Ns. Pheodosia Id. Shepherd's Annual Catalogue. U5: 
foliage is handsome, of the Ricinifolia type. and the plants is literally cov- 
ered all the year with the most lovely pink flowers, making it invaluable in 
a collection. No Begonia-lover should be without this splendid Begonia. 
25 to 50 cts. each. 
New Seedling Begonias Unnamed. 
sen? my collect’on of Begonias are a number of seedlings of the type 
‘Fair Rosamond,” ‘‘ Ernani,” and ‘‘ Heart’s Delight,” which 1 have not 
ees but can offer cheaper than these varieties. They are just as 
beautiful, and resemble these varieties so much as to be readily mistaken 
for them. 25 and 50 cts. each 
One of the Loveliest Yellow Flowers Ever Offered. 
CALLIOPSIS LANCEOLATA ‘‘GOLDEN DREAM’’—This new Calliopsis is 
a seedling of ‘‘Golden Glory,” and is so beautiful that it can truly be called 
an ideal flower. The color is the most pure so[t yellow, and the individual 
flowers measure 33 to 4 inches across, The petals are closely overlapping, 
showing a decided tendency toward a double flower. Hach petal has two 
distinct lines or creases, which add character to the flower. The edges of 
the petals are pointed, and what adds wonderfully to the beauty of the 
flower is the fact that all the points are delicately crinkled, giving an effect 
that is extremely lovely. I offer this plant this season fer the first time. 
0 cts. each, small plants. 
With the exception of ‘* Paul Bruant,” none of the novelties named above 
are offered by any one else, as they originated with me. 
The descriptions above of new Begonias of the Gloria de Jouy type fail to 
give the number of flowers in the magnificent clusters. On old-established 
plants hey: often number 70; on younger plants, half asmany. The Rubra 
type gives 25 to 35 flowers. 
The above novelties will not be ready before April 15th, as the stock 
is still scarce. Orders will be booked in succession, and plants sent when 
ready. 
NEW FRENCH CANNAS. 
When the great value of these splendid bedding plants is considered, it 
seems very Strange that there is so little enthusiasm about them. It can- 
not be that the California flower-lover knows of the perpetual blooming 
qualities and beauty of these rich ard showy plants. They grow in height 
to suit all locations, from 12 feet to5 or 6. The beautiful iris-like flowers 
are frequently as large as a gladiolus, and range through all shades of red, 
from light salmon pink, scarlet and copper-colored to the deepest crimson, 
and through all shades of yellow and orange, variegated and splashed with 
salmon and red. The red flowers are often beautifully bordered with yellow 
or streaked and flecked with deeper shades. They bloom from April to 
December. The spikes of blossoms are large and showy and are very 
effective in the garden, the rich colors showing from a long distance, and if 
the old flowers are cut off, they increase in beauty of fower and foliage as 
the season advances. Two or three clumps of the most dwart, large “flow- 
ering varieties will make a little garden bright all summer, while large 
clumns of the tall ones, and long lines and well “selected groups of the dwarf 
varieties, have a very brilliant effect, and contrast beautifully with a green 
