Gourds grow in many in¬ 
teresting shapes, among the 
turban types some of the 
brightest colors are found. 
One fruit may be marked 
with five or six different col¬ 
ors, strikingly arranged. 
DISHCLOTH 
The seeds are very black and heavy; the perculiar interior is sponge-like, and is often 
used as its name indicates. 
HERCULES CLUB 
The fruits are extremely long and large; while they are cylindrical, yet they taper to 
the stem end. Wo often have specimens of this variety 3 and 4 feet in length; when thor¬ 
oughly dry the fruits are amazingly light in weight. The vines are very thrifty and rapid 
climbers. 
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT 
