. Park's floral guide, 1896. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. esting objects of vegetable growth. Both flowers and fruit are attractive, and the foliage is either semi-tropical or delicate and graceful. The vines may be trimmed to any form or used to hide unsight- ly objects. The fruits are of many shapes, sizes, colors and markings. The smaller ones are attract- ive and harmless playthings for children. Toe larger ones may be used in the kitchen as recepta- cles, as the Siphon gourd which makes a useful unci convenient ladle; the Corsiean makes a good kitch- en rec
. Park's floral guide, 1896. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. esting objects of vegetable growth. Both flowers and fruit are attractive, and the foliage is either semi-tropical or delicate and graceful. The vines may be trimmed to any form or used to hide unsight- ly objects. The fruits are of many shapes, sizes, colors and markings. The smaller ones are attract- ive and harmless playthings for children. Toe larger ones may be used in the kitchen as recepta- cles, as the Siphon gourd which makes a useful unci convenient ladle; the Corsiean makes a good kitch- en receptacle for potatoes, apples, etc.; Enormous, used ai Sugar troughs and lard cans. A collec- tion of these plants will give great pleasure, ard the cheapest way to get a great variety is to buy a Special Mixture, as it contains seeds of all the vari- eties here catalogued. Humtiliss Japonicui, Japanese Hop 5 A very rapid-grow- ing annual, with an abundance of deep green, rough, but gracefully shaped f 0= llage. Useful for covering arbors or summer-houses. The seeds start readily, and may be sown in window boxes early to have large plant;, for transplanting a; soon as tne wea^he is favorable. It it onlv valuable as a foliage vine. If pre- ferred I can also supply seeds of the new and widely i vertised variegated-leavedvariety at 10c per packet. Tpommn Bona Nox, white 8 Coccinea, 5 Lutea, 5 Ivy-leaved 5 Hederacea 8 Alba, white 8 Lilacina, lilac— 5 Atroviolacea 5 Marmorata 5 Leari, . 5 8 ge=r&j&- tj -' w-^^emm m^&Si ^U grandiflora 5 J \<o Vio1acea vera 5 W^W'AWra Alba, white 5 Special 10 Very free-blooming, and vigorous vinfs. I. coccinea grows rap- idly to a height of thirty feet and bears a profusion of Cy- press-like flowers. I. limbala elegantissi- ma has very large, exquisite light bine flowers with distinct white margin. All are easily grown from seeds. Ejopliospcrmuin, Mexico, 1834. Scan dens 10 Co
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