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



107 



ORNAMENTAL GOURDS and FRUIT-BEARING VINES 



AND PLANTS. 



NUMBER and NAME. 



% or. at or. rate only on articles quotei at 

 $1 per oz. and over. 



General Observations. 



4964 



4966 

 4968 



4970 

 4972 



4973 

 4974 

 4975 

 4976 



4978 



4980 



Abobra viridiflora 



Balsam Pear and Apple . . . . 



Benincasa cerifera 



Bryonopsis laciniosa erythro- 

 carpa 



Coccinia Indica 



Cucumis erinaceus (Hedge-hog 



Gourd) 



acutangulus (Rag Gourd) . . . 

 flexuosus (Snake Cucumber) . . 



cylindrica 



grossulariaeformis (Gooseberry 



Gourd) 



odoratissimus (Pom egranate 



Melon) 



perennis (very fine) .... . . 



Cucurbita 



4981 Cyclanthera explodens 



4981a Echinocystis lobata 



49816 Epopepon vitifolius 



Gourds— 



4982 Mock Orange 



4983 Egg-shaped ...... . . . . 



4984 Apple-shaped 



4986 Pear-shaped 



4987 Onion-shaped ... 



4988 Hercules' Club 



4989 Sugar Trough 



4990 lagenaria (Bottle Gourd) .... 



4991 — Miniature 



4992 Powder-horn 



4993 Dipper 



4994 Melopepo (Miniature) 



4996 — Striped 



4997 Mixed 



Collection, including 12 varieties — 



Gourds, small 



Melothria sea bra 



5007 



5008 

 5009 

 5010 

 5012 



.5014 



501S 



5020 



5022 

 5024 

 5025 

 5038 

 5040 

 5042 

 5046 



5P47 

 5047a 



5048 

 5050 

 5052 



Momordica balsam in a 



involucrata 



charantia 



Elaterium 



Mukia scabrella ... 



Phaseolus multiflorus 



Scotanthus tubiflorus 



Solarium, White Egg- Plant . . . 



Scarlet Egg-Plant 



Striped Egg-Plant 



pseudo-capsicum nanum .... 



Wetherill's Hybrid 



robustum 



capsicastrum 



Hendersoni . . 



Warscewiczioides 



Collection, including 6 varieties 



Solanum 



Squirting Cucumber 



Trichosanthes colubrina .... 



coccinea 



palmata 



Wild Cucumber 



2 3 



tA 



2 



2 3 



2 



2 3 



2 3 



3 



2 3 



3 



2 3 

 3 



2 3 



hhA 



hhP 

 hhA 



hhP 

 tA 



hhA 



gP 

 tA 



gP* 



green 



yel. 



ted 



yel. 



green 

 white 



yel. 



1. b. 

 yel. 



scar, 

 white 



strip. 



white 



bl. 



pur. 



yel. 



purple 



white 



yel. 

 white 



15 



10 

 12 

 10-15 



15 



cts. 

 5 



Pretty scarlet fruit. 

 See Momordica, below. 

 Black wax-like gourd. 



Very ornamental, 

 f Oblong fruit, marked with white 

 1 lines, turning scarlet. 



Of extremely rapid growth, and 

 bears curious fruits. 4973 is the 

 Rag or Dish-cloth Gourd, the 

 peculiar interior of which is use- 

 ful in the kitchen when properly 

 prepared. 



See Gourds. 



Curious. 



Wild Cucumber. 



Ornamental. 



Excellent for covering verandas 

 or trellis work and for training 

 over arbors, fences, etc. Of 

 very rapid growth, with curious 

 fruits and highly ornamental 

 foliage. Cultivate the same as 

 melons or squashes. 



Tropical Vine. 



The well-known Balsam Pear and 

 Balsam Apple. 



Squirting Cucumber. 



Fruit reddish when ripe. 



Scarlet Runner Bean. 



Bears pretty fruit. 



I The Solanums are very ornamen- 

 } tal fruit-bearing plants, and 

 thrive best in light, rich soil. 

 All are worth cultivating. 



See Momordica Elaterium. 



I Snake Gourd. So called fiom the 

 j shape of its fruit. 



See Echinocystis lobata. 



