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velvety purple. This plant is one of the. 

 most thankful of all climbers, blooming 

 when quite young and continuing to do so 

 the whole summer. Will stand our winter 

 without protection. Sow in January and 

 February in fiower pots and transplant in 

 open ground when large enough. 



Benincasa cerifera. Wax Gourd. A 

 strong growing vine with long shaped, dark 

 crimson fruit, which looks very ornamental. 

 It is used for preserves. 



Mixed Thunbergia. 



Cardiospermum. Balloon Vine. A quick 

 growing climber, the seeds of which are in 

 a pod, shaped like a miniature balloon, 

 therefore the name. 



Cobaea Scandens- Climbing Cobasa. 

 Large purple bell-shaped flowers. Should 

 be sown in a hot-bed and not kept too 

 moist. Place the seed edgewise in the 



January till 



ground. Twenty 

 April. 



Convolvulus major. Morning Glory. 

 Well known vine with various handsomely 

 colored flowers of easy culture. Grows al- 

 most anywhere. Ten feet high. Februarv 

 till July. 



Cucurbita. Ornamental Gourd. Mixed 

 varieties of Ornamental Gourds of different 

 shapes and sizes. February till May. 



Cucurbita I,agenaria dulcis. Sweet 

 Gourd. A strong growing vine of which 

 the young fruits are used like squash. Feb- 

 ruary till April. 



Dolichos !Lablab. Hyacinth Beans. 

 Free growing plant, with purple and white 

 flowers. March till April. 



Ipomgea Bona Nox. Large Flowering 

 Evening Glory. A vine of rapid growth, 



Hyacinth Beans. 



with beautiful 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, notwith- 

 standing the fact that it has been known 

 here for the past century. 



Maurandia Barclayana. 



Ipomsea Quamoclit rosea. Red Cy- 

 press Vine. Very beautiful, delicate foli- 

 age of rapid growth, with scarlet star- 

 shaped flowers. 



Ipomsea Quamoclit alba. White Cy- 

 press Vine. The same as the Red variety. 



I/athyrus odoratus. Sweet Peas. Beau- 

 tiful flowers of all colors, very showy. 

 Good for cut flowers. Six feet high. De- 

 cember till April. 



