MRS. IttEODOSlft B. StIEPti&RD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



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PANICUM VARIEGATA. A 



charming, dainty trailing grass for 

 hanging baskets, Variegated pink, 

 green and white. 15c to 25c each. 



PAPYRUS ANTIQUORUS or 

 "Egyptian Paper Reed." The most 

 elegant, graceful and stately of all 

 decorative reeds. Fine for all pur- 

 poses, for growing outside on the 

 lawn and for pots in the conserva- 

 tory. 



The cut stems are most aes- 

 thetic and effective for dec- 

 oration. If a decoration is need- 

 ed for a stage; a hall, a large room, 

 and time is limited, a section of 

 stone pipe used for a vase, covered 

 with sprays of smilax and filled with 

 ten or fifteen slender stems of Pa- 

 pyrus in various stages of growth 

 and different lengths, make one 

 as beautiful as cculd be desired. A 

 double tripod of these strong stems, 

 tied in the middle with a ribbon, is 

 most artistic. If the stems are dried 

 standing, they are beautiful for the 

 house in winter, as they keep their 

 graceful form. 



This grand decorative plant in 

 grace and elegance cannot be sur- 

 passed. It grows in creeping rhi- 

 zomes on the surface of the ground, 

 and sends up reed-like steins, which 

 on old plants rise from 8 to 10 feet 

 high, crowned with a tuft or umbel 

 of long Aviry grass that falls grace- 

 fully above and around the stem. It 

 is an aquatic, but in Southern Cali- 

 fornia grows to perfection; if wa- 

 tered occasionally, 15c, 25c and 50c 

 each; $1.50 to $2.25 per dozen; 

 clumps, $1 to $1.50 each. 



TRICHOLENEA ROSEA. A 

 pretty grass with rose colored flow- 

 ers. 15c each; clums 30c. 



RUBY GRASS. A dainty grass 

 with red flowers. 20c each; seeds, 

 10c a packet. 



CHENILE GRASS. A grass 

 that came to me without a name. 

 Of strong habit. The flower stems 

 grow about two feet high and are 

 surmounted by a fringe-like head 

 that droops gracefully around. When 

 dry^ it looks exactly like prettily 

 shaded, long brown chenile tassels, 

 and is charming for vases. It is 

 very pretty in the garden. 15c and 

 20c each; clumps, 50c. 



Climbing Plants. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NA- 

 NUS. This charming, dainty climber 

 has branches which are finer than 

 the fronds of the most delicate fern, 

 and spread out in all directions. In 

 Southern California it grows luxuri- 

 antly outside. It is a beautiful vine 

 for the house and very pretty in 

 hanging baskets. Is invaluable for 

 bouquets, and is very aesthetic for 

 the decoration of rocms, either in its 

 green or dry state. Small plants, 

 50c; strong 75c and $1. 



A. Tenuissimus. Resembling the 

 above but with a filmy, feathery 

 growth. Also very valuable as a pot 

 plant, or for elecoration and bou- 

 quets . 25c and 50c each . 



AMPELOPSIS. Bipinnata. The 

 most beautiful of all the Ampelop- 

 sis. The old foliage is large, dark 

 green, bipinnate. The new growth 

 is a shining bright red, foliage small, 

 and hangs in long beautiful festoons 

 or creeps in long wreaths. The con- 

 trast in color and size of the new 

 and old growth makes it very effect- 

 ive. 15c to 25c each. 



