PETEt^ HeHDEHSO^^ St CO.— Uflt^lVflLtED piiOWEf^ SEEDS. 



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The climTjing- plants catalog'ued tinder the above 

 heading' ■will all bloom and attain perfection the same 

 season from. seed. Tor im.inediate effects in covering' 

 trellises, arbors, piazzas, •walls, old trees, houses, etc., 

 they are indispensable, and in addition to their useful- 

 ness for shade and covering' unsightly objects they add a grace and beauty to the sur- 

 roundtngrs, tmobtainable ■without them. Many of them ■will grow 20, 30 and even 40 feet, 

 but unfortunately being of only one year's duration it is necessary to so-w seed each 

 season. For permanent effects it is advisable to gro'w the varieties catalogued on page 

 83, ■which, ho^wever, are of slo^wer gro^wth. Full cultural directions given on each packet. 



ARGYREIA. 



Tilaefolia. A magnificent climber of rapid 

 gro'wth ; with large, green heart-shaped 

 leaves, silvery ■white underneath ; very 

 large flowers of white and violet. The seed 

 should be sown in the house and the 

 plants transplanted about the middle of 

 May to a warm, sunny place in the garden. 

 [See cut.) Pkt. 15 



BAI.I.OON VINE. 



A rapid growing, handsome summer climb- 

 ing annual, attaining a height of 10 to 15 

 feet, having small white flowers, which 

 are followed by inflated seed vessels shaped 

 lilie small balloons Pkt. 5 



BRYONOPSIS. 



A beautiful summer climbing annual, with 

 palmate leaves; its yellow flowers are fol- 

 lowed by pretty, cherry-like, green fruits, 

 which cliange to bright scarlet marbled 

 with white. Height, 10 ft Pkt. 5 



CAI.AMPEI.IS. 



A well-known beautiful annual climber, 

 about 10 feet high. Trained to a trellis 

 or south wall it is an ornamental object 

 throughout the summer, its bright orange 

 tubular flowers contrasting effectively with 

 the delicate green of the foliage Pkt. 10 



" CANARY BIRD " VINE. 



A rapid growing summer climbing annual, 

 growing 10 to 15 ft. high. It will cover 

 trellis work in the most graceful manner, 

 producing hundreds of its prettj* fringed 

 bright yellow flowers, which resemble a 

 canary bird with expanded wings . . . .Pkt. 10 



CEPHAEANDRA. 



Scarlet Fruited, Palm Leaved Climber. 



Palmata. A beautiful South African climber, 

 growing rapidly, about 30 ft. high. The 

 vines are long, slim and straight, bearing 

 very large palmated, light green leaves. 

 Flowers large reddish orange, succeeded 

 by small, bright carmine, cucumber-shaped 

 fruits 25 



COB^EA. 



Scaudens. Elegant rapid growing climbers, 

 20 to 30 ft. high, that can be grown in the 

 greenhouse or conservatory or in the gar- 

 den in summer, where from their luxuri- 

 ance they are particularly desirable for 

 covering arbors, walls, etc. ; flowers large 

 and bell-shaped. 



Blue 10 White Pkt. 25 



COCCINEA. 



Indica. This is a remarkably pretty annual 

 climber ; foliage ivy-like, bright and luxu- 

 riant ; never troubled with insects, and 

 admirably adapted for trellises, arbors, 

 etc. The small flowers are soon followed 

 by numerous fruits 2 inches long, which 

 turn to brilliant scarlet, spotted with 

 white, rendering the vine very pretty. 

 10 ft Pkt. 10 



CONVOEVUEUS. 



( " Morning Glory." ) 



The well-known Morning Glories; splendid 

 climbing plants ; unequaled for lapidity of 

 growth and profusion of bloom ; annuals 

 attaining a height of 30 to 50 ft. 



"White 5 Blue 5 Striped. . . 5 



Rose 5 Blood Red. . 5 Mixed. ... 5 



Aureus Superbus. A smaller flowering 



sort, with flowers of golden yellow 10 



Variegated Leaf Morning Glory. (Ipomcza 



Marmorala.) Foliage beautifully striped 



and variegated, flowers of vai-ious colors. 



{Seemt.) ; 10 



For Dwarf or Bedding Morning Glories, see 

 page G'l. 



For Convolvulus Mauritanicus, seepage 87. 



CECEMIS. 



( " Syiake Cucumber." ) 

 Flexuosus. Eapid growing summer climber, 

 an annual attaining a height of about 6 ft., 

 with curious fruits 3 ft. long, which, when 

 allowed to fully ripen, can be kept as 

 curiosities Pkt. 5 



Refer io ihe Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. 





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