TRIVETT’S ORNAMENTAL GOURDS 
Easy to Grow—Interesting—Decorative—Exotic—and Useful 
Ornamental Gourds are of the easiest possible culture. They will grow anywhere, simply 
sow the seeds and they will take care of themselves. They are rapid growing climbers and 
with their dense foliage are suitable for covering fences, arbors, trellises, unsightly banks, 
broken ground, rubbish heaps, etc. However, to make certain of fully grown, matured fruit 
of the large sorts, the seed should be started indoors and transplanted outside, especially in 
sections where there is a short growing season. 
The fruits are of many shapes, beautifully colored and marked, lending themselves to 
many decorative and useful purposes. The Indians fashioned the hard, ripe shells into 
various household utensils decorating them as they did their pottery. 
T.T.S. GOURD—Small Fruits Mixed 
(In natural condition) 
T.T.S. 
GOURD—Calabash (Large Fruit) 
Staged and decorated as Penguins 
LARGE FRUIT VARIETIES 
Acorn Squash. Large, ornamental Squashlike yellow fruit. 
Bath Sponge. See Dish Cloth. 
Bird’s Nest. Curious fruit, shaped like an hour-glass. 
Calabash. Illustrated. Popular “Powder Horn” or “Pipe Gourd.” 
Caveman’s Club. Illustrated. “Knobby Club” shaped, dark green. 
the ground the neck twists backwards and is known as “Dol¬ 
phin Gourd.” When allowed to hang, the neck grows straight. 
Chinese Water Jug. See Giant Bottle. 
-1 Dipper. Easily fashioned into a long handled 
water dipper. 
Dish Cloth. “Luffa” or “Bath Sponge.” The 
spongy interior makes an excellent scrubbing 
material as it rinses easily and keeps sweet and 
clean. 
Giant Bottle, or “Chinese Water Jug.” 
Hercules’ Club. Grows 2 to 3 feet long. 
Longissima. “Giant Club” about 5 feet long. 
This variety is edible, used like Squash, 
Malabar Melon. Edible; the fruit actually 
keeps for several years. 
Sugar Trough. Has very thick shell. 
Large Sorts Mixed. All varieties in mixture. 
Price: Each of the above Large Sorts: 
Oz. 50c. 34 oz. 25c. Pkt. 10c. 
SMALL FRUIT VARIETIES 
Apple. Small, round, like an Apple. 
Bicolor. Pear shape, half green, half yellow. 
Egg-shaped. White, used as nest eggs. 
Flat Striped. Round, flat Pumpkin shape, green 
and white stripes. 
Miniature Bottle. Small, bottle shape. 
Orange. Color and shape of an orange. 
Pear Fancy. Pear-shaped, striped with yellow 
and green. 
Pear White. Pear shaped, white. 
Spoon. Small, ball-shaped with a long, slender 
neck or handle. 
Turk’s Turban. Colored, turban shape. 
Warted. Various odd shapes, all crumpled and 
warted. Different colors. 
Small Sorts, Mixed. All kinds mixed. 
Price: Each of the above Small Sorts: 
When grown flat on 
UNICORN PLANT 
Although this is not a Gourd, the seed pods have a distinct and curious 
appearance. The long curved horn splits into two parts as they ripen and 
harden. They are very effective when used in combination with Gourds, 
the seed pods of various trees, pine cones, etc. 
In the north, the seed may be started in a hotbed or indoors and trans¬ 
planted later to the open ground. In the middle and southern states seed 
may be sown in the open. The plants prefer a warm, sunny exposure. 
Oz. $3.00 Yi oz. $1.00 Pkt. 25c. 
OTHER ORNAMENTAL SUBJECTS (For Preserving) 
Ornamental Grasses. See page 59. 
Everlasting Flowers. See page 59. 
Honesty. Coin-shaped pods. See page 66. 
Physalis. Chinese Lantern. See page 86. 
Statice. For drying. See page 100. 
Oz. 50c. 14 oz. 25c. Pkt. 10c. 
Large and Small Mixed. All kinds 
mixed. Oz. 50c. 34 oz. 25c. Pkt. 10c. 
T.T.S. GOURD (Large) 
Caveman’s Club 
T.T.S. UNICORN PLANT 
Our photograph illustrates the dried seed pods, staged 
to represent birds or insects 
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