VINES PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BACKGROUND 
Vines are at your command, you can train them to fit most any picture in your mind and secure the desired effect. 
With their beauty of foliage and bloom, vines will provide the finishing touches to your garden and you will note that 
garden magazines advocate the planting of more vines. 
HUMULUS 
(JAPANESE HOP VINE) 
A. A very rapid summer climber which in 
thrM or four weeks’ time reaches a height 
of 20 feet or more. The foliage is luxuriant, 
making a dense covering. It is one of the 
best plants for shade and is very ornamental. 
It ia grown primarily for its foliage as the 
small greenish-white flowers are quite small 
and inconspicuous. 
1739—HUMULUS. (Japanese Hop Vine). 
Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 40c, postpaid. 
CANARY BIRD VINE 
1652— CANARY BIRD VINE. A. An ex¬ 
cellent, quick-gi-owlng vine which produces 
canary-colored flowers, climbing 15 to 20 feet; 
lasts well until frost. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 
oz., 30c, postpaid. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
1656—CARDINAL CLIMBER. A. A strong 
and rapid- grower, reaching a height of_ 30 
feet or more with fernlike foliage, producing, 
until frost, circular cardinal-red flowers of 
about 1^ inches across, Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., $1.00, postpaid. 
CYPRESS VINE 
A. A dainty climber with a delicate dark 
green, fernlike foliage, producing many white 
and red star-shaped blossoms. Seeds 
started early indoors make plants 
20 feet high. For later sowing the 
seed should be soaked in water to 
hasten gei-mination. 
1653— WHITE. 1655—MIXED. 
1654— SCARLET. 
Price of each, pkts., 10c; oz., 
30c, postpaid. 
GOURDS 
A. Ornamental Gourds are very 
interesting climbers, producing 
fruits of various shapes and mark¬ 
ing. A coat of shellac applied to 
the matured fruits will rdd to their 
beauty, making attractive orna¬ 
ments for house decorations through 
the winter. This old-fashioned vine 
grows 15 to 20 feet. 
1754— BOTTLE (Miniature). A 
fairly true shape. 
1755 — CALABASH. Old-fashioned 
pipe gourd. 
1756— DISHCLOTH, also BATH 
SPONGE. 
1757— HERCULES CLUB. Fruits 
2 to 3 ft. long, club shared. 
1753—ORANGE. True to color 
&Tid 
1751—PEAR. Striped yellow and 
green. 
1760— SPOON. Small fruit with 
long slender neck. 
1761— TURK’S TURBAN. Very 
ornamental, brightly colored. 
1762— WARTED. Small in size 
and all shapes. 
1663— EG(j GOURD. Fruit white, 
like an egg. 
1664— DIPPER. Very useful for 
dipper. 
1665— MIXED. 
Price, any variety, pkt., 10c; oz., 
25c. postpaid. 
BALSAM APPLE 
1650— BALSAM APPLE. A. An excellent 
climber bearing cream-colored flowers fol¬ 
lowed by yellow apple-shaped fruit, whjeh, 
when ripe, opens, showing blood-red inside. 
A splendid climber. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 
oz., 50c, postpaid. 
BALSAM PEAR 
1651— BALSAM PEAR. A. The fruit is 
pear-shaped, green, changing to bright red, 
and has a warty skin ; when ripe it bursts and 
shows a brilliant interior of bright carmine. 
Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts,, 25c; oz., 50c, postpaid. 
JACK BEAN 
(DOLICHOS or HYACINTH BEAN) 
A. A splendid climber with clusters^ of 
purple and white flowers. Grows to a height 
of 15 to 20 feet. 
1657—MIXED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c, postpaid. 
KUDZU VINE 
(Pueraria Thunbergiana.) 
1673—JAPANESE KUDZU VINE. "Jack 
and the Bean Stalk.” A beautiful vine that 
will grow 40 to 50 feet. 'The large bold leaves 
with piirplish violet fragrant blooms afford 
a dense shade. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 
50c, pospaid. 
MOON VINE 
A. Moon Vines are among the most vigor¬ 
ous of all summer climlfers. 
1683— WHITE MOON VINE. Giant, pure 
white flowers, measuring 5 to 6 inches across. 
Blooms open nights and cloudy days. Pkt., 
10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 40c, postpaid. 
1684— BLUE MOON VINE (Evening Glory). 
The flowers are violet-blue, and open in the 
evening. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 35c, 
postpaid. 
MORNING GLORY 
A. As Morning Glory seed are very hard, 
we advise soaking them in lukewarm water 
for several hours before sowing. 
1719—ROSE MARIEL A new double and 
semi-double free flowering deep rose pink 
Morning Glory, that is truly different. Pkt., 
10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 75c, postpaid. 
1669—MEXICAN BLUE. A distinct variety 
with large purplish rose blooms, different 
from all other blues. Has large forked, heavy, 
deep green leaves, making a most attractive 
vine. It is a perennial and the roots live 
from year to year in the southern part of 
Texas: some years as far north as Dallas. 
Suggest soaking seed overnight before plant¬ 
ing. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c; oz., 85c, postpaid. 
1658 — IMPERIAL JAPANESE. 
Flowers are the largest of any 
Morning Glory and of the finest 
coloring. They have various shades, 
solid colors and variegated mixed 
colors. Pkt.. 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz., 
35c, postpaid. 
1659—HEAVENLY BLUE. The 
blooms are a beautiful shade of 
blue. Its extra early flowering 
habit makes it particularly val¬ 
uable in sections where other vines 
are too late. Our customers will be 
favorably impressed with it, for it 
is truly lovely. Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 
25c; oz., 90c, postpaid. 
SCARLET RUNNER 
1662 — SCARLET RUNNER 
BEAN. A. A rapidly growing 
climber. Has sprays of brilliant 
scarlet pea-shaped blossoms. May 
be used as a snap or shell bean for 
eating purposes or as an orna¬ 
mental climber. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; 
., 20c, postpaid. 
THUNBERGIA 
(Black-Eyed Susan) 
A. An elegant, graceful and 
slender climber with showy blooms. 
It will trail over the ground, form¬ 
ing a dense mat of foliage and 
blooms. Many beautiful colors with 
a jet-black center. 
1740 — MIXED COLORS. PkL, 
10c; 3 pkts., 25c; oz.. 70c, post¬ 
paid. 
IVicholson*s Superb Flower Collection 
Ten varieties oi Flower Seeds ior spring planting and especially adopted to Southern 
growing. Sure bloomers in a wide array oi color. 
1 PkL Balsam. Double Flowering 
1 PkL Cosmos, Mixed Colors 
1 PkL Marigolds, Toll Double 
I PkL Petunia, Mixed Colors 
1 PkL Portulaca, Mixed Colors 
1 PkL Phlox, Large Flowering Mixed 
1 PkL Scobiosa, Mixed Colors 
1 Pkt. Vinca or Periwinkle Mixed Colors 
1 PkL Zinnia, Double Giant Mixed 
1 PkL Morning Glory, Mixed Colors 
(NO CHANGES ALLOWED IN THIS COLLECTION) 
Ten Regular 10c Packages to 
You ior Oidy 
POSTPAID 
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ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO.. Dallas, Texas 
