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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



SWEET 



This flower has become very popular the last few j-ears. The following list contains the CREAM of 

 named varieties and has been selected with a view to please the most critical. 



CULTURE. Sweet Peas will grow anywhere, but will give best results on clay soil; a good method 

 is to select your bed the previous fall, enrich with thoroughly rotten manure and spade bed deeply; 

 this will leave ground in nice shape for early planting. Do not spade ground in spring, as a stiff, firm 

 soil is best; never use fresh manure. Early in spring sow your seed in double rows about 10 inches 

 apart. Hollow out drill?, so that thej' will be about 2 or 3 inches deep in stiff clay, and 4 or 5 inches 

 deep in light loose soil; firm soil in the trench with the foot. On this sow your ssed twice as thick 

 as you want them to stand in row, cover seed about two inches deep and firm soil. 



Do not hill up, as it is better to have a slight depression, so as to catch most of the water after 

 rains. Thin plants to 2 inches apart before they commence to vine. Hoe only shallow between plants. 

 For support use poultry wire or brush. For a long season of bloom, mulch and v\-ater in dry weather, 

 and pluck flowers freely, as they soon stop blooming if j'ou let sesd form. 



Price for any Named Variety, per pkt., 4 cts ; oz., & cts.; 1-4 lb.. 25 cts.; ib., 75 cts. 



Admiration. Pinkish heliotrope, wings 

 rosy lavender. 



America. Bright carmine scarlet, strip- 

 ed, white ground. 



Aurora. Orange salmon flaked and strip- 

 ed white, extra large. 



Black Knight. Deep maroon, veined 

 black, large flower. 



Blanche Burpee. Large pure white, of 

 graceful form. 



Blanche Ferry, Extra Early. Pink and 

 white, very free-flowering. 



Brilliant. A bright scarlet, does not sun 

 burn. 



Countess of Radnor. Beautiful light lav- 

 ender, with purple tinge. 



Earliest of All. Pink and white, earliest 

 variety, 2 feet high. 



Emily Henderson. Pure white, early and 

 profuse bloomer. 



Fascination. Delicate magenta mauve, 

 fine. 



Firefly. Bright crimson scarlet, fiery 

 shade. 



Gray Friar. Beautiful watered purple, on 



white ground. 

 Golden Gleam.. Primrose yellow, large 



flowers. 



Gorgeous. Rich orange-salmon, wings 



orange madder, bright and showy. 

 Hon. F. Bouverie. Soft pinkish-salmon, 



wings rosy buff. A charming variety. 

 Katherine Tracy. Soft, brilliant pink, 



fine. 



Lady Grisel Hamilton. Light lavender, 



with azure blu?, large flower, fine variet}'. 

 Lady Mary Currie. Deep orange pink, 



shaded rosy lilac. 

 L.ady Penzance. Standard orange pink; 



wings p>ire pink. 

 Lottie Eckford. White suffused rosy 



lilac, blue edge, fino. 



Lottie Hutch ins. Daintily flaked with 

 pink, on a rich creamy ground. 



Mrs. Dugdale. Carmine rose, shade yel- 

 low, fine, large flower. 



Mrs. Jos. Chamberlain. White, striped 

 with bright rose, of fine form. 



Mont Blanc. Large pure white, earliest 

 variety. 



Navy Blue. Dark indigo blue and violet, 

 the best bine, rntirrly distinct. 



Oriental. Bright orange pink, veined 

 witli orange-salmon, fine variety. 



Ramona. Creamy-white, daintily splash- 

 ed with pale pink, beautiful variety. 



Royal Rose. Deep carmine pink with 

 rosy pink, large and fine. 



Sadie Burpee. Pure pearly white, vigor 



ous, large, free-flowering. 

 Salopian. Deep crimson red, with orange 



scarlet, one of the best. 

 Shahzada. Dark maroon, shaded purple, 



very attractive. 

 Stella Morse. Rich primrose, flushed 



pink, a beautiful variety. 



MIXED SWEET PEAS 



-Cole's Superb Mixture. See page 15. 

 i American Seedlings. This is a mixture 

 : of seedling not yet named. This seed will pro- 

 ' duce flowers of the largest size, in endless variety 

 of coloi' Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 

 1 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



I Striped Mixture. This mixture contains 

 ; all the large flowering A-arieties, that are striped 

 and flaked. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^4 lb. 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 Eckford's Large Flowering. This mix- 

 ture contains all the new and best varieties intro- 

 duced by Mr. Eckford, flower large and of rich 

 colors. Per pkt. 4 cts., oz. 7 cts., Vi lb. 15 cts., 

 lb. 50 cts. 



Fine Mixed. A great variety of color, of 



all shades and tvpes. Per pkt. 3 cts., oz. 5 cts., 

 14 lb. 12 cts., ib. 40 cts. 

 Double Mixed. Under favorable condi- 

 tions th?se will produce from 40 to 50 per cent 

 of double blossoms, the others are single. It con- 

 tains a wide range of color. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 14 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



CUPID SWEET PEAS 



White Cupid. Dwarf variety, grows from 



6 to 10 inches high: well adapted for borders or 

 pot plants. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Pink Cupid. Bright pink and white flow- 

 ers. Per pkt. 5 cts. 



Mixed Cupid.. Many varieties mixed. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts. 



PERENNIAL SWEET PEAS 



These Hardy Everlasting Peas grow about 6 feet 

 high; the flowers are borne in large clusters, from 

 pure white to dark rod in color. They are beautiful, 

 and are very valual^le from the fact that th?y are 

 in bloom early and bloom till late in fall. They are 

 perfectly hardy and will start up every spring; 

 sliowy and freely flowering plants, growing in any 

 common garden soil. Per pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.. 

 14 lb. 40 cts. 



Collection of Sweet Peas. One pkt. each 

 of any 7 named varieti;^s for 20 cts., or any 15 

 varieties for 40 cts., or the collection of S.S named 

 varieties for 80 cts., net. Any 2 oz. for 15 cts., 

 or any 4 oz. for 25 cts. 



