WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
CHOICE HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
HARDY PERENNIALS ARE BECOMING MORE POPOLAR nOIi YEAR TO YEAR, but this i. not to be wondered at when we- 
eonader their great variety of form.both in flowers, foUage and height, their loveliness of bloom and wonderful effectiveness alike in borders or 
K "."'l'"?- J *™ of ,™o«' stately growth »nd striking foUage and flowers, others are of the most chaste and 
beautiful hues to be found in any class of flowering pknt, while those, like the Pansy or theDaisy, have a modest beauty that is aU their own 
and which 18 not to be found in any of the aggressively showy pUnti used generally in bedding. In a perennial border every day brinus t» 
view something new as the different varieties come into bloom. uwuko w 
In the open ground, Perennials should be sown either in Ma' 
. . „ , . or June. 
tnuurplADt into the permanent borders in September and will bloom the succeeding season. 
Some may flower the same year, but all will be strong enough to- 
v-j A'ii ■ A^u a i.. — ^.u .1, ;l - ■^j-.T --- — . — — -jcceeding season. To raise perennials from seed prepare a 
bed 4 ft in width, or 8 ft with a path in the middle, in a sunny situation, or at all events, not in the shtidow of trees, and if the soil is heavy 
bghten it with sand and leaf mould, and rake perfectly smooth. Sow seed in shallow driUs, six inches apart, and four feet is long enouib 
to admit of weeding or thinning out the rows. After seeds are sown cover with a thin layer of straw or grass, which wiU retain the moist^ 
pven after sowing, and will also prevent heavy rains from washing out the seeds. We give the approximate time of flowering which will heln. 
m making selections. ' ^ 
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631. 
Note that on page 72 wo offer an extensive assortment of HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS FOR SPRING 
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632. 
635. 
636, 
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645. 
647. 
648. 
655. 
656, 
657, 
658. 
659. 
Pkt. 
ACHILLEA, Ptannica Flore Pleno— " The Pearl" 
2 ft. July-September. Double pure white . . . 
flowers; very numerous and fine for cutting. ... 10 
ACONITTTM, NapeUus (Monk's Hood)— Blue, 3i ft. 
Jtily-August 10 
633. ADENOPHORA, Potanini— Bears lovely pale blue 
bell-shaped flowers. A valuable border plant 25 651. 
634. ADOjNIS, Vemalis — Bright star-shaped yellow 
flowers, 2 inches in diameter. 1 ft. May-June 5 
ADLUMU, Cirrhosa (The AlleghenyVine)— A pe- 652. 
rennial climber of very graceful habit, with 
flesh-colored flowers 5 
AETHIONEMA, Grandiflora— Rose. 1 ft. June. 10 
AGROSTEMMA, Coronaria— Rose Champion, 1 
ft. June-August. Bright rose-colored flowers 5 
638. ALYSSUM, Sazatile Compactum — J ft., yellow. 
Valuable for rockwork and edgings. May-June. 5 
639 ALLIUM, Azureum — li ft. June-July 10 
A blue flowering plant of the Garlic family. 
640. ALSTROEMERLA. (Peruvian LHj), Chilensis— 3 ft. 
July-Sept. Bright yellow, in clusters 10 
AMPELOPSIS, Veitchii or Boston Ivy 10 
A pretty hardy climber. The leaves of the 
young_ growth in summer are of a purplish green, 
changing in autumn to crimson and orange. We 
can supply plants of Ampelopsis Veitchii from 25c. 
each up. 
AITEMONE, Japonica — Rose. 3 ft. September. 10 
ANEMONE, Japonica (Queen Charlotte)— 2 ft. A 
grand border plant, producing in autumn large 
semi-double flowers of a beautiful pink shade 
standing well above the foliage 25 
644. ANEMONE, Japonica (Honorine Jobert) — Superb 
large white. A grand flower for cutting 25 
ANTHEMIS, Kelwayi— YeUow, li ft. May-June 10 
AQUILEGIA 
The Aquilegia is one of the showiest perennials, 
growing from 2 to 3 ft. in height. Produces most 
attractive bright colored blooms, which make a 
grand show in either beds or borders. May-July. 
