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PRINCE AMONG CANNAS, with immense flowers, measuring
across; self color, a beautiful blendi of. scarlet and carmine,
but each flower standing out from the stem, aes drooping i in the n
manner; petals, 14 to 14 inches across, by 3 inches long; foliage | rich greet
line on edge; a persistent bloomer, every little shoot giving large aor
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Any five 25 cent plants for $1.00, (except novelties.) _ | es}
With a $1 order I will send 25 cents worth of extra plants. — Jy ee
With a $2 order I will send one str ong Cereus Triangularis or oe cents
extra plants, my selection. aa 3
With a $3 order I will send one New Canna * Ventura” and one Cereus Gan
flora, or 75 cents worth of plants, extra, my selection. bone s
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With a $5 order I will send one Canna “Ventura,” one Cereus Triangular
75 cents worth of plants, extra. iwi a eR ss Cie ee
With a $10 order I will send one Canna ‘ Ventura,” one Cereus Triangulari
$1 worth of plants, extra, my selection. ee
With a $20 order I will send two Cannas “ Ventura,” one Cereus Triang.
Echinopsis and $2 worth of extra Bete my selection.
The orders for each person eek be sent separately. N ot less than $1 —
will be sent any one person. ! . its : rey sa ee
THEODOSIA | B. . SHEPHE
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ITH this, my fourth annual Catalogue, I am pleased to announce that I am
better prepared than ever to satisfy my customers. My increasing trade has
enabled me to greatiy add to my facilities for growing, thus enabling me to supply at
reasonable prices, rare plants, seeds and bulbs.
It has been thoroughly demonstrated, not only that in Southern California can be
grown all the choice plants, seeds and bulbs heretofore imported, but that they are of
better quality. The percentage of seeds grown in this favored climate which germinate
readily is greater than those grown in any other land. This is due to our wonderfully
fertile soil and the absence of summer rains.
Especial attention is paid to packing, and I have in the packing department ex-
perienced and capable assistants.
I have had many flattering testimonials from customers in nearly every State in the
Union as to the quality of my stock, and as to the careful preparation for shipment.
‘State how plants shall be sent—by mail, express or freight.
Small plants sent prepaid by mail. If sent with soil, by express at purchaser’s
expense.
State what plants shall be sent as substitutes in case an order cannot be filled as
selected,
Inquiries personally answered.
Terms, cash with order.
No plant order filled for less than $1.00.
Seed orders filled for any amount.
Expressions of satisfaction from customers will be appreciated.
Complaints, to receive attention, must be made in five days after plants are
received.
THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD.
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REMARKS, sen.
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Echeverias, Sedums and Stapelias are appropriate to border beds of Cacti and other succulent plants.
Candytuft, Lobelias, Dianthus, Chinensis, Golden Feverfew, Oxalis, Florabunda Alba and Rosea and the
little Grass Pinks are all pretty for horder s, though they require some care to keep them in order. Libonia
Florabunda is especially handsome for an evergreen border.
Zephranthus Alba, with its evergreen foliage and handsome, waxy, crocus-like flowers, is especially
suitable for borders, and requires no care, except fo separate the bulbs occasionally, and to replenish the soil.
Calliopsis Lanceolata is most picturesque for lining broad walks or drives, as it is always in bloom, =
being a perennial, it needs only to be trimmed occasionally,
Dwarf Nasturtiums are also very effective.
For hedges, nothing is prettier than Laurustinus or Heliotrope; they are always in bloom aaa are very
picturesque. A Cypress hedge is always stiff, but it is handsome if well kept. Each Cypress should be
very carefully trimmed when very young on four sides instead of two. The long branches that spoil so
many hedges should never be allowed to grow, but should be carefully clipped, each ‘plant being kept square
in shape until the branches meet. A hedge so treated will not have any bare; brown patches.
The best vines for verandahs in Southern California are the different Bignonias and Tacsonias, Camp-
sidium, Jasmines, Clematis. Of Roses, Reve D’Or, Climbing Perle des Jardine, White La Marque, Rene
Olga de Wurtemburg, Jos. Sprunt and Rene Marie Henriette.
Passafloras grow too rank and heavy to plant near the house. They are grand to climb to the tops of
trees, on trellises or out-houses.
Bougainvillias are fine anywhere that their nee but trying color is not brought into unpleasant
contrast with other flowers.
Solanum Magnifica looses its foliage from December to March. If it did not rest a little while its rapid
growth would render it unmanageable. It is worthy a place in the garden as it is most picturesque and
beautiful. It is also fine for the conservatory.
Ipomea Heavenly | Blue is a beautiful sight from the Ist of August till the Ist of December. Truly
“ A symphony in blue.”
For brilliant effect Mina Lobata as an anrigal climber has no equal. It is gorgeous in scarlet and gold
from August to December.
Ipomea Leari is especially valuable for covering unsightly places. It grows more rapidly than almost
any other climber, and as it is a perennial, it will keep green and beautiful all the year. The flowers are
very large and of deep rich blue.
Streptosolen Jamesoni makes a brilliant and effective show. A small plant will grow to the height of
five feet with a circumference of fifteen feet in two years. It is completely covered with its flowers all the
year. Its novel combination of lemon and orange color is very striking.
Great care should be exercised in setting out plants. Many choice things are lost by not being planted
firmly in the ground. Never set out a plant when the soil is too wet, or it will pack; it should be mellow
and crumbly. The roots of plants should be spread carefully, if without soil, if balled, they should be
loosened a little around the ball to induce them to grow outward. After pulverizing the soil around the
plant, press it firmly with the foot, after which, water thoroughly and deep. When the water has settled around
the plant cover with dry soil. Watch the plant carefully until well established and see that the soil does
not become porous through evaporation and the air dry up the roots. Small plants should be carefully
shaded till established.
All the ornamental trees grown in Southern California are evergreens; consequently in Autumn there
is a dearth of fallen leaves. ‘This is a loss as the dead leaves make fine mold for the garden. Around San
Jose and the northern part of the State, ornamental deciduous trees are grown and the sidewalks and gardens
are strewn with these valuable aids to vegetation. I wondered as they rustled under my feet if the people
saved them and used them to fertilize their gardens.
Save all the dead leaves and green weeds; make a compost heap, wet it occasionally, turn it often, and
when it is decomposed there is nothing finer to use in flower beds to make plants grow.
“Red leaf, gold leaf,
Flutter down the wind;
Life is brief, oh! life is brief,
But Mother Earth is kind;
From her dear bosom ye shall spring
To new blossoming.”
MRS. THEODOSIA B. SHEPHERD'S
DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE
California Flowers, Plants, Seeds and Bulbs,
PALMS, ORGHIDS »® CACTI,
Ventura-by-the-Sea, +* * « + Galifornia.
“In all places, then, and in all seasons,
Flowers expand their light and soul-like wings,
Teaching us by most persuasive reasons,
How akin they are to human things.”
New and Rare Bulbs.
AMARYLLIS.
One of the most beautiful and satisfactory bulbs. With a well selected collection flowers can be had
eight months of the year. They are especially beautiful in early spring and summer. I make a specialty
of these rare bulbs. They are strong and healthy, and in sizes to suit the purses of all customers.
Auliea (Lily of the Palace.) Summer and autumn bloomer. Handsome evergreen foliage, large, spread-
ing flower of a rich crimson scarlet, lined and penciled, white and maroon, greenish yellow center.
Bulbs, 35c, 50c and $1 each; monster bulbs, $1.50 each; $3, $5 and $9 per dozen.
Defiance. A magnificent variety, with rich broad. foliage, shaded red. The flower stems are tall and
bear from 6 to 8 splendid, large crimson flowers, heavily lined with white and maroon. Deliciously
fragrant. This is one of the handsomest and most satisfactory of all Amaryllis. It blooms at inter-
vals during the year, grows fast, and is easily cultivated. Bulbs, 35c, 50c and 75c and $1 each; extra
large bulbs, $1.50; $3, $4 and $8 per dozen.
Spee. A rare variety with spreading petals. Color, a dark, beautiful red, marked with maroon and white;
greenish yellow center. $1.25 each.
Orifiame. White, beautifully penciled with red, Very large, spreading flower. $1 each.
Johnsonii. A fine old variety, always desirable. Flowers a rich crimson scarlet marked with white.
35¢, 50c, 75c each.
Formosissima (or Jacobean Lily.) Called Jacobean on account of the brilliant scarlet of its flowers,
which the Spaniards in Peru thought resembled the scarlet swords worn by the order of St. James
(Jacobeans.) A distinct variety, brilliant scarlet, with long petals which droop ina most graceful
manner. The flowers are large. It is a fine bloomer, blooming at intervals during the year when
well established. 15c, 25c and 50c each. $1.75, $2.50 and $3.50 per dozen.
Like the above, but the flower is a lighter shade of scarlet and a little smaller, with a white thread-like
line through the center of each petal. 20c, 35c and 50c each; $1.75, $2.50 and $3.50 per dozen.
