16 TuEoposta B. SHEPHERD COMPANY. 
California Poppy. Old variety. 5c pkt. 
Eschscholtzia Hunnemannia. A beautiful perennial shrubby 
variety, with large cup-shaped, single primrose colored flowers with bright 
orange stamens. They are borne on long stems and bloom nearly all the 
year; the flowers keep two weeks in water. 10c pkt. 
ERYTHRINA Crista Galli, “Coral Tree,” A splendid tree or 
shrub that attains a great size in Califonoia. Its spikes of large pea- 
shaped flowers are grand. It can be wintered in a cellar in the east. 
FUCHSIAS. Saved from a beautiful collection of named sorts. 
Fuchsias bloom from seed in about six months or a year, and are very in- 
teresting for amateurs. The plants are better bloomers than those 
grown from cuttings, and a new variety from seed gives great pleasure. 
15c pkt. 
Cape Fuehsia. “Phygelius Capensis.”” <A distinct new species, 
blooming from May to late autumn. It bears long spikes of showy, scar- 
let, drooping, tubular flowers. Entirely different from any other variety. 
Hardy perennial; very showy; grows readily from seed. 5c pkt. 
FREESIAS. Choice mixed. 5c pkt. 
GAILLARDIA. “James Kelway,” A beautiful giant-flowering 
gaillardia, with magnificent flowers measuring 4 or5 inches across, of the 
brightest scarlet, with a golden margin and fringed edges. A most per- 
sistent and perpetual bloomer. 10c pkt. 
GESNERIA Hybrida. Beautiful flowering greenhouse bulbs 
with velvety foliage and charming flowers. Choice mixed. 15c pkt. 
MRS. SHEPHERD’S GRAND ZONALE GERANIUMS, 
**Good Venture Strain.” A grand strain of Geranium seed saved from 
my new seedlings and some of the new types from other sources. The 
flowers are very large and round, of the most perfect forms with splendid 
trusses, some of them forming balls 16 inchesin diameter. Thecolorsare 
shades of scarlet and crimson, rose pink, salmon, cream, veined pink, 
blush, and pure snowy white; many beautiful varieties of the Souvenir de 
Miranba type, greatly enlarged and improved, new auriole types with 
lovely rings and large white eyes. These all stand the hot stun and are 
sure to bring many new and lovely varieties. A finer collection has 
never been offered. 15c pkt. 
Geranium. Single. Beautiful, large, round flowers in white, 
crimson, scarlet, pink, rose, salmon; etc.; often give lovely new varities 
from seed. Splendid mixed, 10c pkt.; good mixed, 5c pkt. 
Double. Choice mixed. 15c pkt. 
Bronze and Gold _ 10c pkt. 
Tricolor, The seeds offered below are saved from the beautiful ge- 
raniums, “‘Mrs. Pollock,’’ “‘Glen Eyre Beauty,’’ ‘“‘Happy Thought,’’ and 
‘*Sunset.”? In these charming plants all the colors of the rainbow are 
represented. Extra choice mixed. 10c pkt. 
Lady Washington. In California these magnificent pelargoniums 
grow to the greatest perfection. Seeds offered are saved from a very fine 
collection of beautiful varieties. 15c pkt. 
