J. M. Thorbukn & Co.'s Catalogue of Seeds. 



107 



ORNAMENTAL GOURDS and FRUIT- BEARING VINES 



AND PLANTS. 



NUMBER and NAME. 



8C&~ % oz. at oz. rate only on articles quotei at 

 $1 per oz. and over. 



4964 



496(1 

 4968 



4970 



4972 



4973 

 4974 

 4975 

 4976 



4978 



4979 

 4980 



4981 



4981a 



49S15 



4982 

 4983 

 49^4 

 4986 

 4987 

 4988 

 4989 

 4990 

 4991 

 4992 

 4998 

 4'.^94 

 4996 

 4997 



Abobra viridiflora 



Balsam Pear and Apple . . . . 



Benincasa cerifera 



Bryonopsis laciniosa erythro- 

 carpa 



Coccinia Indica 



Cucumis erinaceus (Hedge-hog 

 Gourd) 



acutaugulus (Rag Gourd) . . . 



flexuosus (Snake Cucumber) . . 



cylindriea 



grossulariaef ormis (Gooseberry 

 Gourd) 



odoratissimus (Pomegranate 

 Melon) 



Sooly qiui 



perennis (very fine) 



Cucurbita 



Cyclanthera explodens 



Echinocystis lobata 



Epopepon vitifolius 



Gourds- 

 Mock Orange 



Egg-shaped 



Apple-shaped 



Pear-shaped 



Onion-shaped 



Hercules' Club 



Sugar Trough 



lagenaria (Bottle Gourd) . . . . 



Miniature 



Powder horn 



Dipper 



Melopepo (Miniature) 



— Striped 



Mixed 



Collection, including 12 varieties 



Gourds, small 



General Observations. 



5007 Melothria scabra. . . . 



500S Momordica balsamina 



5009 involucrata 



5010 charantia 



5012 Elaterium 



5014 Mukia scabrc l'a . . . . 

 5018 Phaseolus multiflorus 

 5020 Scotanthus tubiflorus 



5022 

 5024 

 5025 

 5038 

 5040 

 5042 

 5046 

 5047 

 5047a 



5048 

 5050 

 5052 



Solanum, White Egsr-Plant . . . 



Scarlet Egg-Plan t 



Striped Egg-Plant 



pseudoc-apsicum nanum . . . . 



WetherilPs Hybrid 



robustum 



capsicastrum 



Hendersoni 



Warscewicziodes 



Collection, including 6 varieties 



Solanum 



Squirting Cucumber 



Trichosanth.es colubrina .... 



coccinea 



palmata 



Wild Cucumber 



2 



2 3 



2 3 



3 



2 3 



2 3 



hhA vel 



hhP 



hhA 



hhP 

 tA 



hhA 



tA 

 tP 

 tA 



gP 

 tA 



gP 



green 

 white 



yel. 



l.b. 

 yel. 



scar, 

 white 



scar. 



strip. 



white 



bl. 



pur. 



yel. 



purple 



white 



yel. 

 white 



15 



15 



10 

 12 

 10-15 



10 



15 



Pretty scarlet fruit. 

 See Momordica, b^-low. 

 Black, wax-like gourd. 



Very ornamental. 

 \ Oblong fruit, marked with white 

 I lines, turning scarlet. 



Of extremely rapid growth, and 

 bears curious fruits. 4973 is the 

 Hair or Dish-cloth gourd, the 

 peculiar interior of which is 

 useful in the kitchen when, 

 properly prepared. 



See Gourds. 



Curious. 



Wild Cucumber. 



Ornamental. 



Excellent* for covering veranda* 

 or trellis work and for training 

 ! over arbors, fences, etc. Of 

 } very rapid growth, with cur- 

 ious fruits and highly ornamen- 

 mental foliage. Cultivate the 

 same as melons or squashes. 



' Tropical Vine. 



I The well known Balsam Pear 

 j and Balsam Apple. 



Squirting Cucumber. 



Fruit reddish when ripe. 



Scarlet Runner Bean. 



Bears pretty fruit. 



l The Solanum s are very orna- 

 mental fruit-bearing plants, 

 \ and thrive best in light, rich 

 soil. All are worth cultivat- 

 ing:. 



See Momordica Elaterium. 



/Snake Gourd. So called from. 

 ^ the shape of its fruit. 



See Echinocystis lobata. 