Seedlings. Crosses of above varieties and other scarce ones. Shades of crimson and scarlet, lined and
marked and feathered with maroon, pink and white. Some are creamy-white, marked with red; some
have delicately fluted petals; all are beautiful. Large, strong bulbs, extra selected flowers, 75c and
$1 each ; $6 and $8 per dozen; good sorts, 25c, 50c and 75c according to size.
Empress of India Seedlings. No words can describe the beauty of these elegant flowers. They |
measure from 9 to 10 inches across, with very broad petals, 2 inches across, of an exquisitely beautiful
shade of red, wonderfully marked and clouded, with lines of white in the throat. I offer a limited num-
ber of strong bulbs at $3 each,
4 Mrs. TuHeoposta B. SHEPHERD’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
Belladonna Major. Bulbs grow very large. Foliage is handsome and grows through the late fall
and winter months. It dies down in the spring, after which tall stems are thrown up, producing six to
ten beautiful rose-colored lily like flowers, with a fragrance like ripe apricots. One large bulb gives
several spikes of bloom. 25c, 50c and 75c each; $2.50, $3.50 and $7 per dozen.
Belladonna Minor. Like the above, except that the flower stems are shorter, the throat of the flower
is white, and the petals are beautifully feathered with pink. It blooms a month later than Belladonna
Major. Both are summer and autumn bloomers. The bulbs are very large, 25c, 50c and 75c each;
$2.50, $3.50 and $7 per dozen.
Longifolia Alba (Crinum.) A beautiful plant producing very large bulbs. Foliage a light pea-green and
very long. Two sorts, a beautiful greenish white, and a pinkish-white shaded brown. Bulbs, i0c, 15c,
25c, and monster bulbs, 50c.
ALSTREMENAS OR PERUVIAN LILIES.
Eight varieties assorted. Handsome summer blooming plants with fleshy roots; flowers funnel shaped,
shades of yellow, orange and salmon, spotted red and black; they keep fresh a long time, and are very
showy bedding plants. 10c each; 65c¢ per dozen.
ACAPANTHUS.
(The Blue African Lily or Love Flower.) This is a grand plant both for decoration outside, and
in the greenhouse. Foliage large and graceful, clusters of 20 to 30 bright blue flowers crowning each of
the flower stalks, which frequently attain a height of 3 feet, the flowers opening in succession for a long
period during the summer and autumn. They are noble ornaments on lawns or in pots or tubs on terraces
or piazzas. 35c each, extra strong 50c; $3.50 per dozen.
Umbellatus Variegata. Like the above but with beautiful white foliage variegated green. 50c each.
ALOCASIA.
Splendid, ornamental-leaved aroid plants, closely related to Colocasia and Caladium; of easy culture
and management, growing in any soil, but preferring a low, moist situation. Splendid tropical effects can be
produced.
Illustris. Leaves heavily blotched with black-purple. One of the most striking and beautiful of all.
Attains a height of three or four feet. Will grow in the water or in a very wet place. 450 cents each.
TUBEROUS-ROOTED BECONIAS.
This is a comparatively new class of Begonias. We believe that when they become better known they
will be one of our most popular classes of plants. They are of the easiest culture, and produce their large,
brilliant, showy flowers in the greatest profusion throughout the summer and autumn. In colors they
embrace all the shades, from pure white to the darkest scarlet and crimson. When they die down in the
autumn the bulbs should be kept in dry sand in a warm place until spring. (Single) dry bulbs, 25c to 50c
each, $2.50 to $5 per doz.; (double) dry bulbs, 50c to $1 each, according to quality. Pots in April, 35e, 50c,
75c and $1 each.
NEW DWARF CALLA.
Little Gem. This perfect little gem has not been praised too much. It has been growing during the
past two years in rich, moist soil, where the common Calla grows to the height of three feet, the Little
Gem has never attained a greater height than ten to fifteen inches, and is almost constantly in bloom.
Strong plants, 60c; small plants, 25e; $2.50 to $5 per doz.
WHITE CALLA LILY.
This splendid Lily might now be appropriately called Lily of California, where it grows as luxuriantly
as it ever did in the land of the Sphinx and the Pyramids. In every garden are large bunches of its snowy
flowers, long drive ways are lined with it and hedges made of it. Acres of land in various parts of the
country are devoted to its culture for the eastern market. I make a specialty of the Calla and can furnish
splendid bulbs in all sizes, ranging from three-quarter inch to two inches in diameter. 5c, 10c, 15ce and
25e each; 35c, 75c, $1.25 and $2.50 per dozen, post paid. Special rates by the hundred.
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM.
One of the most effective plants in cultivation for the flower border or for planting out upon the lawn;
it will grow in any good soil, and is of the easiest culture. To obtain the best results it should be planted
where it will obtain plenty of water, and an abundance of rich compost. Foliage, light green, When full
size, it stands six feet high, and bears immense leaves three to four feet long by two and one-half feet wide.
Medium size, 15¢ each; $1.50 per dozen. Second size bulbs, 25c each; $2.50 per dozen. Large, 35c each;
$3.50 per dozen. Extra large, 50c each.
CYCLAMEN.
Perpetual bloomer, exquisitely fragrant, medium-sized flowers.
C. Emperor William. Deep red, pink, and white with dark eye. 10c to 25c each; 75c, $1.25, $2 per dozen.
C. Mt. Blane. Pure white. Wonderful bloomer, very small bulbs will bloom, medium-sized bulbs fre-
quently give 60 buds and blossoms at once. 10c to 25c each; 75c, $1.25, $2 per dozen.
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CRINUMS. i
These magnificent flowering bulbs are closely related to Amaryllis and Pancratium. Areof easy culture.
C. Fimbriatum. Nassau or Miik and Wine Lily. A strong grower, not particular as to soil. | Flowers in
umbels, very large and showy, striped white and carmine, three to four inches in diameter. Exceedingly
choice and desirable. Very large bulbs, 50c.
C. Kirkii. Previously catalogued as sp. 2. The flowers are large, pure white, with a reddish purple
stripe on the outside of each petal, which, showing through, gives the flower a pink tinge on the inside ;
some ten to fifteen of these large flowers are produced at the top of a tall purple spike, and are
frequently two or more spikes of bloom from the bulb during the season. In addition, the foliage is
very handsome, the numerous wavy-edged leaves forming a perfect rosette. This plant has created a
sensation wherever seen. Very large bulbs, $1 each.
C. A variety which I have had some years without the name. Bulbs are very large. Flowers area beauti-
ful shade of pink. 25c, 50c and 75c each.
C. A rare Crinum, with immense bulbs weighing several pounds. Very broad foliage, with a large number
of beautiful white flowers with pink stripes through each petal. They increase very slowly. $2 to
$3 each.
C. Joan d’Are. A handsome importation from the Orient, is another form of the odd and_ beautiful
Spider Lily, to which the name Joan d’ Arc has been given in the Sandwich Islands, where it is in culti-
vation. ‘The flowers are beautiful and useful for cut flowers, delicately fragrant, white, most nearly
resembling Pancratium. $1.
C. Amaryllis (Empress of China.) Another worthy Oriental, justimported to America, with most beau-
tiful transparent carmine-colored flowers, the throat of a lighter shade. $1.
RARE DAHLIAS.
Dahlia Imperalis. Truly called imperial. A stately plant, growing eight feet high and bearing panicles
of large, lily-like single flowers of a soft light porcelain violet shade with a yellow ring around the cen-
ter. Nothing can exceed this plant in grace and beauty. Very rare. Strong roots, $1.25 each.
D. Maximilian, or Tree Dahlia. Another grand single Dahlia that grows rapidly and forms a tree in a
‘“/ few months. Handsome, spreading foliage and beautiful light mauve or lilac flowers. The petals are
broad, with a dark ring around a yellow center. - 50c and $1 each.
- “The Monarch.’’ A beautiful new seedling single Dahlia from Lyndhurst, in color a superb dark
red, almost velvety black. The flower is beautifully shaped and very large. Resembles the Cactus
Dahlia. Offered for the first time. Stock very limited. 50c each.
D. Juarez. Splendid scarlet Cactus Dahlia, 20c each.
FREESIAS.
Beautiful fragrant flowers, invaluable for house or garden for winter; ready from July to Sept. Ist.
Extra large, 35c per doz; medium, 20c per doz.
NEW CLADIOLUS.
_ _ Luther Burbank’s magnificent new California seedlings. Introduced three years ago. Stock still very
limited. They are very dwarf, very distinct and frequently double. I offer them at the grower’s retail price.
Gladiolns, Santa Rosa. One of the best of the new dwarfs; particularly attractive flower; dark, flesh-
pink, with a salmon sheen, streaked purplish crimson and sometimes with black; edges of petals charm-
ingly tipped white. Strong blooming bulbs, each $1.
G. California. The flowers of this remarkable freak grow all around the spike like a hyacinth and are
otten double, having from ten to sixteen petals each; light cherry rose, striped lilac crimson. The first
double Gladiolus ever offered. A single bulb produces from three to five enormous spikes, very beauti-
ful and strikingly distinct. Strong blooming bulbs, each $1.
