. Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide, 1871 . height, but the growth upwardmay be checked by pinching off the tops. (Engraving, p. 61.) Dolichos Lablab, (Hyacinth Bean,) a very fine climber, with purple and lilac flowers, 10 albus nanus, white; dwarf, 10 spec, giganteus, large; free grower, 20 GOURDS AND CUCUMBERS, (ORNAMENTAL,) Nat. Ord. Cucurbitacea,A very useful class of plants for covering old trees, walls, fences, arbors, etc. The foliageis abundant, while the fruit is of the most singular forms and of bright peculiar markings. Treatment as for Squashes. Gourd, Hercules Club, la
. Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide, 1871 . height, but the growth upwardmay be checked by pinching off the tops. (Engraving, p. 61.) Dolichos Lablab, (Hyacinth Bean,) a very fine climber, with purple and lilac flowers, 10 albus nanus, white; dwarf, 10 spec, giganteus, large; free grower, 20 GOURDS AND CUCUMBERS, (ORNAMENTAL,) Nat. Ord. Cucurbitacea,A very useful class of plants for covering old trees, walls, fences, arbors, etc. The foliageis abundant, while the fruit is of the most singular forms and of bright peculiar markings. Treatment as for Squashes. Gourd, Hercules Club, large, long, club-shaped. (Engraving, p. 51.) 10 Smallest Lemon, yellow; neat and pretty. (Engraving, p. 51.) 10 Pear-formed, yellow and green, striped with cream. (Engraving, p. 61.) .... 10 Gooseberry, small, bright green; fine, 10 Striped Apple, small, yellow, beautifully striped, 10 Egg-formed, like the fruit of White Egg plant, very beautiful, 15 Orange, the well-known Mock Orange. (Engraving, p. 51.) 10 Calabash, the old-fashioned Dipper Gourd, 10. GOURDS AND CUCUMBERS — Continued. pkt. cts. Gourd, Lagenaria vittata, small, half green and half yellow, striped with cream. (Eng. p. 51.) 10 Momordica Balsamina, very pretty; orange and red. (Engraving, p. 51.) ... i0Tricosanthes Colubrina, True-Serpent Gourd, striped like a serpent, changing to carmine. (Engraving, p. 51.) 10 Cucurbita leucantha longissima, 10 Cucumber, Cucumis dipsaceus, Teasel-like, yellow, very elegant. (Engraving, p. 51.) 10 IPOMCEA, Nat. Ord. Convolvulacece. A superb genus of plants. Under the name of Convolvulus, we have given descriptionsof the common Morning Glory, sometimes called /. purpurea. The Ipomceas are more ten-der than Convolvulus, with larger flowers, and are fine climbers. Do best started under glass,and afterwards planted in warm, sheltered situations. They are fine for green-house decora-tion, baskets, etc. Ipomcea limbata elegantissima, a beautiful variety, with large, Convolvulus-like
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