WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
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SALPIGLOSSIS ''^ 
A highly ornamental h. h. annual, producing an abundance 
of funnel-shaped flowers, beautifully veined and marbled, of 
all shade? of color. Highly prized for cutting and is very 
showy in beds or borders. 
465. FINE MIXED— H. h. a., 2 ft S 
466. EWING'S SUPERB PRIZE MIXTURE — A brilliant 
strain comprising all the NEW and LARGEST FLOW- 
ERING sorts. The colors show a wonderful range 
and are of unrivalled richness. EXTRA IS 
467. GRANDIFLORA SUPERBISSIMA— CHAMOIS 15 
468. " YELLOW 15 
469. " BRILLIANT CRIMSON 15 
470. " LIGHT BLUE 15 
SANVITALIA 
471. 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., § ft. White 
SAXIFRAGA 
10 
472. 
473. 
474. 
475. 
CYMBALARU— M o st 1 y 
used in hanging baskete 
or rockwork, its long 
drooping tendrils suiting 
admirably for either pur- 
pose. Yellow 10 
SCARLET RUNNERS— lb. 25c 
SCABIOSA 
(Mourning Bride or Sweet Scabious) 
Splendid hardy annual. Flowers are 
large and fragrant and of many rich and 
l>eautiful shades of color. Exceedingly 
desirable for bouquets. 
TALL LARGE FLOWERING 
DOUBLE VARIETIES 
476. AZURE FAIRY — 2 ft. Light lilac, 
fine 
477. ROSE— 2 ft 
478. SNOW-WHITE— 2 ft 
479. POMPADOUR— H. b., 2 ft. Produces enor- 
mous spherical blooms. The petals are large, 
black-purple in the centre, and pure white 
from the centre to the edge 10 
480. FINEST MIXED— 10 
481. DWARF VARIETIES, MIXED 5 
482. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
A dainty plant of easy culture. Interesting and beautiful 
flowers, useful for pot culture or the border. 
WISETONENSIS — H. a. A new Schizanthus 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 con- 
siderably — from almost white with a yellow eye to 
a full rose with bronze-brown centre, the foliage 
being most graceful 30 
483. GRANDIFLORUS, GARAWAY'S HYBRIDS — In- 
valuable for cutting and for conservatory. "The 
plants are absolutely covered with beautiful large 
flowers of fine form and great range and combi- 
nation of colors, with many pretty novel shades. ... 75 
484. FINE MIXED VARIETIES 5 
SEDUM (Stonecrop) 
A pretty dwarf annual, charming in pots and on rockwork. 
J ft. 
485. COERULEUM— Pale azure blue 10 
No- SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa Pudica) 
486. H. h. a., g. 1 ft. Pretty foliage; the leaves close 
upon the slightest touch 10 
SINNINGIA REGINA HYBRIDA 
487. New. A grand acquisition in green house plants, 
belonging to the Gesneria family. Blooms are 
larger than those of the Gesneria and not so droop- 
ing, and vary in color from light rose to pale and 
deep lilac, and the wealth of bloom far excels and 
is of much longer duration than the Gloxinia. 
Blooms are borne on long flower stalks, and one of 
its merits is that, even before blooming, it is a 
remarkably fine foliage plant, many of the leaves 
attaining a size of 8 by 6 inches. Treat same as 
Gloxinia or Gesneria 50 
SMILAX (Medeola Asparagoides) 
489. 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 WTeaths and crosses 10 
SNAPDRAGON— 
See Antirrhinum 
SOLANUM 
(Jerusalem 
Cherry) 
490. G. Pro- 
duces scarlet 
1^ - berries resem- 
bling cherries, 
a beautiful house plant. . . 10 
STATICE h. h. a. 
Invaluable for cutting, as 
s blooms are " Everlasting." 
,V 491. FINE MIXED— A valu- 
able Everlasting flower, 
equally prized for summer 
blooming and winter 
bouquets 5 
STOKESIA CYANEA 
(Blue Cornflower Aster) 
492. Invaluable for cutting. 
Lavender blue blooms 4 to 
^ 5 inches across 10 
./ I ' J SUNFLOWER (or Helianthus) 
A very sho^vy hardy annual 
of robust habit. The large sorts 
are splendid for back ground 
<p while thesmali flowered varie- 
.2 , ties are valuable for cutting. 
S -^(i; S 493, TALL DOUBLE CALI-' 
^ FORNIAN— H. h. a-, 6 ft. 
■apL) o-S Very large double orange 
^ ^ flower of perfect form.. . . 5 
494. GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FL. PL. (Golden Globe) 
— H. a., 6 ft. Enormous very double, flowers. A 
grand sort 5 
495. DOUBLE DWARF— H. a., 3 ft. A splendid dwarf 
strain with large orange flowers 5 
496. MINLATURE--H. a., 3 ft. Small single bright 
orange flowers with black centres produced in 
great profusion. Branching habit 5 
497. MAMMOTH RUSSIAN- The common single large- 
flowered sort 5 
498. CUCUMERIFOLIUS " ORION "— H. a., 4 ft. Of 
branching habit and covered with single yellow 
flowers, dark centres, petals are crisped. A very 
useful variety for cutting 5 
SWAINSONIA 
499. GRANDIFLORA 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 
SWEET SULTAN— See Centaurea 