G. Mariposa. Very attractive, large open flower of great substance, purest snow white, striped and
flaked with cherry crimson and sometimes varying from almost pure white to cherry red. Strong
blooming bulbs, each 50c.
G. Yolo. Pure, rich, deep crimson. The best of its color ever grown. Bulbs, each 50 cents.
; Set of four sorts, $2.50.
Choice mixed varieties, names lost, 10c to 20c each, $1 to $1.75 per dozen.
HEDYCHIUM CORONARIUMN.
The Ginger or Butterfly Lily. A new and very desirable plant, either for open ground or pot culture ;
it is constantly in bloom. ~ Here, in the open ground, it isin flower from July to October. It prefers a
moist, partially shaded situation, where it wlll form large, dense clumps 3 to 4 feet high. Flowers are
borne in large clusters, terminal on every stalk, and resemble very much a large white butterfly; pure
white and very fragrant. The plant has the habit of our dwarf Cannas, and would do elegantly if
grown with them, adding thereby a color not found among these. Price, 30c each, four for $1.
HEMEROCALLIS.
Kwamso, fl. pl. (Double Orange Lily.) Large, double copper-colored flowers beautifully shaded, that
bloom all summer and fall. Light green foliage. Very handsome. Extra strong roots, 50c; good
roots, 2dc; $2 and ¢4 per dozen.
6 Mrs. TuHeoposia B. SHEPHERD’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
Kwamso. fi. ple Variegated. Flowers like the above, exquisitely variegated white and green foliage.
75¢ each.
IRIS.
One pure white variety, 10c to 20c each.
LILIES.
“ Thou wert not, Solomon, in all thy glory,
Arrayed,” the lilies cry, “in robes like ours;
How vain your grandeur! Ah, how transitory
Are human flowers.”
Lily, Auratum. Golden banded Japan Lily, 25c each.
L. Browni. Immense trumpet shaped flowers ten inches in length; interior pure white, exterior
brownish purple. 50c each.
L. Bloomerianum. A distinct and rare California Lily; light yellow, freely spotted with crimson
dots. 40c each.
L. Candidum. The well-known pure white “ Easter Lily.” 15c each.
L.-Elegans. Tulip shaped; upright blossoms. 2(c each.
L. Speciosium Albnm. Fine, pure white. 30c each.
L. S. A. Preeox. White, tinged pink. 30c each.
L. S. Roseum. Rosy white. 30c each.
L. Bermuda. Well-known white trumpet Lily. 30c each.
L. Maritimum. California bog Lily; dwarf, reddish orange, spotted. 50c each.
L. Pardalinum. Our well-known beautiful native “Tiger Lily;” bright scarlet, shading to orange,
freely spotted maroon; as easily grown as potatoes. 15c each.
L. Paryum. Another native Lily; small, drooping, orange yellow; finely dotted flowers. 25c each.
L. Tigrinum. Tiger Lily; fire scarlet, spotted crimson. 25c each.
L. Thunbergranum. Dwarf, upright growth; bright red flowers, spotted black. 25c te 30c each.
L. Tigrinum Flore Pleno. Double tiger; perfectly double; flowers last longer than single Lilies.
25¢ each.
L. Washingtonianum. Pure white, shading to lilac and deepening with age to dark rose; sweet
scented. 50c each.
NERENE (Cuernsey Lily).
The foliage of this variety dies down in autumn. The flowers have long stems and bloom in umbels,
They are of a beautiful deep pink color, exquisitely re-curved and waved, shaped like the Tiger Lily.
They glitter in the sunshine. Very beautiful. 50c each.
OXALIS.
Q. Flora Bunda Alba. 5c each; 50c per dozen.
Q@. Rosea. 5c each; 50c per dozen.
Q. Lutea. 5c per dozen; 50c per hundred.
Q. Large flowering pink, 15c per dozen; 75c per hundred.
PANCRATIUM.
Among the handsomest flowering bulbs of the Amaryllis family, and all too little appreciated, though
they are beginning to be grown more than they were, as people find out their beauties.
P. Caribbeum. Spider Lily. A bulb of easiest culture, producing large clusters of fragrant flowers, a
few plants giving succession of bloom /allsummer. 25c to 50c each.
WATSONIAS.
Fine bulbs, with broad foliage, similar to the Gladiolus. They throw up long spikes of graceful, hand-
some flowers in shades of red and pink. 10c to 15c each; $i to $1.50 per dozen. .
ZEPHRANTHUS.
Z. Alba. Charming evergreen foliage, flowers pure white, wax-like, resembling a very large Crocus.
Blooms through the fall and winter months. Can be made to bloom also in the spring. They keep well
and are fine for cut flowers and also for borders. Strong bulbs, 8c each, 35c per dozen, $3 per hundred.
Z. Rosea. Large, deep rose-pink flowers. Much more choice and rare than the above. Lily-like flowers.
15e each, $1 per dozen.
NEW LARCE FLOWERINC FRENCH CANNAS.
Among the many improvements in the old types of flowers, none have been more marked and interesting
than those made in the Canna or Indian Shot. All efforts to improve it were for a long time devoted to the
foliage; the taller the plant, the more massive and tropical the foliage, the more desirable it was. The
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flowers were not considered until within the last few years. When Canna Ehemanni, with its broad Musa-
like leaves and long spikes of drooping, fuchsia-like flowers of a rich magenta-crimson made its appearance.
Since then improvements have been very marked, and the large flowering French Cannas of recent introduc-
tion are wonderfully brilliant and beautiful. Flowers which were once insignificant are now in the latest
varieties as large and beautifully shaped as the handsomest Gladiolus. They range through all shades of
scarlet, crimson, orange and yellow; some are as beautifully spotted and marked as lilies; some tall and
others very dwarf. Very fine effects can be produced with them as bedding plants. In California they
make a brilliant show from April to the last of December. They are fine for vases as cut flowers, and as
brilliant decorative plants are unequaled. The following are among the best of the old and new varieties:
Grand New @anna, Ventura
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The largest flowers of any sort yet offered, n &suring 5 inches across, a self color, a beautiful blending
of scarlet and carmine. Not crowded, but eagli flower standing out from the stein and drooping in the most
graceful manner; petals, 1} to 13 inches acp6ss by 3 inches long. Foliage rich green, with dark line on
edge. A persistent kloomer, every littleg@hoot giving large plumy blossoms. Height, 3} to 4 feet. 50c each.
New Ranna Ehemanni Gutatta.
A very scarce aid rare variety. A seedling of Ehemanni. A grand variety, with the same stately
habit as its parent. It grows very tall, often ten feet high, with large spikes of large, drooping flowers, a
lovely salmon-pink color. No Canna in my collection excites greater admiration. Stock very limited.
Good strong roots. $1.50 each.
New @anna Mad. Crozy.
The color is a brilliant vermillion scarlet, bordered with deep golden yellow; the flowers are borne in
great clusters and in such profusion that they crown the plant with a blaze of glowing color. The foliage is
vivid green, broad and massive; the habit of the plant is compact and vigorous, its natural height being
rarely more than four feet, but the flowers form when it is scarcely a foot high, and continue coming on the
plants until frost. Strong roots. 30c each.
C. Ingenieur Alphaud. Dark purplish foliage, deep carmine-red flowers; a very fine variety. 30c
each, $2.50 per dozen.
C. M. Laforeade. Bright orange-scarlet flowers, coffee-colored foliage; dwarf, compact grower; very
fine. 30c each.
C. Pres. Hardy. Deep orange, mottled with rich chrome yellow; a unique and pretty variety. 30c each.
C. Pres. Carnot. A majestic variety with dark chocolate foliage; flowers deep scarlet, large and
beautifully rounded. 30c each.
C. Star of 1891. A dwarf-growing, very free-growing variety, excellent for pot culture; bright orange-
scarlet, sometimes edged with yellow. 30c each.
Thomas 8. Ware. This fine variety is the dwarfest of all Cannas, and is literally loaded with dark
orange-scarlet flowers, formed in large, compact heads. As a pot plant or for planting in front of taller
varieties it is unsurpassed. 30c each.
C. Mad. Allemagny. One of the most lovely yellow Cannas out, very broad, short petals of a rich
orange-yellow, spotted. Very distinct from any other in form. 40c each.
C. Alphonse. Grand, shaded dark foliage, and immense trusses of splendid crimson flowers. 25c each.
C. Doyen J. Sisley. Dark chocolate-colored foliage; flowers orange-scarlet. 30c each.
C. Pierrette De Biorlet. Rich golden yellow, spotted and streaked with vermilion. 30c each.
C. Geoffrey St. Hillaire. A grand variety. Large Orchid-like flowers of a deep glowing orange
_shade; very large flower spike; foliage chocolate colored. 25c each.
C. Hippolyte Flandrin. One of the best sorts I offer. Color a rich deep salmon, very showy, a
dwarf, compact grower. 15c each.
C. Lefebvre. Cerise carmine with dark shadings; foliage dark bronzy-purple; four and one-half feet.
25¢ each.
C. Petit Jeanne. Bright crimson scarlet, edged with golden yellow; foliage green; three feet. 25c
each.
