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



Ivy Hedera. English. Strong plants, 25c each. Small foliage, variegated gold, 25c and 30c. Small 



foliage, variegated white, 25c and 35c. 

 German, or Parlor Ivy. A very rapid growing variety, with smooth, glossy, light green leaves and 



pretty yellow flowers. 10c to 25c each. 



Ipoiuea. " Heavenly Blue." Plants of this lovely climber ready April 1st. For description see Seed 



List. 25c each, $2 per dozen. 

 Ipoinea Learii. Blue Dawn flower. The flowers are the most intense violet blue, with reddish purple 



rays, and are 6 inches across ; there is nothing of its color that exceeds in richness the flowers of Ipomea 



Learii. 15c each, $1.50 per dozen. , 



Jasmine Poeticum. A very rapid grower, with fine, glossy foliage, covered through the spring and sum- 

 mer with a perfect cloud of airy, starry blossoms. 15c to 25c. 

 Jasmine Azorica. Distinct foliage, finely divided; clusters of pure white, velvety flowers. 15c to 25c. 

 South Carolina Jasmine. A very graceful climber, with golden yellow flowers. 25c each. 



Manettia. A beautiful climber with pretty light green foliage and charming tubular, velvety red flowers 

 tipped with yellow. 15c to 25c each. 



Mandavilla Saveolens. Wm, Falconer. A grand improvement on the old Mandavilla, from which it 

 is a seedling ; one of the most chaste and beautiful climbers we have ; it is a very rapid grower, with 

 handsome foliage, graceful habit, and is completely covered with its snowy white flowers through the 

 spring and summer months; the flowers are in clusters of a pure, snowy white, delightfully perfumed, 

 like the Jasmine ; each flower measures about 2j inches across and somewhat resembles the single tube- 

 rose, but are much larger and more beautifully formed. Xo one who has once seen a large plant of this 

 fine climber in the height of its beauty will ever forget it. Small plants, 50c ; strong seedlings, 25c 

 each. Beady in April. 



Passafloras ki Constance Elliott. " A new variety with ivory-white flowers, three or four inches in 

 diameter and of exquisite beauty. Will live in the open ground during the winter if the roots are pro- 

 tected with a light mulching. It will grow ten to fifteen feet high and increase in beauty from year to 

 year, and when in full bloom is not only exceedingly beautiful, but the flowers are a rare curiosity. The 

 white and blue varieties offer a charming contrast. It originated in England, and was awarded a first- 

 class certificate by the Boyal Horticultural Society of London. 



P. Scarlet. One of California's most brilliant climbers. It will in three years reach the top of the tallest 

 trees, completely taking possession. "With its handsome foliage and vivid scarlet flowers it is wonder- 

 fully effective. 25c to 40c each. 



P. Maroon. This is a fine variety. It bears wreaths of its beautiful flowers, and as it does not wither 

 easily is fine for house decorations for festooning. Always in bloom. Flowers brownish maroon, purple 

 corona. 25c to 50c each. 



P. Quadrangularis. A grand variety named from the quadrangular shaped stems. The leaves are 

 obovate, thick and leathery, and measure frequently 7h inches long by 6^ wide. The flowers are very 

 large and heavy ; the lower divisions of the perianth are pea-green, pinkish-bronze inside. The five 

 inner divisions are bronzy red. The rays of the corona are very numerous, 2 inches long, curling at the 

 ends, and are ringed and marked with shades of purple and white. A most interesting flower. 25c and 

 50c each. 



P. Ednlis. Very handsome Passion Flower, white and blue, the corona white and crinkled; rich, glossy 

 foliage; edible fruit of a deep purple color. 25c each. 



Solannm "Maffnifica," called by some "Guadalajara." A grand novelty, with very large tropical 

 foliage, and immense clusters of very large exquisite light blue flowers, which measure about lj inches 

 across. Stems are very long, and the clusters are frequently 10 or 12 inches in diameter. One of the 

 most picturesque climbers of Southern California. It is dormant in the winter, but this forms no 

 objection, as it would be perfectly unmanageable did it not stop growing two or three months in the 

 year. Small plants, 35c; large plants, 50c. 



S. Jasminoides Grandiflornm. This beautiful new plant is of a trailing or climbing habit, but seldom 

 attains a greater height than three or four feet, and if desired can then be cut back to a bush form. It 

 has star-shaped flowers, something like a Clematis, and borne in large clusters or panicles. They are in 

 color a pure white, with violet tinge on the back. 15c and 25c. 



Xew Tecoma MacJkenii. (Rosea.) A remarkably handsome plant from South Africa. It has opposite 

 pinnate leaves, and bears magnificent racemes, three to four feet in length, of large, showy, trumpet- 

 shaped flowers, which are of a rosy lilac color. This beautiful plant can scarcely be too strongly recom- 

 mended as a handsome, showy climber. 25c and 50c. 



Tecoma Jasminoides. A very handsome climber and always admired. Glossy foliage, and clusters of 

 large flaring, trumpet-like flowers, white with maroon-red throat and pink with a red throat. The long 

 verandah at the Arlington Hotel, Santa Barbara, is most picturesque, being festooned from one end to 

 the other with this grand climber, which is in bloom the entire year and bears hundreds of thousands of 

 the flowers. Beady in April. White, 25c ; pink, 30c. 



Wisteria. 25c each. 



Tacsonia Bncliani. A Pink Passion Vine. Another rampant grower, with large, lovely pink flowers, fol- 

 lowed by edible fruit; always in bloom; a most satisfactory vine, as any one can succeed with it. 25c each. 



Tacsonia Yon Tolexmi. One of the most satisfactory of the Passaflora family; always scarce and rare? 

 the foliage is long and prettily divided ; the flowers are large and of an intense crimson ; they hang 

 pendant from stems 12 inches, and are exceedingly graceful. Small plants, 50c ; large, $1. 



