16 Mrs. Pheodosia Id. Shepherd's Annual Catalogue. 
lawn on a large place. Do not fail to try some of the new French Cannas 
offered below. They are all beautiful, and well worthy a place in the 
garden. 
GRAND NEW FRENCH CANNAS. 
CANNA ‘‘QUEEN CHARLOTTE ’’—A splendid new Canna from Ger- 
many. It has very large scarlet flowers, deeply margined with gold. It 
grows about 22 feet high, and when in full bloom is a most gorgeous sight. 
The attention of everyone is arrested by its brilliant combination of color. 
25 cts. each. 
CANNA ‘‘FLORENTINE’’—A magnificent Canna, almost the counterpart 
of ‘‘Columbia,” which has created a sensation in the East The very large 
flowers are frequently semi-double—an intense rich crimson color. It 
yrows about 43 feet high, avd when crowned with its enormous spikes of 
brilliant flowers is handsome enough to tempt any one. 35 cts. each. 
CANNA ‘*CALIFORNIA’’—A Canna with charming searlet fiowers, bor- 
dered with yellow. Resembles **Queen Charlotte.” 25 cts. 
CANNA ‘“GOLDLOCKS’’—A clear, rich yellow flower. with very broad 
petals, sometimes slightly spotted with red. 25 cts. 
CANNA ‘*BONNIE DOON’’—A fine yellow semi-double. Splendid flow- 
ers. 25 cts. 
CANNA ‘*VESUVIUS’’—A beautiful combination of salmon streaked 
with coppery red. Very large handsome flowers. 25 cts. 
CANNA ‘“*THE RIVAL’’—A seedling from Madam Crozy, double the size 
of the parent flower, and a truly magnificent Canna. The flowers are sim- 
ilar in color to Madam Crozy, and are bordered with yellow. It is immense 
in size, and truly a rival to the parent. 50 cts. each. 
CANNA ‘‘ MARANTA’’—A beautiful Canna. with very handsome, dark 
foliage streaked with dark red and yellowish-green. The leaves are so 
handsome as to resemble a Maranta, and the beautiful crimson, iris-like 
flowers are dotted with a darker red. A very striking plant. 35 cts. each. 
The set of above Cannas for $1.75. 
A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL CLIMBER. 
CLIANTHES PUNUCEUS, or Parrot’s Beak—A magnificent scandent shrub. 
naving long, spreading branches, and handsome, light-green pinnate folli- 
age. Remarkable for its large, showy flowers, borne in auxiliary racemes, 
of the most brilliant crimson-scarlet color, resembling in shape a parrot’s 
bill. Itis a native of New Zealand, and is often called the ‘Glory Pea,” 
from its beautiful flowers. It grows well outside in California, and is espe- 
cially fine for planting on the back wall of a conservatory. It is not new, 
but deserves to be more generally known. 15 and 25 cts. each. 
NEW DWARF UMBRELLA PLANT. 
CYPERUS ALTERNAFOLIUS GRACILIS—A charming dwarf vatiety of 
Umbrella Grass, that does not grow over 18 inches high. It makes a fine 
pot-plant, and is very pretty in the garden 20 cts. each. 
