32 THeEopcosra B. SHEPHERD Company’s CaTaLoGUx 
BRILLIANT COLEUS. 
For brilliancy of foliage united with the easiest culture no plant can exeel Coleus, They start 
readily from seeds or cuttings, grow rapidly and make beautiful ornaments for the house, con- 
servatory or garden in the shortest time of almost any other plant we have; giving al} the colors 
and shades of the rainbow. We offer 12 choice varieties, 10c to 25¢ each according to size; $1.00: 
to $2.00 per doz. 
Heavenly Blue Coleus “Blue Bells.” 
A fine novelty from South Africa. It grows two or three feet high and bas hght green fim- 
briated leaves and bears an abundanee of lovely sky blue flowers in handsome spikes, which on 
old plants are sometimes over afoot long and three or four inches around. It is a lovely pot 
plant, blooming in December and January and grows outside in Southern California where its 
exquisite blue flowers are very fine for eutting and very showy in the garden. It comes in time 
jor the holidays. Niee plants ide to 25c. 
TWO RARE DAHLIAS. 
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Monarch of Dahlias. It is intermediate between the double and the 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 a deep, 
rich, dark red, having a beauti- 
ful bloom like velvet; flowers are 
borne on long stems, and are 
fine for cutting. 20¢e to 40c., dry 
bulbs. 
NEW TREE DAHLIA. 
Pericles. A seedling of Max_ 
millian but more refined and with 
Jarger, handsomer flowers. It 
has massive stems and beautiful 
arching, graceful foliage, grows 
ten or twelve feet high and bears 
great spreading, graceful panicles 
of large pinkish-manuve flowers; 
the color is exquisite and the 
flowers of fine form. It blooms 
in November at the same time as 
the Lily dahlia and makes a fine 
companion to it. These two 
dahlias are a great addition to the 
garden, blooming at a time when 
other flowers are scarce, their 
stately beauty attracting much at- 
Mrs. SHEPHERD’S Dawtta ‘‘Monarca.’’ tention. $1.00 each. Seeds 15e pkt. 
The Lily Dahlia. This stately plant is a distinct species. It attainsa height of 10 to 15 
feet, and produces through the months of September and October innumerable large, single, 
drooping, lily-like flowers of a delicate pinkish mauve color. The broad petals are four inches 
long, and recurve, giving a beli-like appearance. There is a maroon ring around the yellow 
