4 THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 
Beautiful Tuberous Begonias 
A rare treat awaits those who are to see 
tuberous begonias in all their beauty for 
the first time. In six weeks after planting 
beautiful leaves and flowers develop _to- 
gether, and a shower of flowers continues 
till last of October. They grow equally well 
in pots or baskets, or in beds in sheltered lo- 
cations in open ground, giving a wealth of 
splendid flowers from spring till late aut- 
umn, When.they are dormant for about 4 
months. The varieties are almost innumer- 
able, the flowers all sizes from two to five 
inches in diameter, single and double, re- 
sembling hollyhocks, roses, camellias. The 
colors and shades are bewildering in their 
number and brilliancy. 
Single— 
Delicate pink Deep Rose 
Scarlet Crimson 
White Yellow 
Orange Salmon 
Copper-Bronze Mixed 
10¢ each; 75c per doz. 
Double— 
Delicate Pink Deep Rose 
Scarlet Crimson 
White Yellow 
Orange Copper-Bronze 
Mixed. 
$1.50 per doz.; 15c each. 
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 White 
White Yellow 
Copper Scarlet 
25c¢ each. 
Single Fringed— 
Beautiful giant blooms, with elegantly- 
fringed edges, giving the flower a most grace- 
ful appearance. These are rather new, and 
quantity is limited. 
Scarlet Rose 
Salmon Pink 
Yellow Orange 
25c each. 
AGrand Begonia Novelty 
Templinii. An exceedingly beautiful va- 
riety. In the number, richness and harmon- 
ious blending of colors it has no equal. The 
leaves are glossy metallic green, profusely 
TRY-OUR FINE STRAINS OF “PETUNIA” 
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able Flower 
and irregularly blotched with various shades 
of creamy white and golden yellow, flushed 
with flesh pink, deepening toward the 
margin with bright crimson; under side of 
leaves coppery crimson. It rivals the Coleus 
in luster and richness of foliage. It is a 
splendid bedder, withstanding the varied con- 
ditions most admirably, increasing in gorg- 
eous beauty every day. Flowers delicate rose, 
produced in profusion. 25ce. 
Tuberous Begonia 
Martiana. A very rare and distinct tu- 
berous 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 holly- 
hock) fine, large, clear, pink flowers. 25c. 
A Rare Agave 
AGAVE ATTENUATA, Southern Mexico. 
Building a slender trunk, 3 to 4 feet high, 
with broad, glaucous, Ietallic shining 
leaves of soft texture, completely spine- 
less. 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, blending into each other in a com- 
bination impossible to describe—green, 
brown and plum _ color’ predominating. 
Splendid for the garden, being hardy with 
little protection. 25 cents. (Dormant in 
July.) . 
VELVET PLANT. No other name would 
be so appropriate as Velvet Plant, 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. 
SEEDS.—THEY ARE THE BEST GROWN 
