28 Mrs. Pheodosia 13. Shepherd’s Annual Catalogue. 
Native Flower Seeds. 
I offer a splendid mixture of native flower seeds for a wild garden. 15 and 
25 cts. per pkt.; 6 pkts, 50 cts. and $1.00. 
Choice Climbers. 
BIGNONIA VOLDEVARIA—(For description see plant list). 15 cts. 
per pkt. 
COBEA SCANDENS—= cts. per pkt. 
IVY GERANIUM—l15 cts. per pkt. 
IPOMEA LEARII—(See plant list). The“ Blue Dawn” flower. 10 ets. 
per pkt. 
IPOMEA—‘“ Heavenly Blue.” A beautiful annual morning glory. The 
foliage is very large, heart-shaped, thick, and of a light-green color. The 
flowers are in large airy clusters, and are of that indescribable heavenly blue 
so rarely seen in flowers. The throat is yellow inside, spreading softly into 
blue; the flowers measure 44 to 5 inches across, and about 10 o’clock in the 
morning no lovelier sight can be imagined than this lovely vine, the great 
profusion of flowers almost rendering the foliage invisible. Everyone who 
sees it for the first time is filled with delight at its beauty, exclaiming: “ That 
is the loveliest thing I ever saw.” In order to enjoy the beauty of this plant 
as early in the season as possible, success depends on cultivating the seedlings 
in the following manner: Having been potted off singly in small thumb-pots, 
in light, sandy soil, and being well rooted through (pot-bound), they ought to 
be shifted to large pots, using, of course, the same light soil. In these pots 
the plants must remain until they show their flower-buds, hardening them 
off in the meantime; once they show these, the plants may be planted out in 
the open ground, but also in light, sandy soil, where they will continue to 
produce their flowers freely. If the plants are cultivated in very rich soil it 
may happen that they will attain enormous dimensions and produce a most 
luxuriant follage, but hardly any flowers until very late. 15 cts. per pkt. 
LATHYRUS SPLENDENS—‘ The Pride of California.” The most mag- 
nificent of native climbing plants. A splendid hardy perennial pea, with fine 
fohage and a profusion of large pea-shaped blossoms of deep, rich, velvety 
crimson in clusters of ten or more. The buds are a charming rose pink, and 
the contrast of buds and blossoms is most pleasing. No description can do 
justice to this lovely climber; it draws forth expressions of admiration from 
all who see it. It grows in the extreme southern part of the State, and is yet 
very scarce and rare. 25 cts. per pkt. 
MAURANDIA BARCLAYA—An old and very pretty climber, with glox- 
inia-shaped lavender-blue flowers and dainty pointed heart-shaped foliage. 
) cts. per pkt. 
MANDEVILLA SAVEOLENS—GranpirLoraA. See description in plant 
list. 15 cts. per pkt. 
Passaflora. 
SCARLET—The beautiful red Passion Vine of California. 15 cts. per pkt. 
P. “CONSTANCE ELLIOT ”—Pure white passion flower. 10 cts. per pkt. 
P. EDULIS—The edible Passion Vine. It has pretty white flowers; the 
corona or fringe surrounding the center is beautifully crinkled. It bears a 
very pleasant-flavored edible fruit. 10 cts. per pkt. 
