

arieties Illustrated are, 1. 
5. Hercules’ Club (2618); 
Bottle Miniature (2607); 2. Ornamental Pomegranate (2638); 
6. Turk’s Turban (2645); 
7. Spoon (2643); 8. Warted (2646); 
9. We Cannot Supply; 

3. Large Dipper (2610); 4. Bird’s Nest (2603); 
10. Apple-Shaped (2600); 11. Sugar 
Trough (2640); 12. Orange (2627); 13. Calabash (2608); 14. Nest Egg (2625); 15. Pear-Shaped (2635). Each, Pkt.,10c. 
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Culture: A, B, D or E, Page 65 
Large Gourd fruits make attractive decorations at 
harvest festivals. The small ones may be placed in 
bowls for table decorations. Bird houses, dippers, 
bowls, and toys are made of others. Leaflet on culture 
sent free if asked for with order. 
I iscas Cound 
2609 Alsoknownas Finger 
Gourd, Holy Gourd, 
Gourd of the Ten Com- 
mandments and Sugar 
Bowl. Ten prongs extend 
from the ridges or angles, 
standing free from the 
front part of the fruit. The 
fingers are hollow when 
inside pulp or fiber dries 
away. The shell is hard 
and durable. Base of the © 
Gourd, about the stem, 
shows the ten customary 
main grooves. It is white or ivory-white. Pkt., 25c. 
LARGE FRUITED GOURDS 
2603 Bird's Nest (4). For bird houses. 
2605 Bottle. Large. The original Thermos bottle. 
Makes fine bird-houses. 
2608 Calabash Pipe (13). Powder Horn or 
Penguin Gourd. Odd-shaped fruit which is used 
in making pipes. 
2610 Dipper (3). Fruit makes an excellent dip- 
per and may be used for birds’ nests. 
2615 Dishcloth. Fruit is made up of a spongy-like 
porous pulp, which may bedried and used asa sponge 
with excellent results. The fruit is eaten when young, 
being cooked like squash. Many women prefer a 
dishcloth made of it. To speed up germination of 
Dishcloth Gourd, pour very hot water over seed 
and allow to stand for 12 hours. Plant imme- 
diately. 
2617. Green Snake. 
2618 Hercules’ Club (5). Fruit grows 3 to 4 ft. 
long. 
2622 Maranka (Cave Man Club or Dolphin). 
Knobby club shaped, dark green. 
2640 Sugar Trough(11). Thick shells, very dur- 

able. 
2645 Turk’s Turban (6). Odd brightly colored 
fruit. Intermediate in size. 
Each of above, pkt., 10c; any 3 pkts. for 25c. 
2651 Large-Fruited Sorts. Mixed. Oz., 40c; 34 oz., 
2 Came kts, LOG 
SMALL FRUITED GOURDS 
2600 Apple-Shaped (10). Small fruits. 
2607 Bottle Miniature (1). 
2625 Nest Egg(14). Practical nest eggs. 
2627 Orange (12). The well known Mock Orange. 
2630 Ornamental Pomegranate(2). or Queen's 
Sweet Pocket Melon. Fruit deliciously perfumed 
and may be carried in the pocket or laid among 
linens. 
2634 Pear Bicolor. Green and white. 
2635 Pear-Shaped (15). Striped yellow and 
green. 
2636 Pear-Shaped White. 
2643 Spoon(7). Small ball-shaped fruit with 
slender necks, deep orange. By slicing off a side a 
satisfactory spoon is made. 
GOURDS—Continued 
2646 Warted Sorts (8). Mixed. 
Each of the preceding, pkt., 10c; any 3 pkts. for 25c. 
2650 Small Fruited Varieties Mixed. O2z., 40c: 
% oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
2660 Waughan’s Special Mixture. All shapes 
and sizes of these interesting fruits, so fashion- 
able for ornaments, bird houses, and utensils, 
are included in this mixture. A bonanza 
for collectors. 1 oz., 60c; 44 oz., 35c; pkt. 15¢ 


Sow with Gourds for Decorative Effect: 
1927 CORN Ornamental Indian or Squaw. The 
ears are used in making charm or Patio strings 
combined with the small gourd fruits. The kernels 
are of various bright colors. Pkt., 10c. 
3211 MARTYNIA Proboscidea (Unicorn 
Plant). Tall, bushy heavy leaves, medium green, 
Fragrant creamy white flowers, producing fruits 
like unicorn or curved horn tapering to the blossom 
end. 18 to 24 in. Pkt., 15c. 
Gypsophila O 
Culture: A, Page 65 
Graceful plants of light fairy-like growth. The misty 
bloom adds interest to a bouquet. 
2681 Elegans Grandiflora Alba Special Selec- 
tion. This is extremely free blooming, and petals 
considerably broader, making the flowers nice and 
round, without the usual cartwheel effect. About 
10% willbe the smaller flowered type. Oz., 60c; % 
oz., 40¢; 44 02Z., 25c; pkt., 15c. 
2682 Elegans Vivid Rose. Pkt., 10c. 
2683 —Crimson. Pkt., 10c. 
2686 —Mixed. Y{ oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
See also Perennial Pages. 


Helichrysum C3. 
Culture: A or B, D or E, Page 65 
For winter bouquets, Straw Flowers should be cut 
before the centers open, and be hung upside down in a 
cool, dark place to dry. The foliage should be stripped 
off, and if it is desired, a fairly stiff wire may be 
twined about each stem to make them easier to handle 
in arranging them in bouquets. To grow large flowers, 
disbud, allowing only one bud to remain on each stem 
2775 Fire Ball. 2770 Silver Ball. 
2780 Golden Ball. 2771 Silvery Pink. 
2785 Rose Queen. 2795 Violet Queen. 
2790 Salmon Queen. 
Each of the above, pkt., 10c; any 3 pkts., 25c. 




2810 Vaughan's 
HELICHRYSUM — Yaushen's 
ture of Helichrysums. Thisis a balanced blend of 
the varieties listed and many other color tones 
in large Mowered strains, giving an amazing col- 
lection of flowers for winter bouquets. It will 
produce material for many novel and attract- 
ive combinations for decorating the 
Hote, 836-0725) 35s Pitt. ce Renee 15 
Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth) 
Culture: A, B Dor E, Page 65. 18in. O 
A showy annual everlasting with clover-like heads. 
2525 Mixed, all colors. Pkt., 10c. 
2520 Orange. Blossoms resemble a ripe strawberry 
in color and markings. Start in sandy soil in gentle 











bottom heat. Pkt., 10c. 
id 
rasses \/rnamenta 
Culture: A or B, Page 65 
2670 Ornamental Mixed. [2 to 5 ft. These are 
most useful for winter bouquets when combined with 
Everlasting flowers. Pkt., 10c 

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