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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
Hardy Perennia Plants for Spring Planting 
The following of ^niaU^befound - -"{-tio^ — ^Sfg^rillcJ^fS^gES'^ 
second year. We make the following offer for large orders. ^ j 25 
I Doz. plants, our selection • • • 12 50 
100 plants in 50 Varieties, purchaser's selection from our list ^^-^ 
100 plants in 50 Varieties, our own selection from our list . ... ... ... ... ... • • ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • ■ • • ■ • •„„• __• ij a, i aq 
Please note that the above special prices do not include Nos. 13, 14, 15, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 64, 66, 77, 87, ai. lUU, 
102 103, 128(1 to 12), 129, 130 (all varieties) ,156. 
PRICES ARE DELIVERED MONT REAL ONLY . 
Price each cts. 
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1. ACHILLEA PTARMICA fl. pi. " THE PEARL "— 
2 ft., white ;c--;--v^ 
2. ACOKITUM NAPELLUS— Monk's Hood. (Strong 
clumps) ^0 
ADLUMIA CBRRHOSA— Hardy climber 20 
ADONIS VERNALIS— 1 ft., bright yellow 15 
AGROSTEMMA CORONARIA— 1 ft., crimson 15 
ALYSSUM SAXATILE— " Gold Dust," 1 ft 15 
7. AHTHEMISTINCTORIA— Yellow, 2i ft 15 
8. AHTHEMIS KELWAYI 25 
9. AQUILEGIA HYBRID A — (Columbine) — Assorted 
colors, 2 ft ■ 20 
10. AITCHUSA ITALICA— Beautiful blue flowers, 2 ft 20 
11. ANEMONE JAPONICA 20 
12. ANEMONE JAPONICA ALBA 20 
ANEMONE QUEEN CHARLOTTE 30 
The latter is an entirely distinct Anemone. 
Is an extremely free flowerer, and the blooms are 
semi-double, of a bright pink, and the flower stems 
1 ft. in length. 
ANEMONE PRINCE HENRY— A new variety. 
Of compact growth and blooms are dark red m 
color 30 
ANEMONE WHIRLWIND— Pure white 30 
16. ARABIS ALPINA— 8 inches. Double 25c.; single 15 
17. ARABIS ALPINA VARIEGATA— 8 inches 20 
ARMERU— Of sorts 20 
ASTER ALPHTUS— Purple, 9 inches 25 
ASTER BESSARABICUS— 2 ft. purple and orange 25 
ASTER HORIZONTALIS— Red and white 20 
22. ASTER GRANDIFLORA— 2 ft 20 
23. ASTRAGALUS ALOPECUROIDES— Yellow, 3 ft. . 20 
BAPTISLA— In variety 15 
BELLIS PERENNIS— " English Daisy " 15 
BOCCONLA. JAPONICA— A stately plant, creamy 
colored flowers, 7 ft 
BOLTONIA— One of the very best late flowering 
perennials. Daisy-like flowers, white with a pink 
tinge. An imposing plant. 5 to 6 ft 
28. BUPTHALMUM CORDIFOLIUM— YeUow, 3 ft. 
May-June 
29. CALLIRHOE VERTICULATA— 1 ft., crimson 20 
30 CALLIRHOE LINEARILOBA— Trailing, lUac striped 20 
31. CAMPANULA CARP ATICA— Blue Bells 15 
32. CAMPANULA CARPATICA ALBA 20 
CAMPANULA GLOMERATA DAHURICA 20 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA— 2 ft., blue 20 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA ALBA— 2 ft. white 20 
CAMPANULA GRANDIFLORA— 4 ft. assorted 
colors Wii' ■ i'.' ■ T ■ 
CAMPANULAMEDIUM— ' Canterbury Bells —In 
ffTPA.t vjirictv 
38 CARYOPTERIS MASTACANTHUS— Blue, 5 ft 20 
39. COMMELLINA COELESTIS— ^51ue, May . . . 15 
40. CATANANCHE BICOLOR— 2 ft., blue and white. . 25 
41. CENTAUREA RUTHERICA— 2 ft., yellow 25 
42. CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM— 6 inches. Silvery 
foliage i„ 
CARNATION— Hardy border sorts^..... ^0 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM FILIFORMA— 2 
ft white, also TRIUMPH and ULIGUfOSUM 20 
COREOPSIS LAKCEOLATA— Yellow, 2i ft 15 
COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA— 2i ft 15 
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DELPHINIUM Price each cts. 
