Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa 



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Dianthus 



Dianthus 



The China and Japan Pinks are deservedly 

 very popular, as few flowers can equal them 

 in beauty and profusion of bloom. They 

 bloom continually all summer and fall, until 

 overtaken by severe frost; they live over win- 

 ter and bloom again the second season. The 

 plants generally grow ten to fifteen inches 

 high, and are of the easiest cultivation. So 

 satisfactory a class of flowers should be 

 grown in large variety in every garden. 

 Hardy biennial. 



CHINESIS. (Double Chinese Pink). A splen- 

 did mixture, one of the finest varieties, 1 

 ft. Per pkt. 4 cts. 



HEDDEWIGII. (Japan Pink). Flowers 

 very large, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, dou- 

 ble and single mixed; 15 in. Per pkt. 4 cts. 



DIADEMATUS, ft. pi. (Double Diadem Pink). 

 Splendid large double flowers of dark 

 shades and marked with white and black 

 colors, rich and beautiful. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



HEDDEWIGII NOBILIS (Royal Pinks). Se- 

 lected and improved varieties of the popu- 

 lar Japan Pink, producing flowers nearly 

 four inches in diameter, they are frilled 

 and fringed, giving them a distinct appear- 

 ance. The flowers grow on long stems, 

 making them very desirable for cut flow- 

 ers; the colors vary from white to dark red. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



PINE MIXED. A mixtureof many varieties. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



NEW CYCLOP PINE. A new strain of great 

 beauty. The plant grows 12 to 15 inches 

 high; flowers large, round, with broad, ov- 

 er-lapping petals, and produced in great 

 abundance. A clove-like odor adds to their 

 attractiveness. If sown early they bloom 

 the first season, and continue to flourish 

 for several years; mixed colors. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Ice Plant 



A handsome and curious plant for hanging 

 baskets, rock work and vases. The leaves 

 and stems appear as though covered with ice 

 crystals. The whole plant is peculiarly bril- 

 liant in the sunshine, thriving best in a dry, 

 loamy, or sandy soil, requiring a warm, sun- 

 ny situation. Half hardy annuals. 



CRYSTAL IiINUM. Flowers white. Per pkt. 

 4 cts. 



Double Daisy 



Daisy (Bellis Perennis) 



Daisies are easily raised from spring-grown 

 seed, and come into flower in a very short 

 time. Among the most charming spring 

 Mowers they are indispensable for cool, shady 

 places. Seed sown in August will make 

 strong plants to carry over the winter with 

 protection and blooms very early in spring. 

 Although saved only from the fine double 

 flowers, the seed produces a few single and 

 semi-doubles. Half hardy perennial's. 



PINE DOUBLE MIXED; 6 in. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



SNOWBALL. Large double white. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Geranium (Pelargonium) 



Well-known favorites, used extensively for 

 bedding in masses, ribbons, etc. When sown 

 early, Geraniums will bloom the first year 

 from seed; 1 to 2 feet. Half-hardy peren- 

 nials. 



ZONALE. Fine varieties mixed. Per pkt. 5 

 cts. 



PELARGONIUM. Lady Washington Geran- 

 ium. Grand plants for pot culture; colors 

 are rich and brilliant. Finest varieties 

 mixed. Per pkt. 15 cts. 



Heliotrope 



A well-known profuse flowering and delic- 

 iously fragrant plant that every one loves. 

 Splendid for bedding or pot culture. Can be 

 easily raised from sepd, but should be 

 started early in the house. Half-hardy pe- 

 rennial. 



LEMOINE'S GIANT HYBRIDS. These are 

 grand improvements over the old variety. 

 Distinct in foliage, with mammoth clusters 

 of flowers often measuring ten to twelve 

 inches across, deliciously fragrant, per- 

 fuming the air in a whole neighborhood. 

 The colors are from pure white through 

 all the shades of violet and blue. Per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Hibiscus 



This elegant plant is perfectly hardy in 

 any place and is one of the most beautiful 

 hardy flowering plants we have. Each spring 

 the plants send up numerous branches which 

 form well established roots; grow to a height 

 of five to six feet. The flowers are large as 

 a saucer, very attractive and producing in 

 great confusion from July to September. The 

 colors range from pure white to bluish and 

 deep pink. This is one of the most beautiful 

 and showy lawn plants of recent introduc- 

 tion. 



NEW HYBRIDS. Best mixed, including seed 

 of the New Crimson Eye. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



