10 MRS THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



"MADAME ALLEMAGXY.'' Rare Orange Can na. A rare and lovely canna, 

 very distinct; having short broad petals of a rich orange-yellow, closely spotted 

 with velvety brown spots, entirely different from any other yellow canna, 

 10 cts. pkt. One pkt. each of the above carinas 35 cts. 

 Pour boiling water on the seeds and soak two or three days before planting. 



CASSIA Artemisoicles. This fine plant is very distinct and beautiful, different from 

 anything else commonly seen in our gardens. It branches near the ground, 

 forming a round bush 3 or 1 feet high. The flowers are yellow, on slender stems. 

 The skeleton-like foliage is of a silvery gray green, and has a cloudlike effect, 

 which is very attractive. It is fine for decoration, very handsome for single 

 specimens, and would be very picturesque as a border for a driveway, a dividing 

 line or hedge. It makes a very pretty pot plant. 15 cts. pkt.; 2 pkts. 25 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Perennial Varieties. No flowers from seed reward the 

 amateur better than the perennial chrysanthemums ; they are very easily grown 

 and bloom the first season, making handsome plants, completely covered with 

 blossoms ; the ta «te for big" flowers only, is on the wane, and a desire for graceful 

 and artistic forms is being awakened" The seeds offered are saved from my 

 splendid collection and cannot fail to give satisfaction. 15 cts. pkt. 



CALENDULA, or Pot Marigold. Splendid mixed. 5 cts. pkt. 



CELOSIA, Ostrich Feather. One of the most beautiful and showy annuals, that 

 has been introduced for years, and that deserves all the praise that has been 

 given it. It is exquisitely beautiful on close examination, and at a distance is a 

 mass of brilliant color. It blooms when only twelve inches high, and in Califor- 

 nia keeps its splendor till late December. Crimson and orange color, 10 cts. 

 each ; 15 cts. for the two. 



CANDYTUFT, "Empress/' Pure white. 5 cts. pkt. 



CAMPANULA, Canterbury Bells "Cup and Saucer." A^ery choice mixed. 

 5 cts. pkt. 



CARNATIONS, California Beauties. Carnations grow to the greatest perfection 

 in California. Their magnificent flowers, long stems, beautiful forms, rich 

 colors, and delightful fragrance, make them wonderfully attractive. The seeds 

 offered are from the famous Redondo and Ingleside strains, where the finest 

 carnations in California are grown. 25 cts. pkt. 



C. Marguerite. A charming strain that blooms the first year from seed. Though 



not as fragrant and beautiful as the monthly carnation, yet it is very satisfac 

 tory and popular. 10 cts. pkt. 



CYCLAMEN Giganteum. Giant flowered cyclamen. Splendid flowers of great 

 beauty. Pure white, 20 cts. pkt., red, 20 cts. pkt., mixed, 15 cts. pkt. 



CALIFORNIA WILD CONVOLVULUS. This native morning gloryis not offered 

 in any of our catalogues, but it is a charming climber, very distinct, and very 

 easily grown. It is not the wild morning glory that is considered such a "pest," 

 which has a very small flower and small foliage. It grows very rapidly, and has 

 numerous long." wiry stems. At intervals of three inches there is one heart- 

 shaped leaf 2% inches or more long by 2i/ 2 broad at upper part. The leaf stems 

 are from 2 to 1 inches long. From the axils of the leaves come two to three 

 flowers on stems 3 to 7 inches long. T lies' have a pretty green calyx, from which 

 proceed charming creamy white flowers, with greenish rays on the inside and 

 purplish ones on the outside. The flowers stay out all day, and the vine is 

 extremely graceful and beautiful; a fine bloomer; "flowers 2y 2 to 3 inches across. 

 10 cts. pkt. 



DAHLIA. New large flowering dwarf single. The most showy and effective single 

 dahlias ever offered. They grow from 2 to 2y 2 feet high and begin blooming 

 when not over one foot high. The flowers are very large and beautifully 

 shaped, with very broad petals, of every imaginable shade of crimson, 

 scarlet, terra cotta, yellow and orange, scarlet blazed with gold, and all the 

 above colors beautifully variegated, others are pure snowy white. Everyone 

 should grow them as they cannot fail to be delighted with them. 10 cts. pkt. 



DAHLIA. Tall single varieties mixed. 5 cts. pkt. 



D. "Imperialis." The most beautiful of all dahlias. It grows 10 to 12 feet high, 



and bears panicles of elegant, lily-like flo were, measuring 8 inches from tip 

 to tip of petals. The color is a very delicate mauve, almost white, veined with 

 old-pink, and with ;i ring of pink around the orange-yellow center. It blooms 

 from seed the first year. 15 cts. pkt. 



