. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds, & c : February 1st, 1886. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. GOURDS — Continued. Gourd, bottle, well-known and very useful, miniature, ornamental, — dipper, a favorite variety, .... — egg-shaped, resembles an egg, — gooseberry, very pretty; 6 ft — Hercules' club, large club-shaped; 15 ft., — lemon, showy: 6 ft., — orange, well-known sort; 15 ft., — pear-shaped; 6 ft., — sugar trough, immense size, holds several gal- lons, — fine mixed, from a large collection,
. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds, & c : February 1st, 1886. Nursery stock Massachusetts Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs. GOURDS — Continued. Gourd, bottle, well-known and very useful, miniature, ornamental, — dipper, a favorite variety, .... — egg-shaped, resembles an egg, — gooseberry, very pretty; 6 ft — Hercules' club, large club-shaped; 15 ft., — lemon, showy: 6 ft., — orange, well-known sort; 15 ft., — pear-shaped; 6 ft., — sugar trough, immense size, holds several gal- lons, — fine mixed, from a large collection, . — collection of 12 distnict varieties, . Of all climbing flowers in cultivation, this ranks pre-eminent for delicate and intrinsic beauty; the brilliant and varied hues of its many species and varieties are exceedingly beautiful, and its fine foliage and graceful form render it an indispensable ornament for green- house, conservatory, or garden decoration. Hardv Annuals. Pkt. Bona Nox {Evening Glory), satin rose, large, fragrant blossoms, which expand in the even- ing; loft., .10 Coccinea {Star Ipovtoea), scarlet, small flowers in great profusion: 8ft., 10 Hederacea superba, i\T-like foliage, very showy, mixed colors; 8ft., 10 Limbata elegantissima, rich bluish-purple center in the form of a star, with broad pure white margin; 10 ft., . . _ . .15 Quamoclit {Cypress Vine), flowers and foliage both very beautiful, half-hardy, mixed colors, 10 ft., ... 05 — scarlet, crimson, white, rose, each color, . .05 Collection of 10 distinct varieties, • • • -75 GOURDS (Ornamental). (Including ornamental Cucurbitacse.) The varieties in this collection have been selected either for the ornamental character of their foliage, the singularity or symmetry of their fruit, or the variety and peculiarity of their coloring; some are of very large size and of curious form, while others are miniatures of various forms. The growth is as diversified as the fruit; some are
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