CATALOGUE FOR THE SOUTH. 



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CLIMBING PLANTS. 



These Seeds are all put up in 10c. Packages, except -wrliere noted. 



ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS. — Rosa Mon- 

 tana, Mountain Vine. — One of the finest 

 perennial climbers of rapid growth with 

 long racemes of beautiful deep pink flow- 

 ers Sow in February or March in flower 

 pots, and transplant into the open ground 

 in May. Will flower freely the first year. 



BAI.OON VINE (Itove in a Puff.) — A 



rapid and graceful climber, flowers small, 

 white. Planted in the spring. 



CANARY BIRD VINE. — A dainty vine 

 with beautiful cut leaves. Produces deli- 

 cate flowers of clear canary yellow. Flow- 

 ers resemble a bird with expanded wings. 

 Does well in the shade. Planted early in 

 the spring. 



CARDINAL CLIMBER.— Very attractive, 

 strong and rapid grower. Produces fiery 

 cardinal red flowers from mid-summer to 

 frost. Does well in warm, sunny locations 

 and good, rich soil. Planted about May. 



CASA BANANA. — Wax Gourd. — A strong 

 growing vine with long shaped, dark crim- 

 son fruit, which looks very ornamental. 

 It is used for preserves. March to May. 



CONVOIiVUIiTJS MAJOR. — Morning 

 Glory. (Mixed.; — A well known vine with 

 various handsomely colored flowers of easy 

 culture. Grows almost anywhere. Ten 

 feet high. February till July. 



DOLICHOS IiABLAB. — (Mixed.) — Hya- 

 cinth Beans Free growing plant, with pur- 

 ple and white flowers. March till April. 



IFOMAEA BONA NOX. — Large Flower- 

 ing Evening Glory. — (The White Moon 

 flower.) — A vine of rapid growth with 

 beautiful white flowers which open in the 

 evening. Twenty feet high. February till 

 June. 



IPOMAEA QUAMOCLIT ROSEA.— Red 



Cypress Vine. — \ery beautiful, delicate 

 foliage of rapid growth with scarlet star- 

 shaped flowers. February to June. 



IPOMAEA QUAMOCLIT ALBA.— White 



Cypress Vine. — The sane as the Red 

 variety. February to June. 



IPOMAEA LAERI— The Blue Moonflow- 

 er. This distinct and charmiing novelty 

 is valuable on account of being in beau- 

 tiful and striking contrast with the true 

 White iloonflower. 



KUDZU VINE. — A leguminous vine some- 

 what resem.bling the Velvet Bean in ap- 

 pearance. It is perennial and comes from 

 the root each spring and makes as much 

 growth by about the first of :»*lay as the 

 Velvet Bean makes in an entire season, 

 and that on ordinary soil, without fertilizer 

 of any kind. When once established, Kudzu 

 thrives as well on the poorest sandy up- 

 land as on the best lands. It gathers nitro- 

 gen from the air and consequently is a soil 

 improver. Kudzu may be cut from two tc 

 four times during the season or pastured. 

 Price 75c. per oz.; $2.00 per V4 l"b. 



JAPANESE HOP VINE.— Hardy Annual 

 Climber, foliage luxuriant. One of the best 

 plants for covering verandas, trellises, etc. 

 Planted from May to August. 



MAMORDICA BALSAMINA. — B a 1 s a m 



Apple. — A climbing plant of very rafiid 

 growth, producing Cucumber-like fruits, 

 with warts on them. They are believed 

 to contain medicinal virtues. They are put 

 in jars with alcohol and are used as a 

 dressing for cuts, bruises, etc. February 

 till July. 



Mina Lobata. 



MINA LOBATA. — A luxurious climber, 

 with tube-shaped flowers. Buds at first 

 bright red, but changing through orange 

 yellow to a creamy white when fully ex- 

 panded. Planted from February to July. 



GIA:TT IMPrRIAL JAPANESE MORN- 

 ING GLORY.— (Mixed.)— The vines are of 

 robust growth, attaininsr a height of from 

 30 to 40 feet. The foliage varies greatly 

 somie plants having yellow or silvery foli- 

 age, while others are blotched and mottled, 

 February till July. 



SCARLZT RTJITNrR BEANS —A rapid 



grov/ing annual climber, bearing sprays of 

 brilliant scarlet pea-shai:ed blossoms. Used 

 either as a snap or shell bean for eating 

 as well as being desirable for ornamental 

 purposes. Seed may be planted out of doors 

 as soon as danger of frost is past. Vines 

 ten to twelve feet high. Oz., 15c. 



THUNBrRGIA (Black Eyed Susan).— 



Lovely trailing jilant with large showy 

 flowers. Very pretty flowers in buff, white, 

 orange, etc., with dark eyes. Mixed colors. 

 Planted during January and February. 



WISTERIA — Blue and White. — This Is 

 one of the most popular of our hardy 

 vines, growing" rapidly; in bloom is truly 

 magnificent, bearing long pendulous clust- 

 ers of blue flowers; growing to height of 

 fifty feet or m.ore. February to May. 



ALL PRICES IN THIS 

 CATALOGUE ARE SUBJECT 

 TO MARKET FLUCTUATIONS. 



