THeoposrA B. SHEPHERD COMPANY’S CATALOGUE 5S 
Great Artist. Then their, kindred, the Cactus family, from pigmy to giant statues are orna- 
mented with hooks and spears and spikes, pins, feathers or hairs, as may be, and decorated with 
flowers so magnificent in color and size that one is lost in wonder. Nearly all the succulent 
plants are fine for house and conservatory, and are very effective with cacti, their distinct and 
original forms and showy flowers, making a fine display in the garden and adding much to the 
character of a collection. 
Climbing Aloes. 
Aloe Variegata or Pheasant Aloe. One of the most interesting plants of this class. 
The leaves are spirally arranged, bright 
green and white, beautifully striped 
and marked, resembling a pheasant’s 
breast. Flowers bright red; always 
scarce. 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c each. 
Climbing Aloe Citiris. A hand- 
some variety that grows rapidly. It 
- can be trained to trellis, house, wall, or 
». fence, or grownin pots. It has many 
- branches, and bears its beautifyl waxen 
tubular flowers on long slender stems. 
_ Always in bloom. 15c to 50c. Cuts 10c. 
- Striata. <A most striking variety 
with transparent leaves of light green 
beautifully striped with yellowish-white 
sometimes the leaves are half white and 
half greem. -It makes beautiful spec- 
imens. 20c, 35c to 50c. 
Hanburyana. Beautiful on ac- 
count of the handsome shape and color 
ing of the leaves and the very large 
spreading panicles ofexquisitely colored 
waxen flowers. The leaves are broad, 
ALOE VARIEGATA OF PHEASANT ALOE. flat, blunt pointed, 4 to5 inches across, 
light bluish-green, translucent, prettily marked, and have a pearly white line around the edge. 
The flower stem is very branching, 12 to 15 inches across when in bloom. Flowers, fine waxen, 
coral red, and remain in bloom several weeks. An especially beautiful ornament and fine for 
vases. Rare; small plants 25c to 50c. 
Mitraeformis. A handsome variety with thick, short, fleshy leaves, decorated with short 
yellow thorns. It grows 2 or 3 feet high, requiring support, and bears fine red flowers. 15c, 25c, 
50e to $1.00 each 
CAR AGUACA or Heart of Fire. A very interesting plant of the Pine Apple family, and on 
account of its aggressive qualities, would be of little interest in the garden, were it not for the 
marvelous transformation that it assumes during the blooming period. The leaves on old plants 
are about 2 feet long; they are rigid, arching, deeply channelled, edged with shining hooks; the 
color is light yellowish-green above, gray underneath. As the time for flowering approaches, 
the plain looking plant is suddenly metamorphosed; the leaves assume a reddish tinge, and the 
entire centre, a most intense and brilliant strawberry-red; in the center rises a creamy-pinkish 
stem and alternate red leaves, tipped with a bunch of brush-like flowers, cream and _ purplish- 
mauve in color. For a month or more the brilliant fire flames through the plant; then as seed 
begins to form, the illumination fades away, the grand display is over. 25c to 50c each. 
ECHEVERIAS. A most interesting class of plants, always rosette like in form and variously 
colored and marked. 
_ Hoveyii or The Opal Echeveria. One ofthe most beautiful of this class. It is very 
brittle and requires much care in handling. It is exquisite in its lovely opaline coloring of 
milky white, opal blue and pink—either distinctly marked in the three colors, or beautifully 
striated. Alwaysrare. 25c, 50c and $1.00 eaeh. 
Metallica A grand yariety, with large foliage of a beautiful, pearly lavender pink color, a 
changeable metalic shade, that is a fine contrast to the tall spikes of the waxen, red flowers, 
With pinkish stems. Small plants 25e each, larger plants 50c¢ eaeh. 
