EVERLASTING FLOWERS AND GOURDS 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS 
Theeo are greatly admired and highly prized for winter bouquets. The\ 
should be cut when partially expanded, and hung with the heads down¬ 
ward until thoroughly dry. " 1 
Pkt 
Acrocllnlum. '"Single, white; height 1 ft.. 05 
Pink; height 1 ft. 05 
i Mixed;*height 1 ft. 05 
Double, white, 50 per cent double flowers; height 1 ft. 10 
Acrocllnlum. Double, pink. (See cut.) 50 per cent . 
, double flowers; height 1 ft. io 
Ammoblum Alatum. White; height 1 ft.05 
i Globe Amarantlius. Purple; height 1 ft. 05 
, White; height 1 ft. 05 
Fine mixed; height 1 ft.. 05 
Gnaphalium Leontopodium. White; height H ft. 15 
The true “Alpine Edelweiss.” 
Hellchrysum. (Straw Flower.) Tall,'double pink; height 2 
Tall, double, white; height 2 ft. 
Tall, double, mixed (sec cut); height 2 ft.. .. 
Rhodanthe. Mixed; height 1 ft. 
Xeranthemum. Double, mixed; height 2 ft 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Abobra Viridiflora. Greenish flowers; a tuberous perennial 
gourd, with pretty scarlet fruits; Height 6 ft. 
Byronopsis Laciniosa Erytlirocarpa. Very ornamental, with 
pleasing cut foliage, and bright, colored fruits. Height 
5 ft. 
Cucumber Snake (Cucumis flexusus). Height 6 ft. 
Wild. Very curious. Height 4 ft. 
Gourd. Bottle-shaped. White flowers. Height 10 ft. 
Calabash-shaped. Height 10 ft. 
Dipper. Height 10 ft. 
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Dish Rag. When properly prepared this-$ very serviceable in 
many ways. Height 6 ft. 
Egg Shaped. "Nest Egg”; Height 10 ft. 
Gooseberry. Smallest; Height 10 ft. 
Hercules Club. Fruits 7 to 8 ft. in length; Height15 ft. 
Orange Shaped. (Mock Orange); Height 15 ft.'. . . . . . 
Pear Shaped. Height 10 ft.. , . .. f . t 
1 Ser P ent (Trichosanthes Colubrina). Verv 'long and 'coiled 
Height 10 ft... 
EGG-SHAPED GOURD 
Sli A a t r . TrOUSh ' Enormous - holding several gallons. Height 
Momordica Balsamina. “Balsam Apple.” Heighten..’.. 
Charantia. ‘Balsam Pear.” Height 5 ft 
The Momordicas are very handsome. The fruits burst when 
npo, exposing bright orange-scarlet interior, which resembles 
a handsome flower. 
Ornamental Gourds. Finest mixed kinds 
Pkt 
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