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Humulus 
Morning-Glory, Double Rose Marie 
Thunbergia 
Ornamental Gourds Culture 1 
These tender annual vines produce different Gourd fruits. 
Some sorts grow 40 feet long, quickly covering fence, arbor, or 
unsightliness with soft leaves and white, musk-scented flowers. 
Small Sorts, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 35 cts. 
Hercules’ Club. Greenish white fruits, 2 to 6 feet long, shaped 
like a club and commonly grown like squash, in hills 2 to 
3 feet apart each way, in warm, rich soil. Relished as an 
Italian vegetable. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
Humulus • Japanese Hop Culture 3 
This rapid summer climber, which grows 20 to 30 feet, 
resembles the common hop, but, being an annual, attains full 
perfection the first season. The foliage is luxuriant and deeply 
cut, making a dense covering. It is one of the best plants for 
covering verandas and trellises, producing grateful shade, and 
is ornamental. Heat, drought, and insects do not trouble it. 
Variegated. Foliage variegated with creamy white on deep 
green. If sown late in May, will reach, in four to six weeks, 
a height of 10 to 15 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 25 cts. 
Ipomoea • Moonflower Culture 9 
Climbers of rapid growth, with large, beautiful flowers. To 
cover walls, trellises, arbors, when supported, they are in¬ 
valuable. It is well to soak the seed in warm water over night. 
Grandiflora alba (Giant White Moonflower). At night and 
during dull days the plants are covered with large, white, 
fragrant flowers, 5 to 6 inches in diameter. It rapidly grows 
20 feet, and will cover a large surface. Start seed early 
indoors and transplant in May. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz - 25 cts. 
Momordica Culture 2 
Curious climbing vine with ornamental foliage and golden 
warted fruit which opens, showing the seed and its brilliant 
carmine interior. For trellises and rockwork. Ht. 6 to 10 ft. 
Balsamina (Balsam Apple). Has orange-colored, apple¬ 
shaped fruit, and yellow flowers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz * 35 cts. 
Charantia (Balsam Pear). Pear-shaped yellow fruit. Eaten 
as La-Kwa by American-Chinese. Pkt. 10c.; ^oz. 35c. 
Morning-Glory • Convolvulus Culture 1 
One of the most free-flowering and rapidly growing plants 
for shading porches and covering screens. The foliage is a 
dark green, and the freshness and delicacy of the flowers fully 
make up for their fugitive character. 
Double Rose Marie. This new strain is an early, free-flowering 
Morning-Glory with flowers of a beautiful shade of deep 
rose in double and semi-double form. We feel that Double 
Rose Marie will become just as popular as the single Heavenly 
Blue. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Heavenly Blue. Blue flowers measuring 4 to 5 inches across, 
make a beautiful show on arbors and trellises. Also used as 
a greenhouse climber. Pkt. 15 cts.; 34<> z - 45 cts. 
Imperialis, Single Mixed (Japanese Morning-Glory). Of the 
easiest culture, can be sown in the open ground in a sunny 
situation when the weather has become warm. They soon 
cover a large area. The flowers are gigantic and their color¬ 
ings range from snow-white to black-purple, with all the 
possible intermediate shades. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 30 cts. 
Thunbergia culture 9 
Mixed (Black-eyed Susan). A beautiful, rapid-growing annual 
climber with large, showy flowers in yellow, orange, buff, 
and white, with jet-black centers. The plants trail over the 
ground, forming a dense mat of foliage which nicely sets off 
the bright flowers. Splendid for hanging-baskets and for 
covering low fences. 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34° z - 30 cts. 
Seeds of Annual Climbers 
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