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Elchard Frotacher' s Almanac and Garden Manual 



CLIMBING PLANTS. 



Benincasa cerifera. Wax Gourd. A strong growing vine 

 with long sliaped dark crimson fruit, whicli lool^s very ornamental. 

 It is used for preserves. 



Balloon Vine. Climbing Cobfea. 



Cardiospermiini. Balloon Yine. A quick-growing climber, 

 the seeds of which are in apod shaped like a miniature balloon, there- 

 fore the name. 



Cobsea §caiideiis. Climbing Cob^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. January till 

 April. 



Mornins: Glorv. 



Mixed Thiinber^ia. 



Convolvulus luajor. 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 Ornamen- 

 tal Gourds of different shapes and sizes. February till May. 



