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5148 

 5150 



5155 



5160 



5165 



5170 

 5175 

 5180 

 5185 



5195 



5200 

 5205 

 5206 



GOURD S .—Continued. 



Calabash. The stem ends of Pkt. 



the fruits are used in making 



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



Dipper-shaped. 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 tropical 

 countries the shells are dried 

 and used by the natives as 

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



DlSh-Cloth. {Chinese Loofa 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., .40; .10 



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



Oz., .40; .10 

 Gooseberry. Small green fruit like gooseberries. 



Joz., .20; .10 

 Hercules' Club. Fruit 4 ft. long, white. Oz., .30; .10 

 Orange-shaped. (Mock Orange.) Small. Oz., .40; .10 

 Pear-shaped. Striped fruit, very pretty. Oz., .40; .10 



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. (Small Red Chinese.) Turban shaped fruit, 

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



Finest mixed. In great variety. £ 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. . . ... ... 



5240 



Ornamental Gourds. 



IP0MCEA. 



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. 



5212 Lilac. 5214 Crimson. 



5217 Rose. 5218 Red-striped. 



.10 



.10 

 .10 

 .60 



5209 

 5216 

 5219 



5221 White, 

 above colors . 



5223 

 5230 



5235 



Pkt. 

 .10 

 .10 



10 



10 



10 



Ipomaea imperialis. 



Dark Blue. 



Purple. 



Blue-striped 



Each of the above colors ... Oz., .40; 



Finest mixed. i lb., .75; oz., .25; 



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., .60; 



Bona Nox. (Evening Glory.) Large fragrant violet 



i oz., .35; .10 flowers, opening in the evening. 15 ft. Oz., .60; 



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



10 ft Oz., .60; 



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 dull days. 30 ft. ... ... ... Oz., $1.00; \ oz., .35; .10 



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

 should be sown indoors Pkt. 

 and the plants transferred 

 to the open ground when 

 warm. \ oz., .75; 



5255 setosa. (Brazilian Morn- 

 ingGlory.) 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. ... ... 



=1265 KUDZU VINE. (Pueraria 

 Thunbergiana. ) Tender per- 

 ennial 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 fre- 

 quently grows 30 to 40 ft. 

 i oz., .35; 

 6275 LOPHOSPERMUM scan- 

 dens. Large pink flowers, 

 ioz., .60; 



Dolichos lablab 



