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THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY. 



Mrs. Robert Sandiford. This is a 

 grand double white variety; one of the 

 finest novelties, and always very scarce; 

 the flowers are extra large, perfectly 

 double, and beautifully laced and ruffled: 

 color glistening snow-white. 



Miss Leda Conard. A handsome, frilled 

 variety; ground color, carmine, rose; two 

 upper petals blotched black, center white; 

 all petals lined and feathered, rose and 

 maroon at base, edges lighter. 



Empress of Russia. Ground color a 

 very light lavender with almost white 

 center, and shading to white at edges of 

 petals; each petal with blotch of dark 

 maroon ■surrounded by purplish-crimson. 



Double White. A grand semi-double 

 white. A sport from Mine. Thiebaud, and 

 exactly like it, except that it is snowy- 

 white. Petals elegantly frilled. 



Prince Henry. Soft rosy-red, shaded 

 orange and chocolate; broad white mar- 

 gin and center; bold flowers of great 

 substance; fine trusses. Raised from 

 Madame Thiebaud. 



Black Prince. One of the darkest va- 

 rieties; petals undulated, very dark red, 

 blotched black; a very rich, fine sort. 



25c to 50c each. $2 to $4 per doz. 



FARFUGIUM Grande, or Leopard Plant. 



A splendid house plant easily grown. 

 Valuable for bedding in partially shaded 

 localities. The great round leathery leaves 

 start from the ground on long slender 

 stems, forming a most handsome plant. 

 They are regularly marked with large 

 bright yellow spots. 25c, 50c, $1 to $1.50 

 each. 



Grande Argenteum. An old but very 

 rare variety; magnificent, large light 

 green leaves beautifully variegated with 

 white; superb pot plant. Small plants 

 50c, medium $1. 



HEMEROCALLIS Auranticum. A magnifi- 

 cent rich, fragrant, orange colored lily, 

 with very large flowers measuring 5 or 

 G inches across. Foliage handsome, a 

 well established plant in full bloom is a 

 beautiful sight: blooms almost perpetu- 

 ally. Hardy. 25c, 50c, $1 each. 



HYDRANGEA Magnifica. It bears enor- 

 mous heads of blossoms, often measuring 

 25 inches in circumference. The indi- 

 vidual flowers are very large and a beauti- 

 ful shade of pink. 15c, 25c and 50c each. 

 Black Stemmed. Black stems and a 

 profusion of lovely flowers, pink at first 

 and changing to bright blue. 15c to 50c. 

 Japonica Variegata. A handsome va- 

 riety with white and green leaves, makes 

 a fine house plant, grows large outside 

 in partial shade. 25c to 50c. 



HIBICUS Sinesis, Sub-violaceus. Splen- 

 did half hardy shrub with enormous semi- 

 double flowers, rich carmine tinted violet. 

 25c to $1 each. 



Miniatus .Semi-plena. Large, semi- 

 double, brilliant and attractive, bright 

 vermillion-scarlet flowers. 25c each. 



HYPERICUM St. John's Wort. A beautiful 

 ever-green shrub with large golden-yel- 

 low satiny flowers and numerous long 

 thread-like stamens. Always in bloom. 

 15c to 25c. 



MRS. SHEPHERD'S NEW 

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Mrs. Shepherd's New Heliotrope "Gloria." 



Royal Highness. A magnificent new 

 climbing heliotrope of wonderfully rapid 

 growth, forming i mmense plants that 

 spread and climb to the height of 10 or 

 12 feet. It has splendid large trusses of 

 rich purple flowers and is a most profuse 

 bloomer. As a covering for walls or bay 

 windows, or hedges, or as a pot plant it 

 is invaluable. 



Gloria. A variety of medium height, 

 seedling from the Lemoine stock. The 

 foliage is very rich and handsome: the 

 flowers are in immense compact heads, 

 and in color are a most lovely, shaded, 

 light purple violet, deliciously fragrant. 



Purple Giant. One of the new giant 

 hybrid types, and a most vigorous grower 

 of climbing habit. It has large, hand- 

 some foliage, and bears immense trusses 

 of rich, purple flowers. It grows so fast 

 and blooms so profusely, that it is in- 

 valuable in the garden. 



Pink Beauty. A charming variety, with 

 great masses of mauve-pink flowers, the 

 color of Mme. Millet violet. 



