Mrs. Pheodosia 18. Shepherd's Annual Catalogue. A3 
New Seedling Crysanthemums. 
“TAUGHING WATER ”—Immense daisy-like flower, with broad, pointed 
petals. Very handsome and showy, dwarf habit, with long stem, flower meas- 
ures 6 or 7 inches across. 
“HIAWATHA’’—The counterpart of the above, except that the petals are 
a deep Indian red; two very esthetic and beautiful sorts. 
““MADONNA”—A grand new anemone-flowered variety. The central florets 
are tubular, an inch long, notched at the rim, forming a center 1} to 2 inches 
across. Ray petals in a double row, very long, standing straight out around 
the flower. It is of medium height, very early, and Howers are borne on long 
stems, and are pure snowy white. 
“RPIREFLY ”—A beautiful bronzy-red, with thread-like petals, in the style 
of “Gold Thread,” but larger. The petals are ht up by crossbar lines of yel- 
low. The base of all the petals is yellow, A brilhant, charming flower. 20 
cts. each. 
Ostrich Plume Set. 
The flowers of this class are large and graceful, having a fine, downy appear- 
anee, produced by the glandular hairs on the petals. 
ENFANT DES DEUX MONDES—(Child of Two Worlds). A creamy 
white, hairy variety of fine shape and excellent form. 
LOUIS BOEHMER—This is identical with the above variety, but its color 
is an exquisite shade of silvery pink with deep rose on the inside of petals. 
EIDERDOW N—Large, perfectly double, snow white, incurved, late Japan- 
ese variety, covered with glandular hairs as in Louis Boehmer. 
MRS. ALPHEGS HARDY—The “ White Ostrich Plume” Chrysanthemum; 
_ color, purest white. 
HON. THOMAS LOWRY—Crimson-red and rose. 25 cts. 
KATHERINE RICHARDS GORDON—Soft white, shaded pink in the 
center. 25 cts. 
LOUISE HARTSHORNE—Fine pink, yellow center. 25 cts. 
KING OF OSTRICH PLUMES—Deep chrome, yellow-shaded. 25 cts. 
W. A. MANDA—The new golden-yellow hairy Chrysanthemum; flower 
very laige, of a clear golden yellow color. The plant is vigorous. 
Ten cents each, except where noted. 
FUCHSIAS. 
CAPE FUSHSIA.—PHYGELIUS CAPENSIS—A distinct new species, 
blooming from May to late autumn. It bears long spikes of showy scarlet 
drooping tubular flowers. Will grow anywhere. Entirely different from any 
other variety. 20 cts. each. 
DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH—One of the finest double whites ever 
produced, corolla averages two inches across; petals of great substance, very 
pure white, sepals bright and carmine. Very free. 
EUGENE VERCOUSIN—Double. Corolla rosy pink shading to helotrope; 
sepals rosy red. Color new and distinct. 
M. ALPHAND—Double. Of grand habit; very large recurving sepals of 
bright scarlet, very large corolla of soft reddish violet. 
The above fushsias are new. 75 cts. for the four. 
