SEEDS-BY-SIZE ORNAMENTAL GOURDS SEEDS 2009/2010 LIST  

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                                                The prices shown in British Pounds & Pence on this page are retail prices.             

                                                CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),

                                                phone me at 01442 260237 or E-MAIL me at sales@seeds-by-size.com 

                                                with their requirements for me to quote.

                                

                             



The cost of ORNAMENTAL GOURDS SEEDS 

sold BY WEIGHT are in 

SEEDS-BY-SIZE FLOWER SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010

At the bottom of the list. 

Group No. before name is in the 

SEEDS-BY-SIZE FLOWER SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010 

with prices & weights.



OR BY USING THE Group No. before the cultivar name

to buy

£1.50 WORTH PACKETS for Group Nos 3 to 33 

AND

£2.50 WORTH PACKETS for Group Nos. 34 to 59  

 



GOURD 

TYPE; Half Hardy Annual 

SEED COUNT FOR SMALL VARIETIES; 20 Seeds Per Gram 

SEED COUNT FOR LARGE VARIETIES; 5 Seeds Per Gram

FOR 1000 PLANTS; 100 to 400 Grams

WHERE TO SOW; Cold Frame  

WHEN; April

TIME TO GERMINATE; 2 Weeks 

TRANSPLANT; 1 Week 

FLOWERS; Harvest Fruits September-October 

               

SMALL TYPES  

36 Autumn Wing Small                   

    Unique 2½ in/6.5 cm winged swan/pear bulb with 6 in/15 cm neck.  

20 Striped Crown Of Thorns    

    Striped Crown of Thorns Multicolored, striped.                

36 Crown Of Thorns

20 Japanese Nest Egg Gourd

    Highly popular in the 1800's,the gourds are the size

    and shape of a hen’s egg, and are white in color. They are used as nest eggs;

20 Small Apple Gourd

    A unique small apple-shaped gourd.  

 8 Small Fruited Mixed

    These gourds have become popular as long lasting Autumn

    an winter decorations. This formula mixture ensures that

    a good range of types is produced & they are easy to grow.

36 Warted Mixed

    An all-warted blend of exceptional array of colours

    & shapes. It has bi-colours of green white & orange

    & many shapes

20 Swan  

    Glossy,dark green swan shaped.                     

20 Mini Red Turban 

    A scaled down version of turban squash in scarlet & white.           

40 Aladdins Turban            

20 Minature Ball  

    Orange & green 

20 Miniature Bottle                     

    Miniature Bottle             

40 Striped Pear               

20 White Egg                  

20 Orange Ball 

20 Orange  

    Looks like a ripe Orange in size and colour. 

20 Small Orange 

    Small round smooth dark orange with tiny black handle.              

40 White Ball                 

40 Orange Warted              

10 Small Mixed 

    Beautiful patterns,colours & shapes;smooth & warted skins.

    For table decorations,fresh or dried.               

26 Shenot Crown Of Thorns 

    Improved Crown Of Thorns type with pronounced thorny warts.

    around shoulders of fruits. Wide range of patterns in

    white,green and orange.   

10 Pear Bicolour

    Pear shaped hard & smooth fruit lower half green,

    upper half yellow to buff.              

10 Small Flat Striped 

    Green,white & yellow stripes.  

20 Small Spoon

    Brightly colored,orange & green striped small spoon-shaped gourds are 

    excellent for fall decorations. Huge yields      

10 Spoon 

    Striped green & white bottom with a long yellow crookneck.   

20 Tennessee Dancing         

    These very desirable little gourds bear a large number of small green striped gourds that range in size from 1-5".

     While not a true hard shelled gourd,they dry very well. \they have a small size & bottle shape.                 

10 Nest Egg  

    Similair in size & shape to an ordinary egg. Outside is smooth

    white & hard. Colour for Easter. 

20 White Egg                  

46 White Pear

12 Improved Ornamental Mixed

    Ornamental type in a wide range of varieties.

20 Verracousa

    Large,round,heavily warted unusual orange gourd.

   

LARGE TYPES   

23 Big Apple

  The 8" fruit look just like giant apples! Very popular as crafts and fall displays,

  can be painted red or made into birdhouses. Unique and fun to grow.  

23 Bushel Basket

    Huge,round gourds,up to 24" across,can be used for all kinds of art work and as storage containers. 

    Night flowering plants attract huge moths;very long vines. Fruit has a thick, hard shell.                      

20 Cave Mans Club 

    Club shape with large swollen end & curious random ridges.            

