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Coie*s Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



Shasta Daisy 



The Shasta Daisy offered by Mr. Luther Bur- 

 bank of California, is one of the most marvelous 

 productions -in the flower line that has ever been 

 brought to the notice of the flower loving public. 



Its first qualification is hardiness; it can' ba 

 grown out of doors by anybody where it is not 

 cold enough to kill oak trees. They are peren- 

 nial, blooming better and more abundantly each 

 season, they are not particular as to soil. They 

 bloom for several months, in mild climates nearly 

 all the year. The flowers are extremely large 

 and graceful, averaging about four inches in 

 diameter, with petals of the purest glistening 

 whiteness, and are borne on single long, stiff, wiry 

 stems. The blooms when cut remain fresh for a 

 long time and no other flower can compare with 

 it in usefulness for bouquets. Price per pkt. 10 

 cts., 2 pkts. 15 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 



MIXED ANNUAL VARIETIES. All our cus- 

 tomers should grow some of these to use witk 

 the Everlasting Flowers in making up winter 

 bouquets. They also produce a beautiful and 

 ' pleasing contrast with flowering plants, and to 

 use for making graceful summer bouquets. They 

 are easily grown in any soil. Grasses require 

 to be cut when they are green before commenc 

 ing to turn yellow, and strong looking in ap- 

 pearance. Tie in small bunches and dry the 

 same as Everlasting Flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Ornamental Grasses 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS 



The everlasting flowers are a popular class of 

 slants, with their rich, brilliant colors, are very 

 valuable for winter decoration in connection with 

 ornamental grasses. The flowers generally should 

 be picked before they are fully open and hung up 

 in small bunches (not too large, or they will mil- 

 dew) in a dry. airy, shady place, with the flowers 

 downward to keep the stems straight. 



RSIXED EVERIsASTING-S. Our own mixture 

 of seed; all the best varieties. A single packet 

 will supply in abundance a great variety of the 

 most attractive Everlasting Flowers. No more 

 welcome present can be given to a visitor when 

 looking through the flower garden than a small 

 bouquet of these imperishable flowers. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Wild Flower Garden, or Children's 

 Garden 



MIXTURE OP CHOICE HARDY FLOW- 

 ERS. The introduction of these has proved a 

 marked success, and becoming more popular 

 every year. Full of daily surprises, and one 

 who has never seen such a garden cannot form 

 any idea of its possibilities. From the Wild 

 Garden you may get your bouquets, whenever 

 you choose, and thereby save those in beds and 

 borders. Especially adapted for producing a 

 display on large borders, or for sowing along 

 walks or for hiding any unsightly places, fences, 

 stumps, etc., nothing in the way of flowers de- 

 lighting children' more than this "Wild Garden, 

 they can be allowed to pick their own bouquets 

 This mixture can be used to good advantage, 

 with little expense, to fill in odd places by everj 

 family. Can be sown in drills two feet apart 

 or broadcast as preferred. Sow thinly, cover 

 lightly and keep the soil from drying until 

 started. Keep weeds out and you will be de- 

 lighted with the variety ®f flowers. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., 6 pkts. 25 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



