
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS | 
Gourds make gay winter decorations when thoroughly ripened, 
eured and varnished. When painted in bright color eombina- 
tions, they are very attractive braided in strings for wall deco-_ 
rations or when loosely arranged in flat bowls for the table. 
Many useful things are made from Gourds, such as hanging bas- 
kets, vases, wall pockets, fruit bowls, dippers, pipes, nest eggs, 
bird houses, toys, ete. We offer the following separate varieties: 
CALABASH PIPE (Penguin) DISH CLOTH 
CROWN OF THORNS SUGAR TROUGH 
DIPPER 
Price—Your choice of above named varieties: Pkt., 15¢; 2 pkts., | 
25c; 1% oz., 40c. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS, ALL KINDS MIXED. Our Gourd 
mixture is an extra fine blend, including not only the above va- 
rieties but also a great many more kinds of all shapes and sizes, 
Pkt., 10c; 3 pkts., 25c; 0z., 45c; %4 lb., $1.35. 
NOVELTY! | 
BIRD PLANT 
UNICORN PLANT. Although 
this is not a Gourd, we are listing 
it here beeause it is very effective 
combination with 
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when used in 
vipa Gourds. The seed pods have a dis- 
‘YW tinct and curious appearance be- 
: eause of the long curved horn 
which splits into-two parts as they 
ripen and harden. They may be 
Attractive and inexpensive Bird Houses can easily . oe Eats fe 
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be made from gourds. All that is needed is the right painted : to EPEC ent oak - %. ise 
kind of gourd and a sharp knife. Hang these Gourd Birds, Canaries, Blue Jays, ete. The above photograph illustrates the dried seed pods of the * 
Bird Houses in trees and other places, away from 
the reach of cats, and they will attract many beautiful 
birds. Birds are not only ornamental in the garden 
and on the lawn, but are very beneficial, destroying 
worms and other insect pests. Plant some of our Bird 
House Gourd seed this spring and grow your own Bird 
Houses. Pkt., 25c. 
Mounted on a piece of sandpaper or Unicorn Plant; staged to- represent 
they are quite a distinct novelty. 
While its greatest interest is in the 
seed-pod stage, it has pretty flowers 
of pale yellow with purplish spots. The green seed pods are 
fine for pickles. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
Godetia (Satin Flower) 
Attractive, bushy plants with masses of large, colorful blooms during the 
summer and fall. Unsurpassed for the brilliant effect they produce in beds 
and borders, and fine for cutting. They are especially recommended for 
shady locations where many other flowers will not bloom. 
TALL DOUBLE MIXED. Large, double flowers in bright, attractive 
colors. Rose, pink, scarlet, lavender, white; many shades and combina- 
tions. 2 feet high. Mixed colors only—Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 40c. 
DWARF SINGLE MIXED. Large, single blooms 2% to 3 inches across 
borne on dwarf, bushy plants that are only 12 inches high. Exceptionally 
fine for beds and borders, This well-balanced mixture of colors is very 
showy. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 50c. 
Novelty 
birds, 
Bird Plant, 

NOTICE 
No garden is too small for 
Gourds as they do their best 
on arbors, trellises and fene- 
es. They are of easy culture 
and require very little care. 


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Calabash Pipe Gourds staged 
and decorated as Penguins ~ 
Four O'Clock or 
Marvel of Peru 
(Mirabilis). This is another 
good old-fashioned flower of bushy 

PENGUIN 


Godetia (Satin Flower) 
PELLETED SEEDS 
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habit, bearing hundreds of bright, 
sweet scented white, yellow, crim- 
and violet flowers. Very 
charming when used as a hedge 
plant, rivaling the privet, with its 
glossy foliage very closely set and 
dotted all over in the afternoon 
son 
with a multitude of fairy flowers. 
It is a little known fact that roots 
of these may be lifted in the fall 
and stored like Dahlias and the 
tubers planted in spring. It will 
result in larger and _ stronger 
plants and more flowers. 2 feet. 
All colors mixed. Pkt., 10c; 02z., 
35c. 
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GOURDS 
“These charming and cu- 
rious snow birds attract 
the curiosity and admira- 
tion of everyone, and are 
easily made from Calabash 
Pipe Gourds. They make 
delightful gifts, and also 
find ready sale. The gourds 
are easily grown, and no 
particular skill is required, 
as the gourds are simply 
harvested when ripe, 
painted, mounted on a 
wooden or plaster base and 
absorbent cotton is placed 
around to represent snow. 
Plant some of the seed and 
give them a trial this 
year. Pkt., 15¢e; %4 oz., 40c. 
