Use Vines for a background for tall-growing Perennials 



Lathyrus 



Cypress Vine 



Ipomoea Quamoclit 



Culture A. Cover seeds y 8 in. Ht. 15 ft. Blooms 

 midsummer to frost. 



2640 A lovely annual vine with delicate fern- 

 like foliage and masses of tiny star-shaped 

 scarlet and also white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 J^oz. 25 cts. 



Dolichos - Hyacinth Bean 



Culture B. Cover seeds Vz in. Ht. 10 to 12 ft. 



An ornamental annual vine of rapid growth 

 with showy pea-like flowers on erect racemes. 



2705 Darkness. Purplish lavender flowers 

 succeeded by deep maroon-purple pods and 

 large heart-shaped leaves. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 30 cts. 



2706 Daylight. White flowers and pods. 

 Light green foliage. Free flowering. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 



2707 Lablab, Mixed. Tall-growing, with 

 flowers ranging in color from white to 

 purple. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 



Gourds, Ornamental 



Culture B. Cover seeds tyi in. Ht. various. 



Interesting annual climbers, useful for 

 covering verandas, arbors, etc. They are 

 rapid growers and their fruits are highly 

 ornamental. 



2827 Dipper 2831 Nest-Egg 



2828 Dishrag 2832 Pipe Calabash 

 2833 Giant Club 2835 Choice Mixed 

 2830 Hercules' Club 



Each of above, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 



2829 COLLECTION: One pkt. each of 



above 6 varieties 50 cts. 



Humulus - Japanese Vine 



Culture B. Cover seeds y 4 in. Ht. 25 to 30 ft. 



Perhaps the fastest annual climber with 

 dense, highly ornamental foliage, followed by 

 clusters of white flowers. 



2915 Japonicus. Growing to 30 feet in 

 season. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts. 



2916 Japonicus variegatus. Foliage varie- 

 gated with creamy white on deep green. 

 Matures in one season. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 J^oz. 40 cts. 



Kudzu Vine - Pueraria 



Culture G. Cover seeds >/ 4 in. Ht. 30 to 40 ft. 

 Blooms in late Aug. 



2927 Japanese. A hardy climber reaching 

 8 to 10 feet the first year from seed. Once 

 established will climb 30 to 40 feet in a 

 season. Large leaves valuable for shading. 

 Bears small racemes of rosy purple pea- 

 shaped blooms. Pkt. 10 cts.; M°z- 25 cts. 



MAURANDIA. See Greenhouse and Con- 

 servatory Section. 



Lathyrus 



Hardy Sweet Pea 



Culture G. Cover seeds V 2 in. Ht. 5 ft. Blooms 

 all summer. 



2960 I. at ifolius. A showy perennial climber 

 with flowers much like the annual sweet 

 pea, but without fragrance. Suitable for 

 low trellises and screens. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 J^oz. 25 cts. 



Momordica 



Culture B. Cover seeds V t in. Ht. 10 to 15 ft. 



Attractive, quick-growing annual vines with 

 ornamental foliage and curious waited fruit. 



3046 Balsamina. Balsam Apple. Small yel- 

 lowish flowers followed by apple-shaped, 

 golden yellow, warty fruits. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 50 cts. 



3047 Charantia. Balsam Pear. Pear-shape 

 fruits. Glossy green foliage. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 50 cts. 



Kudzu Vine 



Japanese Morning-Glories 



Morning-Glories and 

 Moonflowers 



Culture B. Cover seeds y 4 in. Ht. 15 to 20 ft. 



Old and friendly annual vines with flowers 

 in many new varieties and beautiful color 

 schemes. Sow in well-drained location. Im- 

 prove soil by adding humus, or old weji- 

 rotted manure and sand. Commercial fertil- 

 izers should never be used. 



3055 Imperial Japanese Giant Morning- 

 Glory, Mixed. Remarkable for the bril- 

 liant color and gigantic size of the flowers, 

 as well as for the form and variation of the 

 foliage. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 



3056 Heavenly Blue Morning-Glory 

 (Clark's Early-Flowering). We offer an 

 improved early-flowering strain of these 

 lovely true blue flowers shading to white in 

 the throat and measuring 4 inches in 

 diameter. Profuse bloomers, remaining 

 open until noon. Best results from start- 

 ing seed early in pots indoors and later 

 plunging the pots outdoors, keeping the 

 plants pot-bound. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 



3057 Tall Mixed Morning-Glory (Ipomwa 

 purpurea). The Common Morning-Glory: 

 Always satisfactory, thriving in any soil. 

 All shades of blue, pink, and red. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 



3058 Brazilian Morning-Glory (/. setosa). 

 An extremely rapid grower with leaves 

 often measuring 10 inches across. The large 

 flowers appear in late summer and are deep 

 rose with a five-pointed star of satiny pink. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



3051 Grandiflora. White-seeded Moonflower. 

 Quick-growing climbers with dense green 

 foliage and immense pure white flowers 

 5 to 6 inches in diameter, that open in the 

 evening and on cloudy days. Seed should 

 be started early indoors. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 J^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



Wild Cucumber 



Echinocystis 



Culture B. Cover seeds 14 in. Ht. 10 to 30 ft. 

 Soak seeds in lukewarm water for 12 hours before 

 sowing. 



3720 Lobata. One of the fastest growing 

 annual vines. Bright green foliage with 

 sweet-scented white flowers during July 

 and August, followed by ornamental spiny 

 seed-pods. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 



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