IS 



THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



Ramona. Creamy white, splashed pale 

 pink. 



Celestial. Lovely azure blue. 



Blushing Beauty. Pink, suffused with 

 lilac. 



Venus. Salmon j buff, shaded rose pink. 



Apple Blossom. Rose and pink; beauti- 

 ful. 



Blanche Ferry. Pink and white; charm- 

 ing. 



Sweet Pea Emily Henderson 



Splendor. Superb rose, shaded crimson. 



Fire Fly. A deep brilliant scarlet. 



imperial Blue. Blue, shaded mauve. 



Emily Henderson. Snowy-white; early. 



Double White. Beautiful, occasionally 

 double flowers'. 



Mrs. Dugdale. Deep rose, fine for cut- 

 ting. 



Mars. Bright scarlet. 



Prima Donna. Lovely soft pink. 



Burpee's Earliest of All. Earliest sweet 



pea; pink and white. 

 Brilliant. Bright scarlet. 

 Countess of Radnor. Lavender. 



Choice Mixed. Each of the above 5c 



pkt. 25c for six. 50c per doz. $1 for 



the entire collection. 



THUNBERGIA Alata. A beautiful climber, 

 grown as an annual in the Eastern States, 

 but is perennial in California, growing 

 10 or 12 feet high. A profuse and per- 

 petual bloomer; leaves are long heart 

 shaped, the flowers funnel shaped, meas- 

 uring 1% inches across; colors orange, 

 straw and white, either plain or with 

 dark maroon throats. Mixed 5c pkt. 



TACSONIA Muchannani Pink Tacsonia. A 



lovely light pink variety, of most vigorous 

 growth; a wonderful bloomer. It bears 

 edible fruit. 10c pkt. 



Suthrelandi. It is of vigorous growth 

 with handsome three-lobed foliage. 

 Flowers four inches across. Color, ex- 

 quisite carmine rose, shading darker in 

 the center with purple fringe around the 

 throat. It is a fine bloomer. 10c pkt. 



T ECO MA Velutina. A splendid shrub that 

 bears spikes of large flowering golden 

 yellow flowers, resembling Allamandas. 

 It blooms from seed when quite small 

 and blooms all the time. It far surpasses 

 T. Smithii in every way. 10c pkt. 



Mackennii. A grand new climber, of 

 rapid growth and habit. The foliage is 

 very handsome and the long trailing 

 branches are covered from May to Oc- 

 tober, with large spikes of exquisite pink 

 gloxina-shaped flowers, the throat veined 

 with darker shades of pink. A most 

 showy, beautiful and satisfactory flower, 

 and easily grown. 10c pkt. 



VERBENA. Mammoth. Pure white, pink 

 and scarlet, separate. 10c pkt., two pkts., 

 15c. Splendid mixed. 5c pkt. 



ZINNIAS. New Curled and Crested. The 



large curled and crested petals give a 

 softness and beauty to the flowers. The 

 form and colors are beautiful, and have 

 none of the stiffness of the old-fashioned 

 zinnias. 5c pkt. 



Los Angeles, Cal., June 24, 1905. 



Theodosia B. Shepherd Co., Ventura, Cal. 



I wish to express my satisfaction with the way in which you filled my order for plants, seeds, 

 etc. The plants were fine and seeds first-class, and you were very generous as to your extras. 

 Please accept my thanks. Very truly yours. A. L. PUMLKUi. 



Newport, Kentucky, February 27, 1905. 



Theodosia B. Shepherd Co., Ventura, Cal. 



Gentlemen: Enclosed please find order for 15 varieties of your California seeds. Your Petun- 

 ias made such a hit here last season that I am anxious to experiment with some other Calitorma 

 beauties this year. Very truly yours, Gym Maher. 



