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Giant Comet, The Bride. Delicate Blush 
with tinge of mauve, Pure White—Very 
beautiful. 10c. 
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. 
10c, 
AUSTRALIAN PEA VINE. A perennial vine. 
Invaluable where ‘rapid growth and a 
dense screen are desired. 10c. 
Begonias Our Specialty 
Begonias are easily grown from _ seed, 
especially the semperflorens class, which 
begin blooming when only two inches high. 
They make fine bedding plants, giving a 
mass of bloom the entire season. Stand the 
sun well, require light rich soil, and plenty 
of water. 
Semperflorens Hybrida. Mixed 10c -pkt. 
Rex. Splendid mixed. 15c pkt. 
BALLOON VINE. A graceful, pretty vine, 
that bears small, white flowers and _ in- 
flated seed pods. For rapid growth it is 
unexcelled. 5c pkt. 
BELLIS Perennis Maxima. Double daisy. 
Longfellow. Rose colored. 10c. 
Snowball, Pure white. 10c. 
Mixed, 10c pkt. The three for 25c. 
BROWALLIA, Speciosa Major. A beautiful 
summer flowering plant for beds, equally 
valuable for pot culture in winter. Grows 
about one root high; flowers from one to 
two inches across, color a brilliant indigo 
blue with white throat. 10c. 
BYRONOPSIS LACENOSA. A fine annual 
climber of the gourd family, with hand- 
some lobed foliage and which bears yel- 
low flowers and green cherry-like gourds 
which turn red and white. 5c. 
CALLIOPSIS Lanceolata Grandiflora. Cali- 
fornia Sunbeams. The flowers are beau- 
tifully formed, some saucer shaped, others 
flat, some exquisitely incurved, while oth- 
ers are like great buttercups. A fine peren- 
nial. 10e. 
Golden Wave. Very bushy and compact, 
covered with beautiful golden flowers, with 
small, dark centers; annual. 5c. 
“CANARY BIRD” FLOWER, A well-known 
climber of the nasturtium family, with 
small lobed light green leaves and pretty 
yellow flowers resembling birds with 
Wings and tail spread. 5c pkt. 
CANNA, Good Venture Strain. From a col- 
lection of very fine named varieties, and 
large seedlings of our own. Splendid mix- 
ed. 10 pkt. 
THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY 
CANDYTUFT. Empress. Pure white. 5c pkt. 
Carmine, 5c pkt. 
Lilacina (Lilac) 5c pkt. 
Dark Crimson. 5c pkt. 
CANTERBURY BELLS. Prize mixture of 
single and double, 10c pkt. 
CARNATION, Perpetual or Monthly. Carna- 
tions grow to the greatest perfection in 
California. Fine mixed. 25c pkt. 
Marguerite. A charming strain that blooms 
from seed the first year. Splendid mixed. 10c 
CELOSIA. “Ostrich Feather.” One of the 
most beautiful and showy annuals thathas 
been introduced for years, and that de- 
serves all the praise that has been given it. 
It is exquisitely beautiful on close ex- 
amination, and at a distance is a mass of 
brilliant color. It blooms when only 12 
inches high and in California keeps its 
splendor until late December. Crimson 
and orange color. 10c. 
CENTAUREA Imperialis. Robust in habit, 
large flowers, finely fringed, the stems are 
long and the foliage lacinated. Colors, 
white, lavender and “Chameleon” yellow. 
10c pkt each, The three, 25c. 
Blue Bottle or Corn Flower. A hardy an- 
nual of the easiest growth, flowers an ex- 
quisite blue; height 2 to 3 feet. Double 
choice mixed. 5c pkt. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, California Fantasies. 
Saved from a most varied and beautiful 
collection. Will bloom the (first year 
from seed, and is easily grown. Splendid 
mixed. 15c pkt. 
CINERARIA Hybrida Grandiflora. Beautiful 
plants easily grown from seed. Flowers in 
shades of blue, magenta, purple and 
white. Splendid mixed, 15e¢ pkt. 
Stellata (Star Cineraria) A charming va- 
riety, with large spreading panicles of starry 
flowers in the same variety of colors as 
Cineraria Grandiflora; the extreme grace 
and elegance of the plant and flowers make 
them wonderfully effective for the decora- 
tion of the house or conservatory, and 
especially so for church decoration. 10c pkt. 
CLIANTHUS Puniceus. Foliage finely di- 
vided and the flowers hang on long thread- 
like stems. Flowers are large and of a 
most vivid scarlet in color, shaped like a 
parrot’s beak. A perennial, climbing shrub, 
very showy and beautiful. 10c pkt. 
Clianthus Alba.—(White). 15c pkt. 
COBOEA SCANDENS. Mexico. A beautiful 
climber of rapid growth, bearing large 
purple bell-shaped flowers in great pro- 
fusion during the fall months; very at- 
tractive and desirable for arbors and 
trellises. 10c pkt. , 
COLEUS.. There are few seeds more easily 
grown than Coleus. Splendid mixed. 10c. 
COLEUS, Large Leaved. Very choice. 15c. 
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