66 Mrs. Thkodosia B. Shepherd's Annual, Catalogue 



HIBICUS Sinensis, Sub-violaceous. Splendid, half hardy shrub 

 with enormous semi-double flowers, rich carmine tinted violet. 25c each. 



Minia.tus Semi-plena. L,arge, semi-double, brilliant and attractive, 

 bright vermillion-scarlet flowers; ought to be in every garden. 25c each. 



HYPERICUM. "St. John's Wort." A beautiful evergreen 

 shrub that bears large golden-yellow, satiny flowers, with numerous thread- 

 like stamens. Always in bloom. 15c to 25c each. 



Three Gi^nt Hybrid Heliotropes. 



Purple and Gold. A fine variety with bright yellow shaded foliage 

 and immense trusses of lovel}', pinkish-purple flowers. 20c each. 



Pink Beauty. A charming variety, with great masses of mauve- 

 pink flowers, the color of Mme. Millet violet. Very beautiful. 20c each. 



The Prize. A splendid variety with immense heads of grand, purple 

 flowers. 20c each; the three 50c. 



HELIOTROPE Midnight. A very beautiful new heliotrope with 

 black stems, and foliage so dark as to be almost black. Prett)^ flowers that 

 are charmingly variegated light and dark purple, and white. 15c to 25c 

 each. 



Albert Deleaux. One of the most beautiful varieties in cultivation. 

 The foliage is yellow, marked with green. Very large flowers of a rich, 

 deep purple. 10c to 25c each. 



Other sorts, light and dark, 10c to 25c each, Si. 00 to S2.00 dozen. 



IMPATIENS Sulta.na.. A charming plant for pots or for a shaded 

 location. It belongs to the balsam family. The leaves are a light green, 

 stems transparent; flowers single. alwa} T s in bloom, salmon-pink and 

 bright pink. 10c to 25c each. 



LOPESIA Rosea, a.nd LOPESIA Alba. "Mosquito Flowers." 



Pretty- plants that are completely covered all the year with airy branches 

 of pink and white flowers, resembling mosquitoes. Very useful for boquets 

 and valuable for bedding. 10c to 25c each. 



New Dwa^rf Lantana "Golden Gem." This pretty lantana grows 

 about 1 foot high, forming a handsome compact bushy plant and bears 

 clusters of bright golden-yellow flowers. 15c each; seeds, 15c pkt. 



Pure Snowy White Lantana.. A tall growing fine variety with 

 large white flowers. 15c each; seeds 10c pkt. 



LAURESTINUS GraLndiflora. Grand variety, flowers large and 

 pure white, with clusters three times the size of the ordinary Laurestinus. 

 25c each. 



LAGUSTA Ovata, A fine shrub with spikes of dainty, white, 

 feathery flowers that bloom in early spring and summer; hardy. 15c to 

 50c each. 



