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IOWA SEED COMPANY, DES MOINES, IOWA. 55.

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Very useful, rapid and freeblooming, hardy climbers; mixed colors. (See cut.) Per oz. 15c... 5.
Cypress Vine--Rapid climbers, handsome, finely-cut foliage and bright-colored flowers:
--Scarlet--Very bright....
--White--Pretty in contrast with scarlet--Mixed Colors... 5.
Dolichos Lablab--(Hyacinth Bean)--An excellent climber for dry, exposed places; mixed... 5.
Gourds--Useful for covering fences, arbors or old trees and stumps; greatly admired for their curiously shaped and colored fruit:

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--Calabash, or Dipper... 5.
--Hercules Club... 5.
--Nest Egg--Used largely for nest eggs... 5.
--Dish Cloth... 10.
--Sugar Trough... 5.
--All Varieties Mixed--Includes a great many handsome varieties of odd shapes and colors... 5.
Ipomea--Embraces a large class of plants much admired for their fine foliage and handsome flowers; free bloomers and rapid growers: (See cut.)

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--Bona Nox--Large purplish flowers; blooming at night; often called Good Night or Evening Glory. 5.
--Purpurea--(Morning Glory)--Mixed... 5.
--Quamoclit--(Cypress vine)--Mixed colors... 5.
Moonflower--A very handsome climber growing 25 to 40 feet high, and covered nightly and on dull days with beautiful, white, moon-like flowers from five to six inches in diameter. It has a rich Jessamine-like odor... 15.
Maurandia--Pretty for baskets, window vases and indoor decorations; fine mixed. 10.
Nasturtium, Tall--Admirably adapted for rock work, covering trellises, etc. They have recently come into much favor again:
--Choice Mixed Colors--Per oz. 15c... 5.
--Napoleon III--Golden yellow, striped with rosy scarlet... 10.
--Geant des Batailles--Brilliant carmine. 10.
--King of the Blacks--See Novelties... 10.
Smilax--Much used for winter decorations; seeds start slowly and should be planted in loose, rich soil and kept moist and warm... 20.

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SWEET PEAS--May well be called America's favorite, as it is such a popuular [popular] and easily grown flower that rich and poor alike can enjoy its fragrance and beauty. They are hardy, free from insects and disease, and if cut freely as soon as they begin to fade will continue to bloom throughout the season. One ounce will sow a row fifty feet long, and make a lovely hedge. Try them.
--Miss Blanche Ferry
Resembles the Painted Lady which has long been so popular, but the flower is much larger, of better and more decided shade and blooms more freely. It is so compact and bush like that it can be grown without any support. Very fragrant and un- [continued next page]