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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
Hardy Perennial Plants for Spring Planting 
The following list of Perennials will be found on examination to comprise all the best known varieties. In cases where intending purchasers 
are unacquainted with varieties, some information will be obtained, by noting the descriptions in the HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWER SEED LIST. 
We nave in stock many varieties besides those enumerated below, so that intending purchasers can order almost any of the old favorites, and 
most of the new sorts, and have their orders executed. Most of these Perennials may be raised from seed and will flower generally the second year. 
We make the foilowing offer for large orders. 
1 Doz. plants, our selection ■ • $1 . 25 
100 plants in 50 Varieties, piu-chaser's selection from our list 12.50 
1 00 plants in 50 Varieties, our own selection from our list 10.00 
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, 91, 100, 
102, 103, 128 (1 to 12), 129, 130 (all varieties), 156. 
PRICES ARE DELIVERED MONTREAL ONLY 
1. ACHILLEA PTARMICA fl. pi. " THE PEARL "— 
2 feet, white 15 
2. ACONITTTM NAPELLUS— Monk's Hood. (Strong 
clumps) 20 
3. ADLUMU CIRRHOSA— Hardy climber 20 
4. ADONIS VERNALIS—1 foot, bright yellow 15 
5. AGROSTEMMA CORONARIA—1 foot, crimson... . 15 
6. ALYSSUM SAXATILE— " Gold Dust," 1 foot. ... 15 
7. ANTHEMIS TINCTORIA— Yellow, 2i feet 15 
8. ANTHEMIS KELWAYI 25 
9. AQUILEGIA HYBRIDA— (Columbine)— Assorted 
colors, 2 feet 20 
10. ANCHUSA ITALICA— Beautiful blue flowers, 2 ft. 20 
11. ANEMONE JAPONICA 20 
12. ANEMONE JAPONICA ALBA 20 
13. 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 foot in length. 
