THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



Delphinium Giant Hybrids 



A splendid race of delphinums, or hardy larkspur. They attain a height of 6 to 10 feet, 

 and give splendid spikes of very large double and semi-double flowers, from two to four or 

 five feet of their length. Of most exquisite shades of blue; also purple, white and lavender. 

 If cut back after blooming, they bloom much longer Thev are perennial, come up every year. 

 Pkt 20c. 



Mrs. Shepherd's New Giant Heliotropes 



A mixture of our splendid new varieties, varied in colors, with immense clusters of fine 

 large flowers, light and dark purple, blue, pinkish mauye,f.all very attractive. 15c package 



Mrs. Shepherd's new "Marvelous "Double Petunias. 



Mrs. Shepherd's 

 Marvelous Double Petunias. 



The picture gives an idea of the beauty of 

 our strain of double petunias, the flowers of 

 which measure 3 to 5 inches across. Colors 

 snow-white, cream, pink, mauve, violet, la 

 vender handsomely veined, and variegated; 

 flowers frilled, lacinated and plain edged, 

 exquisitely beautiful in form splendidly dou- 

 ble, and bewildering in its many combinations 

 of_color. Pkt 50c. 



Mrs. Shepherd's 

 New Petunias "Fairy Frills." 



Of the fringed hybrid type. Plants low- 

 spreading and round, one foot high. Flowers 

 2 to 3 inches across; colors of pure pink and 

 mauve or white veined mauve, while some 

 are white stained with mauve or pink. Ex- 

 quisitely dainty in form, and are beautifully 

 ruffled. Fine for baskets and very effective 

 for bedding; Pkt. 10c. 



OVER CROWDING PLACES 



When planting trees, shrubs and seeds, 

 the mistake is often made of getting things to 

 close together. They look diminutive when 

 first put out, and the ground so bare that one 

 fails to take into consideration the size various 

 things will attain when grown. The conse- 

 quence is, most places are crowded, and the 

 owner cannot bear to sacrifice a fine tree or 

 plant to give room to others. All plants need 

 air space, both for health and for fine effect 

 and this should be considered when the garden 

 is first planted. 



Petunias are a specialty with us, and our California petunia are famous. It requires great 

 care to grow them and keep up the strain. They have a great habit of reverting back to their 

 old plebian ancestry, and must be rogued mercilessly to keep them up to their reputation ; then 

 they have to be prolonged and hybridged all through the season. We take great pride in our 

 petunias and hope our customers will not be dissapointed in them, — they are best planted in a 

 cold frame in the garden as they are liable to damp off in boxes inside. 



Mrs. Shepherd's Petunias "Fairy Frills." 



