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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL 



Balsam Plant 



BALSAMS 

 (Lady's Slipper, or Touch=Me=Not ) 



These are old favorites with every one owing- 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 frequently watered. 

 Cutting out some of the side branches is also ad- 

 vifable, especially with the strong and bushy grow- 

 ing varii'ties. Half-hardy annuals. 



Double White Perfection. Pure white; 

 continues a long time in bloom. Invaluable for 



cut flowers during the summer R 



Camella-flowered, double; very choice; 



spotted and variegated with white, mixed 5 



Fine Mixed. Finest varieties and colors 



mixed 5 



BEGONIA 



T\iberous T?ooted Begonias are among the finest 

 flowering plants for pots or for brdding. Flowers 

 outrival in color tlie most brilliant Geranium, bloom- 

 ing the first season from seed, if sown early. Tu- 

 bers to be t.-iken up and kept in dry sand during the 

 winter, protected from frost. Tender perennial. 



Tuberous Rooted, finest mixed; 18 in.. 10 

 BRACHYCOVIE (Swan River Daisy) 



Beautiful, frec-flowering plants, covered the whole 

 Slimmer with a profusion of pretty flowers; succeed- 

 ing in any good rich soil. Hardy annuals. 

 Fine Mixed, Blue and White; 1 ft 4 



BROWALLIA 



A'"ry hnnd-ome, profuse blooming plants, rovcreil 

 Willi rich, beautiful winged flowers during tlie sum- 

 mer and autumn, growing freely in any rich soil. 

 Blooms finely in winter if sown in August. Half- 

 hardy annual. 



Elata, fine mixed 4 



Cailiopsis 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS 



One of the most showy, free-flowering of hardy 

 annuals; its graceful and showy flowers, embracing 

 nearly ev.ry shade of yellow, orange and rich brown, 

 verging to crimson, and borne on slender stems, are 

 particularly well adapted for bouquets. 



Fine Mixed, all colors; 1 to 2 ft 4 



Golden Wave. Plant very bushy and 



compact, and covered from July to October with 

 hundreds of beautiful golden blossoms, 2 inches 

 across 4 



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 aTivwhere 5 



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i CANNA (Indian Shot) 



I The Cannas are a stately species of plants, highly 

 ' ornamental, producing a very rich and oriental effect 

 bj-^ their large, brond and massive foliage and crim- 

 son, scarlet or orange flowers. Cut or file away 

 some of the hard cuticle around the seed, then soak 

 12 hours in warm water before planting in hot-bed 

 or box in the house. Take up the roots before hard 

 frost, let dirt adhere, leave out 5 or 6 houi-s to dry 

 some, then store away on 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 

 I flowering Cannas. The foliage is luxuriant and 

 varie:! in color, and the plants dwarfs in habit, 

 averaging not over tb.ree to five feet in height. 

 Home grown seed from choice selected named 

 varieties 5 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



A handsome plant, with striking and brilliant flow- 

 ers blooming till late in autumn, when it is in full 

 glory; producing double and single fiowers of vari- 

 ous shad: s; very attractive for bouquets and vases. 

 Sometimes called "Painted Daisies." Hardy annuals. 

 Fine Mixed, many colors; 18 in 5 



Chinese and Japanese Large Flowering. 



Finest mixture. The Perennial Chryanthemums 

 can bo grown from seed and make large, vigor- 

 ous 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 10 



