12 MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



Spring make blooming plants by Autumn, and once in bloom, continue to flower 

 for months, being especially fine during the Winter. The flowers keep for two 

 weeks in water. 15 cts. pkt 



E. flaratima or " Cross of Malta." A fine variety with bluish green foliage, and 

 golden yellow flowers, with a maltese cross of orange yellow in the center of the 

 flowers. 10 cts. pkt. 



E. "California Poppy." Choice mixed, 5 cts. 



FUCHSIAS. Saved from my beautiful collection of named fuchsias. Fuchsias 

 bloom from seed in about six months or a year, and are very interesting for the 

 amateur. The plants are better bloomers than those grown from cuttings, and 

 a new variety from seed gives great pleasure. 15 cts. pkt. 



FREESIA. Choice mixed, 5 cts. pkt. 



FERNS. Choice mixed, 10 cts. pkt. 



F. Alsophylla Australis, or Australian Tree Fern. 10 cts. pkt. 



GAILLARDIA, "James Kelway." a beautiful giant flowering Gaillardia, with 

 magnificent flowers measuring five or six inches across, of the brightest scarlet 

 with a golden margin and fringed edges. A most persistent and perpetual 

 bloomer. 10 cts. pkt. 



GREVILLEA Robusta, or "Silk Oak." One ot the most valuable decorative 

 plants. It grows readily from seed, and in a short time develops into a most 

 beautiful fern-like plant, with the advantage of being strong, hardy and persist- 

 ent. Its fine, lacinated leaves grow out from the central stem in every direction 

 each one resembling the frond of some elegant fern. It is much used, even in 

 California, for stage decoration, and makes lovely house plants. Plants started 

 from seed in Spring form nice strong plants by Autumn. 10 cts. pkt. 



GERANIUfl Zonale, Large. These new varieties of Geraniums, with beautiful 

 large round flowers in white, crimson, scarlet, pink, rose, salmon, etc., often give 

 lovely new varieties from seed. The seed offered is from the very choicest and 

 best new sorts. 15 cts. pkt. Good mixed, 5 cts. pkt. 



G. Tricolor. The seeds offered below are saved from the beautiful Geraniums, "Mrs. 



Pollock," "Glen Eyre," "Beauty," "Happy Thought," and "Sunset." In these 

 charming plants all the colors of the rainbow are represented. Extra choice 

 mixed 15 and 25 cts. pkt. 



G. Lady Washington. In California these magnificent Pelargoniums grow to the 

 greatest perfection. Seeds offered, are saved from a very fine collection of beau- 

 tiful varieties. 15 cts. pkt. 



G. Double Ivy. Splendid mixed, 15 cts. pkt. 



One packet each of the above Geraniums, 40 cts. 



GENISTA, "Eldorado." A very pretty Genista of spreading habit that is com- 

 pletely covered with long spikes of soft golden vellow flowers all the year. 

 1.0 cts. pkt. 



NEW MORNING GLORY, Imperial Japanese. A bewitching new class of Morning 

 Glories from Japan. The flowers are of enchanting beauty, charming in shape 

 and form, and of such infinite variety of shades and markings that it is almost 

 impossible to describe them. There are said to be over 300 distinct varieties. 

 They frequently measure six inches in diameter. The colors vary from pure 

 white through blues and purples to almost black, from delicate blush to brilliant 

 carmine; there are ashy grays and browns, gorgeous copper and bronze, with 

 combinations of colors bewildering to think of. Some are mottled and striped, 

 streaked, penciled and bordered; they are double and single, ruffled and frilled, 



