ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. 
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NAME AND DESCRIPTION 
No. 
The Ricinus ( Castor Oil Plant) takes foremost rank amongst the sub- 
tropical plants ; its robust and stately growth , large ornamental 
leaves , and easy culture render it most invaluable where large groups 
arc required. 
1147 Silybum ebuiineum ( Ivory Thistle) dark green, glossy foliage, spotted 
with white, stems and veins ivory white ; very effective . 
1148 Solanum ATRorunrURKU.M, beautiful foliage and dark purple flowers . 
1 1 ■ 1Q t auriculatum, ear-shaped, white foliage, and violet flowers . 
, BETACEUM, a very elegant variety, with green stems, beauti- 
fully spotted with grey, the leaves large and bright green, 
flowers white and succeeded by red berries 
, g-igranteum, large oval leaves, downy white underneath, 
violet flowers, succeeded by scarlet berries .... 
, laciniatum, long prettily cut green foliage, large purple 
flowers . 
, marginatum ( cabaliense ar gent cum) y a fine species, with 
tomentose elegantly scalloped leaves, margined silvery white 
, pyracanthum, hoary foliage, covered with scarlet prickles . 
, liEOl.lNATUM, a particularly attractive species, with long cut 
foliage, and large azure blue flowers 
, verbascifolium, large, oval, lanceolate, silvery foliage, 
bushy habit, and blue flowers in corymbs .... 
For varieties with Ornamental Fruit, vide page 29. 
1157 Stachys lanata, silvery foliaged- plant, very useful for edgings . 
1158 Veronica Candida, a pretty silvery-leaved variety, used extensively 
during the past season in Battersea Park for edging .... 
1159 Wigandia Caracas an A, a magnificent omamental-foliaged plant, with 
immense leaves 3 ft. long by 1 J ft. wide .... 
1160 ,, urens, similar to the preceding ; foliage rather shorter 
1161 ,, Vigieri, gigantic tomentose foliage ; pale blue flowers 
1162 Zba Caragua (Giant Chili Maize ) 
1163 ,, Cuzko (New (Plant Indian Maize), the largest and most stately . 
1164 ,, japonica fol. yariegata (Striped-leaved Japanese Maize ) . 
1149 
1150 
1151 
1152 
1153 
1154 
1155 
1156 
Hardiness 
and 
Duration. 
Height 
in 
Feet. 
Price 
per 
packet. 
s. d. 
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3 
0 3 
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0 3 
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4 
0 3 
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4 
0 6 
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8 
0 6 
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5 
0 3 
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4 
0 6 
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4 
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ft 
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6 
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h h a 
10 
0 6 
ft 
10 
0 6 
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5 
0 3 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. 
The diversified and grotesque forms which the fruits assume, the unusual richness and beautifully 
marbled colours, combined with elegantly divided and handsome foliage, render Gourds objects of 
great interest and curiosity. In their style of growth there is always a charm, especially where many 
varieties are cultivated. Verandahs, sloping hanks— -even blank walls would be made attractive if 
these curious and beautiful productions of nature were allowed to grow over them, offering during 
their early growth real artistic beauty in the form of foliage, and in autumn a picturesque appearance 
never attained by any other plants. 
Assortments of 25 choice varieties ..... 7s. 6d. 
>> ,, ,, ..... 4s. 6d. 
»> 6 ,, ,, ..... 2s. 6d. 
„ Per packet — s. d. 
1165 ABOBRA VIRIDIFLORA, a very elegantly climbing Cucurbit, with small finely 
divided foliage, and oval scarlet fruit 0 3 
1166 BENINCASA CERIFERA (Musk Gourd), climber, yellowish gnMUl fruit . . .03 
1167 BRYONOPSIS LACINIOSA ERYTHROCARPA, climber, with ivy-like pale green 
foliage, and exquisitely marked green fruit, changing to bright scarlet with white stripe 0 6 
1168 COCCINXA INDICA, ivy -like foliage, with large white flowers and scarlet fruit . .06 
116,9 CTTCTXRBITA ARGYROSPERMA, very large fruits, containing beautiful seeds of 
silvery white, with green borders, which are eatable, and of a nutty flavour 0 6 
1170 CYCLANTHERA EXPLODENS, curious spiny oval-shaped fruit . . . .03 
i> PEDATA, very ornamental .• 0 3 
