14 MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD. 



flMAI^YLLIS. 



Choice Seedlings. — From my own seed saved from a fine collec- 

 tion of named sorts, viz., Axlica. Veltata Defeoxel. Empress 

 of Ixdia, and others. I can thoroughly recommend these be- 

 cause I know they are choice. Price, 25c, 50c, 75c and $1 each, 

 according to size and variety. 



Equestris (Baibadoes Lily). — A profuse flowering variety; flow- 

 ers red, with white centre. Price, 25 cents each. 



Formosissima (.Jacoboean Lily). — Dark scarlet, free blooming. 

 Splendid for pot culture, and can be grown in water like Hya- 

 cinths; flowers in summer, if kept dry during winter. Price, 

 5 cents each. 



Johnsonii. — Strong, vigorous growth, bearing from 3 to 6 brilliant 

 red flowers on each stem The petals are striped with white, 

 rendering the tiower very attractive. Very fragrant. Price 50 

 cents each. 



Amaryllis Defiance.— "t is a wonderfully sturdy grower. Never 

 fails to bloom with fair treatment. It is a continuous bloomer, 

 flowering repeatedly during the season. Flowers very large, pet- 

 als broad and very firm, lasting in water many days. Extraor- 

 dinarily large carmine-red flowers. A bar of white running 

 through each petal, and the whole fl eked and suffused with 

 shadings of whits Price, $1.0"» each, 2d size 75 cts each, 3d size 

 5' J cts each. 



Amaryllis Anlfca. — One of the most beautiful amary His in cultiva- 

 tion, bright, broad green foliage, distinctly curved, flowers very 

 large with broad spreading petals of a rich red — with white lines 

 — greenish yellow throat. Splendid large bulbs, from $1.09 to 

 S1.50 each ; smaller, 75 and 50 cts. each. 



Amaryll s .Longifolia Alba. — Very thick, broad, light green foli- 

 age: flowers white, shaded br >wnish pink; fragrant and beauti- 

 ful, a great bloomer. Price, bulbs, 20 cts. iD cts. and 75 cts each. 



Amaryllis Belladonna Rosea. — Large bulbs with flowers of an 



exquisite pink color ; fragrance like ripe apricots, foliage dies 

 down in the spring, after which the bulb throws up the flower 

 stalk. Price. 35 cts. to 75 cts each ; extra large bulbs, $1.00 



Pure White Perpetual Blooming, Large Flowering, Fra- 

 grant Cyclamen, Mt. Blanc. — This charming cyclamen, un- 

 like other sorts, blooms the year around: it throws its snowy 

 white exquisitly fragrant flowers high above the foliage— one 

 good size bulb will frequently have 50 bo 100 buds and blooms at 

 one time. The foliage has beautiful silvery markings. Price of 

 bulbs, 15, 25 to 50 cents each. 



Pi locerens Senilis, or Obi Man Cactus.— This curious Cactus 

 attracts the attention of every one; it is most grotesque and 

 peculiar, resembling exactly the top of an old man's head (in 

 minature) covered with white hair. From Mexico. Pile . 15 

 rents to.fl each. Heady April I. 



