MRS. TttEODOSlft B. SttEPtt&RD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



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Nephrolepeis Exalta. (Sword 

 Fern.) A really graceful Fern, mul- 

 tiplying very fast in throwing out 

 vines on which grow separate plants 

 again; similar to the Saxifraga. 35c 

 to $1 each. 



Onychium Japonicum. A delicate 

 Japanese Fern, with dark green, 

 glossy leaves; excellent for cutting 

 new; height one foot and a half. 25c 

 each. 



Selaginella. (Club Moss.) These 

 delicate plants are always grown 

 with Ferns, which some of them re- 

 semble, and nothing c'ari exceed the 

 delicate beauty of their fronds when 

 well grown; golden foliage. 15c to 

 25c each. 



Nephrolepis Duffi. A very ele- 

 gant species with graceful, narrow 

 fronds. 15c, 25c and 75c each. 



Nepholepis Tuberosa. A splendid 

 graceful variety. 25c, 50c and $1.00. 



GERANIUMS. 



DOUBLE GERANIUMS. Bru- 

 anti. Color light vermillion-red, 

 of a most pleasing shade. Trusses 

 are exceptionally large, often meas- 

 uring six inches in diameter, and 

 single florets are the size of a silver 

 dollar. It makes a compact, dense 

 growth, with dark green foliage, and 

 has all the qualities of a good bed- 

 der. 



Belle Nanienne. This is one of 

 the parti-colored section. The flow- 

 ers are large and Camellia-shaped 

 when open; more than semi-double, 

 every petal being of perfect form 

 and in good position. The center of 

 each flower is a rich, warm crimson; 

 outside of this is a creamy band, the 

 whole outer margin being a bright, 

 deep blush. The habit is good. 



Bed of Gold. It is of a rich, gol- 

 den-orange shade, its large trusses 



opening freely, the habit being as 

 free and robust as that of any other 

 variety. The yellowest of all Ger- 

 aniums. 



Crimson Velvet. Deep, dark, vel- 

 vety crimson. One of the best. 



La Favorite. A fine double 

 white Geranium, claimed to be an 

 advance on White Swan. The flor- 

 ets are pure white and large; trusses 

 of medium size. It stands the sun 

 well and is an excellent bedder. 



Mary Hill. Carries the largest 

 and most perfect truss of any of the 

 pink doubles. A grand bedder of 

 compact growth. 



S. A. Nutt. The best rich, dark 

 crimson variety; the flowers are of 

 perfect shape and large size; the 

 trusses massive and produced in 

 great number. 10c each. 



B. Brett. Fine orange-scarlet; 

 strong and satisfactory. 



White Swan. A pure double 

 White Geranium, of dwarf and com- 

 pact growth, always in bloom, and 

 popular for bedding and for pot- 

 culture. 10c each. 



The Centaur. Beautiful fine 

 pink. 10c. 



SILVER LEAVED GERANI- 

 UMS. Mountain of Snow. The 

 finest of this class. A vigorous 

 grower, abundant bloomer, and for 

 ribbon lines or massing is one of the 

 best. The center of the leaf is 

 bright green, the outer margin 

 broadly marked with silvery-white. 

 One of the whitest-leaved sorts; 

 flowers bright scarlet. 15c. 



L'Elegante. This variety, al- 

 ways scarce, has brilliant green fo- 

 liage, with a creamy-white band, 

 sometimes changing to pink. Pure 

 white flowers. 20c. 