C. Pierette de Biorlet. Flowers large, deep lemon striped with cinnamon red ; foliage green. Three
feet. 30c each.
C. Sou de Asa Gray. One of the best, elegant broad petals, scarlet, streaked orange scarlet, dwarf
habit. 25c each. ;
C. Francois Morel. Five feet ; large crimson flowers, deep green foliage. 25c each.
C. Admiral Courbet. Four feet; yellow, spotted red. 20c each.
C. Duke de Mortemart. Three feet; yellow spotted carmine. 30c each.
C. Edward Michel. Three feet; orange, large flowers. 30c each.
C. Bruanti. A free grower and bloomer, with beautiful crimson flowers; dwarf habit. 20c each.
C
8 Mrs. THEoposta B. SHEPHERD’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
C. Roseta. A pretty dainty seedling, very dwarf, with very large trusses of medium sized flowers of a
rosy scarlet, changing to salmon-rose. 20c each.
C. Chamelon. Another Dwarf seedling, flowers the size of Emile Le Claire; yellow, heavily blotched
with scarlet. 20c each.
““~€, Camulus (New.) A distinct variety, handsome foliage, height four to five feet. The spikes of bloom
are very long, and stand out horizontally like a Candelabra; the flowers also stand out in the same
manner. The color is a glowing scarlet, flowers good size. The peculiar habit of growth of this
variety, its very long and brilliant spikes of flowers make it very desirable. The cut flowers for even-
ing decoration in vases are very fine. 30ceach. |
= —=C. Anacapa (New.) Very tall, five to seven feet; foliage and stems a beautiful pea green; spikes of
orange colored flowers spotted scarlet, petals very long and beautifully curved at the edges. A magnifi-
cent and strong variety, a great improvement on Emile Le Clair. 20c each.
C. Henvy Martin. Orange scarlet; extra large flowers. 15c each.
C. Nabob. Magnificent foliage; shaded and striped purplish red; large crimson scarlet flowers. 2Ue
each.
C. Oriental. Smaller foliage; shaded and striped purplish red ; large crimson scarlet flowers, 20c each.
C. Felix Crouse. Glaucous green foliage; large coppery red flowers. 20c each.
C. Ehemanni. Not new, but always valuable on account of its magnificent tropical habit, and its very
graceful flowers. It grows ten feet high and bears ten or twelve large exquisitely shaped drooping
crimson flowers. Large strong roots, 25¢ each; large clumps, 50c; $2.50 per dozen; small roots, 10c;
75¢ per dozen.
C. Nouttoni. Quite distinct from Ehemanni in coloring, bearing a rich shade of scarlet. Flowers very
large, growing erect instead of drooping. Plants six feet in height. 10c each; strong clumps d0c.
C. Emile Le Claire. Flowers fine, bright golden yellow, mottled and spotted crimson and scarlet.
Pea-green foliage. 10c each; 75c per dozen.
Collection of one each of the above Cannas for $6.50, excepting EhemanniGutatta; one dozen 30-cent
Cannas for $2.50; one dozen 20-cent Cannas, $1.50; one dozen Cannas, purchasers’s selection, including
Madame Crozy and Ventura, $3.25, excepting Ehemanni Gutatta.
Caeti and other Succulents.
“Grotesqueness of form or habit is rarely found in combination with floral beauty in the vegetable
world. Yet no family affords more remarkable examples of this union of widely divergent qualities than
the great and peculiar Cactus order. * * * When the brilliantly colored rose, crimson, purple or yellow
flowers were seen the observer would be led to the conclusion that while the plant was advancing to so high
a degree of floral beauty, one portion of its constitution must have been strangely altered and stunted by
some external long-continued forces. * * * They are easily grown, so easily in fact that the cottager
who can devote a small spacé to them in his window may, and often does, grow many of them as successfully
= the greatest magnate in Europe with all the most elaborate horticultural appliances at his command.”—
ewis Castle.
ANHALONIUM.
Curious spineless plants, aptly called living rocks, not structurally distinct from mamillarias, with which
they are properly classed by botanists.
A. Engelmanni (A. fissuratum) Tubercles triangular in form, very thick and strangely furrowed,
resembling a fine piece’of carved workmanship. From the center arises the pretty satiny rose flower,
an inch across, set in a mass of dense wool. 25c to $1. :
A. Lewinii. 35c.
A. Williamsii. Entirely distinct from the two species just described. The top of the plant is round,
without any spines. Root long and turnip-shaped; a very curious Cactus, indeed, and extremely attrac-
tive; flowers, pale rose. As the plant becomes older, it produces little offsets that root on very easy and
will make fine large plants. The Anhalonium of Commerce is made from this plant. Dumpling and
Turnip Cactus are names given to it. Prefers a very sandy soil. Price, 25c to $1, by mail.
(From the Ventura Unit, November 9, 1892.)
A Rare Sicut.—Lovers of Cacti would have enjoyed a most unusual sight had they strolled into the -
gardens of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd a few mornings since.
In a bed of Cereus triangularias were fifteen immense flowers in full bloom till noon. :
The gigantic specimen that clambers over the southwest corner of the residence also threw out its great
blossoms, high up in the air. Three of these were like big white birds perched on the roof. Old Sol was
veiled behind a dense fog all morning, and these nocturnal beauties which so shyly close their satin petals
and hide their silken stamens when the bright sun shines, did not know the time, and tarried till the mist
began to clear away, and the brilliant glare and brightness warned them that they had stayed too long.
Very beautiful they looked and weird as well, in the mist. Great wonderful blossoms at least twelve inches
from stem to tip and twelve inches across, with large scaly green stems and yellow outside petals, and rows
of creamy inside petals in which lay a great skein of silkenstamens and a variety of yellow rayed pistil. It
was a picture never to be forgotten.
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The Cereus triangularus has for neighbors in the Cactus bed many rows of Echinopsis Mulleri, which
also forms a border around the bed. ‘This is a low growing cushion-like Cacti that blooms at intervals
during the year. The flowers are large and funnel shaped, flaring and double. Color a lovely satin pink,
the stem is long and covered with greyish silky hairs. One morning not long since there were 285 of these
exquisite flowers out. They were all turned toward the sun, and were like a dainty pink regiment on dress
parade.
The buds of Echinopsis Mulleri are like a bunch of grey furze, when they first appear. Mrs. Shepherd
told of a lady friend who came to her mourning because her Echinopsis did not bloom. Upon inquiry it
was learned that she had systematically pinched off the buds as fast as they appeared, thinking they were
bunches of mold and would destroy the plant if not taken off.
Mr. Lohn succeeded in getting fine pictures of these beautiful flowers.
CEREUS.
A large genus of grotesque plants, of very variable form, many producing magnificent, brilliantly-colored
flowers of great grace and beauty; often deliciously fragrant, many blooming at night.
C. Triangularis. (Night bloomer.) One of the most curious of this interesting family. Outside it
grows to immense proportions, and if planted near a dwelling the branches’ will flatten themselves
against the side of the house, sending out long white roots on each side, which attach themselves tightly
until the stems become hardened, when they loosen and hang like heavy gray strings. The flowers are
superb; immense in size, of a fine creamy white, with magnificent clusters of silky stamens and a large
light yellow pistil. I offer plants of all sizes, from young plants, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1, up to $5 and $10.
C. Grandiflorus. The magnificent night-blooming cereus, produces large flowers nearly a foot across,
the sepals of a dark brown outside, yellowish within, the petals pure white. Flowers begin to open
between 7 and 8 in the evening, are fully open by 11, beginning to fade in five or six hours. Of great
beauty, with strong, sweet fragance. 20c, 50c, $1 each.
C. Macdonaldiz. Stems cylindric, creeping or climbing, branched, slender; night blooming; flowers 12
to 14 inches across; sepals brown, red and orange, petals delicate white. Native of Honduras. 25c, 50c,
$1 each.
C. Colubrinus. (From Cuba.) This Cereus is a very quick, strong grower, soon attaining stately propor-
tions. When too tall it may be cut down and the stems cut up and rooted, each one making good
plants. The old plant will send forth new shoots in candelabra form. Excellent for grafting other
sorts on when 2 or 3 feet high. It bears fine white flowers that bloom at night, and large fruit almost
the color and size of an orange. Price, 25c to $1; plants 3 to 6 feet high at $2 to $5.
C. Emoryi. (Velvet cactus.) Fine, closely set yellowish spines, cylindrical. 50c to $5.
C. Gemmatus. A very thick, short plant; 3 to 6 ribs running one into the other, edged with a row of
very closely set and very short spines. Flowers yellowish green, 8 inches in diameter. Price, 50c to
$1.50. A handsome and strong Cactus.
€. Flagelliformis. Under the popular names of Whipcord and Rat Tail Cactus, this plantis well known,
and probably is the most generally grown of all the Cereus, excepting Cereus Grandiflorus. ‘The stems
are very slender, about half an inch in diameter, and they grow to the length of 5 or 6 feet, being of
pendulous habit. It grows for years and years, forming interesting specimens. When flowering this
has a most striking effect, the bright, rosy-colored flowers, which are produced in spring and early sum-
mer, being extremely attractive. Owing to its very pendulous habit, this species is generally seen to
better advantage grafted on a stem of the Columnar Cereus, upon any of which it seems quite at home,
and blooms much more profusely. Price, 25c to $1.50; cuttings, 10c.
