52 MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



ARALIA Papyrifera. ''Chinese Rice Paper Plant." A stately decorative plant, 



with large ricinus-like foliage. The young growth is silverv, the old a dark 



green ; very tropical. 25 to 50 cts. each. 

 DRACJEXA Indivisa. A fine plant for outdoor planting in California, and much 



in use for lawns, avenues and parks. The small plants are fine for window 



decoration. Small plants, 25 cts. each ; large 75 cts. to §1.50 each. 

 Australis. Like the above, except the leaves are much broader. Both varieties are 



exceptionally fine for vases, for home or hall decoration. Small plants. 25 cts.: 



large, 50, 75 cts. and $1.50 each. 

 UOQUAT, or Japanese Plum. A most beautiful ornamental tree that bears 

 -delicious fruit. It is admirably adapted for house culture. The foliage is very 



handsome"; the young leaves are a silvery light green, the old foliage dark green. 



It could be made almost as useful as Ficus Elastica, and is much cheaper. 35 to 



50 and 75 cts. each. 

 PEPPER TREE. Small, 15 to 25 cts. each. 

 Musa Ensete. The noblest of all foliage plants is this great Abyssinian Banana. 



The leaves are magnificent, broad, long, and very massive; a beautiful green, 



with a broad crimson midrib. Fine plants, one to two to three feet high. 50, 



75 cts., $1.00 to SI. 50. 



©rr\amental (grasses, Bamboo, Etc 



ARUXDO DOXAX Variegata. A grand and stately reed, with very broad corn- 

 like foliage, beautifully striped creamy white and light green. It" forms grand 

 clumps and grows eight to ten feet high. 25 cts, each; clumps, 50 cts. 



PAPYRUS Antiquorus. Or " Egyptian Paper Reed." The most elegant, graceful 

 and stately of all decorative reeds. It grows in creeping rhizomes on the surface 

 of the ground, and sends up reed-like stems, which on old plants rise from eight 

 to ten feet high, crowned with a tuft or umbel of long wiry grass that falls grace- 

 fully 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 tuba or bedded, having an effect no other plant 

 can give. 15 and 25 cts. each : clumps, 35 cts. 



CYPERUS Alternifolius or " Umbrella Grass." A most useful and beautiful 

 decorative plant, with slender stems, surmounted by alternate leaves so arranged 



L3 as to resemble the frame of an open umbrella: as beautiful and ornamental for 

 home decoration as a palm. Small plants, 15 and 25 cts.; $1.50 to 82.50 per 

 dozen ; clumps, 50 and 75 cts. each. Fine for cut decorations. 



Alternifolius Gracilis. A charming dwarf variety of umbrella grass, that does not 

 grow over 18 inches high. It makes a fine pot-plant and is very pretty in the 

 garden. 20 cts. each; clumps, 50 cts. 



Distans. A very beautiful variety of this ornamental grass, a great addition to the 

 list of rapid growing decorative plants. The slender stems are crowned with 

 alternate leaves about V 2 an inch wide and about 1 inches long, that lie perfectly 

 flat, and are surmounted" by a tuft of dainty, wiry grass, with stems 2 or 3 inches 



^ long, tipped with the seeds or flowers. It is much handsomerthan the old variety 

 and will doubtless be very popular when generally known. 25 and 50 cts. each. 



CAREX Japonica Variegata. An exquisite grass, that will find a place among 

 ferns, palms and dracamas. Its slender arching, green foliage is edged with white, 

 and its elegant habit gives it a place that cannot be equaled by any other plant. 

 It will grow anywhere, forming a beautiful clump outside, or a stately plant in- 

 doors. It stands neglect and a heated atmosphere and is not easily damaged. 

 A plant that will please everyone. 2.~> cts. each. 



RUBY Grass. A dainty grass with red flowers. 20 cts. each; seeds, 10 cts. pkt. 



CHEXILiE 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 grace- 

 fully around. When dry it looks exactly like prettily shaded, long. brown chenile 

 tassels, and is charming for vases. It is very pretty in the garden. 15 and 20cts. 



BAMBOOS. Bamboos are exceedingly ornamental for the garden, sending up the 

 slender canes of feathery growth in splendid groups. They are destined to be ex- 

 tensively 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 2."> and 50 cts. each : $3.00 to S5.00 a dozen. 



