



Giant Pacific Delphiniums 
Dianthus, Rate Cushion 
GIANT 
Hybrid Delphinium 
For 1945 we offer what we think are the very finest and hardiest of 
the Hybrid Delphiniums. These plants are a cross between the most 
select of the English type and the most select of the American type. 
Plants that run from 85% to 95% double and semi-double with all 
Huge, 
striking flowers are produced on tall stems, marvelous for cutting, 
* and gorgeous in massed effect in the garden. Best results are 
ad obtained by adding a little clay to sandy soil and feeding them 
with plenty of bone meal. 50c each; 
$1.35 for 3; $4.00 for 10; $8.00 for 25. 
the colors and color combinations common to Delphiniums. 
A COLE SUPER SPECIAL 
Giant Pacific Strain 
The largest and most double 
flowers, the tallest and strong- 
est stems of all Delphiniums, 
and the most marvelous range 
of colors. The plants we offer 
are one year old, but, having 
been developed on fertile soil 
under irrigation, they are as 
la:ge as many offered at three 
times the price. Under good 
conditions, will produce many 
glorious flower spikes. 3 to 5 
feet tall, the first season. 
(Value 50c to 60c each) 
Special Price: 
4 for $1.00 10 for $2.25 
25 for $5.00 

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DEEP BLUE - 
FORGET-ME-NOTS 
(Anchusa Myosotidiflora) 

GIANT FOXGLOVES 
A new, distinct Dianthus. Ht is different from anything you have ever 
seen in your garden. The plant grows in a perfectly compact little cushion 
and when seen in a light snow, the evergreen foliage makes if appear as 
an emeraid in a setting of flutfy cotton. It does not spread along the 
ground in an unruly manner, bui holds its perfectly tufted shape. In May 
and through june, iis simply exquisite rose colo-ed flowers leap forth from 
this magnificent foliage to cover the entire plant in @ burst of color. Truly 
an exciting addition to the front of your perennial border or fo your 
rockery. 6 inches. 40c each; $1.05 for 3; $3.15 for 10. 






Extremely distinct plant, 
bearing its bright gentian-blue 
Forget-Me-Not flowers in clus- 
ters during May and June. A 
truly charming dwarf speci- 
men. It is happy in either 
shade or sun. 12 inches. 40c 
each; $1.05 for 3; $3.00 for 10; 
Shirley Hybrids. Flower heads over 3 
feet long made up of large, bell-shaped 
blossoms ranging from white to shell- 
pink to deepest rose. Many dotted 
crimson on maroon. Thrives in slight 
shade or full sun. 85c for 3; $2.50 for 10. 






















CORALBELLS (Heuchera) 
Queen of Hearts. Charming new 
variety having much larger 
bells than the older kinds. 
Golor is a glistening coral-red. 
Stunning in dainty bouquets; 
keeps well. Clusters of bright 
bells on erect stems 18 inches 
high. May to July. 60c each; 
$1950" for 3: 
Spitfire. New brilliant red Coral- 
bell. A grand little plant that 
bears its long racemes of 
bright, deep scarlet bells from 
June to September. This one 
really excited us. Tall, strong 
stems, fine for cutting. 60c 
each; $1.50 for 3. 
$6.00 for 25. 
COLE’S OWN HARDY EVERBLOOMING 
Scarlet Beauty. (Plant Patent No. 440.) First sold in 1940—still going 
strong. Just picture to yourself a plant 3 feet high having 20 to 30 
stems covered with as many as 500 flowers at one time. It is ex- 
tremely hardy, requires no protection over the winter and leaps from 
the ground in the spring and pzesents its gorgeous array of flowers. 
They last from early July until frost. The lovely, flaming red, pendent 
blooms with shining purple corollas cover the glossy, holly-green 
foliage. Will grow about 2 feet high the first year and reach maxi- 
mum height of about 3 feet the second year. Strong, l-year plants, 
60c each; $1.50 for 3. 2-year, extra strong plants, $1.00 each; $2.50 
fone Ss 
Senorita. (Not Patented.) Senorita is the first offspring of the famed 
Fuchsia Scarlet Beauty, and is even more lovely, more breath-taking 
than this great favorite. Senorita is extremely hardy and grows vig- 
orously. Plants are upright, very compact, with the same glossy, 
holly-green foliage: The jewelled, pendent blooms, 2 to 3 inches long, 
are of flaming rose-red with a lovely mulberry-purple corolla. The 
beauty of the bloom is especially enhanced by the bursting of the 
stamens showing the bright golden yellow. Flowers in great abun- 
dance continuously from late July until frost. Reaches a height in 
about two years of 3 feet and a spread of 2¥2 feet. Here is a true ' 
sensation, so hardy that gardeners even as far north as Maine are ge “i 
raving about it. Strong, l-year plants, 75c each; $1.75 for 3. 
2-year, extra husky plants, $1.25 each; $3.00 for 3. 


2 Spitfire 
2 Queen of Hearts 
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