ECHINOPSIS.
This group of species includes a number of plants at one time considered to be related to the Echino-
cacti, but which are readily separated from that genus by the long tubular or funnel-like flowers produced
from the side of the stem, instead of near the summit, as in the Hedgehog Cactus. Many of the species are
very handsome when in flower, which open at night, and several are as hardy as the Echinocereuses, being,
therefore, employed on rockeries or in warm situations out of doors, with Opuntias and a few Mamillarias.
Owing to this hardiness of-constitution they are useful as window Cacti, and are generally grown for that
purpose in the miniature pots. They are easily grown and attain a large size, almost the only
requisite being to avoid giving them too much water, either in the soil or in the stems, particularly
during the winter. They vary as much in shape, length of spines and habit of growth as the Echinocerei.
They produce many young plants from the base and side, which can easily be rooted in sand and soon form
nice, blooming specimens Sometimes refuse persistently to bloom, and this is usually the case when they
are covered with many offsets; these should be removed. Echinopsis, when pot-bound, do not object to a
watering with liquid manure, They are strong growers and make many roots, and require re-potting much
more freely than Mamillarias and other Cacti. In California they grow and bloom outside. I have counted
285 blossoms of E. Mulleri out at once in the Cactus bed.
K. Eyriesii. One of the best known of the species and one of the most beautiful when in flower. Stem
very regularly globular. Flowers 6 to 8 inches long, like a curved funnel, and are 4 to 5 inches across
the mouth, formed by numerous tapering white petals spreading symmetrically. The delicious fra-
grance possessed by the flowers is very powerful and most pleasing. Price, 25c to $1.50.
E. Mulleri. One ofthe most beautiful and valuable Cacti, because of its large, elegant and satiny flowers.
It grows very rapidly and blooms the second year, beginning in early spring and blooming at intervals
for months. 165e, 25c, 50c, $1; very large specimens, $2.
10 Mrs. THEoposIA B. SHEPHERD’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
EPIPHYLLUM.
E. Truneatum. Crab Cactus. Beautiful, drooping, spineless stems, bearing a profusion of double shaded
crimson flowers. 25c upward.
E. P. Blane. Small white flowers. Small plants, 15c.
ECHINOCEREUS.
Easily characterized by the regularity and beauty of spines, the dwarfish, cylindrical stems and bril-
liancy of coloring. The flowers last for a long period, the plants profuse bloomers, and comparatively hardy
and easy of culture. The fruits are mostly edible, of a pleasant acidity, often assuming rich tints that
render them quite ornamental.
E. Berlandieri. A low-growing, recumbent plant, slender stems, four-angled, with short spines. The
sweetly-fragrant flowers are nearly four inches across, bright purple and showy. Anelegant species. 30c.
E. Cespitosus. The beautiful Lace Cactus, with ivory white network of spines. A perfect gem. 15 to 50c.
E. Candicans. The Rainbow Cactus, so widely advertised, is noted for the differently colored spines,
which range from creamy white to deep crimson, usually in alternate rings around the plant. This
network of brilliantly colored spines renders the plant ornamental at all times, but when crowned with
a circlet of large crimson flowers—four inches across, with a white center—the plant is truly gorgeous.
35¢ to $1.
E. Chloranthus. Beautifully arranged red and white spines. 50c to $1.
E. Dasyacanthus. 50c to $2.
E. Engelmanni. A beautiful Cushion Cactus; large, brilliant purple flowers, edible fruit. 50c to $10.
E. Enneacanthus. Large, reddish purple flowers, a profuse bloomer and handsome plant. 25c to $1.
E. Pectinatus. A very ornamental plant, covered with pure white spines, bearing in great profusion
large, brilliant purplish pink flowers of strong, delightful fragrance. 25c.
E. Viridiflorus. Lovely purple and white spine. 25c to $1.
E. Horizonthalonius. A beautiful species, which is found growing in strong soil at the summit of hills
from Pecos to El Paso, and north to Dona, and where it flowers freely from April to July. It varies
greatly in size, but is globular in form when full grown, with 9 to 10 thick ridges, on which the clusters
of spines are very closely set, the number usually being seven, thick and rigid. ‘The flowers are funnel-
shaped, purplish pink, the sepals being tipped with a darker shade of purple, and have a pretty effect
when opening in the sun. Large plants, 60c to $1 each.
E. Leeonti. This extra fine species blooms in August and September. Flowers 2 inches in length; petals
lemon-yellow, with a brownish tint along the mid-rib. Amateurs always consider this one of the most
valuable Cacti, on account of its numerous and beautiful spines; an extra sort, indeed, very beautiful
highly colored specimens. Large plants, $2 to $3.
E. Longehamatus. Several varieties have been sent out under this name; it grows to heads 6 inches to
2 feet high, and flowering often when not more than 2 inches high, usually with 13 ribs. Central spine
often 3 to 63 inches long. Flowers measuring 23 to 34 inches; externally, greenish-yellow and red;
internally, yellow, with a red base. A very free and profuse bloomer. Price, by mail, large plants,
$1 to $2. ;
E. Phyllacanthus. Nearly 40 ridges, strongly undulated; spines remarkable; pearl-gray, with a reddish
lustre. Price, $1 to $3. An excellent and beautiful plant.
E. Poselgerianus. One of the best Echinos I have, quite distinct from any other on account of its
peculiar bluish-gray color, unobstructed by the few spines. Indispensable as a contrast for darker
colored plants. Flowers very freely if kept in a sunny place, the bloom being large and elegant; color,
white with a tinge of purplish pink; plants, 4 inches in diameter. Price, $1 to $2.
E. Texensis. This very handsome sort is found in many ferms, some much handsomer than others.
The very low, cushion-like plants of symmetrical growth are much finer than those with tuberculated
ridges, and have a darker green color and prettier spines. Plants vary in size from 3 to 12 inches
across; flowers, very large, yellowish rose and beautifully fringed; followed by large seed-pods that are
extremely ornamental, and which remain for several months in a bright red color. Strong plants, 50c
and 75c each.
E. Setispinus. One of the best bloomers to be had, which makes up for the little beauty that is to be
found in the plant. Will bloom from early spring until late in the fall, and then be brightened during
winter with coral-red fruit. The flowers are very large, yellow, with a red circle inside; very fragrant
and much admired. Should be placed in the sun when about to bloom. It likes sandy soil. Price, by
mail, 30c to 50c.
E. Viridescens. Under this name we receive many forms which seem quite distinct and might be classed
as such. Tne true Viridescens is a rather low growing Echinocactus, usually 4 to 5 inches high, 9 or 10
inches in diameter, and generally simple, but sometimes (only when wounded or burned over by fires)
they branch from the base and form quite a pile of prickly balls; flowers greenish, 1} inches long, The
spines are beautiful when wet. Price, 50c to $3,
MAM MILLARIAS.
Nothing could be more beautiful in the Cactus line than a good collection of the finer Mammillarias.
Arranged by any one haying a taste for colors, a rich mosaic pattern could be produced with them, so
dsversified and brilliant are their various spines. The delicacy of some of them is simply unique—the little
Mammillaria Lasiacantha, for example, resembling a ball of the purest white cotton. Others of larger growth
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are covered during the early spring months with brilliant flowers, encircling the plants in unbroken rings,
to be followed later on by seed-pods like large coral beads dotted among the spines, adding another phase to
the attraction of these plants. i
M. Nivea. An elegant white-spined sort with small crimson flowers. 50c to $2.50.
M. Phellosperma. A rare desert variety, with beautiful rose flowers; a desirable sort. $1.
M. Pusilla. 25c.
M. Tubereulosa. A pretty Arizona mountain species. 25c to 50c.
-M. Uncinata. 50c. Only a few.
M. Vetula. Bright flowers; very beautiful. 50c to $1.
M. Wrightii. A peculiar flattened plant, with purplish flowers and fruit. $1.
OPUNTIA.
0. Basilaris. Low growing, joints fan-shaped; areole close and densely set with short brown bristles ;
flowers large, of a deep and most brilliant magenta; blooms profusely. 50c to $2.50.
0. Bigelovii. Desert Cholla. 50c.
QO. Clavata. 25c. :
O. Emoryi. One ofthe handsomest of the genus. 25c.
0. Engelinanni. Plant large, erect, 4 to 6 feet high, with obvate joints; flowers large, yellow, with a red-
dish center; fruit crimson, edible, useful for jellies. Several species are probably often included under
this name, all answering to the general description. Rooted plants, 50c.
QO. Frutescens. A shrubby, erect Mexican; spines almost solitary; small, greenish flowers, with beautiful
scarlet fruit, pear-shaped, edible and of fine flavor; plant branches freely. dc.
