THEODusIA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY’S CATALOGUE 45° 
rich, velvety yellow, with fine white spots at the throat, which is delicately marked with reddish 
brown; the lobes thick and waxy, tinged with brown on the outer surface. Magnificent. Grow- 
outside in Southern California. 50c to $1.00 each. 
ASPARAGUS Deflexus Scandens. A very distinct and beautiful new variety, fine for 
decoration and very effective for baskets, vases or drooping over walls in courts. The stems are 
wirey with dainty, arching branches, from which grow the pretty, light green filmy leaves. It- 
is a charming variety without any of the coarseness of Sprengeri. 35c, 50c and $1.00 each. 
Decumbens. Another very pretty, fllmy, drooping Asparagus, especially fine for baskets. 
25e and 50c. 
Cormorensis. This variety resembles plumosus, but isa heavier grower, having light green 
foliage, more plumey than plumosus. It is very handsome and useful for boquets. 25c, 50c; 
seeds 15c pkt. 
Plumosus Nanus. A charming dainty climber with leaves that are finer than fronds of 
some delicate fern. A beautiful vine for the house, invaluable for boquets and effective for dec- 
oration. Small plants 25c; strong, 50c, 75e and $1.50; seeds 25c pkt. 
Sprengeri. One of the most valuable introductions of many years. It grows rapidly and 
forms handsome plants in a short time. The branches start from the ground and attain a 
Inegth of 6 feet or more. For decorative purposes it is unequaled. One of the most useful and 
efféctive plants for hanging baskets. 10c, 25e to 50c each; specimen plants $2.00 each; small 
plants, $1.00 doz. 
AMPELOPSIS Tricolor or Japanese Treasure Vine. A very beautiful variety, 
perfectly hardy; fine for trellises, fences, buildings ete. The stems of the young growth are 
pink and white. The foliage, which is shaped like finely cut minature grape leaves is prettily 
variegated pink, green and white In the autumn it bears clusters of berries the size of small 
currants, color of these the most beautiful metallic purple. It is very effective as basket or vase 
plant. 25¢; seeds 10c pkt. 
Veitchii or Boston Ivy. Entirely hardyin the most exposed places, attaining a height of 
20 to 30 feet. in 2 or 3 years, clinging to. stone, brick or wood with great tenacity. For covering, 
dead trees, gateposts, boundary walls, ete., it has no equal. Insummer, the foliage is a rich 
shade of green, but in the fall it assumes the most gorgeous tints of scarlet, crimson and orange, 
so dazzling as to be seen at a great distance. Perfectly hardy. 25c. 
Roylei The old foliage is large, leathery, dark green. The new growth is a shining 
bright red; foliage small, and hangsin long, beautiful festoons, or creeps in long wreaths, 
equally valuable and handsome. It is gorgeous in the autumn. 15¢ to 25c each. 
BIGNONIA Alba. A rare and beautiful vine, hardy in California with graceful foliage and 
bearing clusters of flaring tubular white flowers with a yellow throat, they are lovely; hardy in 
the south, greenhouse climber north. 50c each. 
Venusta. Nothing can exceed the magnificence of this brilliant greenhouse climber in 
Southern California. It is evergreen and has handsome foliage with large clusters of trumpet- 
shaped orange-salmon flowers at the axil of every leaf; graceful branches hang in long wreaths 
of blossoms, and the effect is almost barbaric in its gorgeous masses of orange and green. It is 
the most beautiful of all climbers and fine for decoration. It blooms through the winter and 
spring months. All these bignonias are hardy in Cahifornia and the South. Our oldest specimen 
covers a space of 100 feet long by 10 feet high. 25c, 50c to 75c. 
Speciosa. As the flowers of Bignonia Venusta begin to wane, this fine variety comes in all 
its beauty. It has shining green foliage and long drooping branches. The large flowers are 
maurandia-like, of a soft violet shade, beautifully veined with purple and black; blooms through 
the spring and summer; half hardy. 25c¢ to 50c each. 
Tweediana. One of the most beautiful climbers in existence The old foliage is dark 
green, the young growth pale yellowish-green, which gives a soft filmy look that is most en- 
chanting. The flowers come in early spring, and it continues for two or three months; they are 
borne in pairs, at the axils of the leaves and gem the masses of foliage and adorn the trailing 
branches, making an exquisite picture. They area bright canary-yellow, shaded darker in the 
lobes and throat. The vine clings by tiny tendrils, growing close to the surface of walls, roofs or 
trees, and is beautiful to trail over the ground. 25c to 50c each. 
BOUGAINVILLEA Braziliensis. <A splendid new variety, more hardy and luxuriant than 
other sorts It blooms most of the year but is especially fine in winter. The floral bracts are 
one-third larger than Sanderiana and Glabra, the stems are longer the color deeper and more 
intense. In two years plants attain the height of 20 feet with a corresponding.spread. A valu- 
