MRS. TilEODOSIft B. SilEPtl&RD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



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light green fleshy leaves, and hand- 

 some, brilliant yellow, daisy-like 

 flowers. 10c to 20c each. 



PERESKEA. "Barbadoes Goose- 

 berry." Allied to cactus. There are 

 about a dozen species, mostly shrubs 

 with fleshy stems. One trailing sort 

 with handsome shiny foliage, valua_ 

 ble for grafting Epiphyllums, etc. 

 25c to 50c. 



ROCHEA FALCATA.— Very in- 

 teresting fleshy leaves of a light 

 frosted green, that look as if they 

 had been pressed together. Splen- 

 did brilliant scarlet flowers. Small 

 plants 25c, larger 50c. 



RHIPS ALIAS, or "Mistletoe Cac- 

 tus.". Very peculiar plants; some 

 have long, fleshy, whip-like branches, 

 and white berries similar to mistle- 

 toe; some resemble nlesembrianthe- 

 mums, and some are mistaken for 

 epiphyllums. The flowers are small 

 but produced in great abundance. 

 Four sorts, 25 to 50c each. 



STAPELIA, or "Starfish Cactus.'' 

 Very curious plants with fleshy 

 leaves, and flowers shaped like star- 

 fish. 



S. Variegata. Flowers buff yel- 

 low, spotted maroon red. 15 to 25c. 



S. G-randiflora. A rare variety 

 with very large star-shaped flowers, 

 color of a rich maroon , red, covered 

 with long reddish hairs. 25c to 50c. 



SEMPERVERUM. "House Leek." 

 From xpmper ' vivo, to live forever. 

 The tender kinds are very interesting 

 plants, and many of the hardy kinds 

 are exceedingly pretty when in flow- 

 er. Some become beautifully tinted 

 in winter when fully exposed to the 

 weather. They require but little 

 water except when about to flower. 



Very suitable for rock work. 



S. Carbatum. A beautiful and rare 

 variety with thick, furzj^, light-green 

 leaves, forming a very loose but reg- 

 ular rosette deeply depressed at the 

 center. The leaves are narrow at 

 the base, and broad at the ends, 

 with a point in the center. The 

 pores of the leaf are distinctly visi- 

 ble underneath the furzy surface, 

 which gives a fine effect. Small 

 plants 50c, large $1.00. 



S. Tabulaformis. An exquisitely 

 pretty sort. In this the rosette is 

 perfectly flat, as if pressed out. The 

 leaves lie one over the other closely 

 pressed together, till in the center 

 only little rounded points are visible. 

 Around each leaf is a tiny shin- 

 ing hairy furze. Small plants 50c, 

 beautiful large ones $1.00. 



S. Canariesis. A rather loose 

 rosette, leaves thick dark-green, 

 lighter at base, with a tiny red edge, 

 finely toothed, with occasional brown 

 lines. 25c and 50c each. 



S. Cholocosyrum. Waxen green, 

 with a transparent whitish edge; 

 very pretty (new). 25c to 50c each- 

 — . An old variety that grows 

 about two feet high, with waxen 

 green leaves that turn brownish red 

 in winter; very large clusters of 

 brilliant yellow flowers; very showy. 

 15, 25, 50c, according to size. 



. A very pretty dwarf variety 



with narrow green leaves, finely 

 toothed, and dotted with black lines. 

 Yellow flower, fine for border or for 

 pots. 20c to 40c each. 



SEDUM, "Stone Crop." From 

 serfpre, to sit. The plants are found 

 growing on stones, rocks, walls ancl 

 roofs of houses. Most of the speck s 