0. Prolifera. The noted Cholla of Southern California. 25c.
0. Senilis. A beautiful sort, often wrongly called Old Man’s Head Cactus, on account of the long white
hairs which completely cover the plant and give it a very strange appearance. Price, 25c to $1.
0. Serpentina. 20c.
QO. Tuna. Cuttings, 25c.
PHYLLOCACTUS.
Profuse in flowering, with large showy blooms, most variously colored, from the richest crimsons and
brightest scarlets to the most delicate rose and blush tints, they are unexcelled in beauty by any of the
ordinary plants grown for decoration, in size, or in the profusion of bloom; many valuable hybrids have
been produced by cross fertilization.
P. Ackermanni. One of the handsomest Mexicans known, the flowers large, 6 to 8 inches across, of a
rich satiny scarlet or crimson, produced in profusion; well named the King Cactus. From it a number
of beautiful varieties have been produced. 25c to $3.
P. Anguliger. in foliage, this is the most distinct of all the Phyllocacti. The deep notches are cut all
along the leaves like the teeth of a large saw. It is a clean grower, the lively green color remaining
fresh for years, and carried boldly. The flowers are composed of a curved tube 6 tnches long, spreading
out at the top to a width of 6 inches, and surmounted by a whorl of pure white petals. A winter
bloomer of the most delicious fragrance. This is a very rarespecies. Small plants, 75c to $1.
P. Latifrons. The Queen Cactus is the largest of the genus, growing 8 to 10 feet high, robust in habit,
the stems 4 to 5 inches broad, flat, crenated; night blooming, the flowers of a delicate creamy white,
sepals and tube of a reddish hue. 25c to $1.50. i
P. Wrayi. A grand flowering sort; flowers 5 inches long by 8 inches across, brown outside, yellow within,
petals yellowish-white, fragrant when first open. 50c, $1 to ¢2 each.
P. Case Knife Cactus. One of the oldest varieties with flat stems, and numerous handsome light scarlet
flowers, about three or four inches long. It blooms when very small, and from every eye. tite corolla very waxy. 35c each;
Set of 4, $1.10.
GAILLARDIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA.
Immense flowers, perfectly gorgeous. Wonderfully effective in bouquets for house
decoration, and extremely rich and showy in the garden. 10, 15 and 25c each ; $1 to
$2 a dozen.
IMPATIENS SULTANA HYBRIDA.
Zanzibar Balsams.
A set of seven new sean? s Balsams; raised from seeds of European hybrids. They
range. in color from pallid, shining blush, old rose, carmine lake, pinked streaked red-
dish salmon, to deep magenta. The flowers are larger and more round than the old
Impatiens Sultana. They grow fast and are never out of bloom. They like a partially
shaded location outside, and are very brilliant, showy house plants. Dainty and
pretty and easily grown.
{-Phyllis—Peach pink, marked reddish salmon,
Clarice—Shining, metallic, light pink.
“/~Titania— Deep, rich, magenta red.
~~*f Paula—Very robust habit, beautiful rosy red.
——fBianca—Bright cherry color.
7 Inez—Very pale blush, white center.
Chloe—Charming satiny rose.
Set of 7 small plants, $1.50; set of 7 strong plants, $3 ; 25 to 50c each.
MANDEVILLA SUAVEOLENS, “WM. FALCONER.”
A seedling from Mandevilla Suaveolens. The most chaste and beautiful white
\ climber we have, with luxuriant strong foliage and elegant tee spikes of snow white,
agrant flowers. Described also in Climbing Plants.
— Seedlings, 25 to 50c each. Plants from cuttings May Ist.
andana—Handsome shrub with beautiful foliage. The young growth is brilliant red,
: the foliage all being beautifully shaded. Spikes of white flowers ; ; very choice. 50c.
as
40 Mrs. THEoposiA B. SHEPHERD’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
PAPYRUS ANTIQUORUS.
Egyptian Paper Reed.
The most elegant, graceful and stately of all decorative reeds. Fine for all
purposes, for growing outside on the lawn and for pots in the conservatory.
The cut stems are most esthetic and effective for decoration. If a decoration is
needed for a stage, a hall, a large room, and time is limited, a section of stone pipe used
for a vase, covered with sprays of smilax and filled with ten or fifteen slender stems of
Papyrus in various stages of growth and different lengths, will make one as beautiful
as could be desired. A double tripod of these strong stems, tied in the middle with
ribbon, is most artistic. If the stems are dried standing they are beautiful for the
house in winter, as they keep their graceful form. I give a description of its habit and
its history below. It is too handsome and valuable to long remain so little known.
Do not fail to try it.
This grand decorative plant in grace and elegance cannot be surpassed. It grows
in creeping rhizomes on the surface of the ground, and sends up reed-like stems which
on old plants, rise from 8 to 10 feet high, crowned with a tuft or umbel of long wiry
grass that falls gracefully above and around the stem. Itis an aquatic, but in Southern
California grows to perfection, if watered occasionally. Besides being used by the
ancient Egyptians for paper, it was also used for ornamenting their temples and crown-
ing the statues of their gods. The cut stems are very effective for decoration in vases,
either green or dried.
As a general decorative plant for the conservatory and dwelling-house it is rarely _
met with, but it is equally adapted to this purpose, and good plants can be produced
in eight or ten-inch pots. Large specimen plants require to be grown in water-tight
tubs, and when used as the center or as a background for groups and masses of plants
it becomes a conspicuous object, towering ten to twelve feet high, with plumes three
feet in diameter. As a pot-plant it is as readily grown as Cyperus alternifolius, and
requires the same treatment, but being much stronger, it is not adapted to such small
pots as the Cyperus. The soil should be good turfy loam, enriched with thoroughly
rotted stable-manure. With the same soil in tubs without drainage it can be readily
grown into large specimen clumps by using several pieces in one tub. When growing
freely the tub should be occasionally filled up with liquid manure. General green-
house temperature and treatment suits it admirably. As a summer decorative plant
for the mixed border, or in groups of sub-tropical plants, it succeeds well under the
same treatment as Cannas, but for a specimen clump several pieces, according to size,
should be set in half a kerosene-barrel, as recommended for conservatory specimens.
The half barrel should be sunk until the rim is at the level of the ground and prac-
tically out of sight. With applications of liquid manure in hot and dry weather the
clump will make an astonishing growth. The plants should not be allowed to suffer
from high winds and storms, and a few neat stakes can be used, or other means of
protection and support should be supplied.
I make a specialty of Papyrus, and can furnish it in all sizes from small roots at
15c each to 25c, 50c, 75c, $1, up to large clumps for immediate effect at $3 to $5.
PYRETHRUM.
P,. Roseum—Six named varieties, double and single. Charming new varieties, with
pretty shining cut foliage and beautiful flowers, on long slender stems. The colors
are pure white, blush, pink and deep red. They keep their beauty for weeks, and
are altogether lovely. 385c each ; 6 varieties, $1.75.
PHASEOLUS CARACALLA, OR SNAIL VINE.
A handsome perennial climber, with large clusters of singular shaped flowers
of a violet-blue and white, exquisitely fragrant. They resemble the spiral curls of a
snail shell in contour, and curious in form as an orchid. A very profuse summer
bloomer. The plant is best cut back part way each year, as it rests during winter. In
the East it could be lifted in the fall and wintered in the cellar. 25c each.
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RUSSELIA JUNCEA.
This graceful plant is sometimes called the “Scarlet Fountain Plant.” It is of
slender habit, with very numerous long, grass-like branches without leaves, which are
completely covered most of the year with elegant waxy bright scarlet flowers in axillary
corymbs. The branches rise from the center and droop outward in all directions, and
the flowers look like scarlet drops of wax all over the plant. It grows quite large
in California, and is very effective for decoration, as it keeps well. It is also pretty
for hanging baskets.
ROSA RUGOSA.
“Wrinkled-leaf Rose,” from Japan.
This wrinkled-leaf Rose is very distinct in character and at once attracts attention
among other kinds by its rich, dark-green leaves, conspicuously wrinkled and by its
peculiar habit of growth. But beautiful flowers and foliage are not the only attraction
of Rosa Rugosa. The fruit is generally considered even more ornamental than the
bloom. It varies in color from orange-red to deep red, is very large and showy and
adheres to the plant untilautumn. The flowers are single and very esthetic. It grows
readily from the seed. Two colors, white and red. 50c each.
SOLANUM BETACEUM, OR TOMATO TREE.
A fine ornamental tree or shrub, a native of South America. This most valuable
addition to our list of fruits is as yet but little known in this country, a few people
here and there having a specimen for ornament. When its value as a fruit is once
fully appreciated, acres will be planted to it. It bears from seed the second season,
and a young plant set out in the spring grows six feet high and comes into bearing by
Christmas. The foliage is large and handsome, the branches spreading. The fruit,
which hangs pendant in clusters below the foliage, is the size of a large egg, of a beau-
tiful orange salmon color when ripe, It has a delicious sub-acid taste, slightly resem-
bling the tomato. It is delicious raw, served with sugar and cream, or cooked as sauce,
and for jelly or jam is very fine. It will keep for weeks, as it does not bruise on
account.of its very tough skin and the solid nature of the fruit covering the seeds,
which are like those of the tomato. The fruit is so handsome it would sell readily at
sight, and if shipped East during the holidays would be immensely popular. In Cey-
lon and India it is extensively grown and is known as the “ Poor Man’s Fruit.” It is
a showy plant for house and conservatory. Small plants, 15¢c ; medium, 25c ; large,
50c ; per dozen, $1.50, $2.50 and $5. Special rates per hundred to those wishing to
lant them extensively.
