6 Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd's Descriptive Catalogue of 



Kwamso. fl. pi. Variegated. Flowers like the above, exquisitely variegated white and green foliage. 

 75c each. 



One pure white variety, 10c to 20c each. 



RIS. 



LILIES, 



" Thou wert not, Solomon, in all thy glory, 



Arrayed," the lilies cry, " in robes like ours ; 

 How vain your grandeur ! Ah, how transitory 

 Are human flowers." 



Lily, Anratum. Golden banded Japan Lily, 25c each. 



L. Browni. Immense trumpet shaped flowers ten inches in length ; interior pure white, exterior 



brownish purple. 50c each. 

 L. Blooinerianuiii. A distinct and rare California Lily; light yellow, freely spotted with crimson 



dots. 50c each. 

 L. Candidum. The well-known pure white " Easter Lily." 15c each. 

 L. Elegans. Tulip shaped ; upright blossoms. 20c each. 

 L. Speciosium Albniu. Fine, pure white. 30c each. 

 L. S. A. Prsecox. White, tinged pink. 30c each. 

 L. S. Roseum. Kosy white. 30c each. 

 L. Bermuda. Well-known white trumpet Lily. 30c each. 



L. Maritiiuuui. California bog Lily ; dwarf, reddish orange, spotted. 50c each. 

 L. Pardaliimm. Our well-known beautiful native "Tiger Lily;" bright scarlet, shading to orange, 



freely spotted maroon; as easily grown as potatoes. 15c each. 

 L. Parvum. Another native Lily ; small, drooping, orange yellow ; finely dotted flowers. 25c each. 

 L. Tigriiiutn. Tiger Lily; fire scarlet, spotted crimson. 25c each. 



L. Thuiibergranuin. Dwarf, upright growth ; bright red flowers, spotted black. 25c t« 30c each. 

 L. Tigriimiii Flore Pleuo. Double tiger; perfectly double; flowers last longer than single Lilies. 



25c each. 

 L. Waskiiigtoiiiaimm. Pure white, shading to lilac and deepening with age to dark rose; sweet 



scented. 50c each. 



NERENE (Guernsey Lily). 



The foliage of this variety dies down in autumn. The flowers have long stems and bloom in umbels. 

 They are of a beautiful deep pink color, exquisitely re-curved and waved, shaped like the Tiger Lily. 

 They glitter in the sunshine. Very beautiful. 50c each. 



OXALIS. 



O. Flora Bunda Alba. 5c each ; 50c per dozen. 



O. Rosea. 5c each ; 50c per dozen. 



O. Lutea. 5c per dozen ; 50c per hundred. 



O. Large flowering pink, 15c per dozen; 75c per hundred. 



PANCRATIUM. 



Among the handsomest flowering bulbs of the Amaryllis family, and all too little appreciated, though 

 they are beginning to be grown more than they were, as people find out their beauties. 

 P. Caribbfenm. Spider Lily. A bulb of easiest culture, producing large clusters of fragrant flowers, a 



few plants giving succession of bloom all summer. 25c to 50c each. 



WATSONIAS. 



Fine bulbs, with broad foliage, similar to the Gladiolus. They throw up long spikes of graceful, hand- 

 some flowers in shades of red and pink. 10c to 15c each; $1 to $1.50 per dozen. 



ZEPHRANTHUS. 



Z. Alba. Charming evergreen foliage, flowers pure white, wax-like, resembling a very large Crocus. 

 Blooms through the fall and winter months. Can be made to bloom also in the spring. They keep well 

 and are fine for cut flowers and also for borders. Strong bulbs, 8c each, 35c per dozen, $3 per hundred. 



Z. Rosea. Large, deep rose-pink flowers. Much more choice and rare than the above. Lily-like flowers. 

 15c each, SI per dozen. 



NEW LARGE FLOWERING FRENCH CANNAS. 



Among the many improvements in the old types of flowers, none have been more marked and interesting 

 than those made in the Canna or Indian Shot. All efforts to improve it were for a long time devoted to the 

 foliage ; the taller the plant, the more massive and tropical the foliage, the more desirable it was. The 



