TuHeovosia Bb. SHEPHERD CoMPANY’S CATALOGUE 23 
Vesuve, A beautiful variety of the Chas. Roocker type, but of more bushy habit. It is a 
perpetual bloomer and bears showers of drooping red starlike flowers. 15c to 25e each. 
Magnifica. A charming plant from Europe, of compact habit, small beautiful, bright red 
leaves and stems, and bright red flowers. An exquisitely bright little thing. It grows about 
twelve inches high. 25c to 50e each. 
Gracilis. Resembling the above but with a more spreading habit, small green leaves and 
innumerable bright pink flowers, charming. 15c to 25c. 
Large Leaved Begonias. 
A class whose natural habit is to grow prostrate with heavy stems that root along the ground, 
and send up branches with numerous stems, and very long stemmed leaves and flowers. 
Ricinifolia. A fine tropical looking plant with large ricinus-like leaves, 12 inches or more 
in diameter, on long stems; deep velvety green above, and purplish red underneath. The flower 
stems rise three or four feet, or more above the foliage, bearing aloft fine, large, airy panicles of 
beautiful pale pink flowers. The stems grow along the surface of the ground. It makes a fine 
pot plant, and grows very large when planted outside. Small plants 20c; large sizes 30c, 50¢ and 
$1.00 each. 
Ricinifolia Maculata. A beautiful and rare variety having very large deeply lobed leaves 
with ruffled edges. The color is a rich yellowish green, stained and veined with lighter and 
darker shades. The flower stems are long; the flowers in spikes, and a beautiful pink, shaded 
light pea green; they are very pretty and keep well; a winter bloomer. 50c each. 
Ricinifolia Nigricans. A variety with very beautiful foliage of the ricinifolia type. The 
lustrous dark green lobed leaves have a greenish black tint around the lobes, pretty white flow- 
ers are shaded green; very rare and beautiful. 50c¢ each. 
Rubella. A very popular variety with leaves somewhat smaller than the two above. They 
are a pallid, shining brownish green, spotted with numerous irregular dark brown spots; pale 
pink flowers on rather Jong stems. 1d¢ to 50e each. 
- Carolinafolia. <A variety seldom seen It has massive prostrate or leaning branches, and 
long stemmed handsome compound leaves, composed of eight simple oval leaves with stems 
joined together in the center; they sometimes measure a foot across; flower stems are two or 
feet long. Flowers delicate blush pink in airy panicles. A grand begonia. 25¢, 50c¢ to $1.00 each. 
Verschafeldti. A most beautiful plant with numerous large, shining green leaves crowned 
by airy panicles of long stemmed pink flowers, so numerous as to give a lovely cloud-like effect. 
A winter bloomer. 25¢ to 50e each. 
Double Flowered Begonias. 
A most beautiful new type of Begonia of the semper-florens class, of strong robust habit, and 
bearing from every branch clusters of charming double flowers, like minature roses. They are 
equally free for bedding as the single varieties; standing the sun well. ; 
Triumphe de Lorraine. A profuse bloomer, flowers quite double with prettily lacinated 
petals: color of buds bright scarlet, changing to rosy carmine when opened. Stamens bright 
yellow, making a fine contrast with the red flowers. Rich dark foliage like Vernon. 15c to 50ce. 
Boule de Niege. Light green waxen foliage, and clusters of charming flowers like little 
white roses. A perfect beauty. 15e to 50e. 
Glorie de Montet. Double semper-florens with handsome dark foliage and a large pretty 
pink flower like little roses. 10¢ to 25e. 
Small Leaved Varieties of Spreading Habit. Perpetual Boomers. 
Hydrida Multiflora. An old but always beautiful plant, with small oval shaped leaves, 
and showers of dainty drooping clusters of pink flowers. It grows very tall outside in California 
and is invaluable in a collection. 
Fuchsioides Coccinea Of the same general habit, but with larger leaves and bright 
scarlet drooping, fuchsia like flowers. | 
Foliosa. Like the two above but with smaller leaves that are daintily crinkled at the 
edges. It is always ecvered with pretty litttle white flowers shaded pink. 
Robusta. A very blushy, spreading graceful plant, with glossy foliage, and producing 
quantities of graceful deep pink flowers. | 
