WSILOAM EWIMG CO., ILIMITED 
POPPIES 
/ ANNUAL \ 
^VARIETIES J 
Probably the most popular with amateurs of all annual aowers, and deservedly •o, as no other plant 
ur eardens produces a more imposing display of brilliant color during the blooming period. They 
plant in 
our gardens'p'roduces a'more imposing display of brilliant color during the blooming period. They are 
most effective in masses or borders and are of the easiest culture. Annual Poppies should be sown aa 
early in the spring as possible where they are to remain, as they do not stand transplanUng. 
No. 
S03. 
504. 
SINGLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
Pkt. cts. 
DAINTY LADY — Immense flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, of a charming 
mode shade of rosy mauve, with a large dark metallic blotch at the base of 
each petal 
KING EDWARD— A new variety of gorgeous coloring, being a deep scar- 
let, shaded crimson-red, each petal marked with a large black blotch for 
half its length from the base, against which the yellow anthers stand out in 
bold relief. The plant grows 2)^ ft. high, and produces its very large flow- 
ers with great freedom 10 
SOS. DANEBROG (Danish Flag) — Single scarlet flowers, with a large white 
blotch on each petal. 2 ft 10 
SOS. VIRGINIA — Large, beautifully fringed flowers of pure white, edged with 
soft pink; exquisite when cut 10 
507. ADMIRAL — A single Paeony-flowered variety of surpassing beauty, 
having large smooth-edged flowers of glistening white with a broad band 
of brilliant scarlet around the top 10 
TULIP POPPY (Papaver Glaucum) — One of the most brilliant; the 
flowers are 3 inches across and closely resemble the brilliant Scarlet 
Gesneriana Tulip; 2 ft 10 
ENGLISH SCARLET FIELD POPPY — The famous Scarlet Poppy of 
the English fields 10 
510. CHOICE MIXED — Splendid mixture of single varieties. Ox. 3Sc 10 
DOUBLE ANNUAL POPPIES 
EWING'S GIANT SHIRLEY POPPIES 
A great advance in single annual Poppies. The flowers are immense, often 
3 to 4 inches across, the petals are fluted and crinkled and in the sunlight appear 
like rumpled satin. The plants are well branched. Exquisitely shaded colors 
ranging from blush white, pink and carmine to brilliant crimson. A beautiful 
strain of free growth and exceedingly floriferous. Most graceful of all poppies, 
Pkt.cts. 
-Like crinkled, white satin 10 
512. PICOTEE — Large satiny-white with carmine edge 10 
513. CRIMSON — Crimson with white edge 10 
514. APRICOT — Deep apricot pink. Superb 10 
515. EWING'S SUPERB MIXTURE 10 
No. 
511. PURE WHITE- 
SOS. 
509. 
516. 
517. 
519. 
520. 
521. 
"MIKADO" (The Striped Japanese Poppy) — This beautiful Poppy is 
very distinct in character and color. The flowers are brilliant scarlet 
and white, with elegantly curved petals, like a Japanese Chrysanthemum. 
Per oz. 3Sc 
WHITE SWAN — Immense double flowers, beautifully fringed and of 
purest white, of dwarf habit 10 
S18. JAPANESE POMPON, MIXED — Beautiful miniature Poppies, with 
finely fringed flowers of perfect form 10 
PEONY-FLOWERED — Robust plants. 2 ft. high, with immense double 
flowers, 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Mixed Colors. Per oz. 35c 
CARNATION-FLOWERED. Thrifty upright varieties, 2 ft. high; 
flowers of large globular form, with slashed or fringed petals. Mixed 
Colors. Oz. 3Sc 
FRENCH RANUNCULUS-FLOWERED, DOUBLE MIXED— The 
double Ranunculus Poppies stand high in popular favor — bemg remark- 
able for their freedom of bloom and their ease of culture. As cut flowers 
taken before fully developed, they last several days in water. Per oz. 3Sc. 
For other varieties, see Hardy Perennial FlowerJSeeds. 
REHMANNIA ANGULATA 
522. PINK PERFECTION — A great improvement in 
the colour of this half-hardy perennial. The plant 
is of easy cultivation and a fine subject for conser- 
vatory decoration; the stems rise 4 to 5 feet high, 
loosely furnished with large drooping pink flowers 
resembling those of the Incarvillea SO 
RHODANTHE or Strawflower 
523. Elegant garden annuals, 9 to 12 inches in height. They flower eariy and 
continue for a long time. They are abo used as pot plants for apartments, 
on account of the durability of the flowers. As an " Everlasting" for dried 
winter bouquets they are indispensable. Flowers of various colors, 
white, pink, red, etc 
ROSA POLYANTHA NANA 
(MINIATURE FAIRY ROSES) 
524. Forming little bushes covered with dainty little single and semi-double 
flowers ranging from rose to white, valuable for bedding. 114 ft IS 
RICINUS or Castor Oil 
Noble annual foliage plants of luxuriant and rapid growth 
attaining a height of from 5 to 10 feet, producing large Palm 
like leaves about 3 feet across, of majestic sub-tropical effect 
grown either as specimens or in groups. 
No. Pkt- cts- 
525. ZANZIBARIENSIS — Immense leaves, 
green, brown or purplish 10 
526. BORBONIENSIS — Immense green fo- 
liage; 15 feet 10 
527. CAMBODGENSIS — Large palm-like 
leaves of a brillant bronzy red maroon; 
stalks nearly black. 6 ft 10 
528. SANGUINEUS — Red stalks, scarlet fruit. 
8 ft 10 
529. GIBSONI — 6 ft. 
leaves. Pine. . . . 
Dark purplish red 
10 
EWING'S GIANT SHIRLEY POPPIES 
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