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5146 

 5150 



5155 



5160 



5165 



5170 

 5175 

 5180 

 5185 



5195 



5200 

 5205 



5206 



5208 



GOURDS Continued. 



Cyclanthera explodens. Very pkt. 

 ornamental, with small oval 

 fruit which explode when ripe. . 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; .05 

 Dish-CIoth. ChineseLoofa or 

 SpongeGourd. Fruit large and 

 elongated, with a spongy net- 

 work of tough fibre inside, 

 which when dried is used by 

 the Japanese to form the soles 

 of sandals. It is also used 

 like a sponge for bathing. 



Oz., .50; .10 

 Egg-shaped. Small white fruit resembling an egg. 



Oz., 

 Gooseberry. Small green fruit like gooseberries. 



J oz., 

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



Orange-shaped. Mock Orange. Small. Oz., 



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



Serpent-shaped. Fruit striped hke a serpent 



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Ornamental Gourds. 



.50; 



.20 

 .30 

 .50 

 .50 

 3 to 

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

 when ripe ... ... ... ... Oz., .30; 



Turks Cap. Small Red Chinese. Turban shaped fruit, 

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



Finest Mixed. In great variety. Hb., .75; oz., .25; 

 Collection of 12 Varieties, Separate, our selection. 



HUMULUS. Hop. Japonieus. Japanese Hop. 

 Splendid annual climber of quick gi'owth and very 

 ornamental. 12 ft. ... ... Oz., .50; 



Lupulus. The Hop with its luxuriant foliage and 

 rapid growth makes an ornamental and useful hardy 

 climber. 15 ft. 



5245 



Pkt. 

 .10 



.10 

 .05 

 .10 

 .10 



.05 



.10 

 .05 

 .60 



5216 

 5219 



5223 

 5230 



5214 

 5218 



Crimson. 

 Red-striped. 



. 10 5235 



IPOMCEA. 



Rapid growing twining plants useful for covering arbors and 

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

 and purple; 5 to 30 ft. 



Purpurea. Convolvulus Major. ^ Morning Glory. Showy annual 

 climbers of easy culture indispensable for covering trellises, arbors 

 and fences. 



5209 Dark Blue. 5212 Lilac. 



Purple. 5217 Rose. 



Blue-striped. 5221 White 

 Each of the above colors, ... ... Oz., .25; 



Finest Mixed. Lb., .60; oz., .10; 



Imperialis Mixed. Japanese Morning Glory. The 

 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; 



Bona Nox. Evening Glory. Large fragrant violet 

 flowers, opening in the evening. 15 ft. Oz., .40; 

 Coecinea. Star Ipomaea. Bright scarlet flowers with 



small foliage. 10 ft. Oz., .30; 



IPOMCEA Grandiflora Alba. Moonflower. Rapid growing chmber with large 

 heart-shaped leaves and fragrant white flowers, 5 to 6 inches in daimeter, expanding 

 in the evening or during dull days. 30 ft. ... ... Oz., 1.00; \ oz., .35; 



Heavenly Blue. Immense 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; 



Setosa. Brazilian Morning Glory. Vigorous growing variety with large leaves and 

 bright rose-colored flowers. 3 to 4 mches in diameter. 15 feet. ... Oz., .75; 



KENILWORTH or COLISEUM IVY. Linaria ajmballaria. A perennial trailing 

 plant with violet flowers, useful for hanging-baskets, vases and pots. ... 



KUDZU VINE. Piieraria Thunbergiana. Tender perennial climber from Japan 

 bearing small racemes of rosy-lilac flowers late in the season. It makes a growth of 

 8 to 10 feet the first year, but when established frequently grows 30 to 40 ft. 



J oz., .35; 

 LOPHOSPERMUM Coecinea. A beautiful half-hardy climber with rosy-red 

 flowers. 10 ft. . . . - 



5240 



.15 



Pkt. 

 .10 

 .05 



.05 



10 



15 



10 



.10 



.10 



Impomoea Imperialis. 



5325 



Scandens. Large pink flowers. ... J oz., 1.00; 



MAURANDYA. Elegant greenhouse perennial climbers producing the first season 

 innumerable tube-shaped flowers of purple, rose and white. Unexcelled as vines 

 for hanging baskets, vases and trellises. 



•Finest Mixed. i oz., .75; 



White. ioz., 1.00; 



Purple. Barclayana. j oz., 1.00; 



MINA Lobata. An attractive and free-flowering half-hardy annual. The buds are 



orange red, changing to yellow and creamy white when fully expanded. 



MOMORDICA Balsamina. Balsam Apple. Remarkably handsome climbing 



annual with rich green foliage and golden-yellow warted fruit, shaped like an apple, 



which when ripe breaks open displaying its brilliant crimson interior. 10 ft. Oz., . 50; 



Charantia. Balsam Pear. The fruit of this variety is pear-shaped, otherwise it 



resembles the preceding. ... ... ... ... ... Oz., .50; 



PASSIFLORA. Ccerulea. Passion Flower. Exquisite blue flowers, valuable 

 for the conservatory and garden in summer. Perennial. 10 to 30 ft. 

 THUNBERGIA. Hardy traihng annuals of rapid growth, useful for window boxes, 

 hanging baskets and vases. 4 ft. 

 Alata. Flowers yellow with black eye. 5313 Aurantiaca. Orange. 

 Alataalba. White with dark eye. 5314 Mixed. ^ 



Each of the above colors and mixed i o^., .DO, 



TROPiEOLUM Canariense. Canary Creeper. Elegant half-hardy annual climber 

 with delicately cut leaves and lovely bright yeUow fringed flowers. 10 ft. Oz., .50; 



Collection of 8 Annual Climbers, Separate varieties; our selection 



.25 

 .15 



.10 

 .25 

 .10 



.10 



10 



,10 



10 



.10 



.05 

 .50 



