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BARR AND SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE. 



' Ob ! greeulj and fair in tlie lands of the sod. 

 The Vines of the Gourd and tlic rith Melon run. 

 And the rock and the tree and the cottage enfold. 

 With broad leaves all greenness and blossoms all gold." 



THE GREAT EXHIBITION OE GOURDS, 



8th, 9th, 10th, to the 18th October, 1SG2. 



The ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY offers Prizes to the amount of £30. 

 for Ornamental and Edible G-ourds and Marrows. 



See Engraving, taken from a Photograph of a Group of Gourds (chiefly JFiniature Varieties), as 

 Exhibited by our " Sardittia7i Correspondent," which obtained a First-class Certificate. 



2013 A\\Y&rii\aQa.y\r\di\a,dark green striped 0 0 



2014 Beauty, cream warled 0 C 



2015 Ber<;aniot tricolor, yellow, green, and 



0 



2020 newdrop,crcn»?i ifdr^crf, exquisite... 0 



2021 Diamond, beautiful 0 



2022 Ear-ring, pretty, sulphur and green 0 



2023 Elegantissima, cx(iuisitc, cream 



CUCUMIS AND CUCURBITA, Nat. Ord. Cucurhitacece. 

 The most Picturesque, Curious, Interesting, Bctutilul, and Varied Collection of 

 ORXAIIEMAI CICIMBERS AAD GOIRDS 



Ever offered to the British public. Arranged and classified by our " Sardinian Correspondent." 



The species and varieties in this collection have been selected eitlior fur the highly ornamental 

 character of their foliage, the singularity or exquisite symmetry of their fruit, or for the ricimess, 

 variety, and peculiarity of their colouring; smiie are perfect monsters in size and oddity of shape, 

 while others are miniatures of most elegant fcjrmation. The colours range from white to crimson, 

 orange and scarlet, blending and harmonizing with olive-green, bronze and the most beautiful bright 

 polished glossy green ; thet^e again are stripeil, spotted, da[)pled, or variegated in the most extraordi- 

 dinary manner, others being self-coloured, are distinct and beautiful. The style of growth is as 

 diversified as the size of the fruit ; some are of the most gigantic structure, others are slender and 

 delicate, and these are invaluable for covering verandahs, trellis-work, or fronts of villas and cottages ; 

 where tri^ined round the windows they are exceedingly ornamental, while in autumn their rich and 

 party-coloured fruit is exceedingly picturesque. The strong growers are invaluable for training to 

 trees over summer retreats and arbours, or trailing on rockeries and rooteries, sloping banks, by the 

 margins of woodland walks, amidst ruins, &c. The fruit when dried make splendid hall and drawing- 

 room ornaments. To have them in the highest ])erfectiou, sow in heat in March or April, so as to 

 have good strong plants to ]jut out the end of May. i'or culture, see article on Tomato, Kidgs 

 Cucumber, or Gourd, in Guide to Ihc Kitchen Garden. 



Since writing the article on Gourds, we observe fiom the Gardeners' Chronicle of January 4th 

 and 11th instant, that the I\oyal Horticultural Society ofiers £30, to be expended in prizes for the 

 frtiit of this class of highly onianieiital, curious, and useful plants. 



The following collection is, wc Iielicvc, the largest in Europe, and yet does not nearly embrace 

 all the varieties at our comniand ; we tbcrclbre trust it may be of some service to intending Ex- 

 hibitors, for whose convenience we have divided the collection into five classes, and have indicated 

 with an • such sorts as are Ediule, and the points of whose shoots form an excellent substitute 

 for asparagus. 



For a Collection of Marrows see " Ouide to the Kitchen Garden." 



MIXI.iTlRE GOURDS. 



This section composes the small growing varieties, aver.aging in length from two to six inches, 

 amongst which there is every variety of shape and colour, some beautifully striped, spotted, and 

 variegated in the most fanciful manner ; all arc extremely elegant, and when dried very ornamental 



OUR SELECTION, in Sealed Packets. 



•t. d. , *. A 



30 rackets beautiful varieties 7 6 15 Packets beautiful varieties 3 6 



20 „ „ „ 5 6 I 10 „ „ „ 2 G 



Per Vkt. 



2016 Bigar'adia, /)«/e .sH/;</(»r, heautilul... 0 4 I mlour 0 G 



2017 Bijou, rrram u-arleil. jirctty 0 (I I 2024 Fig, iireen, striped with i/etlow 0 4 



2018 Binilc d'or, (/o/(/cH 0 3 | 2025 Florence, yellow and orange striped, 



2019 Cialdini, dark green rays 0 G very beaiitiful 0 6 



