Foe the Southern States. 



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CLIMBING PLANTS. 



Beniiicasa cerifera. Wax Gourd. A stroni? i^rowinsr vine with 



long shaped dark crimson fruit which looks very ornamental, 

 used for preserves. 



It is 



Balloon Vine. Climbing' Cobsea. 



Cardiospermiiin. Balloon Vine. A quick growing- climber, the 

 seeds of which are in a pod shaped like a miniature balloon, therefore 

 the name. 



CobsRa Scaiidens. Climbing Cobsea. 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. 



Morning Glory. Mixed Tliuubergia. 



Convolvolus major. Morning Glory. Well known vine with 

 various handsomely colored flowers of easy culture. Grow almost any- 

 where. Ten feet high. February till July. 



Ciireurbita. Ornamental Gourd. Mixed varieties of Ornamenial 

 Gourds of different shapes and sizes. February till April. 



Ctircurbita lag^enaria dulcis. Sweet Gourd. A strong grow- 

 ing vine of which the young fruits are used like Squash. February till 

 April. 



