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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
No 
378. 
379. 
380. 
381. 
382. 
383. 
389. 
390. 
391. 
NICOTIANA h. a. (Tobacco Plant.) Pkt. cts. No 
AFFINIS — Large pure white tubular-shaped flow- 
ers, deliciously scented morning and evening, 3 ft. S 
COLOSSEA— H. h. a., 5 ft. 15 ^88. 
Stately plant, with immense leaves, at first rose 
and violet, afterwards changing to deep green, 
with red nerves. 
SYLVESTRIS — 5 ft., with large dark green leaves. 
Long tubular-shaped pure white flowers droop in 
circles from strong stems that rise well above the 
foliage. Sweet scented. A superb plant 15 
SANDERAE— This is one of the very best things 
introduced in years. Mixed colors 10 
SANDERAE— Dark carn.ine 10 
SANDERAE HYBRIDS— Nicotiana Sanderae is 
quite eclipsed by these new hybrids, and the com- 
monest annual is not more easilj' grown. In the 
conservatory they produce a glow of colors — pink, 
violet, salmon, purple, crimson, rose and white — 
in huge masses all through the spring months. 
As a cut flower they are charniiug, lasting well 
and opening their blossoms in water. They form 
bushy specimens about ,3 ft. high, the whole 
plant laden with flowers from the base to its 
summit. Collections containing a packet each of 
the 8 colors, viz., pink, white, purplo, dark red, 
light red, crimson, violet and salmon 40 
Pkt. cts. 
Flowers resemble 
393. 
N iC( iliaiin .Nirn.l<.-i . 
NIEREMBERGIA h. h. p. (Cup-Flower) 
Charming plants for baskets and vases. 
384. QRACIl.IS— Light blue, li ft ■ '0 
385. FRUTESCENS— Flowers white to blush shaded 
lavender with yellow centre 10 
NIGELLA h. a. (Love-in-a-Mist) 
• Very graceful border plants, the flowers being 
partially hidden by the curious fine feathery 
green bracts. 
386. MIXED VARIETIES 5 
387. MISS JEKYLL— A lovely sort producing in 
abundance long-stemmed flowers of a clear corn- 
flower blue, prettily set in slender foliage. One 
of our most charming annuals 10 
10 
NOLANA 
A handsome trailing plant. 
Convolvulus. 
MIXED COLORS 
OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) 
A magnificent large flowering class, white and 
yellow flower", 1 to 2 ft. h. a. Mixed varieties. . 
OXALIS h. h. p. 
ROSEA— H. h. p., J ft. Bright rose-colored blos- 
soms and pretty foliage. Good for hanging baskets 
PASSION-FLOWER 
(Passiflora Cn rulea Grandiflora) 
Greenhouse perennial vine, beautiful large violet 
and blue flowers 10 
PENTSTEMON 
Is a perennial, but won't survive our severe 
winters, so has to be treated as an annual, and so>ra 
early in spring, or by lifting plants in the fall. 
Cuttings can be taken and planted out in May. 
Grows from 2 to 3 ft. high, with erect and graceful 
long spikes of tubular-shaped flowers of varied 
and brilliant colors, and most beautifully mottled 
and spotted. 
SPLENDID ENGLISH HYBRIDS 10 
PETUNIA 
The Petunia is one of the niost popular and 
showy of all flowering plants, either in the house 
or in the open groimd. Its exquisite and varied 
shades of color are equally attractive in large 
beds, in the mixed border, or in vases. Should 
be sown early so as to have it flower from May till 
frost comes. 
FINE MIXED— Very good quality 5 
CHOICE MIXED— Fine strain, very rich mixture 10 
HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA— A superb mixture 
of the choicest single named show sorts. Large 
flowers of the most Drilliant colors 25 
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Petunia, Ewing's Superb Giants of California. 