GRAND NEW TACSONIA, “SUTTERLANDIA.”
This most beautiful new climber, which is now offered for the first time, originated
in Santa Barbara. It is a cross between the Scarlet Passaflora and the Pink Tacsonia,
called here Tacsonia “ Buchani,” the latter being the seed-bearing parent. It is of
vigorous habit of growth with handsome three-lobed foliage, strong of texture, of a rich,
dark-green color. The flowers measure 4 inches across. Color, an exquisite carmine
rose, Shading darker in the center, with a tiny purple fringe around the throat. The
back of the petals is a very light pea-green. The tube measures 14 inches in length,
stem of flower 23 inches, so that the flowers stand well out from the foliage. It is a
fine bloomer, rivaling even its parent, the Scarlet Passion Vine, so noted for the pro-
fusion and magnificence of its flowers. Ready May 1st. Orders booked, and plants
sent when ready. Small seedlings, 25c each ; larger, 50c. Seeds of the Tacsonia Sut-
terlandia, 50c per packet.
TRITOMA NOBILLS.
(Kniphofia.) Flame or Torch Lily.
Truly a noble variety of this showy plant. The foliage is long and graceful ; the
strong flower stems rise to a height of 6 or 8 feet and are thickly set for 12 or 15
inches with waxy, coral red flowers tipped with yellow. A small plant forms a
a ary a clump in a year or two. Strong plants, 50c to 75c each; seeds, 15c a
packet. A ) ¢
43 Mrs. Tueoposia B. SuHepierp’s Descriptive CATALOGUE oF
(@HOIGE MEXIGAN ORCHIDS.
It was supposed some years ago that to grow Orchids well, houses of special con-
struction were needed, and also the services of a learned gardner; but now it is found
that the cultivation of many of these attractive plants is attended with hardly any
more difficulty than the growing of ordinary greenhouse stock. Our climate is
especially adapted to the growing of Orchids, our cool summers being just what the
Orchids want; too excessive temperature, either warm or cold, being the worst for
Orchids. The Orchids named below are from Mexico, and have stood the winter in a
lath house, out of doors.
Acropera Loddegesii—$1.50.
Cattleya Citrina—F lowers bright lemon-yellow, deliciously fragrant, produced singly
or in pairs, bloom from May to Angust, and last for three or four weeks. 75c to
$1.50 each.
Chysis Aurea—F lowers yellow, disposed in small spike; lip marked with crimson.
$1.50.
Chysis Bractescens—Flowers 2 to 3 inches across; sepals and petals white; lip with
a yellow blotch in the center. $1.50.
Coeelia Macrostachya—Flowers red in many-flowered racemes; blooms in April. 75c
to $1.50.
Epidendrum Falcatum—Easily grown, large flower; orange, olive-brown and
yellowish green. 75c to $1.50.
Epidendrum Vittalinum Majus—Bright orange-scarlet, about 24 inches in diameter;
lip bright yellow, produced on erect spikes of from 10 to 15 flowers each. 75c to
$1.50 each.
Lelia Anceps—Flowers fragrant, two to four inches across; sepals and petals rosy
lilac; lip of deep purple shaded with rosy lilac. $1 to $2.
Lzlia Albida—Flowers 2 inches across and very fragrant; nearly white, with pale
pink lip streaked yellow in center. $1 to $2.
Lelia Majalis—Flowers bright silvery rose, lip blotched crimson purple, and
margined rosy lilac. $2.
Lelia Autumnalis—A lovely and showy Orchid. Sepals and petals a beautiful
purple color; lip, rose and white, with yellow in the center; 4 inches across. $1
to $2.
Lycaste Skinneri—Flowers very large, 4 inches across, of a fleshy texture, blush
white and crimson. $1 to $2,
Oncidium Ornithorynchium—Flowers soft rosy purple, perfumed like the heliotrope.
$1.25 to $2.
Oncidium Cavendishiana—Very choice. $1.50 to $3.
A noble and very showy species, with large, broad, fleshy green leaves. The
flowers are produced in great abundance on a tall, branching scape. They bloom in
winter and retain their brilliancy for weeks. Color, a beautiful yellow, spotted with
chestnut. It does best grown in a pot.
O. Incurvum—$1.50.
O. Richenbachiana—$3.
Stanhopea Oculata—Flowers large, curiously formed, thick and waxy in texture,
pale yellow spotted with purple. $1 to $2.
Sobralia Macrantha—Six to eight feet high; flowers 6 inches in diameter, very
sweet, of a beautiful rich purple and crimson. $1.25 to $2.
Tricopilia Suavis—Large white flowers, spotted with crimson. $1.50.
The Orchids named above are all extremely pretty and easily grown. I have a
number of other varieties not named on the list. I will be pleased to make a selection
for anyone who prefers to leave the choice to me.
4 nice small plants, $3.75 ; 4 nice varieties, $5; 4 nice specimens, $7.
CALIFORNIA FLOWERS, PLANTS, SEEDS, Buss, ETc. 43
_ Seeds of New Sweet Peas.
ao eee
NEW “SHERWOOD HALL” VARIETIES.
The following are among the best’ and newest of the famous “Sherwood Hall”
collection :
Mrs. Gladstone—Delicate pink standards ; wings blush, edged with delicate pink ;
exquisite. 15c per packet.
Empress of India—Clear, rosy pink standards, with white wings; very large and
pleasing. 15c per packet. |
Purple Prince—Maroon standards, shaded with bronze and purple blue wings; very
fine and distinct. 15¢ per packet.
Mrs. Sankey—Pure white; a large, bold flower; a flne improvement on the whites ;
very grand. 15c per packet.
Primrose—A near approach to yellow, quite novel and distinct in color; standards
and wings of a pale primrose color. 15c per packet.
Countess of Radnor—Pale mauve; magnificent. 15c per packet.
Delight— White wings, standards white crested crimson ; dwarf habit. 10c packet.
One packet of each of above new varieties of Sweet Peas, free by mail, for 75c.
OTHER CHOICE AND LOVELY SWERT PEAS.
Boreation—A very fine dark Pea, with bold, stout flowers, the standard being a rich
shining bronzy crimson, wings of beautiful crimson purple, shaded with rose; a
distinct and beautiful sort; the darkest sort in cultivation. Packet, 10c.
Duchess of Edinburgh—Very beautiful; standard light scarlet splashed with crim-
son, slightly margined at the edge with cream white; wings tipped with rose.
Packet, 10c.
Apple Blossom—tThe standards are bright, rosy pink, the wings blush, a beautiful
shade of apple blossom ; one of the most charming sorts. Packet, 5c.
Splendor—Flowers very large; color, pinkish rose shaded with crimson; the most
brilliant red sort. Packet, 10c.
Princess of Wales—A very distinct variety, shaded and striped with mauve on white
ground ; the flowers are very large, of great substance and perfect form. Packet, 5c.
Orange Prince—Bright orange pink, flushed scarlet ; wings bright rose, veined pink.
Packet, 10c.
Queen of England—A new white variety of extra large size and good substance.
Packet, 10c.
Queen of the Isles—A very handsome sort. The large flowers are scarlet, mottled
and flaked with white and purple. Packet, 10c.
Isa Eckford—A most charming variety. Flowers very large, rosy pink, shaded with
carmine. The most delicate pink sort. Packet, 10c.
Nellie Janes—Pure pink and white (not Painted Lady,) nearly two weeks earlier
than most sorts; a most profuse bloomer, with long stems continuing in flower
until the late frosts ; ‘it bears from two to four blossoms on a stem, and a customer
has cut, by actual count, 500 flowers from one plant in 60 days.” Packet, 10c.
The Queen—Rosy pink and light mauve. Packet, 1Cc.
Butterfly— White and lilac. Packet, 10c.
44 Mrs. THEopos1iA B. SHEPHERD’s DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
Alba Magnifica—Pure white. Packet, 10c.
Fairy Queen—White and pink. Packet, 10c.
Red and White Striped—Very choice. Packet, 10c.
One packet of each of the above for $1.00.
SPLENDID NEW DWARF NASTURTIUMS.
Very Choice Mixed—Packet, 10c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
One of the best papers published for amateurs is the new semi-monthly called
“Gardening,” edited by William Falconer, long recognized as a leading authority in
horticulture and withal a genuine flower lover. It is beautifully illustrated, is filled
with practical information, and is offered at a price that all can afford. Twenty-four
numbers a year, $1. Address “ The Gardening Co.,” Monon Building, Chicago.
The new Seedling Clematis offered with climbing plants, are so strong and
vigorous that no one can fail to be pleased with them. I can send them in three sizes,
35c, 60c and $1 each.
