 He also published Hamilton McEwin’s "The Fruitgrower’s Handbook", and reprinted others, such as John Lockley’s "Rose Growing Made Easy", under his imprint.Cole’s "The Happifying Gardening Hobby" (1918), an endearing anthology of words and pictures, embodied his altruistic wish for universal health and happiness.Historian Ken Duxbury describes this work as a ‘sort of horticultural version’ of "Cole’s Funny Picture Book".