Ornamental gourds and fruit-bearing Vines and Plants. 
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Abobra viridiflora 
Ardisia croniilata 
Balsam Pear and Apple 
Benlncasa cerifera 
Bryonopsis laciniosa crythrocarpa 
Cocclnia Indica 
Cucumis erinaceus (Hedge -hog 
Gourd) 
acutangulus (Rag Gourd) 
flexuosus (Snake Cucumber) 
grossulariffiformis (Gooseberry 
Gourd) 
odoratissimus (Pomegranate 
Melon) 
perennis (very fine) 
Cucurbita 
Cyclanthera explodens 
Echinocystis lobata 
Eopepon vitifolius 
Gourds — 
Mock Orange 
Egg-shaped 
Apple-shaped 
Pear-shaped 
Onion-shaped 
Hercules' Club 
Sugar Trough 
lageuaria (Bottle Gourd) 
— Miniature 
Powder Horn 
Dipper 
MLxed 
Collection, including 
12 vars. Gourds, small. 
5007 Melothria scabra. 
5008 
5010 
5012 
5013 
5014 
5018 
5020 
5022 
5024 
5025 
5038 
5040 
5042 
5046 
5047 
5047a 
5048 
5050 
5052 
Momordica balsamina 
Charantia 
Elaterium 
involucrata 
Mukia scabrella 
Phaseolus multiflorus 
Scotanthus tubiflorus 
Solarium, White Egg-plant. 
Scarlet Egg-].)lant 
Striped Egg-plant 
pseudo-capsicum nanum . . 
Wetherill's Hybrid 
robustuni 
capsicastrum 
Plendersoni 
Warseewiczioides 
Collection, including 
0 vars. Solanum 
Squirting Cucumber. 
Trichosanthes colubrina. 
coccinea 
palmata 
Wild Cucumber. 
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Pretty scarlet fruit. 
f Splendid decorative plant, bearing 
\ bright coral berries. 
See Momordica, below. 
Black, wax-like gourd. 
Very ornamental. 
J 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 prop- 
erly prepared. 
See Gourds. 
Curious. 
(Wild Cucumber.) 
Oi^namental. 
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 
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 JSchinocystis lobata. 
