72 Mrs. Pheodosia I8. Shepherd's Annual Catalogue. 
ornamental for home decoration asa palm. Small plants, 15 and 25 ets; 
$1.50 to $2.50 per dozen; clumps, 50 and 75 cts. each. Fine for cut decora- 
tions. 
BAMBOO—Bamboos are exceedingly ornamental for the garden, sending 
up the slender canes of featherly growth in-splendid groups. They are des- 
tined to be extensively cultivated in California for their useful qualities as 
well as for their beauty. For cut decorations in halls or in dwellings they 
are very effective. I offer six fine sorts at 25 and 50 cts. each; $3 to $5 a dozen. 
B. METAKE—A large-leaved rather dwarf-growing variety, attains a 
height of 7 feet, grows erect, stems thickly tufted, but entirely covered with 
ae of the leaves. Native of Japan. eee, 4 to 5 feet, 75 cts. each; 5 to 
6 feet, $l each; small, 25 cts. 
COMMON GIANT—Grows to the heigl of 25 to 40 feet. I recommend 
this useful bamboo for windbreaks. Thestems can be used for ornamental 
and useful purposes—for fences, plant stakes, and many other ways. 35 to 
50 cts. each. The time for planting bamboos is in the spring. . 
B. STRIPED—Foliage green and white, stems yellow with alternate sec- 
tions of green, up and down the stem. 75 cts. | 
HURO-CHIKU “ Black-stemmed Bamboo ”—One of the most beautiful. 
Stems 1 to 2 inches in diameter. 50 to 75 cts.each. Three other fine tall 
varieties. 35 and 50 cts. each. 
B. SILVER VARIEGATED—A dwarf-growing variety, leaves hand- 
somely variegated with silvery white. 25 to 75 cts. each. 
Two other pretty dwarf sorts. 25 to 50 cts. each. 
OPHIOGON JABORAN VARIEGATA—A handsome plant with grass- 
like foliage; prettily marked with white and green stripes; spikes of purple 
flowers. 25 to 50 cts. each. 
POA TRIMULA VARIEGATA—A dwarf grass. Light green with creamy 
white edges; extremely pretty in hanging baskets and valuable for edging beds. 
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25 ets. each. 
Grasses. 
PANICUM VARIEGATA—A charming, dainty trailing grass for hanging 
baskets. Variegated pink, green and white. 15 to 25 cts. each. 
PAPYRUS ANTIQUORUS—Or “Egyptian Paper Reed.” The most ele- 
gant, graceful and stately of all decorative reeds. It grows in creeping rhi- 
zomes on the surface of the ground, and sends up reed-like stems, which on 
old plants rise from 8 to 10 feet high, crowned with a tuft or umbel of long 
wiry grass that falls gracefully above and around the stem. It is an aquatic, 
but in Southern California grows to perfection, if watered occasionally. It 
makes a beautiful plant for greenhouse decoration, planted in tubs or bedded, 
having an effect no other plant can give. 15 and 25 cts. each; clumps, 35 cts. 
TRICHOLENEA ROSEA—A pretty grass, with rose-colored flowers. — 15 
cts. each; clumps, 30 cts. 
RUBY GRASS—A dainty grass. with red flowers. 20 ets. each; seeds, 10 
cts. a packet. 
CHENILE GRASS—That came to me without a name. The flower stems 
grow about two feet high, and are surmounted by a fringe-like head that 
droops gracefully around. When dry it looks exactly lke prettily shaded, 
long brown chenile tassels, and is charming for vases. It is very pretty in 
the garden. 15 and 20 cts. each; clumps, 50 cts. 
