COLE'S NOVELTIES 



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Howard's New Star 

 Petunia 



The Floral Novelty of 1902 



The introducer says: "For a period of over 20 

 years we have made it a study to improve the single 

 flowered petunias. By a long course of selection and 

 breeding, our efforts have been successful in de- 

 veloping a strain of petunias that for richness of 

 color, beautiful markings, pleasing form of the 

 flowers, have won the distinction from expert judges 

 of being the most beautiful petunias in the world." 



Their ground color is a dark crimson maroon, with 

 a rich velvety texture, justly pronounced equal to 

 that of the pansy. From the center starts the points 

 of a five rayed star, as shown in the illustration. 

 This star is a very light bluish pink, some almost 

 white, which deepens in color as it reaches the mar- 

 gin and finally blends with the maroon ground color. 



The plants are free growers, of medium size, 

 branching freely, and are remarkable prolific bloom- 

 ers, single plants often having 100 or more fully 

 expanded flowers at a time, size of flowers about 

 2^ inches in diameter. Price per pkt. 10 cts. 



Arctotis Grandis-African Lilac Daisy 



A remarkably new annual from Southwest Africa, growing luxuriantly and forming profusely 

 branched bushes of about 2 to 214 feet in height and breadth. The leaves are soft and whitish. Its 

 flower heads, borne on long stems and rising well above the foliage, are large and showy, from 2V^ 

 to 3 inches across the ray florets, being pure white on the upper surface, are embelished by a narrow 

 yellow zone at their base; reverse of petals of pale lilac. Under the influence of bright sunlight the 

 flowers spread out almost flat, and the pure white of the ray florets contrasts beautifully to the light 

 blue disk with its slightly projecting white stamens, a lovely combination of colors. Price per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



COSMOS-New 



Early Flowering 



COSMOS are unquestionably very handsome flow- 

 ers, and have become general favorites. They have 

 been appropriately called "The Glory of Autumn." 

 There has been one objection to their giving gen- 

 eral satisfaction, and that is their late flowering 

 habit and sometimes an early severe frost catches 

 them before they are in full bloom. This objec- 

 tion has been overcome in this new strain of EAR- 

 LY FLOWERING COSMOS. This is catalogued 

 under different names as "Early Summer Flow- 

 ering" and "Early Dawn Cosmos." But they arb 

 all one and the same variety. Seed sown in our 

 garden the beginning of May commenced to show 

 a few flowers in the beginning of July, and during 

 August and September were covered with flowers. 

 The plants are dwarfer than the late flowering 

 Cosmos, forming bushes from 4 to 5 feet high. 

 The plants have fine, feathery, light green foliage, 

 flowers are produced on long stems, and are very 

 handsome for cut flowers and bouquets, as they 

 will last a week after cutting. The colors ar» 

 white, crimson and rose or pink. Price per pkt. 

 5 cts. 



