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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
No. Pkt. 
915. RL'DBECK'A, BICOLOR SUPERBA— H. h. a., 
2 ft.. Branching habit, producing an abundance 
of blooms on long ste-ms, with brown discs, wnile 
the ray florets are yellow, with velvety spots at the 
916. RUDBECklA,' Fulgida' Variabilis— New'. ' A new 
hardy perennial of remarkable beauty. Plants 
grow 3 ft. in height, are of bushy habit with long 
flower stems, and are literally covered with flowers 
of the n.ost varied and unique markings. Blooms 
vary in size fronv 2 to 3i inches in diameter. 
Ground color is yellow or bronze, some being 
striped with purplish-browa, while in others the 
petals are brown half way, then yellow, finally again 
merging into brown. Keeps in flower all summer. 
917. SAPONARlA.OcymoidesSplendens— Valuableearly 
summer plant for rockeries, producing sheets of 
vivid crimson flowers, 2 J ft. Mav- August 
918. SAXIFRAQA, Mixed Varieties— 15 inches. May- 
June 
S. under the name of " London Pride," 
or " None-so-pretty," is an old country favorite 
hardy border perennial. Very graceful. 
919. SCABIOSA, Caucasica — 1 ft. I.arge flowers of 
soft lilac-blue. A lovely hardy perennial July- 
September '. . 
920. SCABIOSA, Caucasica Perfecta — A fine showy, 
hardy perennial, the handsome flowers bearing 
3 to 4 rows of finely fringed ray florets, the colors 
being various shades of lilac 
921. SC'VBIOSA JAPONICA— New. A hardy perennial 
from Japan, forrr.ing bushy plants 21 to 3 ft. in 
height, bearing on long, wiry sten\s beautiful 
lavender-blue flowers 2 to 2h inches across, and 
blooming from the end of June until late in 
autumn. Fine for cutting 
922 SEDUM, Aizooii — 4 inches. Yellow. June 
923. SIDAIXEA, Candida— 3 ft. Large pure white 
flowers. July- August 
924. SI DALCEA, Listeri— Tall graceful spikes of delicate 
pink flowers, beautifully fringed. 3 ft 
925. SILENF, Alpestris — 6 inches. Sheets of glistening 
white flowers. A fine rock plant. July- August. 
926. STACHVS, Lanata— 2 ft. Silvery foliage; white 
flowers. July. Fine perenniHl 
927. STATICE, Incana Nana — Mixed. Flowers pink 
to blue in spreading panicles. 1 ft. July-Aug. . 
cts. No. Pkt. cts. 
928. STATICF, Latifolia— IJ ft. Deep lavender-blue 
flowers in panicles. July-August 5 
929. STATICE, Mixed Varieties— 1 J ft. July-August. 5 
l- 930. STELLARIA, Graminea Aurea — Dense matted 
growth, yellow foliage, white flowers. May- June. 10 
931. STEVIA, Purpurea— IJ ft. Pu-ple. August... 5 
SWEET WILLIAM 
Sweet William is an old favorite; hardly any 
plant presents a gayer appearance, either in beds 
or, in clumps. It has large heads of bloom, is 
quite hardy and flowers early. Tt should be much 
,n oftener seen than it is. We strongly recommend 
it, and have taken pains to procure a grand strain 
of seed. 
5 932. Fine Mixed Varieties — All colors 5 
933. Ewiiig's Splendid Single Strain — Saved from a su- 
10 perb collection of prize lartre-flowering varieties. 
IJft 10 
934. Perfection AuricuIa=Flowered Mixed — Splendid 
strain with large handsome flowers of brilliant 
colors, white-eyed and white-niargined. IJ ft. . 10 
935. Ewing's Splendid Double Strain — .\ splendid strain 
10 of extra fine varieties 10 
936. SUNFLOWER— See Hplianthiis. 
937. TANACETUM, Vulgare (Tansy)— 2^ ft. Yellow. 
Aug.-Ser.t 5 
30 938. THALICTRUM.MixedVariefies— 3ft. Whitefern- 
like foliage. Tune-July ; 5 
939. THFR!\WPSIS,Carolineana— 1 ft 10 
940. TROLLIUS, New Mixed Hybrids— 2J ft. Creamy 
white to orange. June-July. 10 
941. VALERIANA, Mixed— 1 ft. Blue and lavenrler. 
30 .June 5 
10 942. VERBASCUM, Phoeniceum— 3 ft. Violet, rose 
and white 5 
10 94.^. VERONICA, Mixed Varieties— 2 ft. July-August. 5 
944. VIOLA, Mixed — 6 inches. From spring to fall. ... 10 
30 945. VIOLET, Sweet=scented English — Choice mixture 
of many varieties 10 
10 946. VIOLET, " The Czar " (G. P.)— Very fragrant 
deep violet flowers 10 
5 947. ZAUSCHNERIA, Californica— 1 J ft. Drooping 
tubular flowers of a briUiant vermilion color. 
5 August I IS 
BEDDING PLANTS 
Good-sized careftilly growiit well hardened off plants ready for planting 
out any time in May, 
ALTERNANTHERA, ACHYRANTHUS, AQERATUM, COLEUS, LANTANA, LOBELIA, PYRETH= 
RUM, PANSY, SINGLE PETUNIA, SINGLE GERANIUM, VERBENA, ETC. 
Price $1.00 per dozen. 10c. each. 
SALVIA, CANNA, VARIEGATED GERANIUM, FUCHSIA, HELIOTROPE, DOUBLE PETUNIA, 
DOUBLE AND SINGLE GERANIUMS, LANTANA, ETC. 
Price $1.50 per dozen. 13c. each. 
SEEDLING PLANTS 
These are grown in hot-beds from choice seeds. 
Antirrhinum, Aster, Balsam, DIanthus, Phlox Drummondii, Marigold, Ten Week Stock, Salpiglossis, Sweet Scabious, 
Zinnia, and all the Leading Annuals. 
Price, $J.50 per 100. 25c. per doz. 
Any other plants wanted we will quote on application, and when large quantities of Bedding Plants are required, 
we shall be pleased to give Specially Close Quotations. Please note this. 
