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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
No, 
477. 
478. 
479. 
480. 
481. 
482. 
483. 
484. 
485. 
SALPIGLOSSIS Pkt 
A highly ornamental h. h. annual, producing 
an aliundance of funnel-shaped flowers, beautifully 
veined and marbled, of all shades of color. Highly 
Erized for cutting and is very showy in beds or 
orders. 
FINE MIXED— K. h. a., 2 ft • • • • 
EWINQ'S SUPERB PRIZE MIXTURE— A bril- 
liant strain comprising all the NEW and LARGEST 
FLOWERING sorts. The colors show a wonderful 
range and are of unrivalled richness. EXTRA. . 
QRANDIFLORA SUPERBISSIMA— CHAMOIS. . . . 
QRANDIFLORA— YELLOW 
GRANDIFLORA— BRILLIANT CRIMSON 
QRANDIFLORA— LIGHT BLUE 
SANVITALIA 
PROCUMBENS— H. a., i ft. Double crimson- 
edged yellow. A pretty creeping plant, suitable 
for edgings of small beds or rockeries 
SAPONARIA 
Makes a neat edging or bed. Very compact 
growth. ^. , 
CALABRICA— H. a., 6 inches Pink 
CALABRICA ALBA— H. a., i ft. White 
. cts. 
No. 
»98. 
499. 
500. 
IS 
15 
15 
15 
\5 
10 
501. 
SAXIFRAGA 
486. CY.\IBALARI A— Most- 
ly used in hanging 
baskets or rockwork, its 
long drooping tendrils 
suiting admirably for 
either purpose. Yellow. 10 
487. SCARLET RUNNERS- 
. lb. 20c. 
SCABIOSA 
(Mourning Bride or Sweet Scabious) 
Splendid hardy annual. Flow- 
ers are large and fragrant and of 
many rich and beautiful shades 
of color. Exceedingly desirable 
for bouquets. 
TALL LARGE FLOWERING 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
488. AZURE FAIRY— 2 ft. Light 
sSi lilac, fine 
489. ROSE— 2 ft 
490. SNOW=WHITE— 2 ft 
491. POMPADOUR— H. b., 2 ft. Produces 
enormous spherical blooms. i;The 
petab are large, black-purple in 
the centre, and pure white from the 
centre to the edge 
492. FINEST MIXED 10 
493. DWARF VARIETIES, MIXED 5 
SCHIZANTHUS— A dainty plant of 
culture. Interesting and beautiful flowers, useful 
for pot culture or the border. 
WISETONENSIS— H. a. A nev,' Schizantnus of rare 
beauty. Suitable for pot culture or growing in the 
open border. May be sown in February and 
planted out in May. The color of the flowers 
varies considerably — from almost white with a yel- 
low eye to a full rose with bronze-brown centre, 
the foliage being most graceful 
495. GRANDIFLORUS, CARAWAY'S HYBRIDS— In- 
valuable for cutting and for conservatory. The 
plants are absolutely covered with beautiful large 
flowers of f ne form and great range and combi- 
nation of colors, with manv pretty novel shades . . 
FINE MIXED VARIETIES". 
494. 
496. 
SEDUM~(Stonecrop.) 
A pretty dwarf annua!, charming in pots nn(\ 
on rockwork. J ft. 
497. COERULEUM— Pale azure blue. 
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa Pudica) Pkt cts. 
H h, a., g. 1 ft. Pretty foliage; the leaves close 
upon the slightest touch 10 
SILENE 
PENDULA DOUBLE DWARF— H. a., i ft. 
Flesh color with an abundance of perfectly double 
flowers. Forms dense close tufts 10 
SINNINGIA REGINA HYBRIDA 
New. A grand acquisition in greenhouse plants, 
belonging to the Gesneria family. Blooms are 
larger than those of the Gesneria and not so droop- 
ing, and vary in color froni light rose to pale and 
deep 'ilac, and the wealth of bloom far excels and 
i« of much longer duration than the Gloxinia. 
Blooms are borne on long flower stalks, and one of 
its merits is that, even before blooniing, it is 
a remarkably fine foliage plant, many of the leaves 
attaining a size of 8 by 6 inches. Tieat same as 
Gloxinia or Gesneria 50 
SMILAX (Medeola Asparagoides) 
G. P. A much admired greenhouse climber. The 
glossy green leaves and length cause the Smilax 
to be greatly prized 
for decorative purposes 
and in the formation of 
wreaths and crosses. ... 10 
SNAPDRAGON— 
See Antirrhinum 
SOLANUM 
Jerusalem (Jherry 
502. G. Pro- 
duces scar- 
let berries resembling cherries, 
a beautiful house plant 10 
STATICE H. h. a. In- 
valuable for (>utting as 
blooms are "Evei-lasting." 
503. FINE MIXED— A valu- 
able Everlasting flower, 
equally prized for sum- 
mer blooming and winter 
bouquets 5 
STOKESIA CYANEA 
(Blue Cornflower Aster) 
504. Invaluable for cutting. 
Lavender blue blooms 4 
to 5 inches across 10 
SUNFLOWER (o Helianthus) 
A very showy hardy an- 
nual nf robust habit. The 
large sorts are splendid for 
back ground, while the 
small flowered varieties 
are valuable for cutting. 
505. TALL DOUBLE CALIFORNlAN— H. h. a., 6 ft. 
Very large double orange flower of perfect form. . 5 
506. GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FL. PL. (Golden Globe) 
— f{. a., 6 ft. Enormous very double flowers. A 
grand sort 5 
507. DOUBLE DWARF— H. a., 3 ft. A splendid dwarf 
strain with large orange flowers 5 
508. MINIATURE— H. a., 3 ft. Smjill single bright 
ormigp flowers with black centres produced in 
great profusion. Branching habit 5 
509. MAMMOTH RUSSIAN— The common single large- 
flowered .sort « 5 
510. CUCUMERIFOLIUS "ORION"— H. a., 4 ft. Of 
branching habit and covered with single yellow 
flowers, dark centres, petals are crisped. A verj' 
useful variety for cutting 5 
SWAINSONIA 
511. QRANDIFLORA ALBA— A popular house plant. 
Graceful foliage. Pure white flowers resembling 
Sweet Peas are produced in clusters of 12 to 20 . 
Climbs readily. 1 to 4 ft 10 
10 SWEET SULTAN— See Centaur ea. 
30 
75 
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