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



Marie Lonise. A beautiful light blue, very double. Blooms very early and is very sweet. One of the 



very best. 50c per dozen. 

 »TT York. A very large dark blue violet with a white center. Very beautiful ; late. 60c doz. 

 Single Dark Blue. Perpetual violet, very dainty and sweet. 35c per doz. 

 Qneeii of the >Yhites. A very large double white violet tinted purple ; late novelty. 



OrpajT^tal Qra5S<?s, Bamboos, Etc;. 



ARUNDO DONAX. 



A. Doiiax Yariegata. A grand and stately grass growing six to ten feet high, with broad corn-like 

 foliage, beautifully striped, creamy white and light green. Strong roots, 25c, 50c and 61 each. 



BAMBOO. 



" There is probably no plant in the world that can be put to so many uses as the Bamboo."' In the 

 countries where it grows it is employed for houses, fences, hedges : for furniture of every description ; for 

 vessels to contain water or other liquids, the knots rendering it easily adapted for the purpose ; for boats and 

 rafts and for fuel, while the young shoots are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. As a shade and ornamental 

 tree it is unsurpassed in grace and beauty. It thus becomes almost the dependance of many nations, and 

 supplies nearly all their necessities. 



Of the many varieties, indigenous to the soil of Asia, the Mosotake is the most useful. The variety is 

 the Giant Bamboo, called so on account of its height, as it attains at times 30 to 40 feet. The thickness of 

 stem depends on the number of years the Bamboo is planted. Every year, up to a certain thickness which 

 it does not surpass, the shoots come out of the ground, stronger and thicker in girth. The variety Mosotake 

 attains a diameter of from six to eight inches. It takes from five to eight years for a Bamboo plantation to 

 establish itself thoroughly and get its full growth in size and height. The shoots, the first year, will appear 

 about the size of a man's finger ; the second and third years they will be from one to two inches in diameter ; 

 the fourth and fifth, from three to four inches and so on until the full size is reached. This Bamboo 

 requires a rich, deep, loose soil — vegetable mould is the best, Moisture until well established is 

 indispensable. 



The Bamboo is a plant of incredible tenacity of life and vigor ; once rooted in the soil, it is there for all 

 time or until every vestige of root fibre is eradicated. It extends its roots in all directions and grows as fast 

 almost, laterally under ground, as its shoots do above. When the shoots make their appearance, so rapidly 

 do they grow that the ground is raised and broken about them. The use of the growing plants to 

 form a living and most substantial fence is familiar to travelers. 



The usefulness of this grand plant is not by far acknowledged. The time will come, when, our timber 

 getting scarcer, we will turn to the Bamboo in its stead, and will then find it a faithful and valuable 

 substitute for our most useful woods. 



For fences, for trellis work, vine stakes, hop poles, bridges over small water courses it is invaluable. 

 Bamboos form the best "wind break 7 ' possible, and do not take so long to grow as pine trees, as they attain 

 a height of about ten feet the first year from roots, and shoot forth so densely as to form a perfect protection 

 from winds. 



Pot-grown plants are safest for transplanting, but root cuttings if kept moist and attended until fairly 

 well established are equally to be recommended. TVe earnestly recommend careful trial of the Bamboo all 

 through the southern United States. Pot plants, 50c to 75c; ten roots for §2. 



FANCY AND ORNAMENTAL VARIETIES OF BAMBOO. 



These attain a height varying from one to six or eight feet, and are of all sorts. Some with variegated 

 or curiously shaped stems, black, square, twisted, green and yellow striped, etc. These are useful for canes, 

 ornamental furniture, easels, bookcases, tables, brackets, etc. 



As ornaments for the lawn and garden, they are also highly valuable, as well as very interesting. 4 

 varieties, from open ground, 50c each; pot-grown plants, $1 to $1.50 each. 



CYPERUS ALTERNAFOLIUS. 



Another valuable decorative plant requiring the same treatment as Papyrus, and also a specialty with 

 me. Price, 10c, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1, according to size. 

 Ophiogoii Jaborau Yariegata. A handsome plant with grass-like foliage ; prettily marked with white 



and green stripes ; spikes of purple flowers. 25c to 50c each. 

 Poa Trimnla Yariegata. A dwarf grass. Light green with creamy white edges; extremely pretty in 



hanging baskets and valuable for edging beds. 25c each. 

 Pampas Grass. Strong roots, 50c, 75c and $1 each. 

 Pauieuin Yariegatum. A charming, dainty trailing grass for hanging baskets. Variegated pink, green 



and white. 15c to 25c each. 



