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The Prize. A splendid variety with 

 immense heads of grand, purple flowers'. 

 25c. 



(The five above are Mrs. Shepherd's 

 Seedings of the Lemoine type.) 



Egypt. A very beautiful heliotrope 

 with black stems and handsome crinkled 

 foliage so dark as' to be almost black. 

 Handsome dark purple flowers. 



Albert Deleaux. One of the most beau- 

 tiful varieties in cultivation — not Mrs. 

 Shepherd's. The foliage is yellow, marked 

 with green. Very large flowers of a rich 

 deep purple. 15c to 25c each; $1.25 to 

 $2.50 doz. 



1MPATIENS Sultani. A charming plant for 

 pots or for a shaded location. It belongs 

 to the balsam family. The leaves are a 

 light green, stems transparent; flowers 

 single, always in bloom salmon-pink and 

 bright. 10c to 25c each. 



DWARF LANTANA "Golden Gem." This 

 pretty lantana grows about one foot high, 

 forming a handsome compact bushy plant 

 and bears clusters of bright golden-yel- 

 low flowers. 15c to 25c each. 



LIGUSTRUM Ovalifolum. A fine, hardy 

 shrub covered with spikes of dainty, white 

 fragrant, feathery flowers that bloom in 

 early spring and summer. . It is fine for 

 hedges and can be grown into a small 

 tree. 25c to 50c. 



Ovalifolum Variegata. Like the above 

 except that the foliage is beautifully vari- 

 egated yellow and green. 25c to 50c. 



LI BON I A Floribunda. Dwarf shrub, cov- 

 ered most of the year with pretty scarlet 

 and yellow tubular flowers. 10c to 25c 

 each. 



LOTUS Pelyorynchus "Coral Gem." Fine 

 silvery foliage; dainty and graceful. Light 

 and airy in habit. Coral-red flowers, two 

 inches in length. Fine for trailing over 

 walls and banks; lovely for hanging bas- 

 kets. 15c to 25c each; $1.50 doz. 



LINUM Flavum. A very beautiful peren- 

 nial flax that grows 2 or 3 feet high and 

 forms large clumps that are covered all 

 the year with fine round, rich, golden-yel- 

 low flowers, measuring two or more inch- 

 es across. Invaluable for bedding. In- 

 creases fast. 15c to 50c each. 



MARGUERITE Mme. Gaelbert. A splendid 

 new Marguerite with very broad petals. 

 Surpasses all others in size and snowy 

 whiteness. 10c to 25c each. 



POINSETTIAS. 



Pulcherrima. A large plant of Poin- 

 settia in full bloom is the most gorgeous 

 and stately object of a California garden 

 at Xmas. Grows almost the size of a 

 tree; ends of branches crowned with flor- 

 al bracts; the most intense bright red, 

 from 8 to 18 inches across; in great de- 

 mand for Xmas decorations; fine pot 

 plants; the beautiful bracts keep fresh 

 and bright several weeks. 15c, 25c and 

 50c each. 



Double Poinsettia Rosette. This splen- 

 did variety comes into bloom just as the 

 single one is waning. The magnificent 

 flower heads consist of an inside row of 

 long floral bracts and a closely gathered 

 rosette-like center of lanceolate bracts 4 

 or 5 inches long. The color is a deeper 

 red. It is strikingly beautiful. Poinset- 

 tia heads< will keep for some time if the 

 stems are dipped in boiling water imme- 

 diately after they are cut. 25c to 50c 

 each. 



PLUMBAGO Capensis. A beautiful shrub 

 with lovely light blue flowers, always in 

 bloom. It grows 10 to 12 feet high in Cal- 

 ifornia, forming immense plants; should 

 be cut back occasionally to induce new 

 growth. 15c, 25c to $1 each. 



Capensis Alba. Like the above except 

 the flowers are snowy white. Always a 

 mass of bloom. 15c to 25c. 



The T. B. Shepherd Co. " '■;■*&$ ^-"Upland, San Bernardino Co., Cal., March 8, 1905. 



Ladies: The plants sent me last month arrived in fine condition. They were admirably packed. 

 My wife was delighted with the begonias. We want to thank you for the fine large plants with 

 which you filled the order and the number of extras sent. We are much pleased with the way the 

 order was filled. Yours truly, CHAS. D. ADAMS. 



The T. B. Shepherd Co., Ventura- oy -the- Sea, Cal. New Orleans, La., February 22, 1906. 



Ladies: I herewith acknowledge receipt of begonias and cacti sent by express. Same arrived 

 in such very good condition and are so entirely satisfactory in every way that I desire to express 

 sincere appreciation of the handling of this order. Plants actually look as if they had not been dis- 

 turbed at all. Again thanking you and assuring you that at the very first opportunity of ordering 

 again, will do so. I remain, Cordially yours, W. H. GRANT. 



My dear Mrs. Shepherd: Fruitvale, Miss., May 29, 1905. 



I received plants and begonia cuttings safely, box not even mashed. They were beautifully 

 packed and Ipomea Learii seemed to have just been dug up. I cannot express my thanks, as I am 

 such a dear lover of flowers, I see something pretty in all. Thanking you again for the good 

 packing and wishing you every success, I am, Yours truly, MRS. MARGARET S. POXJTH 



