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Cyanus. Including- dark and lig-ht blue, purple, pink, rose, white, etc. 

 5c pkt. 



Kaiser Wilhelm. Of a rich deep blue color. 5c pkt. 



New Double. So perfect that fully 80 per cent, of the flowers are 

 double and semi-double. 10c pkt. 



New Dwarf Blue Victoria. The compact and bushy plants, 6 to 9 

 inches high, present a mass of foliage and profusion of graceful azure-like 

 flowers. In bloom one month after sowing seed; fine for borders. 10c pkt. 



BRILLIANT CANNAS. 



"Good Venture Strain." Saved from a beautiful collection of very 

 fine named varieties and large seedlings of my own. The plants range 

 from 22 inches to 3}z feet in height, they have very large flowers, of grand 

 colors, splendid yellow, rich orange, red spotted, deep carmine, flaming scar- 

 let deeply margined with gold, salmon red streaked with copper and cardinal. 

 Some flowers have 4 or 5 petals. The foliage is rich and handsome, various 

 shades of green, dark red streaked with greenish yellow, plain green and 

 dark maroon. Splendid mixed. 10c pkt. 



CARNATIONS. (Perpetual or Monthly.) Carnations grow to the 

 greatest perfection in California. Their magnificent flowers, long stems, 

 beautiful forms, rich colors and delightful fragrance, make them wonder- 

 fully attractive. 25c pkt. 



Marguerite. Splendid mixed. A charming strain that blooms the 

 first year from seed. Through not as fragrant and beautiful as the 

 monthly carnation, yet it is very satisfactory and popular. 10c pkt. 



CYCLAMEN GigaLntevim. Giant flowered cyclamen. Splendid 

 flowers of great beauty. Pure white, 20c pkt.; red, 20c pkt.; mixed, 15c pkt. 



CALENDULA. "Pot Marigold." Splendid mixed. 5c pkt. 



CELOSIA. "Ostrich Feather." One of the most beautiful and 

 showy annuals that has been introduced for years, and that deserves all 

 the praise that has been given it. It is exquisitely beautiful on close 

 examination, and at a distance is a mass of brilliant color. It blooms when 

 only 12 inches high, and in California keeps its splendor until late Decem- 

 ber. Crimson and orange color. 10c pkt.; two, 15c 



CANDYTUFT. "Empress." Pure white. 5c pkt. 



CLIANTHUS PUNECEUS. Not new, but rare. It can be trained 

 in bush form or to climb. The foliage is finely divided, and the flowers 

 hang in clusters on thread-like stems. They are large and of a most vivid 

 scarlet color, and shaped like a parrot's beak. Very showy and beautiful. 

 10c pkt. 



MRS. SHEPHERDS GIANT CACTUS DAHLIA. "Monarch 



of Dahlias." This beautiful Dahlia was named by Mr. Williams, of the 

 San Prancisco Examiner, when visiting in Ventura, in honor of that paper 



