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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATA LOGUE. 
No. 
262. 
275. 
276. 
GILIA Pkt. cts. No 
MIXED COLORS— Profuse flowering garden an- 
nual. H. a., 1 ft., neat growth 
GLOBE AMARANTH (Gomphrena) 
Raise in a hot-bed or a box in the house. Plant 
out 1 ft. apart. If cut early, the flowers retain 
their beauty for years. " Everlasting Flower. 
263. CHOICE MIXED— H. h. a., 1 ft 
GLOXINIA— -Very charming greenhouse plant 
of dwarf habit and gorgeous colors. 
264. EWINQ'S SUPERB PRIZE STRAIN— Saved from 
one of the finest collections in cultivation. Large 
fiwoers, beautiful colors 
cts. 
10 
20 
SO 
280. 
10 
10 
Gloxinia, Ewing's Superb Prize Strain 
25 
5 
5 
GODETIA— One of the showiest and perhaps 
is the most aristocratic of all annual flowers. 
Forms beautiful bushes with large flowers of 
many brilliant and deUcate shades. The Godetia 
makes an excellent cut flower. Height IJ ft. 
CRIMSON GLOW — (New). It forms a compact 
little bush about 9 inches in height, completely 
smothered with flowers of the most dazzling in- 
tensecrimson. A bed ofthis variety produces a 
vivid effect the intensity of which it is impossible 
to describe, and to be fully appreciated it must be 
seen growing 
LADY SATIN ROSE — Dark satm rose havmg 
glossv satin-like petals. 1 Ht 
DUCHESS OF ALBANY— Satiny white 
268. QLORIOSA (Lord Ptoberts)— Large satiny rich 
"lowing crimson flowers. Grand variety 10 
SPLENDID MIXED— All sorts 
GOURDS 
Ifseful for covering old stumps, walls, etc. Pro- 
duce a great variety of curious fruit and have 
verv luxuriant and ornamental foUage. 
MIXTURE OF IS VARIETIES JO 
OVIFERA or NEST EQQ 
GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL 
(See last page of Annuals.) 
GREVILLEA 
ROBUSTA (Silk Oak)— Graceful plant of easy 
culture and rapid growth. Fine for house decora- 
tion 
GYPSOPHILA 
MIXED— H a., 1 ft. Branching growth 5 
HELIPTERUM— Bright yellow flowers. Cut 
before it fuUy expands. " Everlasting Flower." 
274. SANFORDII— H. h. a., IJ ft 
265 
266. 
267. 
269. 
270. 
271. 
272. 
273. 
HELIOTROPE Pkt. 
Equally prized in the flower garden or coDservatory for 
their delioiou'^ly fragrant and showy flowers. 
SUPERB I ARQE FLOWERING STRAIN— Mixed 
A splendid strain of largest flowered sorts. H. h. p. 
QUEEN MARGUERITE— Large trusses of dark 
blue flowers. Much niore compact than the 
ordinary variety 
HELICHRYSUM— Splendid border plants 
producing a great abundance of handsome "Ever- 
lasting " flowers, which are of great value to dry 
for winter decoration in bouquets and vases. 
277 LARGE-FLOWERED DOUBLE CHOICE MIXED 
— H. h. a., 2 ft ........ 
TTTUTCr'TTC Showy ornamental plants having large 
JilI5l0V./»J0 sized beautifully colored blooms. 
CRIMSON EYE — Flowers of largest size, pure 
white, with a large spot of velvety crimson in the 
pgll^ •• ...» .■■ 
GIANT YELLOW or GOLDEN BOWL— Immense 
cup-shaped flowers from 6 to 9 inches in diameter; 
color rich deep cream with a velvety maroon centre. 
HONESTY (Lunaria Biennis) 
Flowers are followed by transparent silvery seed pods, 
highly prized for winter bouquet-!. „ , , 
" SATIN FLOWER " or " MOONWORT H. h. b. 
2 ft., Mix'pd •'^ 
HONEYSUCKLE (French Hedysarum) 
Showy border plants for large shrubberies, wild gardens, 
rookeries, etc. _ 
MIXED— H. h. b., 3 ft 5 
HUMEA— Sweet scented foliage plant. Graceful 
drooping plumes of a purple brown color. 
ELEQANS 
' HUNNEMANNIA 
FUMARIAEFOLIA— The "Giant Yellow Tulip 
Poppy." Plants are of bushy habit, ard have 
beautiful feathery foliage. One of the showiest 
annuals 
ICE PLANT 
(MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM)— 
H. h. a., 1 ft. TiaiUng plant; its stems having 
the appearance of being covered with ice; suitable 
for rockeries ^ 
IMPATIENS (Zanzibar Balsam) 
This perennial balsam is a fine decorative greenhouse or 
parlor plant. 
SULTANI 20 
IPOMOPSIS 
286. ELEGANS— Choice mixed. H.h.b.,2ft 5 
IPOMOEA 
Valuable climbers, remarkable for easy culture, quiok 
growth and beautiful flowers. Including some of our most 
popular plants for covenng verandas and soreenmg 
unsightly objects. 
287. QUAMOCLIT (Cypress Vine)— Mixed. From 10 
to 20 ft. Foliage and flowers are beautiful. H. a. . 5- 
BONA-NOX (Evening Glory)— Large blue flowers 
and very fragrant ^ 
GRANDIFLORA (Moon-Flower Vine)— .4 splen- 
did climber, and the most rapid growing of all 
climbing vines. Immense pure white fragrant 
flowers literally cover the vines. Flowers open 
in the evening and remain so until noon the fol- 
lowing day 
290. RUBRAjCOERULEA (Heavenly Blue)— 10 to 20 
ft. Beautiful sky-blue flowers about 4 inches 
across. One of the most beautiful of climbing 
annuals • • 
JAPANESE MORNING GLORIES 
(Ipomoea Imperialis) 
EWINQ'S JAPANESE IMPERIAL GIANT MIX- 
TURE — The flowers are of entrancing beauty, and 
measure from 4 to 5 inches ."cross. The colors are 
limitless. From pure white, they run through all 
possible shades of blue and of red from lightest 
pink to darkest reds and purples. They are mar- 
bled, stripedandborderedinsuperb fashion 10 
284. 
285. 
5 288. 
289. 
10 291. 
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