Keywords: Flowers for springtime (16315673510).jpg MISS MARY E MARTIN FLORAL PARK NEW YORK <br> These plants are very desirable for training over the lattice <br> ˘work and shading the front of the piazza for porches and <br> trellises for covering fences stumps etc The foliage is dense <br> and cooling and often grows 20 feet in a season Besides they <br> furnish an endless source of interest and delight watching the <br> many curious and oddly shaped fruits of all sizes and colors de- <br> velop from day to day <br> Large Fruited Gourds ” This mixture contains the Bat- <br> tle Corsican Hercul«s Club Powderhorn Dipper and many <br> other kinds Pkt 25 seeds 5c <br> Small Fruited or Pepo Gourds ” This mixture contains <br> the Apple Pear Orange Egg flat striped and bicolor Very <br> curious Pkt 30 seeds 5c <br> QUEEN flHWE'S SWEET- <br> SCENTED POCKET <br> WSELON <br> This is not only a novelty <br> but a great curiosity and useful <br> fruit Grows on trellises makes <br> a pretty Anne and very showy <br> fruit which has a delieious <br> perfums; carried in the <br> pocket or laid on mantel or <br> table imparts a delicious <br> fragrance ; served with sugar <br> makes a dainty dessert <br> Pkt 20 seeds 8c <br> This plant is both very useful <br> and ornamental The fruit is of <br> a yellowish-cream color and then <br> changes to canary then deepen- <br> ing to orange then turns into <br> pink until it becomes a bright <br> shining scarlet The fruit is of <br> the size of a plum A plant loaded <br> with its fruit in all these shades <br> and colors at one time is a sight <br> not easily forgotten It is easily <br> grown and does well in the house <br> and of course out of doors <br> Pkt ž 6c <br> AFR1CAM HORWED CLIMBING CUCUMBER <br> An odd curious and withal a useful and beautiful <br> plant from Africa of Missionary origin The vine is a <br> thick and rapid grower the fruit is oddly formed of <br> a deep green when young changing to an orange-scarlet ; <br> grows very large but should be eaten when quite small <br> People who cannot eat ordinary cucumbers can eat <br> this with impunity; very pleasant and refreshing <br> Pkt 30 seeds 8c; 3 for 20c <br> Japanese Climbing Cucumber ” This is one of <br> the most desirable of all cucumbers; a strong healthy <br> continuous grower bearing plenteously and continu- <br> ously through the summer Fruits deep green 10 inches <br> long never bitter crisp and pleasant Pkt 30 seeds 5c <br> BALSAM APPLE AMP <br> PEAR <br> Very curious climber <br> with ornamental foliage and <br> golden-yellow fruit which <br> opens when ripe showing <br> the seed and carmine in- <br> terior Apple and Pear <br> mixed Pkt ž 5c <br> J A PA RES IB REST- ERG <br> Resembling in color shape <br> and size the eggs of hens ; <br> are uninjuied by cold or <br> wet and therefore make the <br> best nest-eggs; also very use- <br> ful when mending stock- <br> ings Pkt 5c 43810171 149144 77948 Page 31 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/43810171 1900 Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection ; Miss Mary E Martin Firm ; Miss Mary E Martin Firm NameFound Pepo NameConfirmed Pepo EOLID 71332 NameBankID 450991 Biodiversity Heritage Library Flowers for springtime Garden Stories Catalogs Flowers Miss Mary E Martin Firm Nurseries Horticulture Seeds U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 43810171 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/43810171 bhlGardenStories Fruits Vegetables Gourds Cucumber BHLinbloom miss mary e martin firm nurseries horticulture u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-02-11 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16315673510 2015-08-24 23 52 59 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Cucumbers Gourds Flowers for springtime Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script |