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Hyfiointh Bean. 



which are in a pod, shaped like a minia- 

 ture balloon, therefore the name. 



CobaBa Scandeiis. Climbing Co- 

 b£ea. Large purple bell-shaped flowers. 

 Should be sown in a hot-bed, and not 

 kept too moist. Place the seed edgewise 

 in the ground. Twenty feet high. Jan- 

 uary till April. 



Convolvulus major. Morning 

 Glory. Well known vine with various 

 handsomely colored flowers, of easy 

 culture. Grows almost anywhere. Ten 

 feet high. February till July. 



Curcurbita. Ornamental Gourd. 

 Mixed varieties or Ornamental Gourds 

 of different shapes and sizes. February 

 till May. 



Curcurbita L.a^egiaria dulcis. 

 Sweet Gourd. A strong growing vine 

 of which the young fruits are used like 

 Squash. February till April. 



DolicBios Lablab. Hyacinth Beans. 

 Free growing plant, with purple and 

 white flowers. March till April. 



Ipoonsea C^uanioelit rosea. Bed 

 Cypress Vine. Yery beautiful, delicate 

 foliage, of rapid growth, with scarlet 

 flowers. 



Ipomsea Quannociit alba. White 

 Cypress Vine. The same as the red 

 variety. 



Iponisea Bona Nox. Large Flow- 

 ering Evening Glory. A vine of rapid 

 growth, with beautiful blue and white 

 flowers which open in the evening. 

 Twenty feet high. February till June, 



This is the Moon flower advertised in 

 Northern catalogues as a novelty, not- 



Maurandia Barclayana. 



withstanding the fact that it has been 

 known here for the past century. 



L<atliyrus odoratus. Swe^t Peas. 

 Beautiful flowers of all colors,, very 

 showy. Good for cut flowers. Six feet 

 high. December till April. 



Maurandia Barclayana. Mixed 

 Maurandia. A slender growing vine of 

 rapid growth. Eose purple and white 

 colors mixed. Ten feet high. February 

 till April. 



Mina liObata. This novelty, which 

 is supposed to have first originated in 

 Mexico, is one of the most beautiful 



Mina Lobata. 



