. Descriptive catalogue of California flowers : Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd grower of plants seeds bulbs palms cacti etc. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Cactus Seeds Catalogs. VENTUKA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA. 53 Metake. A large-leaved, rather dwarf-growing variety, attains a height of 7 feet, grows erect, stems thickly tufted, but entirely covered with sheaths of the leaves, Native of Japan. Price, 25 to 50 cts. each. Common Giant. Grows to the height of 25 to 40 feet. I recommend this usef
. Descriptive catalogue of California flowers : Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd grower of plants seeds bulbs palms cacti etc. Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Cactus Seeds Catalogs. VENTUKA-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA. 53 Metake. A large-leaved, rather dwarf-growing variety, attains a height of 7 feet, grows erect, stems thickly tufted, but entirely covered with sheaths of the leaves, Native of Japan. Price, 25 to 50 cts. each. Common Giant. Grows to the height of 25 to 40 feet. I recommend this useful bamboo for windbreaks. The stems can be used for ornamental and useful pur- poses; for fences, plant stakes and many other ways. 35 to 50 cts. each. The time for planting bamboos is in the spring. Striped. Foliage green and white, stems yellow, with alternate sections of green up and down the stem. 75 STEMS OF PAPYRUS. One of the most beautiful. Stems 1 to 2 Three other fine tall varieties, 35 and 50 Huro-Chiku. " Black stemmed Bamboo, inches in diameter. 50 to 75 cts. each, cts. each. Silver Variegated. A dwarf-growing variety, leaves handsomely variegated with silvery white. 25 cts. each. Two other pretty dwarf sorts. 25 to 50 cts. each. PHORMIUM Tenax, or Variegated New Zealand Flax. A grand decorative plant of most stately habit. The leaves are two to four inches broad. They have dark red edges and are beautifully striped, yellow and bluish green. They are showy pot plants, ranking with palms and dracamas, and make a grand clump on a lawn. 50, 75 cts. and $ each. Phormium Tenax. Like the above except the leaves are plain bkfe-green, edged red. Very beautiful. 20, 25, 50 cts. and $ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Theodosia B. Shepherd Company; Henry G. Gilbert
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