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GOURDS 
T.T.S. Comparative Small Fruit Gourds Showing Natural Color Marks 
SMALL FRUIT VARIETIES 
Many of which are illustrated above 
Apple. Apple-shaped, creamy. 
Bicolor. Half green, half yellow. 
Crown. See Holy Crown. 
Egg-shaped. Illustrated. 
Emperors Mitre. Emperors Hat; this 
is not a vine. 
Flat Striped. Illustrated. 
Golden Ball. Small, yellow. 
Gooseberry. The smallest of all. 
Heart-shaped. Curious types. 
Holy Crown. Also known as Crown of 
Thorns, Gourd of The Ten Command¬ 
ments, and Odd Finger Gourd. 
Horned Cucumber. Illustrated. 
Lemon. Small, lemon-shaped. 
Miniature Bottle. Bottle-shaped. 
Odd Finger. See “Holy Crown." 
Onion. Small, gray-white. 
Orange. Orange. Illustrated. 
Pear Fancy. Yellow and green. 
Pear White. Illustrated. 
Pear Striped. See “Pear Fancy.” 
Pear Bicolor. Illustrated. 
Spoon. Long neck. Illustrated, 
Turk’s Turban (Small). Turban shape 
Warted. Different colors. Illustrated 
Mixed. This is a blending of all the above named varieties in proper proportions 
and is much superior to regular mixture grown as such and which is subject to 
crossing and intermixing by insects. 
Price; Any of the above or Mixed: 
Oz. 75c. 34 oz. 40c. Pkt. 15c. 
Gourds should be sown where 
the plants are to remain and 
should not be planted until 
after the soil is warm and 
nights as well as days are 
warm. Sow in a warm, sandy 
location, somewhat on the 
dry side. Provide enough 
water until the flowers ap¬ 
pear, after which no further 
irrigation should be neces¬ 
sary. Watering during the 
flowering period will cause 
dropping of flowers and buds, 
and consequent loss of Gourds. 
Vines should be trained up on 
a fence or trellis and the 
Gourds allowed to hang, thus 
assuring straight necks and 
preventing rotting or discol¬ 
oration from the soil. Do not 
harvest the Gourd crop until 
the fruits are thoroughly ma¬ 
tured. This will be when the 
stem becomes brown and hard 
and pressure with the finger¬ 
nail cannot dent the shell of 
the Gourd. After picking, 
Gourds should be hung in an 
airy, dry place until thor¬ 
oughly cured. The large, | 
hard shelled varieties are then 
washed and scrubbed before 
decorating. The small, color¬ 
ful varieties are wiped clean 
of dust and given a light coat¬ 
ing of varnish or shellac. If 
thoroughly dried before treat- 
TT.S. GOURD (Large) ment, G.ourds should last for 
Caveman’s Club a long time. j 
LARGE FRUIT VARIETIES 
Acorn Squash. {Large Turk's Turban). 
Bird’s Nest. Curious fruit, shaped like an hour-glass. 
Calabash. Illustrated. Popular “Powder Horn.” 
Caveman’s Club. Illustrated. “Knobby Club”. When grown 
flai on 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. 
Dipper. Long handled water dipper. 
Dish Cloth. “Luffa” or “Bath Sponge.” The spongy interior 
makes an excellent scrubbing material as it rinses easily. 
Giant Bottle, or “Chinese Water Jug." 
Green Snake (Luffa). (5 to 10 feet. Sweet-scented flowers. 
Hercules’ Club. Grows 2 to 3 feet long. Very popular sort. 
Longissima. “Giant Club” about 5 feet long. 
Malabar Melon. Keeps for several years. 
Sugar Trough. Has very thick shell. Curious variety. 
Large Sorts Mixed. All varieties above in mixture. 
Price: Each of the above Large Sorts: 
341b. $2.25 Oz. 75c. 34 oz. 40c. Pkt. 15c. 
T.T.S. UNICORN PLANT 
Our pliotograph illustrates the dried seed pods, staged to represent 
birds or insects 
LARGE AND 
SMALL MIXED 
One grand mixture 
made up from all 
separate large and 
small varieties of¬ 
fered by us. 
341b. $2.25 Oz.Toc. 
34 oz. 40c. Pkt. 15c. 
UNICORN 
PLANT 
Although this is not 
a Gourd, the long, 
curved seed pods 
split into two parts 
as they ripen and 
harden. Used in 
combination with 
Gourds. Start seed 
indoors and trans¬ 
plant outdoors lat¬ 
er. Illustrated. 
Oz.$3.0() 34oz.$LOO 
Pkt. 2.5c. 
OTHER 
SUBJECTS 
For use with Gourds 
Momordica, p. 79 
Indian Corn, p. 58 
Physalis, p. 86 
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T.T.S. 
GOURD—Calabash (Large Fruit) 
Staged and decorated as Penguins 
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