E. Sheppard & Sons' Catalogue of Plants. 
CURCULIGO RECURVATA VARIEGATA 
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This is a remarkably handsome and ornamental stove-plant, producing from a 
tuberous rhizoma, an arching head of recurved, plated, oblong-lanceolate leaves 
upwards of two feet long and six inches wide, on stalks a foot and a half in length. 
The leaves are green, banded in a varying manner, with clear white stripes. Price, 
$1.00 to $2.50 each. 
CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 
A fine collection of these beautiful winter-blooming plants, comprising all the 
shades of color from pure white to deep crimson, many of the varieties being 
striped and blotched. Price for good, strong, flowering plants, 50 cts. each ; smaller 
plants 25 cts each ; $2.50 per doz. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS VARIEGATUS. 
A beautiful grass*Iikc plant, throwing up stems to the height of three feet, sur- 
mounted by a cluster or whorl of leaves. The stem.s and leaves are beautifully 
variegated with white. .Splendid plant for aquariums, fountains, baskets, etc. 
Price, 25 cts. to 50 cts. each. 
SHOW DAHLIAS. 
Our varieties of this most beautiful and showy fall flower have been selected 
with special reference to constancy and continuance of bloom. They are all first- 
class varieties. Many of the new and high-priced varieties of last season are in- 
cluded in this selection. 
Bob Ridley. Red, good center. 
Champion Rollo. Large, dark orange, with a light shade on the edge of the 
petals: fine. 
Christopher Schmidt. Light salmon, fine form. 
Chas. Leicaster. Reautiful, bright scarlet. 
Constancy. Yellow ground, deeply edged with lake ; a telling flower. 
Dr. Rozies. Bright scarlet, fine form. 
Duke of Connaught. Dark crimson,, sometimes shaded purple j very constant ; 
good form. 
Duke of Albany. Rich crimson, fine form ; free. 
Bmily Edwards. Blush-white; beautiful color and form. 
Herbert Turner. Krench white, very large, and finest form ; constant. 
H. W. Ward. Yellow ground, heavily edged and .shaded with crimson ; fine 
form. 
Hope. Light rosy lilac, large, and very constant. 
Imperial. Deep purple, with a pretty sh.ading of lilac ; large and splendid form. 
Jas. Cocker. Large, purple, constant. 
John Bennett. Yellow, deeply edged with scarlet. 
John McPhersons. Violet-purple, fine form. 
Jas. Vick. Purple-maroon, color intense, very full. 
