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5148 

 5150 



5155 



5160 



5165 



5170 

 5175 

 5180 

 5185 



5195 



5200 

 5205 

 5206 



GO\JR'DS.— Continued 



Calabash.: The stem ends of Pkt. 

 the fruits are used in making 

 pipes. ... Oz., .40; .10 



Dipper-shaped or Calabash. 

 The fruit is of slender, neck- 

 like form for two-thirds of its 

 length, widening at the apex 

 in the form of a bowl. In trop- 

 ical countries the shells are 

 dried and used by the natives 

 as dippers ... Oz., .40; .10 



Dish-Cloth. (Chinese Loofa or 

 SpongeGourd. ) Fruit large and 

 elongated, with a spongy net- 

 work of tough fibre iaside, 

 which when dried is used by 

 the Japanese to form the soles 

 of sandals. It is also used 

 like a sponge for bathing. 



Oz., .40; .10 



Egg-shaped. Small white fruit resembling an egg. Pkt. 



Oz., .40; .10 

 Gooseberry. Small green fruit like gooseberries. 



oz., .20; .10 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



Hercules' Club. Fruit 4 ft. long, white. Oz., .30; 



Orange-Shaped. (MockOrange.) Small. Oz., .40; 



Pear-shaped. Striped fruit, very pretty. Oz., .40; 



Serpent-shaped. Fruit striped like a serpent. 3 to 

 5 ft. in length and very slender, changing to carmine 

 when ripe Oz., .40; 



Turks Cap. (Sniall Red Chinese.) Turban shaped fruit, 

 beautifully striped with red ... ... J oz., .25; 



Finest mixed. In great variety. J lb., $1.00; oz., .30; 



Collection of 12 varieties, separate, our selection. 



HUMULUS japonicus. (Japanese Hop.) Splen- 

 did annual climber of quick growth and very orna- 

 mental. 12 ft. 



.10 



Ornamental Gourds. 



IPOMCEA. 



Rapid growing twining plants useful for covering arbors and 

 trellises, remarkable for their showy flowers of white, piak, blue 

 and purple ; 5 to 30 ft. 



purpurea. (Convolvulus Major. Morning Glory. ) Showy annual 

 climbers of easy culture indispensable for covering trelhses, arbors 

 and fences. 



5212 Lilac. 

 5217 Rose. 

 5221 White, 

 above colors 



5209 

 5216 

 5219 



.10 

 .05 

 .60 



5223 

 5230 



Dark Blue. 

 Purple. 

 Blue-striped. 

 Each of the 

 Finest mixed, 

 imperialis mixed. 



5214 

 5218 



Crimson. 

 Red-striped. 



Pkt. 

 Oz., .30; .10 



ilb., .40; oz., .15; .05 



(Japanese Morning Glory.) The 



Ipomcea imperialis. 



flowers are of enormous size and of great variety of 

 colors, many of them being beautifully striped, spotted, 

 or edged with distinct colors. 10 ft. Oz., .40; 



5235 Bona Nox. (Evening Glory.) Large fragrant violet 

 oz.. .15; .10 flowers, opening in the evening. 15 ft. Oz., .50; 



5240 IPOMCEA eoccinea. (Star Ipomcea.) Bright scarlet flowers with small foliage. 



10 ft Oz., .40; 



5245 grandiflora alba. (Moonflower.) Rapid growing climber with large heart-shaped 

 leaves and fragrant white flowers, 5 to 6 inches in diameter, expanding in the 



evening or during duU days. 30 ft Oz., .Sl.OO; J oz., .35; 



5250 Heavenly Blue. Lnmense flowers of bright sky-blue; very beautiful. The seeds 

 should be sown indoors 

 and the plants transferred 

 to the open ground when 

 warm. J oz., .50; 



5255 setosa. (Brazilian Morn- 

 ing Glory.) Vigorous grow- 

 ing variety with large 

 leaves and bright rose-col- 

 ored flowers. 3 to 4 inches 

 in diameter. 15 feet. 



Oz., .75; 

 5260 KENILWORTH or COLI- 

 SEUM IVY. (Linariacym- 

 ballaria.) A perennial trail- 

 ing plant with violet flowers, 

 useful for hanging-baskets, 

 vases and pots. ... 

 5265 KUDZU VINE. (Pueraria 

 Thunbergiana.) Tender per- 

 ennial climber from Japan 

 bearing small racemes of 

 rosy-Ulac flowers late in the 

 season. It makes a growth 

 of 8 to 10 feet the first year, 

 but when estabUshed fre- 

 quently grows 30 to 40 ft. 

 J oz., .35; 

 5275 LOPHOSPERMUM sean- 

 dens. Large pink flowers. 



J oz., $1.00; .1.3 Dolichos lablab. 5125. 



.10 

 .10 



.05 



10 



