WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
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No. 
PRIMULA SINENSIS— Contd. Pi^t- . 
EWING'S SU PERB GIANT BLUE — Fringed 50 
Fringed SO 
PINK — 
EWING'S SUPERB GIANT WHITE 
EWING'S SUPERB GUNT SALMON 
Fringed SO 
EWING'S SUPERB GIANT SCARLET— Fringed. . . SO 
ALBA MAGNIFICA — Uwarf habit; blooms are 
beautifully tringed of great substance and pure 
white with citron-yellow eye SO 
iSUPERB DOUBLE MIXED— Of many beautiful 
"shades, saved from finest double flowers 50 
CHINENSIS STELLATA HYBRIDA— Remarkably 
beautiful strain of Primulas, and a great acquisition 
to our decora.tive greenhouse plants. The plants 
have a free and graceful habit, bearing loose pyra- 
mids of starry-petalled flowers of beautiful smooth 
soft shades. Mixed varieties 50 
CHINENSIS (Chinese Primrose) — Fine mixed 31 
OBCONICA (Japanese Primrose) 
OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA HYBRIDA— Splendid 
mixed, ranging from rose to lilac, violet and white, 
extra 25 
OBCONICA GRANDIFLORA GIGANTEA — New 
50 
35 
Ewing's Superb Shirley Poppy. 
No. POPPY— Contd. P'''- 
427. DANEBROG — 3 ft. Brilliant scarlet, blotched 
with silvery white S 
438. MURSELLI, DOUBLE (American Flag) — White 
and orange-scarlet. Fine 5 
429. TULIP — H. a., IJ ft. Vivid scariet, with black 
spots at base of each petal, resembling a 
Tulip 
430. PiEOWY FLOWERED — Produces a profusion of 
immense double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. 
A strong grower. 2 ft. high 
PORTULACCA h. h. a. 
Beautiful little annuals of extremely 
brilliant colors; make & pretty bed in 
any sunny situation. 
431. GRANDIFLORA, SPLENDID DOU- 
BLE MIXED— i ft 10 
432. SINGLE FINE MIXED— i ft 5 
PRIMULA SINENSIS 
(Chinese Primrose) 
For winter decoration Primula Sinensis 
is one of the most valuable of greenhouse 
plants. 
The following varieties have been saved 
from the largest and most beautifully 
fringed flowers only. 
43i. EWING'S SUPFIRB PRIZE STRAIN 
• — This strain has been saved from 
the largest flowered and strongest 
growing plants of the very best 
named sorts, and showing the finest 
fringed blooms, as well as the most 
striking colors '. . SO 
448, 
Giant — A distinct and very beautiful variety . . 
JAPONICA, or JAPANESE PRIMROSE 2S 
A beautiful hardy Primrose. Flowers are of all shades of 
crimson, maroon, Ulac, white, etc., on stems 1 ft. high. 
FORBESI — H. h. p. Specially adapted for green- 
house decoration. Produces an abundance of 
exquisitely graceful small pink blooms. Pyramidal 
habit; 1 ft 
PRINCE'S FEATHER h. a. 
Two ft. Elegant upright plumes of rich colors. ... 5 
PYRETHRUM 
GOLDEN FEATHER— H. h. a., 1 ft. Bright golden 
foliage and stiff habit of growth. Is much admired 
as an edging plant !• 
REHMANNIA ANGULATA h. h. p. 
A half-hardy perennial from China, producing stems 
of large Gloxinia-like rose purple flowers about 3 in. 
in diameter, with a rich yellow throat speckled 
purple. A fine pltint for greenhouse SO 
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Primula, Ewing's Superb Prize Strain 
