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THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



Rex. A splendid old variety with very thick 

 large leaves. Ground color dark rich bronze. 

 shaded green, with a silver center; a 

 bright silver band. 15c. 



Mrs. Shepherd's Rex Begonia 



Tourmaline. A splendid sort, with very broad 

 leaves; mid-ribs and veins, dark rich green, 

 changing to emerald-green: surface between 

 veins and mid-ribs bordered with shining 

 silver spots. The leaf has a beautiful satiny 

 texture and is lightl3 r covered with long pale 

 green hairs. Stems and young growth bright 

 red, and covered with long bright red hairs. 

 25c. 



New Rex Begonias 



Crimson Glow. Magnificent large leaves, cen- 

 ter half of which is a rich, metallic crimson, 

 which graduates into a wide zone of light 

 green with lace-like veins, the rim of the 

 leaf having a distinct border of the same 

 metallic crimson as the center. 



Midnight. Elegant leaves almost black in color, 

 variegated with large pink blotches with ir- 

 ridescent glow. 



Fireflush. Immense leaf, silvery colored, bor- 

 dered dark purplish-green, and with a dark 

 center. The whole leaf flushed with crimson 

 pink. 



Storm Cloud. Rich, dark color, a sort of black- 

 ish-green with purple lustre, and large, pure 

 silvery spots. 



Monster. Leaf, 2 1-2 feet across. Color pure 

 silver, veined with dark green. 



Emperor William. Very light green leaves, 

 overlaid with fine crimson. Entirely dis- 

 tinct. 



Mikado. Large silvery gray leaves, bordered 

 maroon black, with a blush-ribbed center 

 flushed crimson. 



Czar Nicholas. A beautiful stipple of green 

 and silver with a finely-flushed center. 



Alfonso. Silvers'" green with a dark border 

 filled with conspicuous silver spots. Ex- 

 ceedingly novel and fine. 



Edward IV. Deep maroon black with a strik- 

 ing zone of pink and silver spots. Grand. 



Victor. An oddly colored leaf of a peculiar dark 

 color, without variation except that it has 

 the appearance of being regularly and 

 densely speckled. 

 Above 25c each; 3 for 60c. 



General Collection of Plants 



All our plants except Ferns are raised from 

 stock grown in the open the year round. 



When plant orders are to go by express, cus- 

 tomers may select gratis plants or seeds to the 

 value of 10c on each dollar. Xo gratis on mail 

 orders except seed orders. 



ABE LI A RUPESTRIS. A most useful ever- 

 green shrub for hedge or grounds. . Blooms 

 in early winter and is covered with showers 

 of tubular lavender flowers set in bronze 

 bracts which last for a long time after the 

 flowers have bloomed. 20c each. 



ABUTILONS. Enfanta Eulaile. A beautiful 



pink variety with large, flaring flowers. 20c. 



Eclipse. A charming, trailing variety with 

 beautiful foliage, variegated green and yel- 

 low, and having pretty drooping yellow flow- 

 ers. 20c. 



McKinley. Similar to Enfanta Eulalie, but 



flowers a pale yellow. 20c. 

 The three for 50c. 



AGATHEA Coelestis. Blue Daisy. A lovely 

 perennial, bearing numerous sky-blue flow- 

 ers always in bloom, fine for bedding and 

 also for pot plants. 10c; Toe doz. 



AGATHEA Coelestis Variegata. Same, but 

 foliage variegated, golden and green. 15c. 



AGERATUM Princess Pauline. A variety of 

 dwarf, compact habit, its peculiarity being 

 that both colors, blue and white, are com- 

 bined in the same flower. 10c each: 75e doz. 



ALOYSIA Citriodora or Lemon Verbena, A 

 popular old shrub with fragrant leaves which 

 retain their odor for many \-ears, when 

 dried. It is a pot plant in the east, but in 

 California grows to be a large shrub, 10 or 

 12 feet high. 15c. 



ALPINIA Nutans. Shell Lily. Sends up arching 

 stems clothed with delightfully aromatic rich 

 green leaves, and terminated by racemes 

 often three feet long, of brilliant, orchid- 

 like flowers, each shaped like an exquisite 

 crinkled shell, and in color yellow, orange 

 and white, delicately combined and strik- 

 ingly contrasted. 25c. (by mail 35c.) 



ASPIDISTRA. Lurida. One of the most satis- 

 factory plants for house decoration: the leaves 

 start from the ground on long slender stems, 

 from S to 20 inches long, and 4 to 6 inches 

 in width, round at the base and pointed at 

 the ends; are thick and leathery and a beau- 

 tiful green. This plant will grow anywhere 

 in the house, and needs very little care ex- 

 cept to sponge the leaves occasionally, and 

 supply it with water. Small size 25c each; 

 larger size, 50c to $1 each. 



Lurida Variegata. Like the above except that 

 the leaves are beautifully striped with white. 

 50c each. 



ANCHUSA. Capensis. Resembles a fine large 

 Forget-Me-Not. but deeper and brighter 

 blue. It is a fine continuous bloomer, 

 especially in winter. An exquisite blue. 15c 

 each. 



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