 Mixed colors; 1 ft 4 



Imperial. (Emperor Larkspur.) A profuse 

 bloomer, a single plant often producing 100 

 close, erect spikes of flowers upon it, very 

 double 4 



Mixed. The above varieties 5 



LOBELIA 



A very valuable and beautiful class of mostly 

 dwarf growing plants. Their delicate, drooping 

 habit, and the profusion of their charming little 

 flowers render them exceedingly fine for vases, 

 baskets, bedding or edgings. Hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed, all varieties mixed; 6 in 5 



Crystal Palace Compacta. Blue, the best 



bedding variety; Gin 5 



MARIGOLD (Tagetes.) 



A well-known, free-flowering plant of easy 

 culture, with handsome double flowers, of rich 

 and beautif ul colors, producing a splendid effect, 

 whether planted in beds, or borders; and con- 

 tinuing in beauty until destroyed by frost. 

 Half-hardy annuals. 



EL DORADO. This is the finest type of this 

 showy flower. The large bushy plants are 

 each a ball of brilliant colors, many single 



Slants having frrom 75 to 100 flowers in full 

 loom at one time 5 



African Mixed. B ;st double colors; 2 ft 4 



Dwarf French. Finest double mixed; 1ft... 4 



MATRICARIA (Feverfew.) 



Extremely beautiful plants, with handsome 

 light green, laciniated foliage. Grows freely in 

 any garden soil and bears numerous, perfectly 

 double, pure white flowers, one inch in diameter, 

 and resembling Anemone-flowered Asters. 

 Hardy annuals. 



Eximia Grandiflora. Fine for bouquets; 15 in. .. 5 



MARVEL OF PERU (Mirabilis Jalapa.) 



The well-known Four O'clock. A handsome, 

 free-flowering garden favorite; blooming the 

 first season from seed; the flowers, which are 

 produced in clusters, open in the afternoon and 

 wither the next morning, nardy annual. 



Mixed. Beautiful colors; 2 ft 4 



Variegated. Leaves light green, . marbled 



yellow, very ornamental; 2 ft 4 



MIMULUS (Monkey Flower.) 



Strikingly handsome flowers, among the gay- 

 est ornaments for greenhouse or flower garden. 

 For hanging baskets, vases, and for culture in 

 the house, not many plants will give more satis- 

 faction. The seed is very lino and caro must be 

 taken in sowing, shading and supplying moisture 

 till well rooted. Half hardy perennials. 



Tignnus. Finest hybrid varieties mixed; 



Gin 10 



Moschatus. (Musk Plant.) This fragrant 



and favorite little plant is much admired 



on account of the muskvodor of the plant. 



Vine for pots; G in 10 



MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



Profuse flowering dwarf trailing plants of 

 great beauty, blooming the whole summer, 

 thriving best in a dry, loamy, or sandy soil, re- 

 quiring a warm, sunny situation; fine for beds, 

 edgings, rock work, etc. Half-hardy annuals. 



Per pkt. 



Crystallinum. (Ice Plant). Flowers white; 

 prized for its singular icy foliage 5 



MIGNONETTE (Reseda Odorata.) 



This deliciously fragrant little plant is prob- 

 ably the most popular annual grown. MigOn- 

 ette does best in as cool a situation as possible. 

 If the. plants are thinned out they will grow 

 stronger and produce larger spikes of flowers; 

 fine for pot or garden culture, and can be had 

 during the whole year by sowing at intervals. 

 Hardy annuals 



MACHET. The plants are dwarf, of vigorous 

 pyramidal growth, with thick, dark green 

 leaves; they throw up numerous stout flower 

 stalks, bearing massive spikes of deliciously 

 scented red flowers 10 



Sweet-Scented. (Odorata) The old variety, 

 very fragrant ; 1 ft. Per oz.. lSets 4 



Miles Hybrid Spiral. This Mignomette, which 

 has been so much admired, is far superior 

 to other sorts in cultivation; with spikes 

 often 8 to 14 inches in length 5 



Golden Queen. New distinct and attractive, 

 literally a mass of fragrant gold. The 

 ho. ers are golden yellow and powerfully 

 fragr ant. Habit pyramidal and dense 5 



MIMOSA. (Sensitive Plant.) 



Grown as a curiosity, being so sensitive that 

 the leaves curl up by being slightly touched or 

 shaken. Suitable for growing in pots, or in the 

 open border. Tender annual. 



Pudica; 18 in 4 



NASTURTIUM DWARF. 



(Tropceolum Minor.) 



Very desirable free-flowering annuals. They 

 are among the most useful for bedding, massing, 

 or ribboning; they are of compact, dwarf growth, 



Erofusely covered with their extremely rich and 

 rilliant flowers of all colors, blooming in suc- 

 cession all through the season; they should be 

 grown in rathei poor soil. Half hardy annuals. 



King of Tom Thumbs, Deep scarlet blos- 

 soms, bluish green foliage; 1 it 5 



King Theodore. Dark Green foliage, flow- 

 ers almost black ; 1 ft 5 



Pearl. Pearl white, very choice; 1ft 5 



Mixed Varieties 5 



NEMOPHILA. (Love Grove ) 



Of neat, compact habit: blooming freely all 

 Bummer if planted in a rather cool, shaded place, 

 and in not too rich a soil: hardy annuals; 1 foot. 



Mixed. All varieties and all colors 4 



OXALIS. 



A splendid class of plants, with richly colored 

 flowers and dark foliage; suitable for borders, 

 rock-work, hanging-baskets, races, etc. Partic- 

 ularlv adapted for tho parlor, where they bloom 

 in mid-winter. Half-hardy annuals. 



Rosea. A neat plant, with rose colored flow- 

 ers; blooms abundantly ; Oin 5 



Tropaeloides. A splendid little plant for 

 edging or borders. It only grows three to 

 four inches high, with neat, beautiful 

 brown leaves, aud small, bright yellow 

 flowers 5 



