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[Barr and Sugden, 



ornaments, and recently they have been in demand for church decoration, where a Harvest Home is held in con- 

 nection with All Saints' Festival. 



We can supply, to any one desirous of cultivating a collection of these, 500 varieties, most of which have 

 been described in previous editions of our Catalogue. 



THE PRIZE GIANT OR LARGE-FRUITED GOURDS. 



These, in addition to being highly ornamental, are in demand for cattle food, the seed planted early in May 



where intended to grow. 



s. d. s. d. 



454 30 Packets, 30 beautiful varieties 7 6 I 456 15 Packets, 15 beautiful varieties 3 6 



455 20 ,, 20 ,, ,, 5 6 J 457 10 ,, 10 ,, ,, 2 6 



458 Splendid mixed, is. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 



THE PRIZE MEDIUM SIZED GOURDS. 



459 30 Packets, beautiful varieties 7 6 I 461 15 Packets, beautiful varieties 3 6 



460 20 ,, ,, ,, S 6 I 462 10 ,, ,, ,, 2 6 



463 Splendid mixed, is. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 



THE PRIZE MINIATURE GOURDS. 



464 30 Packets, beautiful varieties 7 6 1 466 15 Packets, beautiful varieties 3 6 



465 20 ,, ,, S 6 I 467 10 ,, ,, 2 6 



468 Splendid mixed, is. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 



The names contained in the above collections will be fouiid in previous editions of our Catalogue. 



Many of our customers who for years back have been growing our Prize Collections will, no doubt, hail with 

 satisfaction the following selection, which lias been arranged in botanical classes, and under botanical names, 

 some of them being offered by us for the first time : — 



The follcnuing are 3d. per packet, with the exception 0/ those marked -uith an *, which arc 6d. per packet. 



Benincasa cerifera. 

 Cucumis Arada. 



„ dipsaceus. 



„ Figarei. 



„ flexuosus (Serpent Gourd). 



gTOSSUlaria (Gooseberry Gourd). 

 ,, melo chito. 

 ,, „ large fruited. 



„ „ odbratissimus. 



„ metuliferus. 

 „ pancherianus globosus. 

 11 „ longus. 



482* 

 483* 

 484* 

 485* 

 486 

 487 

 488 

 489* 

 490 

 491 

 492* 

 493* 

 494* 



495* „ vitifolius [new). 

 496* Involucraria Lepiniana. 

 497* Lagenaria angolensis. 

 498* „ enonnis. 

 499* „ gigantea. 



530 Palmated-leaved Melon, an exceedingly handsome foliage plant for Sub-tropical gardening, used either 

 as an under-growth to taller growing foliage plants, or to form distinct clumps of green; also 



valuable for covering stumps or falling over rock formatio?is per pkt. is. and 2 



See Cucurbitacee section of climbers for the more slender growing gourds. 



,, ,, „ green-fruited. 



„ de la Floride. 



,, maxima verrucosa. 



,, Melopepo Hectoriana. 



,, Pepo aurantiformis. 



,, „ pyrif ormis. 



„ ,, „ viridi annulata. 



„ „ „ maxima variegata. 



„ „ rouge de Crimce. 



, , perennis. 



„ radicans. 



,, turbanif ormis, Is. 



Eopepon aurantiformis {new). 



500 Lagenaria grosse pelerine. 

 501 " : „ hou-lo de Chine. 



502 „ Latior. 



503 ,, leucantha depressa. 



504 ,, ,, ,, minima. 



505 ,, ,, longissima. 



506 ,, longa. 



507 „ massv.e. 



508* „ maxima (Jerusalem Bottle Gourd). 

 509* „ Natalensis. 



510 „ plate de Corse. 



511 ,, poire a poudre. 

 512* „ sphserica. 



513 ,, siphon. 



514 ,, „ a cou contourne\ 

 415 „ ,, a cou court. 

 516 „ vulgaris (Miniature Chinese Bottle 



Gourd). 



„ „ (Cannon Ball Gourd). 



„ var. sphaerocarpa. 

 Luffa acutangula. 

 ,, amara. 

 „ Plukenetiana. 

 Melothria cucumerina. 

 ,, pendula. 

 „ scabra. 

 525* Momordica Balsamina leucantha. 

 526* Trichosanthes cucumerma fructu longo. 

 527* „ palmata fructu longo. 



528* „ „ fructu ovata acuminata. 



529* „ ,, fructu sphaerica oblonga. 



517* 



518 s 



519 



520 



521* 



522* 



523* 



524* 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, 



For Winter Bouquets, Dinner-Table Decorations, Edgings, Ribbons, Centres of Beds, Sub-tropical 

 Gardens, Islands, Select Plantations, Shrubberies, the Sides of Rivulets, Ravines, Lakes, etc. 



It is scarcely possible to over-estimate the decorative qualities of Ornamental Grasses for the flower-borders 

 and shrubberies ; some of them are curious-looking plants, others exceedingly graceful ; some are neat and 

 compact, while others are stately and majestic. 



In their cultivation the plants should be so thinned out as to allow for individual development. 



All the grasses may be gathered and dried for winter decoration ; but as some are better adapted for that 

 purpose than others, we recommend the collection we offer for " Winter Bouquets." 



The varieties enumerated have been flow ered in our Experimental Grounds, and are those which we have 

 selected as most desirable for the purposes above named. 



In some establishments a special piece of ground is devoted to Ornamental Grasses, and we have known in 

 such places these GRASS GARDENS to be a source of greater interest to visitors than the flower garden with all 

 its charms. 



531 Collections suitable for Flower Border Decoration, 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3, 6 ; 



10 ditto, 2/6. 



532 „ ,, for Edgings, 10 varieties, 2/6 ; 6 ditto, 1/6. 



533 „ ,, for Shrubberies, etc., 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6; to ditto, 2/6. 



534 „ „ for Winter Bouquets, 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6; 10 ditto, 2/6. 



535 „ „ for Sub-tropical Gardens, 15 varieties, 4/6 ; 10 ditto, 3/6. 



All the grasses flower the first season, and most of them continue for two or more years. They may either 

 be sown where intended to bloom, or in pots, and transplanted when about two inches high. 



