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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
No, 
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350 
351 
353 
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354 
NICOTIAWA h. a. (Tobacco Plant.) Pkt, 
AFFimS — Large pure -white tubular-shaped flow- 
era, deliciously scented morning and evening, 3 ft. 
COLOSSEA— H. h. a., 5 ft 
Stately plant, with immense leaves, at first rose 
and violet, afterwards changing to deep green, 
with red nerves. 
SYLVESTRIS — 5 ft., with large dark green leaves. 
Long tubular-shaped pure white flowers droop in 
circles from strong stems that rise well above the 
foliage. Sweet scented. A superb plant 
SABDERAE — ^This is one of the very best things 
introduced in years. Mixed colors 
SAHDERAE — Dark carmine 
SANDERAE HYBRIDS — Nicotiana Sanderae is 
quite eclipsed by these new hybrids, and the com- 
monest annual is not more easily grown. In the 
conservatory they produce a glow of colors — pink, 
violet, salmon, purple, crimson, rose and white — 
in huge masses all through the spring months. 
As a cut flower they are charming, lasting well 
and opening their blossoms in water. They form 
bushy specimens about 3 ft. high, the whole 
plant laden with flowers from the base to its 
summit. Collections containing a packet each of 
the 8 colors, viz., pink, white, purple, dark red, 
light red, crimson, violet and salmon 
ctB. No. 
Pkt. cts. 
Flowers resemble 
359 
360 
361 
NOLAWA 
A handsome trailing plant. 
5 Convolvulus. 
15 358a MIXED COLORS 5 
OENOTHERA (Evening Primrose) 
A magnificent large flowering class, white and 
yellow flowers, 1 to 2 ft. h. a. Mixed varieties. . 5 
OXALIS h. h. p. 
ROSEA — H. h. p., I ft. Bright rose-colored blos- 
soms and pretty foliage. Good for hanging baskets 10 
PASSION-FLOWER 
(Passiflora Coerulea Grandiflora) 
Greenhouse perennial vine, beautiful large violet 
and blue flowers 
PENTSTEMON— Is a perennial, but won't survive 
our severe winterSj so has to be treated as an annual, 
and sown early m spring, or by lifting plants in 
the fall. Cuttmgs can be taken and planted out 
in May. Grows from 2 to 3 ft. high, with erect.and 
graceful long spikes of tubular-shaped flowers 
of varied and brilliant colors, and most beautifully 
mottled and spotted. 
SPLENDID ENGLISH HYBRIDS— 10 
PETUNIA— The Petunia is one of the most 
popular and showy of all flowering plants, either 
m the house or in the open ground. Its exquisite 
and varied shades of color are equally attractive 
in large beds, in the mixed border, or in vases. 
Should be sown early so as to have it flower from 
May till frost comes. 
FINE MIXED— Very good quality 5 
CHOICE MIXED— Fine strain, very rich mixture 10 
HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA— A superb mixture 
of the choicest single named show sorts. Large 
flowers of the most brilliant colors 2& 
(Continued over) 
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NIEREMBERGIA h. h. p. (Cup-Flower) 
Charming plants for baskets and vases. 
355 GRACILIS— Light blue, li ft ■■ • 10 
356 FRUTESCENS — Flowers white to blush shaded 
lavender with yellow centre 10 
NIGELLA h. a. (Love-in-a-Mist) 
Very graceful border plants, the flowers being 
partially hidden by the curious fine feathery 
green bracts. 
357 MIXED VARIETIES 5 
358 MISS JEKYLL — A lovely sort producmg m 
abundance long-stemmed flowers of a clear corn- 
flower blue, prettily set in slender foliage. One 
of our most charming annuals 10 
Petunia, Ewing's Superb Giants of California, No. 369 