20 Penguin                    

10 Birdhouse  

    Mostly 10-12 inch in diameter by 14-16 inch tapering

    toward stem end.

20 Calabash

    Large bottle-type gourds, great for making crafts, water jugs and more. Fun and easy to grow.

25 Canteen   

    Canteen Wheel shape,12 in./30 cm x 3 in./8 cm.

30 Chinese Bottle 

    Double balloons,large swollen base,smaller bulb on thin

    neck near stem,used as a water jug or as birdhouse. 

20 Cuccuzi Italian/Snake                        

    Cuccuzi Italian or Snake Long and edible. 

23 Dipper Gourd

    This gourd has long handles and is just right for making water dippers or for arts and crafts.

    Easy to grow.

25 Extra Long Handled Dipper

    A very long 3'+ handled variety,(not the common dipper) with a 5”-8" bowl at the bottom. 

    Can be used for water dippers, crafts, & much more.

20 Flat Striped                        

    Flat Striped Green and cream.  

20 Giant Bushel  35 cm                     

    Giant Bushel Smooth round,   

20 Koshare Yellow Banded  

    2-5 bands of alternating dark green & golden yellow some pure greens.

    4" fruits are uniform spoon shaped. High yields.      

20 Large Turks Turban  

    Although edible,mostly used for decorative purposes.

    Orange red & cream in colour Flat round cap with bobble. 

25 Long Siphon 

    Extra long 36 in./91 cm hollow handle with 10 in./25 cm diameter ball end.        

40 Giant Bottle               

10 large Mixed  

    Various sizes shapes & colours. For birdhouses

    dippers & ornaments.              

20 Large & Small Sorts Mix                      

    Large and Small Sorts Mixed Mix contains: Small -75%, Large - 25%

30 Luffa

    Grown for its fibrous flesh harvest at 2 inch for baby

    vegetables. Harvest at 90 days for sponges.

30 Speckled Spawn

    Large,medium-green gourd has large,round body & a neck that curves back on the body of the gourd.

    Small bulb at the stem end gives good semblance of a head. 

 

MISC. TYPES

38 Bule Gourd

              Shaped like an 8" Big Apple gourd, but these are covered in attractive warts. 

              They are very ornamental.

31 Fancy Warted 

17 Improved Ornamental Mixed

    Ornamental type in a wide range of varieties.

30 Autumn Wings

    Unique mix of winged gourds,multicoloured different shapes & sizes

    ,extremely attractive.

38 Legendary Bottle

    Large 15" to 20" long 10" wide at base 5" wide at base, Very thick shell.

38 Mauritius Warted

    Edible gourd,weighs about 2 lbs..

38 Siceraria Swan

    Long neck 14"-18",6to 8" base.speckled when green.

26 Speckled Apple  

    An unusual apple shaped gourd,it gets about 4"X7.5" in size. Pretty mottled green color when fresh turning 

    caramel brown when dried. Great gourd for crafting.  

38 Tennessee Dancing or Spinning Gourds

    A tiny gourd just 2" long. They are bottle-shaped & green and white striped- turning tan when dry.

20 Ultra Warted Mixed                  

    Ultra Warted Mix Elite blend of bright colors and good shapes.  







All ORNAMENTAL GOURD SEEDS in this list are retail priced in the 

CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),phone me at 01442 251458

or E-MAIL me at john-robert-size@seeds-by-size.co.uk with their requirements for me to quote.



                                       

Section 1 is used to calculate SEEDS-BY-WEIGHT 

from the main Flower Seed List and The flower specialist 

lists. 

Section 2 is used when calculating the cost of a packet

of seed(NOT flower SEEDS-BY-COUNT)from any flower variety 

shown in the Main Flower or speciality Flower Seeds ListsSection 3 is for £1.50 WORTH PACKETS & £2.50 WORTH PACKETS 

if you wish to avoid using sections 1 or 2.
SEEDS-BY-SIZE FLOWER SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2009/2010  

 SECTION 1:Used for calculating flower SEEDS-BY-WEIGHT.

 The PRICE GROUP NUMBERS are across the top & the Fixed Weights are on the left of prices.

 (in pounds & pence) shown below.  Weights & prices not shown below will need to be quoted

 by post. Flower seeds are packeted in plain heat sealed packets without instructions.

 ________________________________________________________________________________________

PRICE GROUP NO.s       3     4     5      6     7      8      9      10     11    V.A.T.

