THE0D0S1A B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 



Beautiful Tuberous Begonias 



(The Fashionable Flower) 



A rare treat awaits those who are to see 

 tuberous begonias in all their beauty for the 

 first time. In six weeks after planting beauti- 

 ful leaves and flowers develop together, and 

 a shower of flowers continues till last of 

 October. They grow equally well in pots or 

 baskets, or in beds in sheltered locations in 

 open ground, giving a wealth of splendid flow- 

 ers from spring till late autumn, when they 

 are dormant for about 4 months. The varieties 

 are almost innumerable, the flowers all sizes 

 from two to five inches in diameter, single and 

 double, resembling hollyhocks, roses, camellias. 

 The colors and shades are bewildering in their 

 number and brii-.ancy. 



Single — 









Scarlet 







Crimson 



White 







Yellow 



Orange 







Salmon 



Deep Rose 







Mixed 





10c 



each ; 



75 per d 



Double — 





Scarlet 



Crimson 



White 



Yellow 



Orange 



Mixed 



Deep Rose 





15c each; $1.25 per doz. 



Single Crested — 



This is quite a new break in Begonias. The 

 petals- are of great substance, and carry on the 



upper side a crest in the shape of a 

 cockscomb. 



Salmon 



Yellow 



White 



Scarlet 



Pink 







20c each. 



Single Fringed — 



Beautiful giant blooms, with elegantly- fringed 

 edges, giving the flower a most graceful appear- 

 ance. These are rather new. and quantity is 

 limited. 



Scarlet 

 Salmon 



Yellow 



Rose 

 White 



20c each. 



Tuberous Begonia 



Martiana. A very rare and distinct tuberous 

 begonia from Mexico. Dormant in winter, 

 but comes up in the spring, with beautiful 

 glossy, round leaves, and a main stem with 

 side branches, bearing close to the stem 

 (like balsam or hollyhock) fine, large, clear, 

 pink flowers. 15c, 2 for 25c. 



A Rare Agave 



AGAVE ATTENUATA. Southern Mexico. 

 Building a slender trunk. 3 to 4 feet high, 

 with broad, glaucous, metallic shining leaves 

 of soft texture, completely spineless. A 

 striking plant. suitable also for house 

 culture. 50c. 



A Valuable Irid 



MOROEA Iridioides. "Natal lily.'" A member 

 of the iris family, closely allied to the true 

 iris. The plant is an evergreen perennial 

 and has the peculiarity of flowering on the 



previous year's flower stems as well as 

 upon those grown during the present sea- 

 son. The flowers have a white founda- 

 tion, but the petals are marked with yel- 

 low, brown and purple. an exceedingly 

 pretty combination. 25 cents each. $2.00 

 per dozen. 



Ferraria Undulata, Cape Beauty 



A rare bulb, imported from Africa. Flowers 

 large and marked with peculiar colors, blend- 

 ing into each other in a combination impossible 

 to describe — green, brown and plum color pre- 

 dominating. Splendid for the garden, being- 

 hardy with little protection. (Dormant in July) 

 15c. 2 for 25c. 



VELVET PLANT. Xo other name would be so 

 appropriate as Velvet Flant. for so close is 

 the resemblance that on first sight the plant 

 is almost invariably taken to be artificial. 

 Its stems and leaves are entirely covered 

 with glistening purple hairs, and to the 

 touch, are as soft as velvet. 15c each. 



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