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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
Pkt. cts. No, 
No. SCABIOSA h. b. 
(Mourning Bride or Sweet Scabious) 
Splendid hardy annuals. Flowers are large and 
fragrant and of many rich and beautiful shades of 
color. Exceedingly desirable for bouquets. 
453. TALL MIXED — 2 ft. Large flowering sorts 6 
454. DWARF FINEST MIXED— 1 ft. Large flowering 
sorts ^ 
455. SNOW WHITE^ii. b.' 2 ftV " The" floweremVaflure 
about 2 inches in diameter, of the purest white, 
and very double, with strong stems and luxuriant 
foliage 10 
456. POMPADOUR— H. b., 2 ft. Produces enormous 
spherical blooms. The petals are large, black- 
purple in the centre, and pure white from the 
centre to the edge 
469. 
470, 
471, 
457. 
45S. 
459. 
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 considerably — from almost white with a yel- 
low eye to a full rose with bronze-brown centre, 
the foliage being most graceful 
GRANDIFLORUS, CARAWAY'S HYBRIDS-^lk- 
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 
FINE MIXED VARIETIES. . . ...... 
30 
SEDUM — (Stonecrop ) 
A pretty dwarf annual, charming in pots and 
on rockwork. J ft. . 
460. COERULEIJM— Pale azure blue 10 
SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa Pudica) 
461. H. h. a., g. 1 ft. Pretty foliage; the leaves 
close upon the slightest touch 10 
SILENE 
462. PERDULA DOUBLE DWARF— H. a., J ft. 
Flesh color with an abundance of perfectly double 
flowers. Forms dense close tufts 10 
SINNINGIA REGINA HYBRIDA 
463. New. A grand acquisition in greenhouse 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 exceeds and 
is of much longer duration than the Gloxinia. 
Blooms are borne on long flower stalks, and one of 
its many 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) 
464. G. P. A much admired greenhouse climber. The 
glossy green leaves and its length of stem cause the 
Smilax to be greatly prized for decorative pur- 
poses and in the formation of wreaths and crosses. . 10 
SNAPDRAGON— See Antirrhinum 
SOLANUM (Jerusalem Cherry) 
465. G. Produces scarlet berries resembling cherries, a 
beautiful house plant 10 
STATICE H. h. a. Invaluable for cutting 
as blooms, are " Everlasting." 
466. FINE MIXED— A valuable Everlasting flower, 
equally prized for summer blooming and winter 
bouquets 5 
STOKESIA CYANEA 
(Blue Cornflower Aster) 
467. Invaluable for cutting. Lavender blue blooms 
4 to 5 inches across 10 
SUNFLOWER (or HeUanthus) Pkt. cts. 
A very showy hardy annual of robust habit, 
The large sorts are splendid for back ground, while 
the small flowered varieties are valuable for 
cutting. 
468. TALL DOUBLE CALIFORNIAN— H. h. a., 6 ft. 
Very large double orange flower of perfect form. . 5 
GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS FL. PL. (Golden Globe) 
— H. a., 6 ft. Enormous very double flowers. A 
grand sort 6 
DOUBLE DWARF— H.a„ 3 ft. Asjpiendiddwarf 
strain with large orange flowers 5 
MINIATURE— H. a., 3 ft. Small single bright 
orange flowers with black centres produced in 
great profusion. Branching habit 5 
10 472. MAMMOTH RUSSIAN— The common single large- 
flowered sort 5 
473. 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 
474. GRANDIFLORA ALBA— A popular house plant. 
Graceful foliage. Pure white flowers resembling 
Sweet Peas are produced in clusters of 12 to 20 
Chmbs readily. 1 to 4 ft 10 
SWEET SULTAN— See Centaurea. 
Swing's Selected Sweet Peas 
The Sweet Pea has been a favorite for a long time, 
and justly so, as no plant excels it for garden decor- 
ation, cut flowers for bouquets, vases, etc., or for 
its dehcious fragrance. Besides all these superla- 
tive qualities, it is so easy of cultivation that the 
amateur can grow it just as successfully as the best 
professional gardener. 
The varieties which we offer separately, comprise 
all the best sorts in cultivation and about all that 
are truly distinct, either in color or form. It is 
well worth the trouble of all who have space enough 
to sow Sweet Peas in separate varieties or colors, 
as, either when growing or when cut, they have 
much more pleasing and strildng effect than when 
mixed. 
THE FINEST LARGE FLOWERED & SPENCER 
TYPE VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION 
WHITES 
475. BURPEE'S WHITE SPENCER— The finest white 
Sweet Pea in existence at the present time. Is a 
little larger than the parent type, has beautiful 
poised wings which are large and wavy, standard 
IS erect and wavy ig 
476. NORA UNWIN— One of the finest white varieties 
yet introduced. Pure white — very large, open, 
wavy form 15 
47;. DOROTHY ECKFORD— One of the' best pure white 
varieties. Of the best form with large wings and 
very large standard, oz. 10c 6 
478. EMILY HENDERSON— Pure white, large size', 
open form, oz, 10c 5 
479. BLANCHE BURPEE— Pure white,' ' ' somewhat 
over medium size, slightly hooded, oz. 10c 5 
PALE YELLOW (Very light Pink & Primrose Shades 
480. BURPEE'S PRIMROSE SPENCER— The petals are 
a clear distinct primrose. Has the same graceful 
wavy effect as Countess Spencer, and is quite as 
large as the parent type. Best variety yet intro- 
duced of this shade 15 
481. THE HON. MRS. E. KENYON— Light primrose, 
self-colored, very large semi-hooded form. The 
latest and best of this shade . oz. 15c 5 
482 STELLA MORSE— Buff, with tint of pink, showing 
a little deeper at the edges. (Rich cream effect) 
fine. oz. lOc 5 
483 SYBIL ECKFORD— Standard light sal'mon and biifl', 
wings buff, open form. oz. 15 5 
