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THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



AGATHEA COELESTIS VARIEGATA. A 



beautiful, golden and green foliaged 

 daisy with sky blue flowers; also a green 

 variety. 10c to 25c each. 



ASPIDISTRA, Lurida. One of the most 

 satisfactory plants for house decoration; 

 the leaves start from the ground on long, 

 slender stems, from 4 to 6 inches in 

 length, and 8 to 20 inches long, and 4 

 to 6 inches in width, round at the base 

 and pointed at the ends; are thick and 

 leathery and a beautiful green. This 

 plant will grow anywhere in the house, 

 and needs very little care except to 

 sponge the leaves occasionally, and sup- 

 ply it with water. Small size 25c each; 



larger size, 50c to $1 each; extra large 

 size, $1.50 to $2 each. 



Lurida Variegata. Like the above, ex- 

 cept that the leaves are beautifully 

 striped with white. 50c each; small 

 plants only. 



ALPINIA Nutans, Shell Lily. Sends up 

 arching stems clothed with delightfully 

 aromatic, rich green leaves, and termi- 

 nated by racemes often 3 feet long, of 

 brilliant, Orchid-like flowers, each shaped 

 like an exquisite crinkled shell, and in 

 color yellow, orange and white, delicate- 

 ly combined and strikingly contrasted. 

 15c to 25c each. 



FIBROUS BEGONIAS 



Invaluable for House or Conservatory, Courts and Pergolas, 

 Brilliant for Bedding, Useful for Graceful Lines of Color. 



We wish everyone who really loves 

 flowers to become better acquainted with 

 this charming and useful class of plants. 

 They are easily grown, and give better 

 returns for room and care than almost 

 any other class of plants. They will not 

 endure frost, heavy winds or hot sun, 

 but if planted in sheltered locations, giv- 

 en light, rich soil, plenty of water and 

 partial shade, all varieties will thrive, 

 while many will do well grown in full 

 sunlight. We have divided them into 

 classes, with some suggestions as to their 

 adaptations, and hope all our customers 

 will grow at least a few for either house 

 or garden. The most useful for planting 

 in all locations is the semperflorens class, 

 which grow in round bunches, with many 

 branches coming straight from the soil. 

 They attain the height of 6 inches to 2 

 feet, are perpetual and brilliant bloomers, 

 forming masses of color for months of 

 the year. After growing up and bearing 

 a crop of blossoms, the old stems should 

 be cut away and the plants will spring 

 up from the roots, blooming as they come. 

 Plants will often continue this way, with- 

 out being divided, in our climate, for 

 three or four years, blooming all the 

 time. Begonias are semi-succulent, 



which gives them great powers of endur- 

 ance, so that they do not wither easily 

 and can be transplanted without injury, 

 and moved to other parts of the garden 

 or to pots. We take many of our bego- 

 nias from the cutting bed, plant them 

 closely together in beds in the garden, 

 and pot them when they become shapely 

 and strong. They advance much faster 

 than if put into pots immediately. 



Begonias can be seen in our garden 

 and greenhouses from 6 inches to twelve 

 feet in height, growing in various loca- 

 tions at all seasons of the year, and al- 

 ways in bloom. When all other flowers 

 are scarce, we always have quantities of 

 begonias. While they are valuable for 

 house plants and for summer bedding 

 outside, they are simply ideal in Califor- 

 nia all the time. W T e would suggest to 

 Eastern customers planting begonias out- 

 side in the summer in partially shaded 

 places, which will give them a vigorous 

 growth for winter if taken up with care 

 and potted in September. 



Mrs. ShephercTs New Semi-Double 

 Semperflorens Begonias. 



Cherry Blossom. Outer petals carmine 

 crimson, inner ones pink. A beautiful, 

 dainty flower. 



Apple Blossom. Flowers white, tinged 

 with dainty, light pink, the inner petals 

 lace-like and with quivering stamens, 

 have a charming effect. 



Arbutus. Exquisite blossoms, outer 

 petals bright pink, inner, star-like petals 

 pale pink and white, a charming com- 

 bination. 



Spring Beauty. Outer petals pink, 

 edged deeper pink, inner petals a soft 

 blush, stamens orange colored and very 

 numerous. 



Snowdrop. A most dainty, soft fluffy, 

 white flower, with large outside petals, 

 inner ones very narrow. A very pretty 

 variety. 



Anemone. Fine, clear pink, resembling 

 a dainty, double anemone. 25c each. 

 The set $1.35. 



