SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1901. 
(gourds.--(Climber). 
Well-known climbers, with the most.fantastic and gro¬ 
tesque fruit imaginable. Fine for coyering sheds, training 
over fences or bush piles, and always sure to attract the 
attention of the children, who love to play with pretty 
striped and oddly crooked fruits. Keep perfect for years. \| 
Mixed Sorts—All sizes, shapes and colors. . .... . —-. -10 
Meet Egg, Improved—A striking vine when hanging full ot its 
pretty, curious fruit, that so closely resembles smooth, well- 
shaped hens’ eggs that a hen might well bQ^excusedJbr 
claiming them as her own production. As the shells become 
very tough and hard they do not crack or burst open m 
freezing weather, and are thus very useful for nest eggs. 
Yery ornamental as well . ..—........... v . . • • • • • • • — 4 1# 
Dipper— Another useful Gourd, that, as the fruit is light and 
strong and does not rust or rot or heat easily, is just right 
to use in dipping hot liquids, soap, etc., besides being useful 
for birds’ nests, fancy hanging baskets, .etc..... . —-- o 
Sugar Trough— Enormous hard-shelled fruit, holding from 
three to ten gallons each, and as they never rust or rot, and 
are very light and strong, are just right.to use as receptacles 
for lard, salt, seed corn, soap, etc;, or to use as nesting boxes, 
buckets, etc. They last for years —....-. ••••• 5 
Fragrant—Oval round fruits 2 to 3 inches long, and.nearly.as 
thick through. Pretty striped or mottled shells, the inside 
filled with musk melon-like flesh and seeds. One fruit will 
perfume a room with the most delicious odor. 19 
Early Luffa—Seed sown in the open ground in any North¬ 
ern State or Canada, like Cucumbers, will bear and 
ripen an abundance of fruit before frost. The lace-like 
net-work of fibre which forms inside the fruits is a very 
useful article, and is used for various purposes, such 
as dish-rags, sponges, and even for bonnets and other 
millinery work. The flowers of this variety are also 
very numerous, large and showy-... - 
