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Choice Tropical Fruits 
Only Five Cents a Packet 
The following Tropical Fruits are hardy in Florida and 
some further north, but are successfully grown and fruited 
in the Northern States as pot plants. They are handsome 
and interesting and a source of pleasure to the lover of flow¬ 
ers and fruits. 
Carica Papaya, the Florida Paw-paw, 6 ft. This is a beau¬ 
tiful foliage and blooming plant, easily grown from seeds 
and not difficult to care for. The foliage is large and 
gracefully formed, and the flowers come in many white 
clusters and are deliciously scented. Grow in pots, shift¬ 
ing in larger pots as they develop. They will bloom and 
bear the second year. 
Bemncasa Cerifera— Here is a rare, easily grown vine of the 
Gourd Family, with massive foliage and handsome, showy 
rich golden firs., four inches across. ihese are followed 
by big whte waxy fruits that make delicious pickles and 
conserves. This vine is a wonder, and always excites ad¬ 
miration from ail who see it and test its pioducts. 5 cts. 
Eriabotrya Japonica. This is an elegant foliage plant, har¬ 
dy in South Carolina, but a pot plant f urther north. ihe 
little yellowish flowers are borne in panicles in aut um, 
and the cherry-like fruits ripen in the spring. It is an 
evergreen, the large leathery leaves quite ornamental, and 
the fruit fine for stewing or canning, having an acid flavor 
like the cherry. I offer a superior quality of this fruit 
tree. It is readily grown from seeds. 
Pomegran ite. This is a handsome shrub, beautiful in 
foliage, flower and fruit, and is easily grown. It is hardy 
in South Carolina. The flowers are rich scarlet, wax¬ 
like, larger than a Tuberose flower, and the fruits are like 
a quince in size and shape, but the golden color is made 
more attractive by a lovely red cheek. Its grace and beau¬ 
ty are referred to in Scripture. 
Surinam Cherry. This is an elegant, easily-grown Japanese 
shrub, 4 feet high, and a fine pot plant, branching freely, 
and at times covered with bloom, followed by showy scar¬ 
let fruits that are delicious to eat raw or cooked. 
