/ Dear Sir: I raised ? 
about 50 plants from ? 
your Gloxinia seed ^ 
last Summer. When i 
my friends ask me 
where I got all my 
Gloxinias, I told 
them from a 5c. pkt. ^ 
of seeds from Geo. j 
W. Park Seed Co. i 
Miss Kate Peachy, i 
Miffin Co., Pa. June 4 
26, 1936. 4 
i 
Dear Sir: Last year ^ 
I bought a pkt. of 4 
mixed Gloxinia* 
seeds, and have had “ 
lots of pleasure from ? 
them. I raised over ? 
20 plants and gave J 
some away, I now 4 
have 14, no two a- • 
like; all are lovely. ? 
Mrs. Harriet R. Mur- ? 
phy, Oxford Co.,Me. ? 
July 9, 1936. ? 
Dear Sirs: I take 4 
much pleasure with • 
your seeds and en- * 
joy trying the un- 4 
usual which you* 
always have. I have | 
some very fine Glox- i 
inia plants from your • 
seeds. Mrs. Bessie 4 
W. Marshall, Carroll 4 
Co., N. H., June 36'. ? 
Dear Sirs: Anyone I 
that beats me with i 
Gloxinias will have • 
some stepping to 4 
do. Mine are all? 
up and coming a-? 
long fine. Mr. A. P. i 
Slocumb, Baltimore i 
Md. July 8, 1936. i 
? Dear Sirs: I at- 
Ttended a flower 
i show recently and 
4 talked to a lady who 
? displayed and took 
? first prize with her 
? Gloxinia grown from 
I seeds purchased 
4 from you one year 
4 ago. The plant was a 
• thing of beauty. Mrs. 
• T. J. Simester, Sum- 
?mit Co., 0.,6-l5,36' 
• Dear Sirs: Last 
? year I sent an order 
to you, inclosed with 
Benary’s Giant Gloxinia 
The beautiful Gloxinias now in cultivation 
are mostly hybrids of species found in the deep 
ravines of South America. Seeds sown with care 
in early Spring will come into bloom by Christ¬ 
mas. They are easily started but the diminutive 
plants must have special care. By successive pot- 
tings, flowers may be had the greater part of the 
year. We invite your attention to our offerings of 
Benary's Giant Gloxinia, the finest strain in exist¬ 
ence. The flov/ers being of enormous size and of 
the richest new colors and variegations, they have 
no rivals among Gloxinias. Pkt. of 100 seeds 5c. 
^ my mother's, and 
4 was much pleased 
owith my seeds. 
• Among them were 
? Gloxinias and as 
t they have done so 
j well I wanted to let 
4 you know. Mrs. A. F. 
4 Boothby, York Co., 
4 Me., June 12, 1936. 
j My Dear Friends: 
4 I sent two years ago 
4 and got a packet of 
4 your Gloxinia seeds 
•and every seed 
Tseemed to have 
^ come up as the dish 
4 was full. When they 
• bloomed the flowers 
4 were very large and 
I beautiful, with no 
I two alike. They cer- 
4 tainly were admired 
4 by all who saw them. 
• I think your seeds 
4 prove very fine. Mrs. 
? Ad die M. Leach, 
j Somerset Co., Me., 
4 Feb. 24, 1936. 
TWO SHOWY VINES 
MOMORDICA 
Balsam Apple and Balsam Pear 
Momordica is a genus of annual 
or climbing herb belonging to the natural 
order Gucurbitaceae. There are upwards 
of thirty species mostly natives of Africa. 
The flowers are pretty, but not as showy 
as the seed vessels which are fusi-form in 
shape, as large as an apple and turn a 
beautiful orange scarlet as the seeds ripen. 
When ripe, the pods burst open exposing 
the seeds to view, often forcibly expelling 
them. There are two which are culti¬ 
vated for their ornamental and medical 
use. Momordica Balsamina (Balsam Ap¬ 
ple) and Momordica Charantia (Balsam 
Pear). These are vines growing six feet 
high with handsome foliage and showy 
fruits. The Balsam Apple has shining fo¬ 
liage and brown spotted yellow flowers. 
The Balsam Pear has hairy foliage and 
yellow blossoms. The seeds may be start¬ 
ed early in doors and transplanted later 
to a rich soil and sunny location. Water 
freely and they will make a beautiful low 
trellis that will be admired. Packet 5 (‘. 
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