8 THEObosiA B. SHEPHERD ComMPANY’S CATALOGUE ~ 
New Marguerite. Mixed One of the prettiest and daintiest varieties imaginable; the 
flowers measure from 24% to 8 inches across; the petals are deeply and irregularly lacinated or 
fringed; the flowers resemble Marguerites, but are much more esthetic and beautiful. Colors 
are red, white, pink and tinted blush. 10e pkt. 
Improved Yellow. The flowers are twice as large as thev were the first year, about two 
inches in diameter; the plants are more upright; they attain a height of two feet, and begin 
blooming in a few weeks after the seeds are planted, and soon form a mass of brilliant yellow 
that continues the entire summer; very effective. 5c pkt. 
Klondyke. A gorgeous orange variety, with very handsome foliage, more coarsely lacinated 
than the other sorts. The plants grow about four feet high, are very bushy and symmetrical in 
form, and bear splendid orange colored flowers in great profusion. It is fine for pot plants, 
Bloonrine when six or eight inches high. 10¢ pkt. 
CALLIOPSIS California Sunbeams. The flowers are beautifully formed, some saucer 
shaped, others flat, some exquisitely incurved, while others are like great buttereups. A fine 
perennial. 10c pkt. j . 
_ Golden Wave. Very bushy and compact, covered with hundreds of beantiful golden 
flowers, with small, dark centres; annual. 5e¢ pkt. 
COLEUS. There are few seeds more easily grown than Coleus. Splendid mixed. 10e pkt. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, California Fantasies. The seed offered in this mixture is saved 
from a most varied and beautiful collection. It will bloom the first year from seed, and is 
easily grown. Splendid mixed. 15c pkt. 
CINERARIA. Beautiful plants easily grown from seed. Flowers in shades of blue, magenta, 
purple, and white. Splendid mixed. 10c pkt. 
CENTAUREA, Giant White Marguerite. The plants grow about 18 inches high; the 
large flowers are pure white, exquisitely lacinated and freely produced on long stems, which ren- 
der them invaluable for cut flowers. 10c pkt. 
Imperialis. This variety is more robust in habit, with large flowers, more finely fringed; 
the stems are longer and the foliage lacinated. Colors, white, lavender and yellow. 10c pkt. 
each. Separate mixed, 10c pkt. 
Blue Bottle or Corn Flower. A hardy annual of the easiest growth, flowers an exqui- 
site blue; height 2 to 3 feet. 5c pkt. Double choice mixed, 5c pkt. 
CANNAS, Good Venture Strain. Saved from a collection of very fine named varieties, and 
large seedlings of our own. Splendid mixed. 10c pkt. 
CARNATION, Perpetual or Monthly. Carnations grow to the greatest perfection in Cali- 
fornia. Fine mixed, 25c pkt. 
Marguerite. A charming strain that blooms from seed the first year. Splendid mixed. 
10¢ pkt. 
CYCLAMEN Gigantieum. Giant flowered cyclamen. Splendid flowers of great beauty. 
Mixed. Ide pkt. 
CANDYTUFT, Empress. Pure white. 5c pkt. 
CLIANTHUS Puniceus. The foliage is finely divided, and the flowers hang on long thread- 
like stems. Flowers are large and of a most vivid scarlet in color, shaped like a parrot’s beak. 
A perennial, climbing shrub, very showy and beautiful. 10e pkt. 
DAHLIA, Mrs. Shepherd’s Giant Cactus, ‘“‘Monarch of Dahlias.’’ A most beautiful, 
deep, velvety red variety. For description and cut, see plants. 
Large Flowering Dwarf Single, “Giants of California.” A strain of very handsome 
single dahlias, that grow into round bushy plants 2 feet high. The flowers are very large, with 
long stems. Colors, searlet, crimson, pink orange, yellow, pure white, and variegated. 10c pkt. 
Imperialis, The Giant ‘‘Lily Dahlia.’’ The most bewutiful of all varieties. Blooms the 
first year from seed. For description see plant list. 15¢ pkt. 
DAISY, Shasta. The flowers are 3 to 34g inches in diameter, and are borne on long slender 
stems that rise directly from the ground to the height of two feet. They have two rows of bread, 
snowy white petals that last a long time in perfection. It blooms from seed the first year and is 
fine for cut flowers. Hardy. 10c pkt. 
DIANTHUS, Giant Flowered Japanese, ‘Oriental Beauties.’’ The flowers possess 
that artistic charm, so noticeable in all flowers from the Flowery Kingdom. They range in color 
