WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
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No, 
827. 
828. 
Pkt. cts.No. 
PEA, Perennial — Pink and white mixed 10 857. 
Lathyrus or Hardy Sweet Pea grows 6 to 8 ft. 
high when trained on a trellis; is quite hardy. 
Flowers are borne in beautiful clusters. JulynSep- 
tember. 
PHYSALIS, Franchetti— 2 ft. In .autumn bears 
handsome orange-scarlet seed capsules, resem- 
bling Chinese laterns 10 
829. PHLOX, Decussata Nana— Splendid dwarf varie- 858. 
ties in mixture, li ft 15 
830. PHLOX Decussata, " Lierval's " and " Lemoine's " 
— Newest and choicest hybrids in superb mixture, 
3 ft 15 
830a. PHLOX Decussata— Brilliant Red shades 15 
The Perennial Phlox is one of the most popular 
and best hardy perennials. Is of erect bushy habit, 
and produces compact showy heads of bloom of the 
most beautiful and \'aried colors. August-Sep- 
tember. (See also Plant Department.) 
PLATYCODON— CHINESE bell-flower 
83L Grandiflora — Large deep blue, li ft. July 10 
832. Grandiflora Alba-^-Large pearly-white, li ft. July 10 
833. Grandiflora Nana Alba — Dwarf white 10 
834. POLEMONIUM, Richardsoni— 2 ft. Blue. July 10 
835. POLEMONIUM, Coeruleum Grandiflorum— 2 ft. 
Light blue. June 5 
836. POLYANTHUS— i ft. Fine mixed. Most beauti- 
ful plant, either for out or indoor decoration. Very 
hardy and flowers early. May 
Pkt cts 
PYRETHRUM, Roseum Hybridum Grandiflonim 
Single — A grand strain of this fine hardy peren- 
nial, producing blooms 3 inches in diameter, and 
includes all the beautiful colors, ranging from richest 
carmine to delicate light rose IQ 
Pyrethrums are quite hardy, and few herba- 
ceous plants surpass them for effect in the mixed 
border or for cut flowers. 
ROCKET, Sweet— 2 ft. Sweet-scented. All sum- 
mer. Mixed colors 5 
10 
PERENNIAL POPPY The Poppy is 
a most valuable and effective border plant, the 
cut flowers being much prized for vases, etc. 
837. Iceland— l^t. Single mixed 
838. Iceland — IJ ft. Doubh; mixed 
839. Iceland New Hybrids, Mixed 
840. Iceland Single — Yellow 
84 L White '.'.'..['. 
842. " Orange-scarlet 
The Iceland variety is sweet-scented, and has 
satin-like flowers of every shade, from pure white 
to deep scarlet; from May, all summer. 
Bracteatum — 3 ft. Large blood-crimson flowers, 
with glittering black blotch at base of each petal. 
July 
Orientale Hybridum— 3 ft. Finest mixed hybrids. 
Large flowers of brilliant shades of blood-crimson, 
crimson-scarlet and orange-scarlet, with large dar.i 
blotches 
Orientale Hybridum — Rose, lilac and mauve shadf s 
mixed. Includes many rare and beautiful colors. 
3 ft. . . 
Magnificent plants of noble aspect for borders, 
woodlands, wild gardens, etc. 
Orientale — 3 ft. Dark red, leaves dark green. . . . 
847. Orientale Colosseum (New) — Brilliant deep scarlet 
flowers of immense size 
Orientale Queen Alexandra (New) — The color is 
unique. Bright rosy salmon with a conspicuous 
crimson blotch. Splendid 
Perennial Poppies — In mixture 
POTENTILLA, Hybrida- Doulile mixed, li ft. • . • 
POTENTILLA, Hybrida— Single mi.xed, IJ ft. 
Prod uces blooms of ^'elvety texture in crimson, 
maroon and orange-yellow. June-August 
PRIMULA, Cortusoides — 9 inches. Deep rose. May- 
June 
PRIMROSE— 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 many beautiful shades of blue, 
from pale lavender to deep violet. 
PYRETHRUM, Double Mixed Hybrids— 2 ft. 
June-August 
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Single Iceland Poppy 
859. ROMNEYA, Coulteri— The Giant White Cali- 
fornian Popp.v. Produces in summer large snowy 
white crinkled flowers, 4 to 5 inches in diameter 
10 with golden yellow stamens, of delicate perfume; 
glaucous deeplv cut foliage. 3 ft 
860. RUDBECKIA, Neumanni— 3 ft. Golden yellow 
with blaclv centre. August-September. . 20 
15 861. RUDBECKU, Californica— 5 ft. Yellow with 
brown centre. Septemlier 10 
862. RUDBECKIA, Bicolor Superba Semi-Plena— A 
25 splendid semi-double variety with neat vellow 
flowers spotted with brown ' 25 
863. RUDBECKIA, BICOLOR SUPERBA— H. h. a., 
10 2 ft. Branching habit, producing an abundance 
of l)looms on long stems, with brown discs, while 
20 the ray florets are yellow, with velvety spots at the 
base 15 
864. RUDBECKIA, Fulgida Variabilis— New." A new 
15 hardy perennial of remarkable beauty. Plants 
10 grow 3 ft. in height, are of bushy habit with long 
25 flower stems, and are literally covered with flowers 
of the most varied and unique marlcings. Blooms 
vary in size from 2 to 3i inches in diameter. 
10 Ground color is yellow or bronze, some being 
striped with purplish-brown, while in others the 
10 petals are brown halt way, t hen yellow, finally again 
10 merging into brown. Keeps in flower all summer. 
865. SAPONARLA, Ocymoides Splendens— Valuable early 
25 summer plant for rockeries, producing sheets of 
25 vivid crimson flowers, 2J ft. May-August 5 
866. SAXIFRAGA, Mixed Varieties— 15 inches. May- 
June 10 
30 
25 
S. under the name of " London Pride," or 
" None-so-pretty," is an old country favorite 
hardy border perennial. Very graceful. 
