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THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



Fairy Blush. A charming variety, with 

 immense globular, perfectly double flow- 

 ers, which will measure from 10 to 12 

 inches in circumference. The petals are 

 elegantly fringed and pure white, ex- 

 cept at the tips, which are a rose-cream 

 color. The flowers at a little distance 

 have the effect of large, white feathery 

 balls', overcast with a rosy shade. Each 

 plant has from 3 to 5 of these magnifi- 

 cent flowers open at one time, and last- 

 ing longer than any other poppy. 10c pkt. 



Mrs. Shepherd's Grand Poppy "Irresistible " 



"Irristible." This grand poppy received 

 its name because everyone who saw it 

 wanted it, and picked the flowers with- 

 out ceremony, says for excuse: "I had 

 to have them, they were so beautiful." 

 It grows 5 feet or more in height; the 

 flowers' are immense and perfectly round. 

 Color is a beautiful light red, petals 

 fringed. It is the most showy and beauti- 

 ful double peony flowered poppy ever 

 offered. 10c pkt. 



Fayal. Most beautiful and dainty of 

 all poppies, every conceivable shade of 

 red, pink, maroon and white, self and 

 variegated, double and single, large and 

 small flowers. 5c pkt. 



Tulip Flowered. A new poppy of great 

 brilliancy and beauty, having a flower 

 which in shade and color resembles' a 

 great flaming tulip. Its color is most in- 

 tense scarlet, and it blooms at least two 

 weeks earlier than any other poppy. 5c 

 pkt.; one pkt. each variety of poppies 50c. 



ROSA NANA., Multiflora Perpetual "Little 

 Midget" or "Baby Rose" — A class of 

 dwarf everblooming diminutive roses 

 easily grown from seed; blooming when 

 two or three inches high. The leaves 

 are quite small and the little flowers are 

 borne in large clusters, doubly and single, 

 white, pink and red; one-half to one 

 inch in diameter, and resemble fruit blos- 

 soms. Exquisitely dainty and pretty, fol- 

 lowed by bright red hips or berries, which 

 should be cut away if continual flowering 

 is desired. 10c pkt. 



ROSA — Any one can grow roses from 

 seed. The tea rose will bloom when only 

 a few inches high, and give most beau- 

 tiful varieties. The seeds are slow to 

 germinate, but when once started make 

 splendid plants in one season. All sorts 

 mixed. 10c pkt. 



ROMNEYA, or "Matilija Poppy/' The 



great California Tree Poppy. One of the 

 grandest of California native plants, with 

 beautiful pure white crinkled petals, with 

 a mass of elegant yellow stamens. The 

 flowers measure 5 to 6 inches across. 

 It is very difficult to propagate, either 

 from roots or seeds; but once started 

 grows without care. It is rarely found 

 in any nursery. Very slow to germinate. 

 10c pkt. 



GIANT PETUNIAS. 



Giants of California. No Petunias 

 have ever been introduced that surpass 

 the strain Giants of California in beauty, 

 grace, splendid colors and variation. 

 Flowers measure 4% to 5 inches across, 

 beautifully ruffled and often frilled on 

 the edge. Color royal crimson, and 

 wine color, exquisite shades of pink, lav- 

 ender and white, veined, penciled, flushed 

 or variegated with darker shades in 

 splendid colors. A distinguished char- 

 acteristic is the wide flaring throat net- 

 ting and veined with black, dark red or 

 yellow, which adds greatly to their 

 beauty. The flowers in the picture were 

 4% to 5 inches in diameter, the larger 

 one is pink veined and netted maroon, 

 the two lighter are white marked and 

 prettily vari egated, mauve and purple, 

 with yellow throat. 25c pkt. 



Fringed Hybrids. The flowers of this 

 type are different in form from the above 

 but very beautiful, smaller in size and 

 without the open throat. Very refined in 

 form and varied and beautiful in color, 

 from snow white through shades and 

 combinations of crimson, pink, mauve 

 and lavender, veined and blotched; the 

 pkt 15c 



Stocks, New "Cut and Come Again" 



Stocks or gilly flowers are among the 

 old-fashioned ones of our childhood, that 



