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MRS. TttEODOSm B. StmPttERD%S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



ergreen shrub, with beautiful golden 

 flowers. 25c each. 



T. Velutixa. Resembling the 

 above, but with larger flowers and 

 larger foliage. Small plants in 

 April. 15c to 25c. 



VIOLETS. Give Violets partial 

 shade and divide them when they 

 become crowded; each year apply a 

 liberal top dressing of good rotten 

 manure, which will add greatly to 

 their size and luxuriance. 



Madam Milet. A most distinct 

 and beautiful variety, which con- 

 tains the first real shade of red to be 

 found in the violet. The color is a 

 beautiful violet purple, shaded with 

 carmine. The flowers are double, 

 and are similar in form to the well- 

 known blue variety. Marie Louise, 

 and are produced in the greatest 

 profusion. 20c each. 



Swaxley \Vhite. A snowy white 

 Violet, very large and fragrant. 

 Strong plants, 60c per dozen. 



Queen Victoria. A very large sin- 

 gle purple violet. Foliage large and 

 handsome; very robust habit. The 

 flower has a small orange center and 

 is very pleasing. 10c each; d for 25c: 

 75c per dozen. 



Marie Louise. A beautiful light 

 blue, very double. Blooms very 

 early and is very sweet. One of the 

 very best . 50c per dozen. 



Single Dark Blue. Perpetual 

 Violet, very dainty and sweet. 5c 

 each. 35c doz. 



White Single. 10c each. 



VERBENAS. New Mammoth. 

 Twelve fine new distinct varieties. 

 with very large flowers, and beauti- 

 ful colors. 10c each: 75c a dozen. 



Ornamental Grasses, 

 Bamboo, Etc. 



AEUXDO DOXAX VARIEGATA. 



A grand and stately reed, with very 

 broad corn-like foliage, beautifully 

 striped creamy white and light 

 green. It forms grand clumps and 

 grows eight to ten feet high. 25c 

 each; clumps. cOc to SI. 



CYPERLS ALTEBXIFOLIUS or 

 "Umbrella Grass.'' A most useful 

 and beautiful decorative plant, with 

 slender stems, surmounted by alter- 

 nate leaves so arranged as to resem- 

 ble the frame of an open umbrella; 

 as beautiful and ornamental for 

 home decoration as a palm. Small 

 plants. 15c and 25c; 81.50 to 82.50 

 per dozen; clumps. 50c and 75c each. 

 Finejor cut decorations. 



BAMBOO. Bamboos are exceed- 

 ingly ornamental for the garden, 

 sending up the slender canes of 

 feathery growth in splendid groups. 

 They are destined to be extensively 

 cultivated in California for their 

 useful qualities as well as for their 

 beauty. For cut decorations in 

 halls or in dwellings they are very 

 effective. I offer six fine sorts at 25c 

 and 50c each: $3 to 85 a dozen. 



OPHIOGOX JABOEAX VARI- 

 EGATA. A handsome plant with 

 grass-like foliage: prettily marked 

 with white and green stripes: spikes 

 of purple flowers. 25c- to 50c each. 



PGA TRIMULA VARIEGATA. 

 A dwarf grass. Light green with 

 creamy white edges: extremely pretty 

 in hanging baskets and valuable for 

 edging beds. 25c each. 



Pampas Grass. Strong roots, 50c. 

 75c and 81 each. 



