WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOMESTEAD-(Green Pod.) Pods are seven to nine inches in length and are soUdly meaty, 
FAPI Y nniT^PN^M^f+PD^v.^^^^^^^ Very prolific, lb. 25c. (post paid, lb! 30c.) ^' 
of M t CLUSTER WAX-(Yellow pod.) Bears clusters of from 3 to 6 large flat pods of rich golden yeUow color 
and of excellent quahty. lb. 25c. (post paid, lb. 30c.) ^ y s j' - 
^ plkf lb'"'2Sc^)'^ '^'^''^^ CHIEF-(Yellow pod.) Waxy yellow pods of fine flavor. A good cropper, lb. 20c. (post 
^ lb.^30c.)'^'^'^'^^^^''^~^^^"°'^ ''"'^■^ ^ splendid variety producing fleshy fine flavored pods lb. 25c. (post paid, 
^°r^Itl!i!:'.^Zr\^ttl'l^^^r,^^^ A P°P"'^'' ^'^'^ productive. A favorite snap-short 
matures early and is used as a shell bean. lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
^mile« ^ fil?!/,.v iln '5'^";E-(Green pod.) An early prolific variety. Long, flat, green pods. White seeded, and 
A7V \i? ^ wmter lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
\Z thiX v^/flff" ^ f^T'' F-^^"] pods produced in great abundance, and are from 5 to 6 inches long, broad 
IMPROVFni A^fiP Ym?^ Excellent flavor. A grand sort. lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 2Sc.) ^ 
sS FT PHN^FP? P delicious bean either in its green or dry state lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
Th^nlu^T.^lt'??^^ *° ^'t- Produces brilliant scarlet flowers invaluable for use as a' traiUng vine 
^vHITl D , ,SMc''oc''"fu''V-?'" cookmg purposes, lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) ^ 
WHITERUNNERS— lb. 20c. rpostpaid, lb. 25c.) f • i 
'^'flowe^-f but'^thAnrfrP V"- i'?^''^' , '^^^ "^^^^ preceding varieties are mainly cultivated for their 
nnwei.s, but tlie pods are also used as a culinary vegetable. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
Largest in size and best of all. 
NEW WON DER—The earnest, hardiest, dwarf est and most prolific of all Bush Limas. 
o.?nnc ^ ^® ^'^''^"^ excellent, lb. 30c. (post paid, lb. 35c.) 
wYh l«rL'!!L^»n"^n'^ BUSH LIIWA-Of erect groTNth, about 20 inches high. An immense yielder, and the pods are filled 
with large beans of luscious flavor. Beans are as large as the Pole Lima and 2 weeks earKer! lb. 25c. (post paid lb 30c.) 
Ewing's 
Improved 
Bonse- 
cours 
Market 
Beet. 
BEET- "Fr. Betterave a Table One ounce will sow about 50 feet 
B-\K^\ ,1 -11 1 • I. J 1 ^ of drill: 5 lbs. will sow an acre, 
nnf t.7fr„m I ..^ fi '^'^P' ""J^ l.to IK ft. between, and sow early in spring. As plants grow, thin 
^It^ , V t ^ ^- u^' """'■'i'ng to size of variety, keeping in mind that medium-sized. good colored 
T^e* A^n'ni'"g^■ma\°e^hfblst o?Sp?^^^ '"^^ "^f '° =P™«- 
HALF LONG AND LONG VARIETIES 
EWING'S IMPROVED BO.^SECOURS .MARKET— The oest general \ long Beet in cultiva- 
tion. Neat shape; uniformly smooth, splendid color and excellent flavor. Is a very 
hea\'y cropper, and a great favorite with market gardeners. 
We strongly recommend it lb. 90c.; i lb. 30c.; oz. lOc; 
pkt. Sc. 
EWINQ'S SELECT GARDENER'S FAVORITE— A medium 
sized, clean, free-growing root, finely shaped, beautiful, rich, 
dark blood-color. A splendid table variety and sure to 
please. } lb. 35c.; oz. I Sc.; pkt. Sc. 
COVENT GARDEN— A very handsome variety. Root smooth 
and entirely underground, flesh a deep blood red and of 
excellent quality, lb. $1; \ lb. 35c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. Sc. 
DETROIT HALF LONG DARK BLOOD (Select strain). A 
splendid sort for winter use. The roots are intermediate be- 
tween the globe-shaped and the long beets. An enormous 
yielder and a great favorite y, ith the market gardener. Free 
from woody fibre or toughness. I'he flesh is dark red and 
of highest table quality, lb. 90c.; \ lb. 30c.; oz. lOc; 
pkt. 5c. 
IMPROVED LONG BLOOD— The heaviest cropper, lb. 75c.; 
\ lb. 25c.; oz. lOc; pkt. Sc. 
WHVTE'S DEEP BLOOD — A handsome medium sized variety. 
Root } long, thick under the neck. Flesh black-red, firm, 
and of good quality. Skin of a leaden hue. lb 90c.; \ lb. 
30c.; oz. lOc; pkt. 5c. 
ROUND OR TURNIP VARIETIES 
NEW TURNIP BEET, "WITHAM FIREBALL"— A new and quite 
distinct extra early turnip-rooted variety of the finest table quali- 
ties. The flesh is sohd, crisp and sweet, and of a brilliant fiery 
red color. It is of a perfectly globular form with smooth skin, a 
tiny tap root and very slender leaf stocks. While it is as early as r, t -f n i 
the earliest strains of flat Egyptian, it conserves its good qualities d j n' 
lor •^ very much longer time Pkt. Sc.; oz. 15c.; \ lb. 40c. ^"rnip. 
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