1869 ESTABLISHED 51 YEARS 1920 
SWING'S RELIABLE SEEDS 
JANUARY 1920 
This is the Fiftll-first Issue °^ illustrated Seed Catalogue, and in presenting it we take the opportunity of rcturninR 
J " J our sincere tlianks for the yearly increasing trade with which we have been favoured by the 
leading farmers and gardeners of Canada. We solicit a continued and extended patronage, and respectfully ask our customers to recom- 
mend us to any of their friends whom they think may require anything in our line of business. 
Hrttil in Orrlor When ordering, be careful to write your name and address legibly, and say how you want seeds forwarded, 
v^/ui-» whether by POST, EXPRESS, RAIL, FREIGHT or BOAT, and besides your post-ofifice address, give the name 
of the station or wharf to which the goods are to be sent. 
RpfSardinO Pn^inap Rnfps When seeds are to be sent by mail, add postage for W2 lb. 6 cents, 1 lb. 10 cents, and for 
jvi,gu/ut<tf J uoiugt. t\uiK.j ^^^^ added lb. 8 cents per lb. When Gash accompanies order we pay postage on pkts., 
ozs., and }i lbs. only, except where otherwise noted. 
FlaS Siations Customers having their goods sent by freight to a Flag Station nmst allow for Prepay PVeight, otherwise goods 
^ will be sent to nearest station. 
AS TO GUARANTEE : CONDITIONS OF SALE 
The Wm. Ewing Co., Limited, give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, quality, pro- 
ductiveness 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. 
PaumentS Remittances must be sent by Post Office Money Order, Postal Notes, Bank Draft, Express Money Order or by regis- 
tered letter. In case of cheques, exchange must be added or made payable at par Montreal. 
Dissatisfaction We must be informed at once should any cause for complaint with the execution of an order occur. 
No Guarantee of Safe Arrival by Mail—^'P"}V^ attention will be given to find the cause for delay and to trace the 
■> ■> ^ missmg parcel when promptly advised of non-arrival by the customer, and 
sending a copy of the order stating when and how the order and remittance were sent. 
New Customers Cash should always accompany orders from unknown correspondents, or satisfactory references. 
ChanSe of Address Customers are earnestly requested to notify us of any change in their address. Catalogues are mailed to 
^ all customers, and should the address prove wrong the Catalogue is lost. 
Seeds Not Priced— ^'^ pleased to quote prices on any such Seeds when desired, such quotations being always for imme- 
diate acceptance. Clover, Timothy, etc., are subject to market changes in prices. 
Order Sheets '^"^ addressed Envelopes are enclosed in every Catalogue, and customers are respectfully requested to make use of 
them when sending their orders. A supply of Order Sheets and Envelopes can be had on application. 
Market Gardeners using large quantities of Seed will please send for our SPECIAL MARKET GARDENERS' PRICE LIST. 
Head Gardeners and Farm Overseers •^'^^ ^'^'^P ^ °^ practical Gardeners and Farmers whom we will be pleased to 
recommend to customers in want of such help. 
Seed Cleaning ^^'^ ""'^ Seedsmen in the Province of Quebec who have made a speciality of this very important matter, 
^ and possess one of the most modern seed-cleaning Plants, and can turn out first-class samples of TIMOTHY, 
CLOVER and SEED GRAIN at moderate prices. We trust our numerous farming friends will appreciate our efforts in this respect 
by giving us their patronage. 
In Grasses and Clover '■'•''^ ""^^r all the kinds that are of practical utility in Canadian Agriculture. Ewing's Recleaned 
111 \j 00 Lower Canada Timothy and choice samples of Clover are known and wanted all over the Domin- 
ion. We shall be pleased to send samples and prices upon application. Remember that 50c. difference per bushel in price of Timoth\ 
only means l2'Ac. per acre. We also offer choice qualities of the different 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 
Whole»»le and Retail Departments and Officos at WAREHOLISE 
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 
