Trroposta B. SHEPHERD CoMPANY’S CATALOGUE te 
Lovely Exquisite rose pink, extra fine. 
Stella Morse. Creamy pink, clouded rosy apricot. 
Royal Rose. Deep crimson, rose pink wings. 
Daybreak. Lovely. Watered scarlet on a white ground. 
Sadie Burpee. Immense lovely white. 
Her Majesty. Large, bold flower; standards bright rose carmine; wings, carmine lake. 
Katherine Tracy. Exquisite bright pink. Large perfect flowers. 
Aurora. Gigantic, expanded, shell-formed flower. Striped orange and white. 
Ramona. Grand flower of very large size; creamy white daintily splashed with pale pink 
on standard and wings. 
Celestial. Lovely azure blue. 
Blushing Beauty. Soft pink, suffused with lilac. 
Venus. Lovely salmon-buff, shaded rose pink. 
Apple Blossom. Bright rose and pink; very beautiful. 
Blanche Ferry. Pink and white always charming. 
Splendor Superb rose, shaded crimson. 
Fire Fly A deep brilliant scarlet. 
Imperial Blue. Blue, shaded mauve. 
Emily Henderson Beautiful snowy-white, earliest white. 
Double White. Very beautiful, with occasional double flowers. 
Mrs. Dugdale. Beautiful deep rose, fine for cut flowers. 
Mars. Echfords new bright scarlet. 
Prima Donna. Most lovely soft pink. : 
Burpee’s Earliest of All. The earliest sweet pea by two or three weeks; soft pink and 
white. 
Brilliant. Bright scarlet; does not burn in the sun. 
Countess of Radnor, A lovely lavender. 
Choice Mixed. Each one of the above 5c pkt. 25¢ for six. 50c per doz. $1.00 for the 
entire collection. 
THUNBERGIA Alata. A showy and beautiful climber, that isnot as well known as it should 
be. It is grown as an annual in the eastern states, but is perennial in California, growing 10 or 
12 feet in height. It is a profuse and perpetual bloomer; the leaves are long heart shaped, the 
flowers funnel shaped, measuring 114 inches across; colors orange, straw and white, either plain 
or with dark maroon throats. For veranda climbing, trailers, or for baskets these most easily 
grown plants are invaluable. Mixed 5c pkt. 
TACSONIA. Buchananii Pink Tacsonia. <A lovely light pink variety, of most vigorous 
growth; a wonderful bloomer. It bears edible fruit. 10¢ pkt. 
Sutherlandi. Is of a vigorous growth with a handsome three-lobed foliage, strong in texture 
of a rich dark green color. The flowers measure four inches across. Color, exquisite carmine 
rose, shading darker in the center with purple fringe around the throat. The back of the petals 
isa light green. The tube measures 114 inches in length; stem of flower 21% inches so that the 
flowers stand out well from the foliage. It is a fine bloomer, rivaling even the scarlet passion 
vine, so named for the profusion and magnificence of its flowers. 10c pkt. 
TECOMA. Velutina. A splendid shrub that bears spikes of large flowering golden’ yellow 
flowers, resembling Allamandas. It blooms from seed when quite small and blooms all the 
time. It far surpasses T. Smithil in every way. 10c pkt. 
Mackennii A grand new climber, of rapid growth and habit. The foliage is very hand- 
some and the Jong trailing branches are covered from May to October, with large spikes of exqui- 
site pink gloxina shaped flowers, the throat veined with darker shades of pink. A most showy, 
beautiful and satisfactory flower, and easily grown. 10¢ pkt. 
VERBENA. Mammoth. Nothing can exceed the beauty of these splendid giant flowering 
verbenas, which every year bear witness to the wonderful qualities of Southern Californian soil 
and climate, in the great size and beauty of the flowers. Pure white, pink and scarlet, separate, 
10c pkt., two pkts. 15c. Splendid mixed. 5c pkt. 
ZINNIAS. New Curled and Crested. This splendid strain is all that is claimed for it. The 
large curled and crested petals give a softness and beauty to the flowers, that is most charming. 
The form and colors are beautiful, and have none of the stiffness of the old-fashioned zinnias. 
dc pkt. 
