A posed portrait bust of Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd. She is in profile view of the camera. Taken from Theodosia B. Shepherd's book,
Descriptive Catalogue, Flowers, Plants Seeds, Bulbs.
Typed text on bottom reads, "Mrs. Theodosia B. Shepherd."
Theodosia B. Shepherd was born October 14, 1845 in Keosauqua, Iowa. She was a pioneer and leader of the California flower cultivation and hybridization industry. She died September 6, 1906 in Ventura, California.