Cole'*- Seed Store, Pella, lowci 



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Phlox Drummondi 



Superb plants, prized fur the profusion of their 

 richly colored flowers of titan; hues, their long 

 duration in bloom, and the grand effect they pro- 

 duce in clumps or masses. We invite particular 

 attention to the Large Flowering as especially 

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



ALBA. Pure white. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



COCCINEA. Brilliant scarlet. Per pkt. 5 cts 



ROSEA. Beautifully rose colored. Per pkt. 5 

 cts. 



LARGE FLOWERING EXTRA CHOICE 

 MIXED. The most beautiful of the phloxes. 

 Our mixture contains a large variety of the fin- 

 est and most brilliant colors. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



DOUBLE MIXED. This variety is a profuse 

 bloomer, and of grrat value for bonqurts. 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 Bhould be grown in a light soil. About 80 

 per cent of the seed sown will be double. Per 

 pkt. 8 cts. 



STAR OP 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 colorB. 

 and the edges of the petals bordered with broad 

 white margins. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



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Fringed Chinese Primrose 



Primula (Chinese Primrose) 



A charming and profuse flowering plant and 

 one of the most desirable of house blooming plants, 

 and will richly compensate for the little care they 

 require. They are in almost constant bloom all 

 winter, and if the plants are transferred to a 

 shady border they will bloom nearly all summer, 

 rare should be taken in watering that no water 

 fall on the buds as it causes them to rot. Green- 

 house perennial. 



CHINESE PRIMROSE. Choice fringed vari- 

 eties mixed: the seed we offer is saved from 

 one of the finest collections; 6 in. Per pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Ricinus ( Castor Oil Bean) 



Ornamental plant of stately growth and pic- 

 turesnue foliage, with brilliant-colored fruit, pro- 

 ducing a sub-tropical effect; fine for lawns, mass- 

 ing, 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. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



PINE MIXED. The best and choicest varieties 

 mixed. Per pkt. 4 cts. 



Howard's Star Petunia 



The introducer says: By a long course of selection and breeding, our efforts have been successful in 

 developing a strain of petunias that for richness of color, beautiful markings, pleasing form of the flowers, 

 have won the distinction of being the most beautiful petunias in the world. 



Their ground color is a dark crimson maroon, with a rich velvety texture. From the center starts the 

 points of a five rayed star. This star is very light bluish pink, some almost white, which deepens in 

 color as it reaches the margin and finally blends with the maroon cround color. 



The plants are free growers, of medium size, branching freely, and are remarkably prolific bloomers, 

 single plants often having 100 or more fully expanded flowers at a time, size of flowers about 2*4 inches 

 in diameter. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



