MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD'S 



Novelties 



AND 



Specialties in Seeds 



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INTRODUCTIONS FOR 1900. 



ABUTTLONS . ' ' California Bells . ' > This mixture is saved from a col - 

 lection of very choice named varieties. Flowers of all colors and shades, pink, 

 white, blush, yellow, orange, primrose, red, brown, selfs and variegated. Flowers 

 flaring and parachute -shaped, or deep, like bells. All graceful and artistic in form. 

 Grand mixed pkt 15c. 



THREE VARIETIES OF GRAND NEW GIANT COSMOS. 



Pink Butterfly. A magnificent new variety, the richest and loveliest 

 shade of pink imaginable. Petals very large, measuring from S 1 '^ to 5 inches 

 across, regularly plaited, giving a very full and beautiful flower; edges evenly 

 toothed. Flowers are on long stems and are quite deep, giving the appearance of 

 large pink butterflies; they have a rich maroon ring around the eye. This is the 

 most exquisite pink cosmos that has ever been offered. Pkt 20c. 



Charmian. A splendid flower of perfect form; color pure, bright pink; 

 very large wide open flowers with overlapping petals ; the eye is encircled by a 

 rich, red ring. Pkt 15c. 



White Pond IAly. A most chaste and lovely flower, with large plain- 

 edged petal ; so beautifully formed as to remind one of a small pond lily ; plants 

 grow about 4 feet high and are very bushy. Flowers are on long, strong stems. 

 A very distinct and attractive variety. Pkt 15c; three pkts 40c. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. "California Fantasies." The chrysanthe- 

 mum is more interesting to grow from seed than most any other flower, owing to its 

 wonderful diversity of form, color and beauty. All flowers seem to be the expression 

 of ideas, but the chrysanthemum more than others seems to have ideas of its own 

 that are new and original, aesthetic and artistic. One realizes this in growing 

 seedlings, and watches with intense curiosity and pleasure to see what each unfold- 

 ing flower will be. The seed offered in this mixture is saved from a most varied 

 and beautiful collection. Flowers of every variety and form and color. New 

 and original types. Lovers of chrysanthemums will be delighted with them. 

 They bloom the first season from seed and one packet will give a lovely collection, 

 very few of which will not be worthy of a name. The seed should be planted the 

 first of April; the plant requires a rich soil. When the flower buds appear, all 

 side ones should be pinched off, and if very large blooms are desired, only one 

 bud should be left on each shoot. Splendid mixed, pkt 20c. 



