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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



FLOWER SEEDS 



In the following list we describe arranged alphabetically, all the flower seeds 

 we have in stock with the exception of a few novelties. ^ We do not offer so ex- 

 tensive a list as many of our brother Seedmen do, but our assortment contains the 

 Cream, and only varieties of Real Value, ,and those best adapted to our climate 

 and worthy of general culture by the amateur. There is much offered to the pub- 

 lic that is only valuable in a botanical collection, an(? will not please the amateur 

 who grows flowers for beauty; and to experiment with high-priced greenhouse 

 seeds, which takes a professional florist to manage, generally ends in a waste of 

 time and money. 



Success makes Flower Culture delightful, and we desire all our customers to 

 succeed. And we are confident that our Flower Seeds are unquestionably the best 

 and will grow, if properly taken care of and sown at the proper season. We war- 

 rant the Flower Seed to be fresh, true to name, and of good vitality. Every var- 

 iety of Flower Seed is tested, under our own personal supervision, and we posi- 

 tively throw out all dead seed. 



To those that are unacquainted with the different varieties, we can especially 

 recommend the collections offered on second page of cover. 



The soil best adapted to most flowers is light, rich loam, containing enough 

 sand to make it porous, and never plant any seeds when the ground is wet. 



BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR SOWING, Etc., will be printed on each packet of 

 Flower Seed, and by following them any person, without the least experience, will 

 have fair success in the culture of Flowers. 



FOR EARLY BLOOM. Flowering soon after the seed is sown, we would rec- 

 ommend Alyssum, Candytuft, Calliopsis, Larkspur, Mignonette, Petunia, Phlox and 

 Double Poppies. 



FOR A SHOWY BED. You need nothing better than Balsam, Dianthus, Phlox, 

 Petunia, Portulaca, Pansy and Verbena. 



FOR LATE FLOWERS. Nothing can surpass Aster, Ageratum, Adonis, Mari- 

 gold, Salvia, Dahlia and Zinnia. 



ANNUALS 



In this department we include not only Annuals that bloom and die the first 

 year, but also those Perennials that flower freely the first year from seed. Upon 

 this class of plants the flower garden is. dependent for many of the brightest, 

 most showy, and beautiful flowers. 



ABUTILON (Flowering Maple) 



Beautiful plants for greenhouse and window cul- 

 ture, blooming almost continuously; also succeeding 

 well in the open ground in summer. Flowers bell 

 shaped, 1 to 1% inches across. Pkt. 

 Fine Mixed; 2 ft 10 



ADONIS 



A class of showy, hardy annuals, of easy cultiva- 

 tion, growing about one foot high, with pretty foli- 

 age and cup-shaped flowers of an intensely deep blood 

 red color, and of long duration in bloom; sometimes 

 known as "Pheasant's Eye." 



Aestivalis (Flos Adonis), scarlet; 1 ft. 4 

 AGERATUM 



Valuable plants lor large bed or borders, and very 

 useful, where cut flowers are in demand; in bloom 

 the whole summer; also good for winter blooming in 

 pots, succeeding in any soil. Indispensable for bou- 

 quets. Hardy annuals. 



Fine Mixed; 18 in 4 



AGROSTEMMA 



Attractive, free-flowering plants of easy culture, 

 producing flowers on long, slender stems like a single 

 pink. Very useiul for cutting for bouquets, and 

 pretty in masses in beds. Hardy annual. 

 Coeli Rosa, mixed color; 1 ft 4 



ALYSSUM 



Very preity little plants, with clusters of small 

 white flowers suitable for edging, bed or rock work, 



Little Gem Alyssum 



and much used for bouquets, on account of their 

 delicate, honey like fragrance. Bloom the whole sea- 

 son, and if sown in September will bloom all winter 

 in the house. The small plants should be dusted with 

 ashes to protect from the black flea. Hardy annual. 



Per Pkt. 



Sweet Alyssum, 6 in. per oz. 25c 4 



Little Gem. Of very compact, spreadine 

 growth. Plants 10 to 15 inches in diameter. 

 They bloom quickly from seed, the plants bear- 

 ing profusely when quite small. 4 inches 5 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon) 



Beautiful Spikes of gay-colorcd flowers, produced 

 abundantly the first summer until after frost, and 

 also flowers well the second season. Should be in 

 every garden. Hardy perennial. 

 Finest Mixed, 12 In 4 



