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THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



STEVIA, Serrata. Free-blooming plants bear- 

 ing a multitude of fragrant pure white flow- 

 ers; suitable for summer or winter bloom- 

 ing; largely used for cutting. 10c pkt. 



Stocks New"6ut and Gome flaaln" 



Stocks or gilly flowers are among the old- 

 fashioned ones of our childhood, that have 

 never lost their charm, and are still enjoyed 

 for their fragrance and beauty. These new 

 ten weeks stocks are perpetual bloomers. 

 Princess Alice, pure white. Beauty of Nice, 

 a soft pink, will bloom all winter. Blue Bells 

 Lovely blue. Queen Alexandra. Delicate rosy 

 lilac. 10c pkt. 



Giant Perfection. Too much cannot be said in 

 praise of giant perfection stocks. Their 

 growth is strong, and the magnificent spikes 

 of the very large double flowers are superb. 

 Mixed 10c. White, 10c pkt. 



Sweet Peas in Lovely 

 Variety 



Apple Blossom. Rose and pink, beautiful. 



Aurora Gigantic. Striped orange and white. 



Blanche Ferry. Pink and white; charming. 



Blushing Beauty. Pink, suffused with lilac. 



Celestial. Lovely azure blue. 



Countess of Radnor. Lavender. 



Daybreak. Watered scarlet, white ground. 



Burpee's Earliest of All. Earliest sweet pea: 

 pink and white. 



Emily Henderson. Snowy- white; early. 



Gorgeous. Brilliant orange salmon. heavily 

 veined in a deeper shade; very large flow- 

 ers. 



Her Majesty. Large flower; bright rose 

 carmine. 



Imperial Blue. Blue shaded. 



Katherine Tracy. Bright pink. 



Lovely. Rose pink, extra fine. 



Mars. Bright scarlet. 



Mrs. Dugdale. Deep rose, fine for cutting. 



Prima Donna. Lovely soft pink. 



Ramona. Creamy white, splashed pale pink. 



Royal Rose. Deep crimson, rose wings. 



Sadie Burpee. Immense white. 



Salopian. Deep rich crimson red; very large. 



Splendor. Superb rose, shaded crimson. 



Stella Morse. Creamy pink rosy apricot. 



Venus. Salmon-buff, shaded rose pink. 



Choice Mixed. Each of the above 5c pkt., 25c 

 for six. 50c per doz. $1 for entire collection. 



New Sweet Peas 



E. J. Castle. Rich carmine-rose with darker 



rose veinings. A splendid addition to the 



Unwin class. 10c. 

 King Edward VII. (Improved Firefly). The 



new red which is taking precedence over all 



other red shades. 10c pkt. 



Lord Nelson. An improved navy blue, the 



flower being larger, of finer form and of 



richer indigo blue; wings of toned purple. 



Received an award of merit from National 



Sweet Pea Society. 10c pkt. 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. Soft lavender, tinted 



with mauve. 10c pkt. 

 Mrs. Geo. Higginson Jr. A clear azure blue. 



10c pkt. 

 Nora Unwin. A magnificent white "Gladys 



Unwin." immense flowers of snow-white; 



very free-flowering. 10c pkt. 

 Pkt of each of the above 50c. 



Spencer Sweet Peas 



Asta Ohn. Soft lavender suffused with mauve. 

 10c pkt. 



White Spencer. 10c pkt. Exceptionally fine 

 white. 



Countess Spencer. The grand original from 

 which the new Sweet Pea race has sprung. 

 Gigantic flowers of perfect form with round 

 open-waved standards and large wings. Col- 

 oring bright pink, slightly deepening toward 

 the edge. 10c. 



Florence Morse Spencer. Giant flowered, white 

 and blush, with pink edge. 10c pkt. 



King Edward Spencer. Brilliant crimson 



scarlet. 15c pkt. 



Othello Spencer. Deep maroon. large and 

 beautiful. 15c pkt. 



Primrose Spencer. A decided acquisition be- 

 ing the first yellow Sweet Pea introduced 

 of the large open waved standard. Spencer 

 type. The color is of pronounced primrose- 

 yellow, holding its own with any of the so- 

 called j-ellows, while it surpasses all others 

 of this color in size of flower, length of 

 stem, vigor of growth and profusion of 

 Moom. 15c pkt. 

 Pkt. each of the Spencers, 75c. 



TECOMA Velutina. A splendid shrub that 

 bears spikes of large- flowering golden yel- 

 low flowers, resembling Allamandas. It far 

 surpasses T. Smithii in every way. 10c. 



THUNBERGIA Alata. A beautiful climber, 

 grown as an annual in the Eastern States. 

 but is perennial in California, growing 10 

 or 12 feet high. A profuse and perpetual 

 bloomer; leaves are long heart-shaped. 

 the flowers funnel shaped, measuring 1 1-2 

 inches across; colors orange, straw and 

 white, either plain or with dark maroon 

 throats. Mixed 5c pkt. 



VERBENA. Mammoth. Pure white. pink, 

 and scarlet, separate. 10c pkt.. two pkts.. 

 15c. Splendid mixed. li">c pkt. 



WALL FLOWERS. Favorite sweet-scented 

 flowers of tine colors. Single mixed. 5c. 



ZINNIAS. New Curled and Crested. The large 

 curled and crested petals give a softness 

 and beauty to the flowers. The form and 

 colurs are beautiful, and have none of the 

 stiffness of the old-fashioned zinnias. 5c 

 pkt. 



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