Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Stock (Ten Weeks) 



The Ten Weeks Stock 

 Is one of the most pop- 

 ular, beautiful and Im- 

 portant of our garden 

 favorites, whether for 

 bedding, massing or pot 

 culture, it is unsur- 

 passed, either for bril- 

 liancy or profusion and 

 duration of color, ex- 

 quisite fragrance, or 

 bloom. For winter 

 blooming in the house 

 sow seed in June. The 

 seed we offer is from 

 a celebrated German 

 stock-grower, from se- 

 lected pot plants, and 

 will produce more than 

 % fine double flowers. 

 Hardy annual. 



DWARF G E B M A IT. 



The earliest summer 

 variety; dwarf and 

 free-bloomer; mixed; 

 15 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



NEW I.ABOE PIr.OW- 

 EBING. Habit dwarf, 

 with magnificent spikes of very large 

 double flowers in all colors; mixed; 18 in. 

 Per pkt. 10 cts. 



VICTORIA BOUQUET. This fine strain Is 

 without a rival for open ground planting. 

 Each plant forms in itself a natural grown 

 bouquet, of a beautiful pyramidal shape. 

 The spikes of bloom are very long, and 

 the flowers are large in size and very dou- 

 ble; 2 ft. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



Salplg'losBla 



Salpiglosis (Velvet Flower) 



Flowers resembling the petunia in shape 

 and size; but singularly marked and beauti- 

 fully penciled. Of the easiest culture and 

 Buch beauty that it deserves a place in every 

 garden. It is very free flowering and makes 

 a grand show for months. Hardy annual. 



FINEST ISOIXED, of all shades and colors; 

 18 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Scabiosa 



Scabiosa (Morning Bride) 



A class of popular, showy plants, with ele- 

 gant fragrant 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 

 annual. 



SNOWBAIiIi. The flowers are large, of pur- 

 est white and very double. This plant 

 comes quite true from seed and is sure to 

 be liked for vases and bouquets. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



DWABF DOUBI.E, MIXED. Of compact 

 habit, profusely bearing glolje-shaped dou- 

 ble flowers of great beauty. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Schizanthus 



A splendid class of plants, combining ele- 

 gance of growth with a profusion of rich 

 and various colored flowers. Fine for the 

 flower garden; easy of culture. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



FINE MIXED, all colors; 2 ft. Per pkt. 6 



cts. 



I was very much pleased with all the seed J got 

 from you last year. Grew well in spite of the 

 drought. — Mrs. W. S. Usher, Oherokee, Iowa. 



VIOLA CORNUTA (Tufted Pansies) 



Violas are not yet fully appreciated, however it is a charming flower for the hardy border, 

 combmmg beauty and fragrance, with a remarkably free-blooming habit, especially adapted 

 to shady places. The flowers are not so large or high colored as the other varieties of 

 Pansies. Used in masses or as border plants they are fine for edging walks or beds. Seed 

 sown in March will produce flowering plants in June which will bloom from then to frost. 

 If sown in August or September and protected these plants will bloom early in Spring. 6 

 Inches. Hardy perennial. Fine Mixed, per pks. 10 cts. 



