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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



STOCK (Ten Weeks) 



The Ten Week Stock Is 

 one of the most popular, 

 beautiful and important of 

 our garden favorites, wheth- 

 er for bedding, massing or 

 pot culture, it is unsurpas- 

 sed, either for brilliancy or 

 profusion and duration of 

 color, exquisite fragranc, or 

 bloom. For winter bloom- 

 ing in tha house sow ed 

 in June. The seed we ufict 

 is from a celebrated (Jeiinan 

 stoc-kgrower, • from select ert 

 pot plants, and will produce 

 more tlian % fine double 

 flowers. Hardy annual. 



Dwarf German. The 



earliest summer variety; 

 dwarf and freebloomer; mix- 

 ed; 15 in 5 



il'^]^ ' New Large Flowering 



Habit dwarf, with magnifi- 

 ^•^'£1^1^^^^^ ^ cent spikes of veiy large 

 double flowe<s all colors: 

 Stock, Ten Weeks mixed; IS in b 



Dwarf Snowflake. A beautiful dwarf- 

 growing variety; very large double snow-white 

 flowers; very early 5 



Victoria Bouquet. This fine strain is 

 without a rival for open ground planting. Each 

 plant forms in itself a natural grown bouquet, 

 of a beautiful pyramidal shape. The spikes of 

 bloom are very long, and the flowers are large 

 in size and very double; 2 ft 10 



Perpetual White Large Flowering. Of 



strong growth and fine branching habit. It grows 

 to the height of iVz feet, and if sown verj' early 

 will produce a great abundance of bloom from 

 June until November. Tl:e individual flowers are 

 uncommonly large, of a fine rosette-like shape, 

 and the purest possible white. Tlie flowers ap- 

 pear on each lirtle shoot 7 



Salpiglossis 



SALPIGL0SSI5 (Velvet Flower) 



Flowers resembling the petunia in shape and size; 

 but singularly marked and beautifully penciled. Of 

 the easiest cuUure and such beauty that it deserves 

 a place in every garden. It is very free flowering 

 and makes a grand show for months. Hardy an- 

 nual. 



Finest Mixed, of all shades and colors; 

 18 in ■ 6 



Scabiosa 



SCABIOSA (Hourning Bride) 



A class of popular, showy plants, with elegant 

 fragrant flowers of different colors and shades; their 

 flowers are borne on long stems, making them very 

 suitable for cut flowers or bouquets. Fine for bed- 

 ding, mixed borders, etc., blooms profusely until 

 frost. Hardy annual. 



Snowball. The flowers are large, of pur- 

 est white and very double. This plant comes 

 quite true from seed and is sure to be liked for 

 vases and bouquets 4 



Dwarf Double, Mixed. Of compact habit, 

 profusely bearing globe-shaped d.^nldo flowers of 

 great beauty 4 



SCHIZANTHUS 



A splendid class of plants, combining elegance of 

 growth with a profusion of rich and various colored 

 flowers. Fine for the flower garden; of easy culture. 

 Half-hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed, all colors; 2 ft 3 



TORENIA 



Charming plants for pot culture, vases or hanging 

 baskets. They succe;'d well in the open ground in 

 summer; are free bloomers, and the flowers of great 

 beauty. Tender annual. 



Fournieri. Lovely velvet blue flowers, 



with tlu-ee large spots of darkest blue and a 

 bright 3'ellow tnroat 8 



VINCA (Periwinkle) 



Free blooming plants of great beauty, with shin- 

 ing green foliage and handsome flowers, either 

 adapted for bedding or pot culture for winter bloom- 

 ing. Tender perennial. 



Fine Mixed; 2 ft 4 



77/<" si'cds 1 sent for last year were all 

 rii^ht, especially the Prwiroses. Oh! they 

 were very beautiful. My neighbors all 

 wanted to know where I obtaitied 7ny seeds. 

 Mrs. Ma?y J. Conrad, 



Lewis Co., Washingtoft. 



