Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd’s Wholesale Trade List. 
SPECIALTIES. 
I make specialties of the following seeds: 
COSMOS, CRYSANTHEMUM, FRENCH CANNAS, SWEET PEAS (Kch- 
ford’s choicest new sorts, iixed and named,) COBEA SCANDENS, CALLIOPSIS 
LANCEOLATA, SMILAX, MINA LOBATA, HELIOTROPH, STOCKS. 
Cauua Litres and Frencu Cannas are leading specialties. 
Pornserrias furnished in large quantities, shipped in a dormant state from 
June till the latter part of October. 
GERANIUM Cuttings, double and single, bronze and gold, silver and _ tri-color, 
by the hundred or thousand. . 
Rootep Curtines in quantity, grown to order only. 
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_. Dracenas, Inpevisa and AUSTRALIS grown in large quantities, by contract. 
Cartrornia Fan Pais, from 12 inch Seealines to large specimen 6 feet high. 
Supplied in quantity. 
The true CHEROKEE Rosz, grown to order in quantity. 
Papyrus ANTIQUORUS—I would especially call the attention of florists to “the 
beautiful Papyrus ANTIQUORUS, Or EaypTiAN Paper REEp. This grand decorative 
plant, as yet but little known, in grace and elegance cannot be surpassed. It 
grows in creeping rhizomes on the surface of the ground.and sends up reed-like 
stems which on old plants, rise from 8 to 10 feet high, crowned with a tuft or um- 
bel of long wiry grass that falls gracefully above and around the stem. It is an 
aquatic, but in Southern California grows to perfection, even if watered occasion- 
ally.. Besides being used by the ancient Egyptians to make-paper, it was also used 
for ornamenting their temples and crowning the statues of their gods. The cut 
‘stems are very effective for decoration in vases, either green or dried. I furnish 
plants of papyrus, also cut stems, either green or dried at all seasons, 6 sample 
stems, postpaid 50 cts.. Photographs of Papyrus, (boudoir,) mounted, 20 cts. 
unmounted, 15 cts. (A beautiful cut supplied.) 
’ CactiI—CEREuS TRIANGULARIS, (night blooming.) J supply this grand cereus 
in large quantities, cuttings and plants, all sizes, that will bloom the first year. 
Fine specimen plants, that will give 10 to 20 blooms the first season. A fine pho- 
tograph of the monstrous specimen which grows on our residence. Itis 45 feet in 
length with branches and long adventitious roots innumerable. This is a na- 
- tional curiosity. Price, 25 cts. each. 
Ecainoprigs Munurrr has very large beautiful pink flowers, with. long 
stenis. It is a most valuable bloomer. Blooms at intervals oe early spring ’till 
December. 
DxRrEep GR ASSES, Sratice and EveriastTinc Flowers, grown to oneter in large, 
q uantities. 
Bromus Brizarormus, 20 cts..per lb. By the 100 or 1000 lbs., 15 cts. per Ib. 
Splendid quality. (1893.) 
(omer eee ALBA is very valuable for florists for cut flowers. Blooms in 
fall and spring. 
EX Orders taken for Romnya Coulterii Plants, supplied in April. 
