14 Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd's Annual Catalogue 



which is called the "Monarch of the Dailies." It is intermediate between 

 the double and cactus varieties. The flowers are large, loose, very esthetic 

 in form, and measure six or more inches across; the petals are very broad; 

 the color deep, rich, dark red, having- a beautiful bloom like velvet; flowers 

 are borne on long- stems, and are fine for cutting. The plants begin 

 blooming very earfy in the summer and continue until late autumn, giving 

 a brilliant show for three or four months. Everybody admires this 

 splendid Dahlia. 10c pkt. 



MRS. SHEPHERD'S LARGE. FLOWERING DWARF, 

 SINGLE DAHLIAS, "Giants of California." A strain of beautiful 

 single dahlias, that grow into round, bushy plants, 2 to 3 feet high. The 

 flowers are very large and of perfect form, with long stems; the display of 

 color is perfectly bewildering; all plain shades in scarlet, crimson, pink, 

 orange, yellow, with their various tints, pure snowy-white and cream, and 

 variegated flowers in infinite variety. They bloom when only 10 to 12 

 inches high, and make a bed of gorgeous color, that attracts great atten- 

 tion; they bloom from early autumn until late fall. 10c pkt. 



Dahlia.. Tall, single varieties, mixed. 5c pkt. 



Cactus. Splendid mixed. 10c pkt. 



Double. Very choice mixed. 10c pkt. 



Imperiaclis. "The Giant Lily Dahlia^." The most beautiful of 

 all Dahlias. It grows 10 to 12 feet high, and bears panicles of elegant lily- 

 like flowers, measuring 8 inches from tip to tip of petal. The color is a 

 delicate mauve, almost white, veined with old pink, and with a ring of pink 

 around the orange-yellow center. It blooms from seed the first year. 15c 

 pkt.: two pkts. 25c. 



GIANT FLOWERED FANCY DIANTHUS. "Oriental 



Beauties." A magnificent strain of giant flowered Dianthus, originally 

 from Japan. These splendid flowers measure 2 to 3)4 inches across, with 

 petals 1>2 inches in diameter. They are exquisitel}- formed, the petals 

 being full, overlapping, crinkled and laciniated. The flowers possess that 

 peculiar and artistic charm so noticeable in all plants from the Flowery 

 Kingdom. They range in color from pure white, through shades of pink 

 and crimson, many strikingly marked and variegated: the coloring and 

 marking- is rich beyond descripton; nothing could be more pretty and 

 daintv than their charming ruffles and frills. Eveiw one is delighted with 

 them. They are perfectly hardy, are perpetual bloomers, needing only to 

 be cut back occasionally for new growth. 10c pkt. 



