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ADLUMIA.
A pretty biennial climber, with pale green foliage. Sow seed in the spring , in a
damp, cool place. Transplant in the autumn, if possible. The panicles of
drooping flowers are pink and white.
Adlumia cirrhosa, or Allegheny vine, is sometimes called Wood Fringe
and Mountain Fringe 10
GROWN FROM SEED.
The Climbers are nature's drapery, and
nothing produced by art can equal their
grace. As the Lilies surpass in beauty
all that wealth or power can procure,
or man produce, so these tender Climb-
ers surpass all productions of the decor-
ator's skill. Under the guiding hands of
tasteful amateurs and skillful gardeners,
unsightly buildings or stumps bloom
with beauty, and in a short time fences,
arbors and buildings are covered, giv-
ing shade and grace. It is important that
every Climbing plant should be supplied
with a support or screen as soon as the
plants show a disposition to grow.
THE GOURD FAMILY.
The following plants are prized principally
for their rapid growth and their odd-shaped
and often highly colored fruits :
Gourd, Dish-rag, or Sponge, when ripe
the inside resembles fibrous cloth and
is used for bathing, scouring, etc.. . .
Balsam Apple, orange and red ....
Balsam Pear
Benincasa cerifera, pretty wax gourd
Serpent Gourd
Abobra viridiflora, beautiful climber,
delicate foliage, oval, scarlet fruit. . . 5
Bryonopsis laciniosa, foliage elegant;
fruit scarlet, striped with white ... £
Cucumis odoratissimus fruit orange-
yellow, at times has red spots, fragrant 5
Coccinea Indica, handsome, glossy
foliage and scarlet fruit 5
Echinocystis lobata, Wild Cucumber.
A fast growing climber, running 30
feet in a season. White fragrant flow-
ers, prickly seed pods 5
One package of each of above ten, T -o cents.
The following are some of the most valuable
of the common varieties :
Gourd, Hercules' Club,large,long,club-
shaped 5
Smallest Lemon, yellow 5
Pear- formed, yellow and green, cream
striped 5
Gooseberry, small, bright green ... 5
Egg-formed, true Nest Egg Gourd . . 5
Orange, well-known Mock Orange . . 5
Striped Apple, small, yellow, beautifully striped 5
Calabash, the old fashioned Dipper Gourd 5
Sugar-Trough, or Sap Bucket 5
One package each 0/ the above nine, 35 cents.
Mixed, per ounce 30 cents 5
MORNING GLORY.
Convolvulus major fthe old Morning Glory.) Annual. The
seeds germinate so readily that they can be grown in the garden
in any corner where the plants are needed, and almost at any
time. Rapid grower.
Convolvulus major, in colors, white, white and violet
striped, white striped with rose, light blue, dark blue,
carmine, lilac, each color 5
incarnata, bright red 5
atrosanguinea, dark red 5
One package each of the above nine, 35 cents.
All the above mixed, ounce 15 cents 5
IMPERIAL JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES.
For more extended description see Novelty Pages.
These Morning Glories have given great satisfaction. Their
exquisite beauty and enormous size (from four to six inches
across 1, with their innumerable markings and shadings, com-
mand the admiration of all flower lovers. The vines are strong COB
and robust, attaining a height of 30 to
50 feet, while the foliage is quite distinct
and luxuriant.
Price per packet JO cents.
BRAZILIAN MORNING GLORY.
(Ipomcea setosa.)
A most interestingclimbcr, with rose
colored flowers from 3 to 4 inches in
diameter, and a leaf 8 to 12 inches
across. It presents a remarkable ap-
pearance, branching in every direction
and intertwining so as to make it abso-
lutely impenetrable to the sun's rays.
The large seed pods,or curious looking
capsules, with short reddish hairs on
the stems, make it unusually orna-
mental andattractivc. After planting
morning glory. pour on scalding water. Annual.
Ipomcea setosa 'Brazilian Morning Glory) 10
40
DOLICHOS Lablab (Hyacinth Bean\ fine
climber, six to twenty feet high, purple and
lilacflowers, ounce 20 cents 5
VARIEGATED JAPANESE HOP.
Humulus Japonicus.
A splendid annual climber, rapidly covering arbors,
walls, trellises, etc. The foliage resembles that of the
common Hop, but is more dense. Seed sown in the
open ground in spring will produce large plants in
a short time. Withstands heat, drought, and insects.
Japanese Hop, Humulus Japonicus 10
Japanese Variegated Hop, leaves green and
white variegated xo
COBCEA.
One of the very finest and most
beautiful annual climbers, of large
size, rapid growth, fine foliage,
bell-shaped flowers, almost 1% in -
across and 2 in. long. Ingoodsoil
the stems often grow 20 or 30 feet
long, and cover a large surface.
Plants begin flowering when quite
young. Put seed in moist earth,
edge dtnvn; do not water until the
young plants appear, unless earth
is very dry. Remove plants to the
house for winter blooming.
Coboea scandens 10
CARDIOSPERMUM
HALICACABUM, or Balloon Vine.