646. NEW AQUILEGIA (COLUMBINE), LONG-SPUR- 
RED " ROSE QUEEN "—This splendid novelty, 
which has arisen among the highly popular long- 
spurred hybrids of Aquilegia Coerulea, attains a 
height of 12 to 16 ins. Freely branching and 
with the characteristic elegant Columbine foliage 
the plants produce on long and slender stalks a 
great profusion of graceful long-spurred flowers 
of light to dark rose with white centre and yel- 
low anthers, a most delicate and beautiful com- 
bination of color. This lovely Aquilegia comes 
about 80 per cent true from seed 35 
Long-Spurred Double Flowering Hybrids — New. 
The graceful blooms are formed of several rows 
of cornucopia-like petals in diflferent shades of 
yellow, light and dark blue and white, and all of 
the long-spurred type 30 
Vulgaris Compacta Rosea Fl. PI. — New. The 
freely branching flower stems produce a 
mass of very double rich dark rosy-red flowers, 
which are well set off by the elegant foliage and 
bushy habit of the plant. Fine for beddmg. . . 30 
PLANTING. 
Pkt. cts 
649. Chrysantha (Double Golden Yellow) — Producing 
a proportion of double and semi-double bright 
yellow flowers, 2J ft 15. 
650. Veitch's New Single Hybrids— Choice mixed. 
Blooms have long spurs and are of the most 
beautiful colors i(y 
Stuarti — A first class acquisition. Profuse bloomer, 
azure blue, with white corolla and golden 
anthers 2& 
Choice Double Mixed Colors ...].!!!!! 5^ 
653. Single Mixed Colors 5 
654. ARABIS, Alpina Nana Compacta— 6 inches. . . . 10 
Pure white flowers and compact habit of 
growth. Makes a fine edging, and is most suit- 
able for rockeries. May-June 10 
ARISTOLOCHIA, Sipho— (Dutchman's Pipe). . 10 
A hardy perennial climber, with beautiful 
large heart-shaped leaves. 
ARMERIA, Maritima Splendens — Dark rose ... 10 
ARMERIA, Formosa— The Armeria, Sea Pink, 
looks well in either beds or edgings, and it is 
a remarkably free flowerer. July-§eptember. . 5 
ASCLEPIAS, Incamata — Rose-purple, 3 ft 10 
ASCLEPLAS, Tuberosa— Bright orange, ijft. 
August 10- 
Fine hardy border perennials of great beauty. 
ASTER (or Michaelmas Daisy) 
The Hardy Asters are of easy culture and are 
among the best of all perennials. 
Blooms are beautiful in color and form, and 
the plant itself most graceful in habit. September- 
October. 
Alpinus — 9 inches. Bright purple. September. . 10 
Alpinus — 9 inches. White. September 10 
Novae Angliae— 3 ft. Large flowers, mixed 
colors 10- 
663. Mixed Varieties , '. 10 
664. ASTILBE DAVIDI— A new hardy peremual which 
is spoken of as the most important and remark- 
able hardy plant introduced in many years. 
It is of strong growth, with elegant foliage, and 
sends up graceful spikes of deep rose-violet 
flowers on stems 6 ft. high, forming m the garden 
when established, one of the most pronounced 
and effective plants. Easily raised from seed, 
flowering in 18 months from time of sowing. . 40- 
665. AUBRIETU, Deltoidea— Trailing. Dark blue, 
4 inches. May-June 10 
666. AUBRIETU Graeca— Purple, 6 inches. May- 
June. 10 
Aubrietia is of great value for edgings.or carpet 
bedding, and is seen in its full beauty when in 
large breadths on rockwork or sloping banks. 
667. AURICULA, Finest Mixed Colors 10 
668. AURICULA, Choice Mixed Hybrids 25 
_ A very beautiful spring flowering plant, with 
rich colored fragrant blooms; 6 inches. May. 
669. BAPTISIA, Australis — Bears racemes of showy 
blue flowers; 4 ft. For shrubbery borders. 
June-August 5 
670. BOCCONIA, Japonica— 6 ft. Highly decorative 
foliage plant, with creamy flowers. Summer. 5 
671. BOLTONIA— 4 to 5 ft. White 15 
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