16 THeEoposta B. SHEPHERD CoMPANY’S CaTALOGUE 
General Collection of Plants 
ABUTILONS. Enfanta Eulalie. A beautiful variety with large flaring flowers, a soft 
shade of pink. 
McKinley. The counterpart of the above, but with lovely pale yellow flowers; very fine 
house plants. 
Savitsi. The most beautiful foliage plant among Abutilons Leaves are all white, variegated 
with green. It grows into bushy plants that are most striking and effective either as a pot 
piant or in the garden. 
Eclipse, A charming trailing variety with beautiful foilage, variegated green and yellow, 
and having pretty drooping flowers. 10c to 25e each; $1.00 to $2.00 per doz. 
AGAPANTHUS, Umbellatus “The Blue African Lily.”’ A splendid pot plant. It is 
especially fine in groups. The flowers are arranged in umbels on long stems, 25 30 or more, 
forming one head. Color is exqisite light blue, shaded lighter in the eenter. 15c, 25e and 50e¢ 
each; $2.00 and $4.00 dozen. 
Umbellatus Alba. A beautiful white variety of African Lily. The flowers grow in large 
umbels on long stems, and keep for two or three weeks in water. Always rare. 35e and 50c¢ each. 
Umbellatus Variegata. A more dwarf variety of the above with handsome foilage, beau- 
tifully striped green and white, white predominating. Flowers are blue like the plain variety, 
and contrast nicely with the foliage, A very pretty pot plant. 25 to 30e each 
ANTHERICUM, Picturatum. Entirely distinct from the old Anthericum yariegatum, 
having a rich creamy white band 34 of an inch widerunning through the center of each leaf, 
margined each side with deep green. Fine for house plants: of very easy cuiture. 15¢c. 25¢e and 
50c each. 
ASPIDISTRA, Lurida One of the most satisfactory plants for house decoration; the leaves 
start from the ground on long slender stems, from 4 to 6 inches in length, and are from 8 to 20 
inches long, and 4 to 6 inches in width, round at the base and pointed at the ends; are thick 
and leathery and a beautiful green. This plant will grow anywhere in the house, and needs 
very little care except to sponge the leaves occasionally, and supply it with water. Small size 
25c each; larger size, 50c to $1.00 each; extra large size, $1.50 to $2.00 each. 
Lurida Variegata. Like the above, except that the leaves are beautifully striped with 
white. 50c each; small plants only. 
ALPINIA Nutans, Shell Lily. Sends up arching stems clothed with delightfully aromatic, 
rich green leaves, and terminated by racemes often 3 feet long of brilliant, Orchid-like flowers, 
each shaped like an exquisite crinkled shell, and in color yellow, orange and white delicately com- 
bined and strikingly contrasted. Almost as ornamental at the finest palm, and will grow to 
perfection for anybody. The Arabians call the leaves ‘‘angels’ wings; they retain their fra- 
grance long after being dried. 15c to 25c each. 
BEAUTIFUL BEGONIAS| 
Our Great Specialty. 
We offer over one hundred varieties of beautiful fibrous rooted begonias and many of the Rex 
and tuberous elass. Fibrous begonias are those that grow with fibrous roots, and are, with few 
exceptions, everblooming. They all have handsome foliage and great numbers of very beautiful 
flowers in delicate or brilliant shades. 
Begonias are generally considered difficult to manage when of all tender plants none are so 
hardy or easily grown either outside or in pots inside. No plants give more satisfaction for the 
time and room given them. Their perfect grace, handsome foliage, exquisite form, brilliant as 
well as soft shades of eolor, diverse character, and perpetual blooming qualities united to general 
hardiness, recommend them to everyone who cultivates flowers. 
They are very fascinating and every new one is welcomed. They grow anywhere that ordinary 
flowers can be grown if partially sheltered from wind and the hottest sun. All the semperflorens 
varieties and low growing sorts will stand the sun and grow in exposed plaees. They are inval- 
uable for borders and hedges, giving masses of eolor al] the year in California. 
