47ih YEAR ESTABLISHED 1869 
EWING'S RELIABLE SEEDS 
JANUARY 191 7 
Thic fc Thty f^nrhi ^flDpnfh I^^ttfl Illustrated Seed Catalogue and in presenting it take the oppcrtunity of returning our sincere 
I nlS IS 1 RC 1 OTiy~t~jCVCnLR ISSuC thanks for the yearly increasing trade with which we have been favoured by the leading farmers and 
gardeners of Canada. W'e solicit a continued and extended patronage, and respectfully ask our customers to recommend us to any of their 
friends whom they think may require anything in our line of business. 
A7y^»^l Dv/7y»v When ordering be careful to write your name and address legibly, and say how you want seeds forwarded, whether by 
now 1 O Uracr post, express, rail, freight or boat, and besides your post-ofKce address, give the name of the station or 
u harf to which the goods are to be se nt. 
ReMrdinS Postage Rates ^^^^ seeds are to be sent by mail, add postage for }4 lb, 6 cents; 1 lb. 10 cents 
^ ° ° and for each added lb. 8 cents per lb. When Cash accompanies order we pay 
postage on pkts., ozs., and lbs., except where otherwise noted. 
/T/^rt ^//»/frt*io' — Customers having their goods sent by freight to a Flag Station must allow for Prepay Freight, otherwise goods will 
nag OiaiWnS, be sent to nearest station. 
^5 TO GUARANTEE: CONDITIONS OF SALE 
The Wm. Ewing Co., Limited, give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any 
other matter of any seeds they send out and will not in any way be responsible for the crop. If goods are not accepted on 
these terms they are at once to be returned. 
TV ClO CilSiOTtlCYS Cash should always accompany orders from unknown correspondents, or satisfactory references. 
Dissatisfaction W'e must be informed at once should any cause for complaint with the execution of an order occur. 
\[ 1 { Q £ A ' ^ 1 /?*! R/T^iJ Prompt attention will be given to find the cause for delay and to trace the missing parcrl. 
iVO KjUaraniee OJ OajC /iirlVat uy lViaU-"yj)^^^ promptly advised of non-arrlval by the customer, and sending a copy of thi; 
order stating when and how the order and remittance were sent. 
P /> to Whenever practicable, we would greatly appreciate payment with all orders, as the amount of book-keeping and rendering 
r ayniCTliS Qf acccunts thus prevented would net us a considerable saving. 
f^U f Arl/1 />co Customers are earnestly requested to notify us of any change in their address. Catalogues are mailed to all 
K^fiaUgC OJ /iaaYCSS customers, and should the address prove wrong the Catalogue is lost. 
^/9/5/7c KJni PvfV/>/7 ^^'^ ^hall be pleased to quote prices on any such Seeds when desired, such quotations being always for im- 
kJCeaS iy 01 lYlCCa mediate acceptance. Clover. Timothy, etc.. are subject to market changes in prices. 
0/7 / ^'^"J addressed Envelopes are enclosed in every catalogue, and customers are respectfully requested to make use of them 
YuCT OtlCeiS „iien sending their orders. A supply of Order Sheets and Envelopes can be had on application. 
MaY^Ct GaYdenCYS using large quantities of Seed will pk-ase send for our SPECIAL MARKET GARDENERS' PRICE LIST. 
r r 1 1 J T? n , We keeo a !i--t ol practical Gardeners and Farmers whom we will be pleased to recom- 
tlcad Gardeners and tarm vmseers—„^„^ customers i.. want of such help. 
C J r^l • „ We are the only Seedsmen in the Province of Quebec who have made a specialty of Ihis very important matter, and possess 
Oeea \,leaning the most modem seed-cleanlng Plants, and can turn out first-class samples of TIMOTHY, CLOVER and SUHD 
GR.AIX at moderate prices. We trust our numerous farming friends will appreciate our elTcrts in this respect, by giving us their patronage. 
7 "'^ offer all the kinds that are of practical utility in Canadian Agriculture. Ewing*s Recleaned Lower 
n KjraSSeS ana y^lOVer Canada Timothy and choice samples of Clover are known and wanted all over the Dominion. We shall be 
pleased to send samples and prices on application. Remember that .3()c. difference per bushel in price of Timothy only means ISJaC. per acre. We 
also offer choice qualities of the dilTerent kinds of Clover — all carefully recleaned and unexcelled in purity and germination. The samples 
will speak for themselves and be more conclusive than anything we can say. 
THE WILLIAM EWING CO., LIMITED 
MONTREAL 
Wholesale and Retail Departments and Offices at WAREHOUSE 
142-146 McGill Street Cor. St. Maurice and St. Henry Streets 
Retail and Office Phone Main 184 Wholesale and Manager Phone Main 6778 P. O. Box, 786 
