WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
55 
No. 
539. 
. cts. 
STOCKS— Contd. 
Pkt. 
PRINCESS ALICE (Dresden Perpetual)— " Cut- 
and-come-again." Beautiful large pure white 
spikes, is early and a profuse bloomer. Valuable 
both for forcing and open air culture 10 
540. 
541. 
542. 
543. 
544-. 
545. 
546. 
547. 
548. 
550. 
551. 
552. 
No. 
553. 
554. 
555. 
556. 
557. 
558. 
559. 
560. 
Pkt. cts. 
SWEET SCENTED VERBENA (Aloysia citrio- 
dora"! — A woody plant for house culture 10 
VENUS' LOOKING GLASS 
Remarkably pretty free-flowering annuals, for 
small beds, baskets, vases, rockwork and borders. 
MIXED COLORS— H. a., i foot 5 
VINCA 
(Madagascar Periwinkle) 
A beautiful plant for conservatory. 
ROSEA— Mixed, t. p., 2 feet 10 
VIRGINIAN STOCK 
MIXED COLORS— H. a., 9 inches. A pretty 
little sweet-scented annual ; the flowers com- 
pletely hide the foliage ; nice for beds or edg- 
ings. It blooms very early 5 
VISCARIA 
MIXED COLORS— H. a., 1 foot 5 
An extremely pretty bedding annual, of com- 
pact growth. Both foliage and flowers are 
beautiful. 
WALLFLOWER 
A very old friend in English gardens, and 
should be grown more extensively than it is. The 
flowers are borne in spikes and are very fragrant. 
SINGLE — Mixed colors 5 
DOUBLE— Splendid mixture of all sorts 10 
PARIS EARLIEST— H. a. This variety if sowti 
in spring will bloom throughout the summer and 
fall 5 
Princess Alice (Dresden Perpetual), No. 539 
THUNBERGIA 
FINE MIXED — II. h. a., climber. Is admirably 
suited for trellis work or hanging baskets 10 
TORENIA 
FOURNIERI — T. a. A fine plant, either for hang- 
ing baskets or pot cviUau-e. Flowers ai'e large, sky- 
blue in color, spotted with indigo blue. Will keep 
in flower from June tf> September 15 
TROP^OLUM 
One of the best annual climbers, and a froer 
flowerer than the Tall Nasturtium, 
CANARIENSE or CANARY BIRD FLOWER— 
Beaut il'uUy cut leaves and yellow floweis. Plardy 
climber > 5 
LOBBIANUM— Mixed Ilvbrids 5 
VERBENA 
The Verbena is deservedly a great favorite, 
and no plant excels it in lieds or borders. Sow in 
a hot -bed or in l)0xes in the house, and prick out 
plants into small pots when two or three inches 
high, and afterwards plant out where intended to 
bloom. 
A CHOICE MIXTURE OF BEST COLORS' 5 
CHOICE LARGE FLOWERING HYBRIDS— Mixed. 
Saved from l)est varieties. A splendid strain. . 10 
DEFIANCE— The popular dwarf scarlet bedding 
varietv 10i| 
HYBRIDA COMPACTA— Mixed colors. . 15' 
Compact plants of five inches in height, com- 
pletely covered with l)eautiful lilooms. 
MAMMOTH STRAIN is a splendid sort, pro- 
ducing immense flowers in great profusion. 
CHOICE MIXED ... . 15 549. WHITE 15 
PURPLE SHADES 15 
DARK SCARLET SHADES 15 
VENOSA— 12 inches. A liedder of erect habit. 
Flow(-rs are bluish purple with a metallic tinge 
that glistens in the sun. Continues in bloom all 
summer 5 
Choice Large Flowering Verbena 
