WILLIAM EWING & CO. 
'S SEED CATALOGUE 
61 
HOLLYHOCK 
The stately growth 
afid magnificent 
flower spikes of the 
Hollyhock render it 
a most striking and 
effective plant either 
in groups or in the 
back rows of herba- 
ceous borders. July- 
August. 
CHATER'S 
SUPERB 
PRIZE STRAIN 
'Finest double prize 
varieties. 
730. WHITE AND 
CARMINE. Pkt. 
15c. 
731. WHITE AND 
PURPLE} Pkt. 
150. 
732. PURE WHITE. 
Pkt. 15c. 
732a. FRINGED 
PINK.- Pkt. 15c. 
733. PINK. |Pkt. 
15(5. 
734. YELLOW. 
Pkt. 15c. 
735. LIGHT RED. 
Pkt. 15c. 
736. DARK RED. 
Pkt. 15c. 
737. BRIGHT CRIM- 
SON. Pkt. 15c. 
738. DARK CRIM- 
SON. Pkt. 15c. 
739. SALMON (fine) 
Pkt. 15c. 
740. SPLENDID 
MIXED. Pkt. 15c. 
741. ALLEGHENY— 
Flowers have not 
the stiffness of the 
ordinary variety, 
but have loosely 
arranged, curiously 
fringed petals, in 
color varying from 
pale pink to deep 
red. Pkt. 15c. 
742. FINE DOUBLE 
MUXED VAR- 
IETIES. Pkt. 10c. 
743. JHiOP— -Well 
known hardy 
climber. Pkt. 5c. 
744. HOP— Japan- 
ese. Pkt. 10c. 
745. HYACINTHUS, 
Candicans — 2 feet. 
Pure white, droop- 
ing funnel-shaped 
flowers; very fra- 
grant, August. 
Pkt. 5c. 
746. HYPERICUM, 
Elegans — 1 foot. 
Yellow. July- 
August. Pkt. 10c. 
No. 
747. 
748. 
749. 
750. 
Pkt. cts. 
IBERIS (Perennial Candytuft) Sempervirens — 1 
foot. Snowy white, very fine 5 
IBERIS (Perennial Candytuft) Gibraltarica- 1 ft. 
Large flowers, varying from pale lilac to blush, fine. 10 
These Perennial Candytufts flower profusely; 
are useful for cutting; and satisfactory whether 
grown in beds or borders. May-June. 
INCARVILLEA, Variabilis— 3 feet. A new and 
rare shrubby perennial forming fine branching 
bushes, bearing an abundance of charming rose 
flowers 15 
INCARVILLEA.I Delavayi — A' grand hardy peren- 
nial with large Gloxinia-like blooms ranging from 
rose to carmine with golden yellow throat and 
graceful foliage. Equally valuable for the green- 
housejor outdoor culture 2 feet , 
25 
751. INULA, Grandi- 
flora Glandulosa — 2 
feet. Pkt. 25c. 
Orange- yellow 
flowers, 4 to 5 in. 
across. June-Aug. 
752. LEONTOPODI- 
UM, Alpinum (Gna- 
phalium Leontopo- 
dium) — ^This is the 
'■ Edelweiss " of the 
Alps, The flowers 
are star-shaped, sil- 
very white, woolly, 
and are '■ everlast- 
ing." Much prized 
for cutting. Pkt. 
25c. 
753. LEUCANTHE 
MUM— See Chrys- 
anthemum. 
754. LIATRIS Spicata 
(Blazing Star)— 2 
' feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Rosy purple; July- 
August. Bright and 
effective in mixed 
borders. 
Inula Grandiflora Glandulosa, No. 75: 
755. 
756. 
757. 
758. 
759. 
760. 
761. 
762. 
76.'. 
Chater's Hollyhock 
LINUM (Flax) Flavum— 1 foot. Yellow.^August . . 10 
LINUM (Flax) Perenne— 2 feet. Intense blue. 
August 5 
LIGULARIA, Macrophylla— 3 feet. Yellow spikes 15 
LINARIA, Alpina — 4 inches. Purple and orange. . 15 
LINDELOFIA, Spectabilis— 1 i feet. Showy border 
plant. Bears clusters of rich purple flowers. 
August 5 
LOBELIA, Cardinalis Nanseniana 25 
A new hardy perennial. Ts of strong though ' 
dwarf growth, with a profusion of brilliant crim- 
son-purple flowers, contrasting well with the dark 
foliage. 
LOBELIA, Cardinalis — 2 feet. Crimson-scarlet. 
July-September. 26 
LUPINUS, Polyphyllus— 4 feet. Mixed. June-July 10 
LUPINUS, Arboreus (Yellow Tree Lupin)— Yellow, 
3 feet June-July 10 
Lupins are ot easy culture and the seed should 
be sown where intended to bloom, as they are 
troublesome to transplant. Are amongst the show- 
iest of summer flowering plants, and their long 
spikes of richly colored blossoms are specially 
adapted for mixed borders. 
