28 MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD. 



Illicium Religiosum. — The holy plant of Japan, planted around 

 temples and graves of Emperors. A very interesting, beautiful 

 evergreen — with sweet scented yellow star like flowers in spring. 

 Foliage bright green, very glossy. Price 50 cents to $1.00 each. 



Cinnamonum Camphor. (Camphor Tree.) — This tree should be 

 cultivated everywhere where the thermometer does not fall be- 

 low 10 degrees above Zero, Fahrenheit. It is one of the most 

 beautiful evergreen trees' imaginable: attains a height of 50 — 60 

 feet, of an upright habit, forms a beautiful dense crown; is 

 entirely free from disease or insects — most valuable for its 

 wood ; from it is extracted the camphor of commerce. An ave- 

 nue of these trees, or single specimens are superb. Is of rapid 

 growth, the leaves have a strong camphor ordor. Price 50 cents 

 to $1 00. 25 cents for small plants. 



Ginamoninm Sericeum. — The cinnamon tree of commerce ;very 

 interesting: and ornamental with thick, ovate leaves of a deep 

 glossy green, with a strong spicy cinnamon odor. Price, 35 to 

 $1 each. 



Sci^dopitys Verticillata. — The Japanese Umbrella Tree. — Has 

 been recognized as the grandest conifer in the world. Its ap- 

 pearance is truly wonderful, once it has attained a larger size. 

 It attains a height of 80 feet ; it is at first of somewhat slow 

 growth, but once established, is not behind in growth to any 

 other conifer. Thev are perfectlv safe to transplant and hardy 

 all over the East. Plants from 1 to 2% feet. Price, $1.25 to $4.00. 

 Price of larger plants on application. 



Petunias. — The very finest large flowering sorts, beautifully 

 fringed and marked ; a fine collection : single and double ; extra 

 selected. Price, 25 cents each ; 5 for $1. Ready- April 15. 



Tutoma Nbbilis. — Magnificent spikes of splendid coral-red blooms, 

 grows eight feet high. Price, good roots, 50 cents. 



PALMS. 



California Fan Palm.— 1% to 5 feet. Price, 50 cents to $2.50. 



La tan a Borbonica, or Chinese Fan Palm. -Beautiful shining 



foliage. Price, $2.50 to $5. 

 Seaforthea Elegans. — One of the most graceful of all Palms; two 



feet. Price, .|2.50 to $5. 

 Chamerops Excelsa. — Price, 50 cents to $1.50. 

 Cocas Plnmosa.— Elegant plumy foliage; 3 feet. Price, S3 to $5. 

 Brahea Glauca. — Blue Palm. Price, $1.50. 

 Brahea Edulus. — Guadeloupe Island Palm. Price, $1.50 to $3. 

 Dracena Australis. — Price, 50 cents to S1.50. 

 Coryphea Australis.— Price, $1.25 to $2.50. 

 Palmetto.— Price, small plants, 25 cents. 

 Dwarf Palmetto. — Price. 25 cents. 



Sweet Brier. — The old Sweet Biier Rose. Price, 15 to 25 cents. 

 Seclum rotundifolia. — Large, sprays of pink "flowers always in 



bloom. Price, 5 to 20 cents each ; 25 to 50 cents per dozen. 

 Ecbeverias — Semper veri urns Mesembryanthemums. — 



Price, 10 to 50 cents each. 



FERXS. 



Nepbrolepsis Exaltatum. — Sword Fern — A really graceful Fern, 

 multiplying very fast in throwing out vines, on which grow sep- 

 arate plants again. Price, 30 cents. 



