The Climbers furnish us with nature’s 
drapery, and nothing: produced by art 
can equal their elegant grace. As the 
Lilies surpass in beauty all that wealth 
or power can procure, or man produce, 
so these tender Climbers surpass all the 
productions of the decorator’s skill. 
They are entirely under the control of 
the tasteful amateur and skillful gard¬ 
ener, and under their guiding: hands 
make the unsightly building or stump 
bloom with beauty. The strong-grow¬ 
ing varieties can be made in a short 
time to cover fences, arbors and build¬ 
ings, and give both grace and shade. 
Those of more delicate growth are in¬ 
valuable for pots and baskets. 
Over canopied with lush woodbine , 
With sweet mush-roses, with Eglantine. 
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COBCEA SCANDENS. 
MORNING GLORY. 
■Midsummer Night’s Dream 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. 
Convolvulus Major, the old Morning Glory, is the best known and 
most popular annual climber we possess. The seeds germinate so readily 
that they can be grown in the garden in any corner where the plants are 
needed, and almost at any time. The growth is so rapid that they cover 
an arbor or trellis in a very short time, though it is important that sup¬ 
port should be supplied as soon as the young plants show a disposition 
to run, for if this is neglected too long they will not readily attach 
themselves. 
It was Pliny who said, “ Nature, in learning to form a lily, turned out 
a convolvulus.” As most of our readers know, the flowers open very 
early in the morning, and close when the sun becomes warm. The Con- 
voh ulus propagates itself readily from self-sown seeds, giving plenty of 
young plants the following spring, which may be easily transplanted. 
Convolvulus major, in full colors, white, white and violet 
striped, white striped with blue, light blue, dark blue, carmine 
rose and lilac, each color ... 5 
Mich a uxll, fine striped . 5 
Inca rnata, bright red . 5 
atrosangulnea, DARK red . 5 
tricolor, tliree-colored. 5 
One package of each of the above eleven . 40 
All the above mixed . 5 
COBCEA. 
Wo can heartily say one of the very finest and most beautiful annual 
climbers is the Coboea scandens, on account of its large size, rapid 
growth, fine foliage, and large, bell-shaped flowers, almost an inch and a 
half across, and two inches in length. It combines elegance of growth, 
delicacy of foliage, and exquisite change of coloring. Flowers are at 
first green, changing to a deep violet-blue. See cut above. 
Strong plants set out early in the spring, and in good soil, often grow 
twenty or thirty feet long, branching freely, and covering a large sur¬ 
face. Plants commence to flower when quite young, and continue in 
bloom until removed or killed by the frost. Care is necessary in plant¬ 
ing seed, as it is liable to rot in the ground if too moist. Put them in 
moist earth, edge down , and do not water until the young plant appears, 
unless in a warm place and the earth is very dry. Plants can be potted 
and removed to the house for winter blooming. Cobocas set in a row, 
two feet apart, supported by brush six feet high, make an elegant screen, 
or they will run over wire screen or any other vine to a height of 10 to 12 
feet. A customer says, “ If I could have only one climber it should be a 
Coboea.” 
Coboea scandens. 10 
CYPRESS VINE (Quamoclit). 
This delicate and symmetrical little climber flowers freely, and when 
planted in rich soil, where they are to grow, will reach a height of 20 
feet. Soak the seeds in hot water before sowing. 
Cypress Vine, flowers elegant; foliage beautiful; mixed. 5 
Scarlet and White, each color. 5 
THE GOURD FAMILY 
The following are handsome plants, with delicate cut foliage, white 
fringe-like flowers, and pretty, small fruits, some highly colored. 
Gourd, "Dish-rag, or Sponge Gourd, when ripe, the inside 
resembles fibrous cloth, and is used for bathing, scouring, etc.... 
3a Isa m Apple, orange and red. 
Balsam Pear . 
Serpent Gourd..... 
Abobra viridiflora, a beautiful climber, with delicate foli¬ 
age, and oval, scarlet fruit. 5 
Bryonopsis laciniata, foliage elegant; fruit scarlet, striped 
with white. 5 
Cucumis odoratissim us, fruit orange yellow, sometimes 
spotted with rod; very'fragrant . .. 5 
Coccinea I ndica, handsome, glossy foliage, scarlet fruit. 5 
One package of each of the above eight . . 30 
The following are some of the most valuable of the common family: 
Gourd, -Hercules’ Club, large, long, club-shaped ... 5 
Smallest Lemon, yellow . 5 
Pea r- Fo r m ed, yellow and green, cream striped . 5 
Gooseberry, small, brightgreen . 5 
Striped Apple, small, yellow, beautifully striped. 5 
Egg-formed, the true Nest Egg Gourd.. . 5 
Orange, the well-known Mock Orange . 5 
Calabash, the old fashioned Dipper Gourd. 5 
Sugar Trough, or Sap-Bucket . 5 
One package of each of the above nine . 35 
Mixed . 10 
HUMULUS JAPONICU5. 
This new Japanese variety of Hop is a splendid annual climber for 
rapidly covering arbors, walls, trellises, etc. The foliage resembles that 
of the common Hop, but is more dense. Seed sown in the open ground 
in spring will produce plants of a very large size in a short time. With¬ 
stands heat, drought and insects, and remains fresh until late in the fall. 
Japanese Hops, Humulus Japonicus. 10 
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