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Tuberosa. A beautiful variety with 

 tubers on the roots, fronds dark shining 

 green, the pinules closely set; the fronds 

 are more numerous than the Boston Fern. 

 It makes very handsome specimens and 

 is fine for baskets. 15c, 25c to $1. 



Cordata Com pacta. A charming dwarf 

 variety with narrow fronds that grow 

 from one foot to fifteen inches high; of 

 rapid growth. 10c, 25c, $1. 



Pectinata. A dwarf variety much re- 

 sembling the Boston Fern. It is trailing 

 in its habit, making it fine for baskets. 

 10c, 25c, 35c each. 



TREE FERNS. 



ALSOPHYLLA. Austral is. An Australian 

 tree fern; a magnificent variety, hardy in 

 Southern California in frostless loca- 

 tions. It bears magnificent fronds that 

 measure 6 or 8 feet long, and 3 to 4 feet 

 in width. $3, $4 to $7 each. 



Dicksonia Antarctica. A very fine tree 

 fern, more hardy than Alsophylla Austra- 

 lis, but not of such vigorous growth. $1, 

 $1.50 to $3 each. 



NATIVE CALIFORNIA FERN. 



WOODWARDIA Radicans California. A 

 grand fern that in its native wilds sends 

 up magnificent fronds 6 feet high and l x 2 

 to 2 feet wide; they are a beautiful green 

 and of firm texture, and handsomely 

 wrinkled. It is a very beautiful fern and 

 will be much used for decoration when 

 its good qualities become known. The 

 roots are quite large. 25c to $2 each. 



RARE GERANIUMS.— LARGE 



FLOWERING. 



We are headquarters for fine ger- 

 aniums, eastern varieties and our own 

 seedlings of the new large flowering 

 types. No plants are more effective for 

 garden decoration, their varied and bril- 

 liant colors and delicate tints render 

 them invaluable for bedding and pot 

 plants'. Many of the new varieties have 

 beautiful flowers on long stems, and are 

 very effective for vases. Special prices 

 given on plants and cuttings in quan- 

 tities. 



Mrs. Shepherd's Seedlings. 

 Comet. A splendid fiery scarlet, with 

 fine trusses on long stems, a hybrid be- 

 tween the zonale and ivy section. A very 

 striking variety. A climber with the 

 vigor of a zonale in growth. 



Oxnard. A superb variety of strong, 

 robust growth, and producing splendid 

 scarlet flowers, shaded cerese. They 

 stand high above the foliage on long 

 stems. The trusses are very large and 

 the individual flowers measure over two 

 inches across, will grow ten feet high. 



White Azalea. An exquisite single va- 

 riety, with large snow white flowers on 

 long stems. 



Faustina. A fine cerese, with fan- 

 shaped spots on the lower petals, of soft 

 pink. 



Surprise. The two upper petals are 

 blotched velvety scarlet, veined dark red; 

 edges and three lower ones are a vivid 

 purplish-crimson. Dwarf habit. 



Pink Pearl. Very large flowers; large 

 trusses of soft pearl-pink. 



The Peri. A lovely seedling from 

 Souv de Mirande, deeper coloring; lower 

 petals are orange-salmon; white center 

 overlaid with rose: center white, highly 

 flushed deep rose. Flowers 2 inches 

 across, dwarf in habit. 



Madam Modjeska. The flower is round. 

 The buds are velvety orange-salmon, 

 fully opened flowers salmon-pink; edges 

 of petals lighter with age; two upper 

 veined pink at center; a fine white eye, 

 measures 2 inches across. 



Pink Pansy. Large flowers, resembling 

 a pansy. Center pure white, with a circle 

 of bright salmon-pink. 



Crimson Ball. A fine dwarf bedder. 

 that grows about 18 inches high, bearing 

 on long stems, high above the foliage, 

 large balls of rich deep velvety crimson 

 flowers. 



Castenet. Fine flowers, shaded soft 

 magenta; two lower petals half magenta 

 and~ half velvety salmon-scarlet. 



Lovliness. Fine large flowers with 

 white center, margin daintily spashed 

 and flecked with pure salmon, very light 



foliage. 



Splendor. Rich velvety red with im- 

 mense trusses of very large superb flow- 

 ers. A most showy bedder. 10c each. 



Single Geraniums From Other Sources. 



Pennsylvania. Pure snow white; im- 

 mense flowers. 



Kansas. Intense orange-scarlet, petals 

 beautifully veined with a dark color. 



New York. Enormous clusters; beauti- 

 ful pink flowers. 



Minnesota. Enormous, crinkled, Pelar- 

 gonium like blossoms of loveliest light 

 rosy-scarlet with a white eye. 



Virginia. Large, extra fine salmon- 

 pink. 



Massachusetts. Exquisite pure pink. 

 rayed center, freely spotted. 



Wonder. Intense dazzling scarlet, 

 trusses of enormous size. 10 to 20 inches 

 in circumference, with single florets 

 measuring 2% inches. 



Pierre Le Brun. Salmon-red, pink and 

 white, exquisitely blended. Flowers very 

 large. 



