TO FLOWER LOVING FRIENDS 
pS NN) 
CUSTOMERS: 
Since my last catalogue was issued my business has 
been incorporated, and I now introduce to you the 
Theodosia B. Shepherd Company, whose _ pictured 
faces you see on the opposite page. My association 
with these young women is not new, except in a 
business sense, as they are my daughters and have 
lived with me in a California flower garden all their 
lives. I trust the infusion of fresh young life into the 
business will enable us to give better satisfaction in 
our work, and in all our business relations. 
- It would give us great pleasure to send bits of our 
California climate and charming winter pictures, with 
our plants and seeds, to those who live where Jack 
Frost rules for six months of the year. From the 
bay window in our office (not ten minutes walk to the 
ocean) we look out at the distant blue mountain is- 
lands of Anacapa and Santa Cruz, which he one to 
the east and one west of the town, with a space of 
several miles between. At evening, when the sky is 
red and gold with sunset lights, and islands and sea are 
rosy -hued, the tops of our feathery palms and star-like 
Norfolk Island pines, with a neighboring tower and 
spire, are silhoutted against the sky, while between 
them breaks the dashing surf. In the foreground are 
the roofs of houses, feathery pepper trees and stately 
eucalyptus mingling with palm and pine; while just 
below our window is our fragrant and brilliant garden, 
protected and happy in its wealth of color. In it are 
erowing all of the beautiful things herein described. 
They are growing as plants or bulbs, or in Nature’s 
sealed packets, awaiting your orders. Later on we 
hope they will demonstrate to you the great superior- 
ity of our California-grown plants and seeds. 
Hoping for a share of your patronage for the new 
company, with greetings for 1908, 
Cordially yours, 
THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD. 
