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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
No. Pkt. 
867. SCABIOSA, Caucasica— 1 ft. Large flowers of 
soft lilac-blue. A lovely hardy perennial. July- 
September 
«68. SCABIOSA, Caucasica Perfecte— A fine showy, 
hardy perennial, the handsome flowers bearmg 
3 to 4 rows of finely fringed ray florets, the colors 
being various shades of lilac 
669. SCABIOSA JAPONICA— New. A hardy perennial 
from Japan, forming bushy plants 2i to 3 ft. in 
height, bearing on long, wiry stems beautiful 
lavender-blue flowers 2 to 24 inches across, and 
blooming from the end of June until late in 
autumn. Fine for cutting 
870. SEDUM, Aizoon — i mches. Yellow. June 
«71. SIDALCEA, Candida— 3 ft. Large pure white 
flowers. July- August 
cte. No. 
873. 
874, 
87S. 
30 
876. 
877. 
878. 
30 879. 
10 
10 
879a, 
880. 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
872. SIDALCEA, Listeri — ^Tall graceful spikes of delicate 
pink flowers, beautifully fringed. 3 ft 
Pkt. 
SILENE, Alpestris— 6 inches. Sheets of glistening 
white^' flowers, A fine rock plant. July-August, 
STACHYS, Lanata— 2 ft. Silvery foliage; white 
flowers. July. Fine perennial 
STATICE, Incana Nana— Mixed. Flowers pink 
to blue in spreading panicles. 1 ft. July-Aug. . 
STATICE, Latifolia— li ft. Deep lavender-blue 
flowers in panicles. July-August 
STATICE, Mixed Varieties— li ft. July-Auguat. 
STELLARIA, Gramiuea Aurea — Dense matted 
growth, yellow foliage, white flowers. May-June. 
STEVIA, Purpurea— li ft. Purple. August... 
SWEET WILLIAM Sweet WiUiam is an 
old favorite; hardly any plant presents a gayer 
appearance, either m beds or in clumps. It has 
large heads of bloom, is quite hardy and flowers 
early, Itjshould be much oftener seen than it is. 
We strongly recommend it, and have taken pains 
to procureja grand strain of seed. 
Fine Mixed Varieties — All colors 
Ewing's Splendid Single Strain — Saved from a su- 
perb collection of prize large flowering varieties. 
881. Perfection Auricula-flowered Mixed-Splendid 
strain with large handsome flowers of>brilliant 
colors, white-eyed and white-margined, li ft.. 
882. Ewing's Splendid Double Strain — A splendid strain 
of extra fine varieties 
883. SUNFLOWER— See Helianthus. 
884. TANACETUM, Vulgare (Tansy)— 2i ft. YeUow. 
Aug.-Sept • 
885. THALICTRTTM, Mixed Varieties— 3 ft. White fern- 
like foliage. June-July 
886. THERMOPSIS, Carolineana— 1 ft 
887. TROLLIUS, New Mixed Hybrids— 2i ft. Creamy 
white to orange. June-July 
888. VALERIANA, Mixed — 4 ft. Blue and lavender. 
June •• ■• 
889. VERBASCUM, Phoeniceum— 3 ft. Violet, rose 
and white ■ 
890. VERONICA, Mixed Varieties— 2 ft. July-August. 
891. VIOLA, Mixed — 6 inches. From sprui^ to fall 
892. VIOLET, Sweet-scented English— Choice mixture 
of many varieties 
893. VIOLET, "The Czar" (G. P.)— Very fragrant 
deep violet flowers •.• • 
894. ZAUSCHNERIA, Californica— li ft. Droopmg 
tubular flowers of a brilliant vermilion color. 
30 August 
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PYRETHi. 
BEDDING RLANTS 
Good-sized carefully grown, well hardened off plants ready for planting 
out any time in May. 
ALTERNANTHERA, ACHYRANTHUS, AGERATUM, COLEUS, LANTANA, LOBELIA, 
RUM, PANSY, SINGLE PEfUNLA, SINGLE GERANIUM, VERBENA, ETC. 
Price Sl.OO per dozen. lOc. each. 
SALVIA. CANNA, VARIEGATED GERANIUM, FUCHSLA, HELIOTROPE, DOUBLE PETUNIA, 
DOUBLE AND SINGLE GERANIUMS, LANTANA, ETC. 
Price $1.50 per dozen. 15c. each. 
These are grown in hot-beds from choice seeds. 
AntiiThinum, Aster, Balsam, Dianthus, Phlox Drummondii, Marigold, Ten Week Stock, Salpiglossis, Sweet Scabious, 
Zinnia, and all tiie Leading Annuals. 
Price, $1.50 per 100. 25c. per doz. 
Any other plants wanted we will quote on application, and when large quantities of Bedding Plants are required, 
we shall be pleased to give Specially Close Quotations. Please note this. 
