20 MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE. 



SCABIOSA. 



Fiery Scarlet. The lovely new large -flowering seabiosas are a great 

 improvement over old sorts in the beautiful new colors of the flowers and 

 large size of the florets. They are invaluable for cut flowers, as they last a long 

 time and do not droop easily. In California they are perennial and bloom with- 

 out intermission winter and summer. Pkt 10c. 



Beautiful Rose. A charming companion to the above, with splendid large 

 flowers of fine soft pink. Pkt 10c. 



Dainty Mairve. An entirely new shade. Exquisite. Pkt 10c: three sorts, 

 15c. Splendid new sorts mixed, pkt 5c. 



SOLAXUM Betaceum. "Tomato Tree." A fine ornamental tree or shrub, 

 a native of South America, which is now receiving a good deal of attention under 

 the name of "The Brazelian Melon Fruit." The foliage is large and handsome, 

 the branches spreading. The fruit, which hangs in clusters below the foli- 

 iage, is the size of a large egg, and a beautiful orange -salmon color when ripe. 

 Pkt 10c; three pkts, 25c; ^ oz. $1.25. For further description see Plant Novel- 

 ties and Specialties. 



Beceinigerum. "The Fed Currant Solanum." A very pretty trailing 

 plant, closely allied to the old-fashioned cherry tomato, though very refined in 

 flowers and foliage the latter are small and grow in racemes, and are followed by 

 fruits that resemble long stems of currants. Pkt 5c. 



STREPTOSOEEX Jamesonii. A very beautiful showy plant, with great 

 clusters of brilliant flowers; reddish-orange at first, turning bright yellow later. A 

 most persistent and perpetual bloomer. Easily grown from seed. Pkt 10c. 



SWAiySOXA Alba. A charming shrub, very popular in the east, with 

 finely divided foliage and long spikes of snowy-white pea-shaped blossoms; 

 invaluable for cut flowers and most ornamental in the garden, fine for the conser- 

 vators. The seeds germinate very slowlv and should be soaked before planting. 

 Pkt 15c. 



SCHIXUS Molle. "California Pepper Tree." Pkt 10c. 



STAPEEIA. Choice mixed, pkt 10c. 



TORE;NTA Fournieri. An exquisite basket plant, with lovely velvety 

 bluish flowers. Pkt 10c. 



Bailloni. Fine, rich yellow flowers, with brown throat, contrasts beautifully 

 with the blue variety. Pkt 10c; two for 15c. 



RARE TACSONIAS. 



Von Tolexmi. A tropical climber belonging to the same family as 

 the passion vine, but much handsomer, and with larger, richer- colored flow- 

 ers, and a large tube at the back of the flower. This beautiful variety is always 

 always rare. The flowers are deep crimson, and hang from thread-like stems 

 twelve inches or more in length. Pkt 25c. 



Bueliaili. Pink tacsonia. A lovely light pink variety, of most vigorous 

 growth. A wonderful bloomer. It bears an edible fruit. Pkt 10c. 



Sutherland ia. Is of a vigorous growth, with handsome three-lobed foliage, 

 strong in texture, of a rich dark green color. The flowers measure four inches 

 across. Color, exquisite carmine-rose, shading darker in the center, with a tiny 

 purple fringe around the throat. The back of the petals is a light pea green. The 

 tube measures l 1 ^ inches in length, stem of flower 2 1 -2 inches, so that the flow- 



