OF THEIR ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDE. 



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TROPJE OirM — conhmted. t. <*. 



2017 Tropae'olum Lobbia'num, Geant des battailles, ir/7/!a?ii carwwe 0 4 



2018 „ ., G\o\-j, carmine 0 4 



2019 ., „ Imperatrice Eugenie, orange, shaded maroon, with dark spots 0 6 



2020 ,, ., King of Italy, ora?j^e, crtrmme «/»ots, beautiful 0 6 



2021 „ „ lAly ^m\t\\, brilliant scarlet 0 3 



2022 „ ,, Lord Clyde, rich vermilion 0 6 



2023 ,. ,, Ma,&a.me 'Persim, carmine blotched blach 0 6 



2024 „ Mercier LsLComhe, fringed citron, spotted rose 0 6 



2025 „ ,, Massileu'se gvaiiclifluni, J?rtc /(jr/i^ rcfZ ^. 0 6 



2026 „ ,, Monsieur Colmet, lemon, spotted crimson 0 6 



2027 „ ,, Ne plus ultra, dark red, centre black 0 0 



2028 ,, „ Vole Sta.v, primrose, spotted maroon 0 6 



2029 „ „ Q,ueeii Victoria,, vermilion scarlet striped 0 4 



2030 ,, 'Roi dGS noirs, flowers almost black 0 4 



2031 „ .. Scheuermannia'mim car'ncum, s((/Hion, niar/icrf pr/m/osc 0 3 



2032 ., ., tnomjphe da Gand, fringed, bright orange-sca>-lel 0 4 



2033 ., ,, „ de Prado, scarlet, beautifully pencilled 0 4 



2034 „ ,, Zandc'vii, brilliant scarlet, rapid growing variety 0 6 



2035 ., „ Barker's Superb, perpetual flowerhig varieties, in mixture - . 1 0 



2036 „ choice mixed, including tlie finest varieties 1 0 



2037 „ „ line mixed 0 6 



In addition to tlic above Tropicolums, we have many other varieties. 

 TWEE'DIA, Nat. Orel. Asclepiada'cece. Handsome hardy twiner. 



2038 Twee'dia, cceru'lea, blue 0 4 



2039 „ floiibun'da, beautiful pink 0 4 



vrciA, Nat. Ord. Legiimino'scp. An elegant hardy annual climber. 



2040 Vi'cia Gerar'di, lavender-purple, Swainsonia-lilic flowers, in bunches, beautiful 0 6 



2041 tri'color, crimson shaded purple „ „ „ 0 6 



CUCUMIS AND CUCURBITA, Nat. Ord. Cucurbita'cets. 



Picturesque, Curious, Interesting, and Beautiful arc tlie following Ornamental Gourds and Cucumbers. 



The varieties in this our Foreign collection have been selected either for the highly ornamental 

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

 variety, .Hicl peculiarity of their colouring ; some are perfect monsters in size and oddity of shape, 

 while others are miniatures of most elegant formation. Tlie colours range from white to crimson, 

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

 polished glossy green ; these again are striped, spotted, dappled, or variegated in the most extraor- 

 dinary manner ; others, being seLf-colourcd, arc 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 trained round the windows they are exceedingly ornamental, wliilc in autumn their rich and 

 parti-coloured fruit is remarkably 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 ponds, \voodiand walks, amidst ruins, for large beds on lawns, in orchards, parks, Sfc. 



NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE ON THE GOURD. 



" Speaking of Gourds, I must say a word of their beautiful and varied forms. They presented an 

 endless diversity of urns and vases, shallow or deep, scalloped or plain, moulded in patterns which a sculptor 

 would do well to copy, since art has never invented anytlmig more gi-aceful. A hundred Goiu-ds in the 

 garden were worthy — in my eyes at least — of being rendered indestructible in marble. If ever Providence 

 (but I know it never will) should assign me a supei-fluity of gold, part of it shall be expended for a service 

 of plate, or most delicate poi'cclatn, to be wi'ought into the shape of Gourds, gathered from vines which 

 I will plant with my own hands. As dishes for containing vegetables they would be peculiarly appropriate. 



" But not merely the natm-al love of the beautif irl was gratified by my toil in the kitchen garden. 

 There was a hearty enjoyment, likewise, in observing the growth of the crooked-necked Gom-d, from the 

 first little bidb, with the withered blossom adhering to it, imtil they lay strewn upon the soil, big rotmd 

 feUows, hiding their heads beneath the leaves, but turning up their great yellow rotimdities to the noon- 

 tide sun. Gazing at them I felt that, by my agency, sometliing worth living for had been done. A new 

 substance was bom into the world. They were real and tangible existences, which the mind cottld seize 

 hold of and rejoice in." — Nathaniel Hawthorne's Mosses from an Old Manse. 



The fruits when ripe maice the siost sflendid and interesting hall xsd drawing-room 



AUTUMNAL AND WINTER ORNAjMENTS. 



i^The following varieties of Gourds represent about one-fourth part of our magnificent collection. 

 [Those varieties with a (») are Edible, for Soups and Preserves,] 



THE PRIZE GIANT OR lA^GE-FRUITED GO'URDS. 



These, in addition to being highly ornamental, are invaluable for cattle food. The seed may be 

 planted in Iklay where intended to grow. 