Don’t fail to try the new Oriental and Iceland Poppies. They are gems of beauty.
I will furnish pretty hanging baskets, filled with plants, from 75c to $3. Price
according to size and variety of plants. In writing, state what priced baskets are
desired.
Seeds of Cacti, a very choice collection, 25c per packet. For those who enjoy
raising plants from seed, there will be great pleasure in growing Cacti from seed.
Be sure to try the new California Gladiolus and the “ Little Gem” Calla.
A decoration of Papyrus and Smilax, with some of the new Cannas for color, is
very showy and artistic. I especially recommend Canna ‘* Camulus,” as its brilliant
color, very long spikes of bloom and good keeping qualities make it especially valuable
for cut decoration. I furnish cut stems of Papyrus for decoration.
Cuttings of Geraniums and Fuchsias at 4 price of plants. This does not include
novelties or Lady Washington Geraniums.
Cut flowers and decorations at all seasons. No order filled for less than $1.
Prices on application, or if money is sent will fill to amount desired.
GHEAP GOLLEGTIONS.
20 choice bulbs, my selection, $1.
6 Montbretias, 6 Alstromes and 6 Watsonias, $1.
10 varieties seeds, my selection, $1.
6 varieties extra choice seeds (25c packets), my selection, $1.
15 varieties common seeds, $1.
1 large mixed seeds for wild garden, 10 sorts, 20c.
1 package mixed seeds for wild garden, 25 sorts, 50c.
Collection 12 varieties native seeds, my selection, (1 packet each), $1.
1 packet native flower seeds, 20 varieties mixed, 50c.
1 packet native flower seeds, 10 varieties mixed, 25c.
Water Lilies and Acquatic Plants of all kinds furnished. Prices on application.
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CALIFORNIA FLOWERS, PLANTS, SEEDS, Buss, ETC. 45
CHOICE AND RARE —
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Ana with the latter, one Canna Ventura,
An Algerian Stranger. This handsome new flower is a biennial; the seeds were sent me by a cus-
tomer in Algiers; it has something of the habit of the Digitalis; the foliage is very handsome and
wrinkled ; flowers are very numerous, on long spikes; the fully opened flower is flat and round, about
1; inches across, of a pretty canary yellow shade, with velvety brown spots in the center; the buds are
of a striking reddish yellow, shining like satin and folded like squares. A very showy plant. Plants
April 15th, 25c each.
Agave, Century Plant. 10c.
Vestita. Mexican Agave. Variegated, beautiful. 25c.
Aloe. Light green, spotted white. 10c.
_Abutilon. Beautiful plants for greenhouse and window culture, ee almost continually; also suc-
ceeding well in the open ground in summer; flowers bell-shaped, 1 to 2 inches across. Seed from a
large and choice collection, all colors mixed, 1d5c.
AMARYLLIS.
Amaryllis are easily grown from seed and bloom when two years old. The seeds should be sown soon
after ripening as they lose their vitality. I can furnish seeds of the varieties named below from June till
October.
New Amaryllis, of the Empress of India type, of which they are seedlings. The flowers measure 8 or
9 inches in diameter, petals 1$ inches; the color is an indescribably beautiful, soft shade of scarlet,
exquisitely flamed and shaded, with white lines through the throat and base of petals; petals curving
outward and daintily waved; fine bloomers and very beautiful. Packet of 12 seeds, 50c; white, beauti-
fully marked with red, 25c; red, beautifully marked with white, 25c.
Defiance. One of the best and handsomest. Very large, lily-like flowers, splendid; red, maroon and
white; very fragrant; blooms at intervals during the season. 25c.
Formosissima. Dark scarlet, free bloomer. 15c.
Dark scarlet, with white lines through petals. 20c.
Belladonna Major. 15c.
Minor. 165c.
Longifolia Alba. This variety blooms at intervals all through the year; the flowers are large, in color
a pure white to a soft, brownish pink; very sweet scented; fine for florists. Seeds very large, easily
grown. Can be sent from April till December. Plant seeds on surface of the ground, edgewise, cover-
ing them with sifted spragmun.
Collection, one packet of each of above Amaryllis for $1.50.
Send in orders and seeds will be forwarded when ready.
Asters. Very choice mixed. 10c.
Aloysia Citridora. Lemon Verbena. 10c. l
Alstroemeria Peruviana. Splendid tuberous plants, with large spikes of beautiful, funnel-shaped
flowers in shades of orange and yellow. Soak seeds two days. Choice mixed. 10c.
Aralia Papyrifera. Chinese rice-paper plant; very tropical. 10c.
Aquilegia Coerulea. Beautiful blue columbine. 10c.
Chrysantha. Yellow. 10c.
New white, with long spurs, lovely. 15c.
Choice mixed. 10e.
The three varieties, one packet each. a
46 Mrs. TuHeoposia B. SHEPHERD’s DEscRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF
Begonias. Fibrous sorts. From a large and beautiful collection.
Choice, 15¢c; extra choice, 25c; finest hybrids, 50c.
Tuberous, large flowering, single, choicest mixed, 20c.
Begonias are easily grown from seed, and are very interesting to the amateur. The foliage is always
beautiful and the exquisite grace of the flowers cannot fail to please, while the pleasure of raising a
new variety is something delightful.
Calendula, “ Prince of Orange,” 10c; choice mixed, 5c.
Chrysanthemum Japonicum. These seeds will bloom the first year if planted early. Few flowers
give more satisfaction than the Chrysanthemum, as they grow very readily and give a brilliant show
for little money, frequently producing magnificent varieties. These seeds are of my own saving from
a large collection and will no doubt give fine results. I should be pleased to hear from my customers as
to their success. Choicest mixed, all sorts, 25c; cheaper grade, 10c.
C. Latifolium Maximum. The great white “Moon-Penny” Daisy. This is one of the finest hardy
perennials, forming bushy plants about 2 feet high, which are literally covered with large, pure white
flowers, 3 inches across. They are highly prized for cutting purposes and last in water for fully a week
in perfect condition. They flower late in summer and are very effective for garden decoration. 10c.
Cyclamen. Mt. Blane, pure white. lic.
Emperor Wm., deep red. 15c. ©
White with aredeye. 15c.
Perpetual bloomers, commencing when the bulbs are only 3 inch in diameter. Flowers medium size
13 inches long, with long stems bearing graceful, exquisitely scented flowers. It is not uncommon to
see 60 buds and blossoms at once on a medium sized bulb. Invaluable for winter blooming and for cut
flowers. The fragrance is like Lily of the Valley.
Cacti. Very choice mixed. 15c. All varieties mixed, extra choice. 25c.
Saved from my own collection of Mamillaria, Echinopsis, Echinocereus, Echinocactus and Cereus,
night and day bloomers.
Cineraria. Very choice mixed. 20c.
Calliopsis Lanceolata, Grandiflora. New. 1dc.
Very large flowers, a grand improvement on Lanceolata, flowers measure over 4 inches across, with
very broad petals; very beautiful and always in bloom. Invaluable for bouquets or for show in the
garden,
Calliopsis Lanceolata, perennial. Charming golden yellow flowers. 10c.
“Golden Wave.” New. Very pretty. 5c.
Crozy’s Cannas. Large flowering dwarf, new sorts.
Mad. Crozy. The beautiful scarlet gilt-edged Canna (3 feet). 15c.
Ventura. One of the latest and best, with very large petals, 1} to 13 inches across; scarlet and carmine
blended. 15c.
Camulus. Splendid flaming scarlet, very showy. 10c.
Anacapa. Orange yellow, dotted scarlet, fluted petals; very tall. 10c.
Mme. Allemagne. Beautiful broad yellow petals, spotted orange-brown. 1dc.
President Hardy. Orange-yellow, feathered and striped with red; fine. 15c.
30 other choice varieties mixed, 10c per packet.
DAHLIAS.
Monarch. New, seedling from Lyndhurst. Large broad petals of rich, dark red, almost black, and very
velvety. Showy and beautiful. 20c.
Tree Dahlia Maxmillian. A stately perennial single dahlia, with large violet-rose flowers. Grows
10 to 12 feet‘high. Seeds scarce. 20c.
Imperalis. Grows to the height of 10 or 12 feet. Flowers single in large panicles, drooping like lily-
bells. Color, light porcelain violet, with a yellow ring around center. -Most lovely. Seeds very scarce.
35c. Three sorts, 1 packet each, 60c.
Single Dahlia. Blooms from seed in a few weeks. Ali colors mixed. 10c.
Gracilis. Striped and blotched. 10c.
Cactus Dahlia ** Constance.’’ Pure white; beautiful. 10ce.
Dianthus. “White Frill” or “Mourning Cloak.” Double flowers of large size, rich velvety purple
maroon, almost black, sharply edged with clear white. 10c.
Fireball. Very double flowers of large size, rich, brilliant velvety red, 10c.
Snowflake. Charming pure white double fringed flowers, fine contrast with above varieties. 10c. The
three varieties, 25c.
Eschscholtzia Californica, or California Poppy. Very choice mixed. 10c.
Erythrina Crista Galli. Coral Tree.