14. ANEMONE PRINCE HENRY— A new variety 
offered for the first time. Of compact growth and 
blooms are dark red in color 30 
15. ANEMONE WHIRLWIND— Pure white 30 
16. ARABIS ALPINA — 8 inches. Double 25c ; single 15 
17. ARABIS ALPINA VARIEGATA— 8 inches 20 
18. ARMERL4— Of sorts 20 
19. ASTER ALPINUS— Purple, 9 inches 25 
20. ASTER BESSARABICUS— 2 feet, purple and 
orange 25 
21. ASTER HORIZONTALIS— Red and white 20 
22. ASTER GRANDIFLORA— 2 feet 20 
23. ASTRAGALUS ALOPECUROIDES— Yellow, 3 feet 20 
24. BAPTISLA.— In variety 15 
25. BELLIS PERENNIS— " English Daisy " 15 
26. BOCCONIA JAPONICA— A stately plant, creamy 
colored flowers, 7 feet 20 
27. BOLTONIA — One of the very best late flo^vering 
perennials. Daisy-like flowers, white with a 
pink tinge. An imposing plant. 5 to 6 feet. ... 20 
28. BUPTHALMUM CORDIFOLIUM— Yellow, 3 feet. 
May-June 15 
29. CALLIRHOE VERTICULATA—1 foot, crimson. . 20 
30. CALLIRHOE LINEARILOB 4— Trailing, lilac striped 20 
31. CAMPANULA CARPATICA— Blue Bells 15 
32. CAMPANULA CARPATICA ALBA 20 
33. CAMPANULA GLOMERATA DAHURICA 20 
34. CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA— 2 feet, blue 20 
35. CAMPANULAPERSICIFOLIAALBA— 2 feet, white 20 
36. CAMPANULA GRANDIFLORA— 4 feet, assorted 
colors 20 
37. CAMPANULA MEDIUM— "Canterbury Bells "—In 
great variety 15 
38. CARYOPTERIS MASTACANTHUS— Blue, 5 feet 20 
39. COMMELLINA COELESTIS— Blue, May 15 
40. CATANANCHE BICOLOR— 2 feet, blue and white 25 
41. CENTAUREA RUTHERICA— 2 feet, yellow .... 25 
42. CERASTIUM TOMENTOSUM— 6 inches. Silvery 
foliage 15 
43. CARNATION. .Hardy border sorts 20 
44. CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM FILIFORMA— 2 
feet, white, also TRIUMPH and ULIGINOSUM. . 20 
45. COREOPSIS LANCEOLATA— Yellow, 2i feet.. 15 
46. COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA— 2i feet 15 
47. DOUBLE DAISY— (See Bellis Perennis.) 
DELPHINIUM 
Price each cts. 
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58. 
FORMOSUM— Blue, 4 feet 25 
HYBRIDUM— Blue and white 25 
NUDICAULE— Red, 18 inches 25 
ZALIL (Sulphureus)— Yellow, 3 feet 50 
BELLADONNA — Blue, spikes larger than any 
other known variety 50 
The following varieties of Delphinium at 40c. 
each. $4.00 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. 
THOS. BAINES— Single,^ centre black, outer 
petals sky blue. 
HERMAN STENGER— Double, centre lilac, 
outer petals blue. 
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DLANTHUS BARBATUS— " Sweet William "—In 
variety 15 
DICENTRA SPECTABILIS— " Bleeding Heart." 20 
DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA— Rubra and Alba, 
U feet 25 
DIGITALIS PURPUREA and ALBA— 3 feet 15 
DORONICUM PLANTAGINEUM— Yellow, 2 feet 20 
ECHINACEA PURPUREA— (Rudbeckia), 4 feet, 
reddi.sh purplp 30 
ECHINOPS RITRO— Blue, 4 feet..,.. 
EPILOBIUM HIRSUTUM— New, Rose, 4 feet 
20 
30 
ERIGERON PULCHELLA 15 
20 
15 
ERIGERON HYBRIDUS ROSEUS— 1 foot 
ERYSIMUM PULCHELLUM— 6 inches, yellow, 
ERYNGIUM PLANUM— 4 feet, blue 25 
EUPATORIUM FRASERI— 3 feet, white 25 
FELICU ABYSSINICA— 1 foot 20 
FERULA GIGANTEA— 6 feet 25 
FRAGARIA INDICA— Trailing habit, yellow ... 25 
FUNKIA CORDATA 20 
FUNKIA GRANDIFLORA 20 
FUNKIA UNDULATA VARIEGATA 40 
GALEGA OFFICINALIS— 4 feet, lilac 20 
GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA, HYBRIDS 15 
GENTIANA ACAULIS— 6 inches, blue 25 
GEUM COCCINEUM— 1 i feet, scarlet 20 
GYPSOPHILA PANICULATA— 3 feet, white...- 15 
GYPSOPHILA STEVENII— 2 feet, white 20 
HELIANTHUS MULTIFLORUS 15 
HELLA.NTHUS " SOLEIL D'OR " 15 
HYPERICUM ELEGANS— Yellow, 1 foot 20 
HELLEBORUS NIGER— (Christmas Rose) 40 
'HEPATICA— Of sorts 15 
, HEMEROCALLIS FLAVA— Day Lily 15 
HEMEROCALLIS FULVA— Day Lily 15 
HEMEROCALLIS GIGANTEA AURANTLA.CA . , , 50 
The latter is the most beautiful of all the Day 
Lilies. Orange yellow, 2 feet. 
HELENIUM AUTUMNALE SUPERBUM— 5 feet. 
yelli 
20 
HELENIUM HOOPESI— 2i feet, yellow 20 
HELIOPSIS PITCHERIANA— 4 feet, yellow. 
20 
HEUCHERA SANGUINEA— 1 i feet, scarlet 20 
HEUCHERA ALBA— 1§ feet, white. 
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