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Cole's Seed Store, Pelia, Iowa 



Arctotis Grandes 



AFRICAN LILAC DAISY. A new annual 



from Africa, growing luxuriantly and forming 

 profusely branched bushes of about 2 to 2% 

 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, 3 inches across, being pure 

 white on the upper surface, reverse of petals 

 of pale lilac. Under the influence of bright 

 sunlight the flowers spread out almost flat, and 

 the pure white contrasts beautifully to the light 

 blue disk. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Balsams 

 Lady's Slipper, or Touch-Me-Not 



to their handsome double flowers, brilliant colors 

 and stately growth. To produce very double 

 flowers, they must be transplanted into rich soil, 

 15 inches apart, in a sunny position, and fre- 

 quently watered. Cutting out some of the side 

 branches is also advisable, especially with the 

 strong and bushy growing varieties. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



CAMELIA-FLOWERED, double; very choice; 

 spotted and variegated with white, mixed. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



FINE MIXED. Finest varieties and colors; 

 mixed. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Brachycome (Swan River Daisy) 



Beautiful, free-flowering plants, covered the 

 whole summer with a profusion of pretty flowers; 

 succeeding in any good rich soil. Hardy annuals. 



FINE MIXED, Blue and White ; 1 ft. Per pkt. 



4 cts. 



Browallia 



Very handsome, profuse blooming plants, cov- 

 ered with rich, beautiful winged flowers during 

 the summer and autumn, growing freely in any 

 rich soil. Blooms finely in winter if sown in 

 August. Half-hardy annual. 

 ELATA, fine mixed. Per pkt. 4 cts. 



Chrysanthemum 



A handsome plant, with striking and brilliant 

 flowers blooming till late in autumn, when it is in 

 full glory ; producing double and single flowers of 

 various shades; very attractive for bouquets and 

 vases. Sometimes called "Painted Daisies." 

 Hardy annuals. 



FINE MIXED, many colors; 18 in. Per pkt. 



5 cts. 



CHINESE AND JAPANESE LARGE 

 FLOWERING-. Finest mixture. The Peren- 

 nial Chrysanthemums can be grown from seed 

 and make large, vigorous flowering plants by 

 fall. Most of the new and valuable varieties 

 have been secured from sowing the seed. Sow 

 early and cultivate same as those grown from 

 slips. Per pkt. 10 cts. 



MAXIMUM PRINCESS HENS?. The finest 

 and most valuable of the hardy Marguerite or Ox- 

 eye daisy. Very floriferous, the plant is of a 

 dwarf globular shape, growing about 18 inches 

 high and very decorative. The flowers open to 

 4 inches and more in diameter, and give an 

 abundant and very handsome cutting material. 

 It comes true from seed. It is not particular 

 as to soil, coming up every spring in the same 

 beauty for many years. We can especially rec- 

 ommend it, as its pure white flowers surpass 

 all other varieties of the Ox-eye Daisy. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts. 



Calliopsis 



Calliopsis, or Coreopsis 



One of the most showy, free-flowering of hardy 

 j annuals; its graceful and showy flowers, embracing 

 nearly every shade of yellow, orange and rich 

 j brown, verging to crimson, and borne on slen- 

 , der stems, are particularly well adapted for bou 

 | quets. 



: FINE MIXED, all colors; 1 to 2 ft. Per pkt. 



4 cts. 



I LANCEOLATA (New Golden Coreopsis). 



One of the most showy hardy perennials grown, 

 two feet high, and bearing in great profusion 

 for a long period during the summer, large 

 flowers of bright, golden yellow. Unequalled 

 for cutting. Grows anywhere. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Carina (Indian Shot) 



The Cannas are a stately species of plants, high 

 ly ornamental, producing a very rich and oriental 

 j effect by their large, broad and massive foliage and 

 crimson, scarlet or orange flowers. Cut or file 

 ! away some of the hard cuticle around the seed, 

 j then soak 12 hours in warm water before planting 

 : in hot-bed or box in the house. Take up the 

 j roots before hard frost, let dirt adhere, leave out 

 i 5 or 6 hours to dry some, then store away on 

 1 cellar floor with dirt or sand packed around them 

 ] and do not keep in too dry or damp place. 

 | CROZY'S NEW DWARF. A new class of large 

 flowering Cannas. The foliage is luxuriant and 

 varied in color, and the plants dwarf in habit, 

 averaging not over three to five feet in height. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Candytuft (Ib^ris) 



Among the most useful of perfectly hardy an- 

 I nuals. Will grow in any soil, requires no care, 

 and produce neat clusters of flowers very freely, 

 i NEW GIANT FLOWERING. The size of the 

 individual florets as well as the whole head of 

 bloom is double the size of the old varieties. 

 Several new and exquisite shades and colors are 

 included; they form bushy little plants only 4 to 

 6 inches high splendid for edgings. Per pkt. 



5 cts. 



EMPRESS. A beautiful, pure white variety of 

 , branching habit, producing trusses of flowers. 



We can recommend this for a fine bed of early 



white flowers. Per pkt. 5 cts. 

 FINE MIXED, including many colors. Per pkt. 



4 cts. 



