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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



ORNAMENTAL GOURDS AND FRUIT-BEARING VINES AND PLANTS. 



NUMBER and NAME. 



% oz. at oz. rate only on articles quoted at 

 $1 per oz. and oner. 



General Observations. 



4964 



4966 

 4968 



4970 

 4972 



4973 

 4974 

 4976 



4978 



4980 



49S1 

 4981a 

 498 1 b 



4982 



4933 

 4984 

 4986 

 4987 

 4988 

 4989 

 4990 

 4991 

 4992 

 4993 

 4994 

 4996 



4997 



Abobra viridiflora 23 



Balsam Pear and Apple • - • 



Benincasa cerifera 



laciniosa erythro- 



tA green 



Bryonopsis 



carpa 



Coccinea Indica 



Gucumis erinaceus (Hedge-hog 

 Gourd) 



acutangulus (Rag Gourd) . . . 



flexuosus(Snake Cucumber) . . 



grossulariaeformis (Gooseberry 

 Gourd) . 



odoratissimus ( Pomegranate 

 Melon) 



perennis (very fine) 



Cucurbita 



Cyclanthera explodens 



Echinocystis lobata 



Eopepon vitifolius 



Gourds — 



Mock Orange 



hhA 



yel. 

 red 



yel. 



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 vars. Gourds, small . 



hhP 



hhA 



hhP 

 tA 



green 

 white 



yel. 



5007 Melothria scabra 



5008 

 5010 

 5012 

 5013 

 50H 

 5018 



5020 



5022 

 5024 

 5025 

 5038 

 5040 

 5042 

 5046 

 5047 

 5047a 



5048 

 5050 

 5052 



Momordica balsamina 2 



Charantia 



Elaterium 



involucrata 



hhA 



Mukia scabrella 



Phaseolus multiflorus 2 



Scotanthus tubiflorus .... 



Solauum, White Egg-plant . . 



Scarlet Egg-plant 



Striped Egg-plant 



pseudo-capsicum nanum .... 



Wetherill's Hybrid . . 



robustum 2 3 



capsicastrum 



Hendersoni 



Warscewiczioides 



Collection, including — 



6 vars. Solanum 



tA 

 tP 

 tA 



1. b. 

 yel. 



tA 



scar, 

 white 



scar. 



strip. 



white 



bl. 



pur. 



yel. 



pur. 



white 



Squirting Cucumber . . 



Trichosanthes colubrina . 



coccinea 



palmata 



3 

 2 



I 3 



Wild Cucumber 



yel. 

 white 



'5 



15 



10 

 12 

 10-15 



15 



Pretty scarlet fruit. 

 See Momordica, below. 

 Black, wax-like gourd. 



Very ornamental. 

 I Oblong fruit, marked with white 

 ( 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. 



1 



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. 



I The well-known Balsam Pear and 

 j Balsam Apple. 

 (Squirting Cucumber.) 



Fruit reddish when ripe. 

 (Scarlet Runner Bean.) 

 Bears pretty fruit. 



The Solanums are very ornamen- 

 tal fruit - bearing plants, and 

 thrive best in light, rich soil. 

 All are worth cultivating. 



See Momordica Elaterium. 



(Snake Gourd.) So called from 

 the shape of its fruit. 



See Echinocystis lobata. 



