34 MKS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHEKD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



This beautiful flower comes iu autumn to grace our gardens, when other flow- 

 ers have had their season ; it is so easily grown that anyone can succeed with it. It 

 can be planted any time from April until June; plants should never be allowed to re- 

 main in the beds but one season, but should be divided and put into new beds every 

 year. If large flowers and tree-like plants are desired, the new plants should be 

 started from cuttings of the new shoots; these will not sprout from the root, as 

 they do when plants are grown from sprouts. Give rich soil good cultivation and 

 plenty of water; pinch back the main stem when a few inches high, later pinch back 

 the centre of the branches to form bushy plants. Allow one bud to each stem for 

 large flowers. 



NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Tasmania, A very unique and showy variety. Dark crimson petals, striped white, 

 pure white petals intermingled with the others; an entirely new departure. It 

 is not unusual to get flowers evenly divided, one side of the flower white, the 

 other crimson. Price, 25 cts. each. 



Emerald. Gem. A green Japanese variety. Flowers have been seen in Japan fully 

 six inches across and of perfect form, with sufficient white at the base of each 

 petal to bring the flowers out boldly from the dark foliage. No collection is com- 

 plete without this unique variety. 35 cts. 



MRS. SHEPHERD'S SET OF SEEDLING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Grand New Chrysanthemum, Susan B. Anthony. I take great pride in offering 

 this fine new chrysanthemum, named in honor of Susan B. Anthony, one of the 

 grand women of the century- This lovely flower is snowy white, has long 

 stems and is double to the very centre; the petals are broad and long, drooping 

 gracefully from the centre, curling at the ends; it has a flue habit, handsome 

 foliage and is early blooming, continuing for a long time; under glass it is always 

 snowy white, outside, the petals are sometimes prettily lined with pink. It is in- 

 valuable for cut flowers. 25 cts. each. 



New Aster-Flowered Chrysanthemum, Victoria. This novel variety in habit 

 and shape of the flowers^ is exactly like a Victoria Aster: the flower" stems are 

 long, and start near the ground growing the same manner as the Vctoria Aster. 

 The flowers are double to the centre, color a bright pink, with a clear yellow 

 centre, making a very striking contrast. A very unique and beautiful variety. 

 20 cts. each. 



Theo. B. Shepherd. A seedling of Louis Boehmer grown and named by Miss 

 Ethel Lord of the firm of Lyon & Co., Los Angeles, Cal. A most exquisite 

 variety and a grand bloomer; plant grows about 4 feet high : the flowers are on 

 long stems from the ground up : the color is a lovely violet mauve outside which 

 contrasts beautifully with the mauve-crimson inside; they last a long time and 

 form perfect mauveballs. 20 cts. each. 



A Lovely Hairy Variety, Viola. Broad, incurved petals; at first a pinkish mauve 

 changing to a pure violet-mauve. 20 cts. 



Miramar. Immense flowers, with very broad petals double to the centre, inside 

 petals incurved, lower petals recurved ; color a terra-cotta; crimson inside, light 

 terra-cotta outside; flowers on long stems. 25 cts. 



"White Wings. A very large semi-double variety, pure waxen white, very chaste 

 and beautiful; petals at first tubular, opening flat and broad and curling at the 

 ends ; a most exquisite variety. 25 cts. 



Dazzling. Semi-double, like a large daisy; petals very broad, bronzy yellow at 

 first changing to clear yellow with age: very rich and handsome. 10 cts. 



Fly-Away. A dainty single variety, very light and airy, centre green and yellow; 

 petals irregular in length, at first tubular, opening into flat points; tubes, terra 

 cotta, points, buff. 10 cts. 



Darling. A medium-sized, snowy white variety; blooms late: exquisitely shaped. 

 The exclamation, " Isn't it a darling,'' gave it the name. 10 cts. 