          1g.        1.15  1.15  1.15   1.15  1.15   1.15   1.15   1.23   1.44    Inclusive

 Fixed    5g.        2.21  2.56  2.73   2.84  2.98   3.36   3.73   4.12   4.77    in Prices

 Weights 10g.        4.13  4.42  5.00   5.09  5.54   6.11   6.83   7.47   8.64

     25grams         7.93  8.87  9.91  10.31 11.07  12.19  13.63  14.93  17.12

     



 G. No.s   12    13    14    15    16    17    18     19     20     21     22     23

 1/2g.   1.15  1.15  1.15  1.28  1.38  1.51  1.65   1.75   1.94   2.02   2.27   2.49  

  1gram  1.51  1.68  2.00  2.28  2.39  2.76  2.86   3.00   3.19   3.65   4.10   4.53

  5grams 4.99  5.67  6.90  7.51  7.91  9.02  9.70   9.97  10.63  12.10  13.46  15.36

 10grams 9.09 10.30 12.59 13.87 15.08 16.60 17.16  18.08  19.29  21.97  24.77  27.27

  

 

 G. No.s   24    25    26    27    28    29    30     31     32     33     34     35     36

 1/4gram 1.47  1.60  1.73  1.83  1.94  2.20  2.27   2.49   2.75   3.28   3.34   4.00   4.85

 1/2gram 2.68  2.90  3.14  3.49  3.53  4.11  4.19   4.53   5.54   5.87   6.14   7.27   8.77

 1  gram 4.84  5.27  5.65  6.31  6.40  7.19  7.57   8.19   9.02  10.66  11.18  13.24  15.96
 G. No.s   37    38    39    40    41    42    43     44     45     46     47     48     49

 1/20g.  1.69  1.91  2.14  2.38  2.46  2.61  3.12   3.31   3.61   4.35   5.07   5.79   6.80

 1/10g.  3.06  3.46  3.90  4.34  4.42  4.87  5.60   6.06   6.53   7.88   9.11  10.48  12.38

 1/4 g.  6.09  6.86  7.95  8.71  8.78  9.48 11.24  12.11  13.05  15.75  18.47  21.63  24.74

  



 G. No.s    50     51     52     53     54     55     56     57     58     59   ALL PRICES

 1/50g.   3.67   4.02   4.41   4.81   5.31   5.67   6.13   6.25   5.85   7.18   are in

 1/20g.   7.34   8.05   8.76   9.41  10.41  11.36  12.21  12.50  13.94  14.16   POUNDS and

 1/10g.  13.31  14.64  15.95  17.15  18.94  20.61  22.22  22.72  25.12  26.57   PENCE

                                                                                STERLING  



SECTION 2:Used for finding the cost of a packet of seed of any variety shown in list.

 The GROUP NUMBER in front of the variety name in the Main Flower Seeds Lists or  

 Speciality Flower Seeds (BY WEIGHT) Lists is used with the following information to find the 

 LETTER CODE COST of a packet of seed of that variety.



 PRICE GROUP NUMBER RANGES      LETTER CODES   PACKET COST   EXAMPLE; 1 Packet of

              Nos.  3 to 20  =   B            =£1.88           ACACIA  12 Dealbata

              Nos. 21 to 30  =   C            =£2.48            Costs £1.88 (LETTER CODE B)  

              Nos. 31 to 40  =   D            =£3.14

              Nos. 41 to 50  =   E            =£3.91

              Nos. 51 to 59  =   F            =£4.75



 All packets come with only general cultivation instructions.(Flower SEEDS-BY-WEIGHT is a

 more economical way to buy flower seeds in most cases).



 SUMMARY OF LETTER CODE prices; B=£1.88, C=£2.48, D=£3.14, E=£3.91, F=£4.75 (VAT included).



 SECTION 3;£1.50 WORTH PACKETS are heat sealed packets filled with SEEDS-BY-WEIGHT with 

 £1.50 worth of any flower seed varieties Group N0s 3 to 33 on the flower list that

 you require, flower varieties with Group Nos. 34 to 59 require a £2.50 WORTH PACKET.

 FOOTNOTES; GROWERS PACKETS can be purchased for any variety up to Group No. 20 for £7.00.

            Prices shown apply from Sept. 1 2009 to August 31 2010                         



FOOTNOTES:

    Please remember that all orders under £17.00 attract a £1.50 postage surcharge in the UK;

ALL ORDERS CARRY A SURCHARGE OF; £2.00 to Europe and  £3.00 to all other Countries.

                                                                                         

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