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RICHARD FROTSCHER's ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



Aris.tolochia Elegans. 



climbing vines for ornamenting the 

 garden. It closely resembles in growth 

 and its three-lobed foliage the several 

 -species of the family of Ipomsea; but 

 the flowers are altogether different. 

 The flowers appear on fork-like racemes 

 bearing themselves upright or almost 

 erect out of the dense and luxuriant 

 foliage, and with their bright colors 

 they present an extraordinary striking 

 aspect. The buds are at first bright red, 

 but change to orange yellow, and when 

 in full bloom, to yellowish white. The 

 most singular feature of this plant is, 

 that it retains the racemes developed at 

 first during the whole flowering season, 

 the buds continuing to grow succes- 

 sively at the top of the racemes, while 

 the lower flowers, after blooming for 

 some time, fade, bearing thus con- 

 tinually clusters of flowers from the 

 bottom up to the highest vine of the 

 plant. The oldest racemes attain a 

 length of 15 to 18 inches, and at the end 

 of the time of blooming they have pro- 

 duced from 30 to -40 individual flowers on 

 each raceme, of which 6 to 10 had been 

 in full bloom at a time. This plant is a 

 very rapid growing climber; within 



three months the vine attains a height 

 of 18 to 20 feet. It does well on sunny 

 situations, and cannot be surpassed for 

 covering arbors, trellises, etc., on ac- 

 count of its rapid growth and great 

 dimensions. I have flowered this beauti- 

 ful climber, the last two seasons, and 

 can substantiate all what is claimed for 

 it. It should be sown early, in order to 

 get it to perfection. 



Do not fail to give it a trial. 



Price, per packet, 25c. 



Mamordica Balsainina. Bal- 

 sam Apple. A climbing jilant of very 

 rapid growth, producing Cucumber-like 

 fruits, with warts on them. They are 

 believed to contain some medicinal vir- 

 tues. They are put in jars with alcohol, 

 and are used as a dressing for cuts, 

 bruises, etc. 



I^iiffa aciitaiig-u9a. Dish Rag Vine. 

 A very rapid growing vine of the Gourd 

 family. When the fruit is dry, the fibrous 

 substance, which covers the seeds, can 

 be used as a rag. February till April. 



SeclBiBEtsfiecliilc. Vegetable Pear or 

 Mirliton. A rapid growing vine with 

 grape-like leaves, of which the fruit is 

 eaten ; there are two varieties, white and 



