WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
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^o- PERENNIAL POPPY— Contd. Pkt. cte. 
«34. Orientale Hybridum — 3 ft. Finest mixed hybrids. 
I/arge flowers of brilliant shades of blood-crimson, 
crimson-scarlet and orange-scarlet, with large dark 
blotches IS 
■835. Orientale Hybridum — Rose, lilac and mauve shades 
mixed. Includes many rare and beautiful colors. 3 ft. 25 
■836. Orientale — 3 ft. Dark red, leaves dark green. ... 10 
637. Orientale Colosseum — (New) — Brilliant deep scarlet 
flowers of immense size . 20 
*38. Orientale— Queen Alexandra (New)— The color is 
unique. Bright rosy .salmon ■with a conspicuous 
crimson blotch. Splendid IS 
Magnificent plants of noble a.spcct for borders, woodlands, 
wild gardens, etc. 
839. Perennial Poppies — Ewing's Superb Mixture (A 
splendid strain) 10 
840. POTENTILLA. Hybrida— Double mixed.'ii ft' 25 
POTENTILLA. Hybrida — Single mixed, IJ ft. 
Produces blooms of velvety texture in crimson, 
maroon and orange-yellow. June-August .' 10 
PRIMULA, Cortusoides — 9 inches. Deep rose. May 
June 
842. 
843. 
844. 
845. 
846. 
847. 
10 
10 
25 
25 
PRIMROSE, Vulgaris— 4 inches. Yellow. May-June 
PRIMROSE, Irish — In many colors. 4 inches. May- 
June 
PRIMROSE. New Hybrids— Blue. June! 
The blooms of the latter (carried well above the foliage) are of 
iTA^yi^t*"*''"' shades of blue, from pale lavender to deep violet 
PYRETHRUM, Double Mixed Hybrids — 2 ft.. June- 
August 25 
PYRETHRUM, Roseum Hybridum Grandiflorum 
single— A grand strain of this fine hardy perennial, 
producing blooms 3 inches in diameter, and includes . 
all the beautiful colors, ranging from richest carmine 
to delicate light rose 10 
Pyrethrumi are quite hardy, and few herbaceous plarits 
f""" effect in the mixed border or for cut flowers 
ROCKET, Sweet— 2 ft. Sweet-scented. All summer. 
Mixed colors 5 
ROMNEYA, Coulteri — The Giant WMte Califomian 
Poppy. Produces in summer large snowy white 
crinkled flowers, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with 
golden yellow stamens, of delicate perfume; 3 ft. . 15 
RUDBECKIA, Neumanni— 3 ft. Golden yellow with 
black centre. August-September 20 
RUDBECKIA, BICOLOR SXnPERBA - H. h. 2 ft. 
Branching habit, producing an abundance of blooms 
on long stems, with brown discs, while the ray florets 
are yellow, with velvety spots at the base 15 
SAPONARIA, Ocymoides Splendens— Valuable eariy 
summer plant for rockeries, producing sheets of 
vivid crimson flowers, 2 J ft. May-August S 
SAXIFRAGA, Mixed Varieties— 15 inches. May-June 10 
S. under the name of "London Pride," or " None-so- 
a^j oJf A Xv^'.?."" S}" """^try favorite hardy border perennial. 
854. SCABIOSA, Caucasica— 1 ft. Large flowers of soft 
lilac-bhie. July-September • |0 
855. SCABIOSA, Caucasica Perfecta — A fine showy, 
hardy perennial, the haiidsome flowers bearing 3 to 
4 rows of finely fringed ray florets, the colors being 
various shades of lilac 30 
856. SCABIOSA JAPONICA — New, hardy perennial from 
Japan. Bushy plants 2J to 3 ft. in height, bearing 
on long, wiry stems beautiful lavender-blue flowers 
2 to 2i inches across, blooms from end of June until 
late autumn. Fine for cutting 30 
857. STATICE, Latifolia— U ft. Deep lavender-blue 
flowers in panicles. July-August S 
858. STEVIA, Purpurea— U ft. Purple. August 5 
SWEET WILLIAM fp'^^j^ 
El J. , , 'te; hardly any 
lant presents a gayer appearance, either in beds or in clumps It 
as large lieads of bloom, is quite hardy and flowcrsearly. It should 
be much ottener seen than it is. We strongly recommend it, and 
nave taken pains to procure a grand strain of seed. 
859. Fine Mixed Varieties— All colors 5 
848. 
849. 
850. 
851. 
852. 
853. 
Oriental Poppy. 
SWEET 
WILLIAM -Cont 
No. Pkt. ots. 
860. Ewing's 
Superb Single 
865 
Saved from a 
superb collection 
of prize large- 
flowering varie- 
ties. IJ ft 
Perfection Auricula- 
Flowered Mixed — 
Splendid strain with 
large handsome 
flowers of brilliant 
colors, white - eyed 
and white-margined. 
U ft 
Ewing's Superb Double 
Strain — A splendid strain 
of extra fine varieties... . 
SUNFLOWER— See Heli- 
anthus. 
TANACETUM, Vulgare 
(Tansy)— IH ft. Yellow. 
.Aug. -Sept 
THALICTRUM, Mixed 
866. 
867. 
868. 
869. 
870. 
Varieties— 3 ft. \Vhite forn-like foliage. June-July 5 
TROLLIUS, New Mixed Hybrids— 2 i ft. Creamy 
white to orange. June-July lO 
VALERIANA, Mixed— 1 ft.. Blue and lavender. June 
VERONICA, Mixed Varieties— 2 ft. July-August. 
VIOLA, Mixed — li inches. From spring to fall. . . . 
VIOLET, Sweet-scented English — Choice mixture of 
many varieties 
871. VIOLET, "The Czar" (0. P.)— Very fragrant deep 
5 
5 
10 
10 
violet flowers |o 
