CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
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NAME. 
DESCRIPTION. 
CARDIOSPERMUM. (Balloon V ine.) A pretty climber, remarkable for its inflated, mem¬ 
branous capsule, from which it gets the name Balloon Vine. 
Halicacabum, white. . 
CENTROSEMAGRANDIFLORA. (Butterfly Pea.) The flo wersare inversely pea-shaped, 
large, and of many pleasing colors. The foliage is graceful and fragrant . 
CHINESE LOOFA GOURD .. 
CLEMATIS. (Virgin’s Bower.) An old favorite, much improved of late years. 
Flammula, white. . 
Large Flowering Hybrids, mixed. 
Paniculata, white .*. 
COB/EA. A magnificent, rapid growing plant, with beautiful foliage and large, bell-shaped 
flowers; the seeds should be planted edgewise in moist earth. 
(For Plants see Nursery Department). 
Macrostemma, curious and very beautiful. 
Scandens, purple lilac... 
—Alba, white .............. 
COCCINEA. Handsome climber, with glossy green foliage. 
Indica, scarlet .. 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. (Morning Glory.) A free-flowering class of climbers, with 
brilliant and varied colored flowers, producing a splendid effect when grown on 
rock-work. 
Mixed,. 
CUCUMIS. Of extremely rapid growth, and bears curious fruits. 
Erinaceous, (Hedge-Hog Gourd,) yellow. 
Acutangulus, (Rag Gourd,) yellow .......... 
Flexuosus, (Snake Cucumber,) yellow . 
Perennis, foliage highly ornamental. 
CUCURBITA. (Gourds.) Ornamental. A climbing class ot rapid growth, producing fruit 
of various sizes and shapes. Wherever grown, they never fail to excite admi¬ 
ration. 
Angora, white, spotted, of rapid growth 
Apple, very ornamental .... 
Double Bottle, well-known and very useful 
Gooseberry, very small .... 
Hercules Club, large, club-shaped 
Lemon, very showy. 
Orange, well-known sort .... 
Pear=Shaped . 
Fine Mixed, from a large collection 
Argyrosperma, fruit large and finely striped 
Leucantha, long, curious fruit 
CYCLANTHERA. A climber, bearing oval-shaped fruit 
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CYPRESS VINE. See Jpomcea Quamoclit. 
DOLICHOS. (Hyacinth Bean.) A beautiful class of quick-growing, ornamental climbers, 
producing an abundance of clustered spikes of flowers, followed by exceedingly 
ornamental seed-pods. 
Lablab, purple. 
Alba, white. 
DUTCHMAN’S PIPE. See Aristolochia. 
HUMULUS. (Hop.) Rapid growing climbers, useful for covering stone walls, fences or 
trellises. 
Japonica, bright foliage. 
— Variegatus, leaves finely marked with white and yellow. 
HYACINTH BEAN. See Dolichos . 
IPOMCEA. This class ranks pre-eminent for delicate and intrinsic beauty ; the brilliant and 
varied hues of its many species and varieties are exceedingly beautiful. 
Bona Nox (Evening Glory), satin-rose, large, fragrant blossoms, which expand in 
the evening.. 
Noctiflora (Moon Flower) . . . . • .. 
Coccinea (Star Ipomcea), scarlet, small flowers in great profusion .... 
Hederacea Superba, ivy-like foliage, very showy, mixed colors .... 
Limbata Elegantissima, rich, bluish-purple centre, in the form of a star, with broad, 
pure white margin. 
Purpurea, flore pleno (Double Convolvulus Major), white with a red or blue spot at 
the base of the larger petals. 
Quamoclit (Cypress Vine), flowers and foliage both very beautiful; half hardy, 
mixed colors. 
Scarlet, White, each color . 
LATHYRUS. (Sweet Peas). The seed should be sown as early ns practical, in drills six 
inches deep. At time of sowing cover only with one inch of soil and fill in the 
drill as the young plants grow, taking care not to cover the top of the plants. A 
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