48. FORMOSUM— Blue, 4 ft 25 
49. HYBRIDUM— Blue and white 25 
50. NUDICAULE— Red, 18 inches 25 
51. ZALIL (Sulphureus)— Yellow, 3 ft 50 
52. BELLADONNA— Blue, spikes larger than any 
other known variety 50 
The following varieties of Delphinium at 40c. 
each. 84.00 per doz. 
ORDER OF MERIT — Single pale blue, changing 
to dark blue. 
BRITANNICUS— Double. Centre sky blue and 
lilac, edged outer petal sky blue. 
COQUETTE — Double violet and blue veined. 
ILLUSTRATION — Double, centre violet and blue, 
outer petals gentian blue. 
57. THOS. BAINES— Single, centre black, outer 
petals sky blue. 
58. HERMAN STANGER — Double, centre lilac, outer 
pedals blue. 
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47! DOUBLE DAISY— (See BelUs Perennis.) 
59. DIANTHUS BARBATUS— " Sweet William "—In 
variety i5 
60. DICENTRA SPECTABILIS— " Bleeding Heart." ... 20 
61. DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA— Rubra and Alba, 
Hft 25 
DIGITALIS PURPUREA and ALBA— 3 ft 15 
DORONICUM PLANTAGINEUM— Yellow, 2 ft... 20 
ECHINACEA PURPUREA — (Rudbeckia), 4 ft. 
reddish purple 30 
ECHINOPS RITRO— Blue, 4 ft 20 
EPILOBIUM HIRSUTUM— New. Rose, 4 ft 30 
ERIGERON PULCHELLA 15 
ERIGERON HYBRIDUS ROSEUS— 1 ft 20 
ERYSIMUM PULCHELLUM — 6 inches, vellow 15 
ERYNGTOM PLANUM— 4 ft., blue 25 
EUPATORIUM FRASERI— 3 ft., white 25 
FELICUABYSSINICA— 1 ft 20 
FERULA GIGANTEA— 6 ft 25 
FRAGARIA INDICA. . Trailing habit, yellow 25 
FUNKIA CORD ATA 20 
.„. FUNKIA GRANDIFLORA 20 
77. FUNKLA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 40 
78. GALEGAOFFICINALIS— 4 ft., lilac 20 
79. GAILLARDU GRANDIFLORA, HYBRIDS 15 
80. GENTLA.NA ACAULIS— 6 inches, blue 25 
81. GEUM COCCINEUM— lift, scarlet 20 
82. GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA— 3 ft., white 15 
83. GYPSOPHILA STEVENH- 2 ft., white 20 
HELLANTHUS MULTIFLORUS 15 
HELIANTHUS " SOLEIL D'OR " 15 
HYPERICUM ELEGANS— Yellow, 1 ft 20 
HELLEBORUS NIGER— (Christmas Rose) 40 
HEPATICA— Of sorts If 
HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA— Day Lily 15 
HEMEROCALLIS FULVA— Day Lily 15 
HEMEROCALLIS GIGANTEA AURANTUCA .... 50 
The latter is the most beautiful of all the Day 
Lilies. Orange yellow, 2 ft. 
HELENIUM AUTUMNALE SUPERBUM— 5 ft 
yellow 
HELENIUM HOOPESI— 2i ft., yellow 
HELIOPSIS PITCHERLANA — 4 ft., yellow 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA— li ft., scariet 20 
HEUCHERA ALBA— li ft., white 20 
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