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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



Phlox— Large Flowering 



PHLOX-DRUMMONDI 

 Superb plants, prized for the profusion 



of their richly colored flowers of manj' hues, their 

 long duration in bloom, and the grand effect they 

 produce in clumps or mass:}S. We invite parti- 

 cular attention to the Large Flowei-ing as especially 

 fine. Easy of culture; 18 in. Hardy annual. 



Alba. Pure White 5 



Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet 5 



Rosea. Beautiful rose color 5 



Fine Mixed. All varieties and colors.. 5 

 Large Flowering Extra Choice Mixed. The 



mose beautiful of the phloxes. Our mixture con- 

 tains a large variety of the finest and most bril- 

 liant colors 8 



New Dwarf Mixed. A strain of dwarf 



and compact growth, makes desirable pot plants, 

 also for ribbon lines and massing, very beauti- 

 ful little plants 5 



Double Mixed. This variety is a profuse 



bloomer, and of great value for bouquets. They 

 are of recent introduction and are especially de- 

 sirable for cut flowers, lasting much better than 

 the single sorts. To produce the best results they 

 should be grown in a liglit soil. About 80 per 



cent of the seed sown will be double. 



Star of Quedlinburg. A very striking 



novelty. The center of the petals, five in num- 

 ber, run into a point, thus giving the flowers a 

 regular star-like form. The plant grows about 18 

 inches high, of compact habit, and bears large 

 umbels of flowers, of many brilliant colors, and 

 the edges of the petals bordered with broad white 

 margins 5 



SUNFLOWER 

 Stella. This beautiful new variety from 



Germany has large single flowers of circular form 

 and purest golden yellow, each with a black 

 disk. The flowers are from 2'/^ to 3 inches across 

 and are borne on long stems well above the 

 lively green foliage. It is a splendid flowej- for 

 cutting and equally as valuable for the flower 

 garden. They bloom in the greatest abundance 

 all through the siunmer till late in the (all; 4 ft.. 6 



Fringed Chinese Prioirose 



PRIMULA (Chinese Primrose) 



A charming and profuse flowering plant, and one 

 of the most desirable of house blooming plants, and 

 will richly compensate for tlie little care they re- 

 quire. The}' are in almost constant bloom all winter, 

 and if the plants are transferred to a shady border 

 they will bloom nearly all summer. Care should be 

 taken in watering that no water fall on the buds 

 as it causes them to rot. Greenhouse perennial. 



Chinese Primrose. Choice fringed varie- 

 ties mixed; the seed we offer is saved from one 

 of the finest collections; 6 in 10 



RICINUS (Castor Oil Bean) 



Ornamental plant of stately growth and picturesque 

 foliage, with brilliant-colored fruit, producing a sub- 

 tropical effect; fine for lawns, massing, or center 

 plants for ribbon beds. Half-hardy annuals. 



Zanzibariensis. The largest castor bean 



in cultivation. An entirely new class from Africa, 

 with leaves often measuring 2 feet across, some 

 of them being light green, others bronze 

 brown 5 



Fine Mixed. The best and choicest var- 

 ieties mixed 4 



RUDBECKIA 



This new annual variety represents a very wel- 

 come addition to the collection of these popular an- 

 nual and perennial plants so extensivply used for cut 

 flowers at present. Growing about two feet in height, 

 it forms a many branched, dense bu.sh, and pro- 

 duces its long stemmed flowers in the greatest abund- 

 ance. The disk is brown, the ray florets are yellow 

 with large velvety-brown spots at the base. 

 Bicolor Superba - 5 



