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Mrs. Shepherd is known in California under the two titles of 'The Female Burbank' and 'The Pioneer Seed-grower'.
On the foundation which she laid is builded the great seed industry of California.
this quiet indefatigable woman floriculturist was the first person to grow flower seed for the eastern states' trade. Her seeds have found their way throughout Europe. She is the pioneer flower seed grower of California.