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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
top. liest table Swede, and in very 
lOc; pkt. 5c. (add 5c. per lb. if by 
EWING'S^SELECT^WEDE TURNIPS— Contd. 
0,,++^»,>c -lUTormiiTn ■Rnniim A grand globe-shaped variety, producing 
Sutton's Magnum ijonum. ^^^^^ immense si7,e, clean, ideal in form. 
Is of hardy constitution and splendid quality. Produces an enormous weight of 
roots per acre i lb. 10c. ; 1 lb 25c.; 4 lbs. 9Sc. (add Sc. per lb. if by mail.) 
BROWN'S UNIVERSAL— A purple top globe variety. Roots are large ana is * 
splendid cropper; resists blight in hot weather, i lb. lOc; 1 lb. 2Sc.; 4 lbs. VSc. 
(add 5c. per lb. if by mail.") . , „ j i „ „,„ii 
HalPs Westbury. ^r&%'::f:t^:^^^^^ 
Drummond>s Extra Improved. We^ '':,:tr;::r,rL^^^^^^ 
coarseness is avoided, it may be confidently relied upon as one of the most robust 
o-rowers and heaviest croppers in cultivation, combining highest feeding and best 
keeping quality. Our stock of this variety we have imported from the origina 
introducer." \Ve recommend it as being one of the best varieties. Per lb. 25c., 
ilb lOc; 4 lbs. 9Sc. (add5c. perlb.if bymail. 
"SUTTON'S CHAMPION PURPLE TOP— Recommended for general crop, handsome 
.shape and good keeper. Per lb. 20c.; ilb. l Oc; 41bs 75c (add Sc perlb if by maiL) 
BANGHOLM PURPLE TOP— Per lb. 20c ; i lb. 1 Oc ; 4 lbs. 75c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail.) 
CARTER'S IMPERLA.L PURPLE TOP— Per lb. 20c.; \ lb. 10c. ; 4 lbs. 75c. (add 5c. 
per lb. if by mail.) 
LAING'S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP — A distinct variety of medium size and small 
dry seasons produces as heavy a crop as [larger sorts. Per lb. 25c.; i lb. I5c.; oz 
mail.) 
ONE POUND ^ /Tf 55 
One 
GREEN AND BRONZE TOP SWEDES 
Ewing's Select Strain Kangaroo Bronze Top. 
a grand constitution, possessing the same cropping features Elephant and is 
similar in size and growth to the preceding. In the Maritime Provmces of Canada 
this variety is the popular favorite, on account of its ^eat hardiness and excellent 
keeping qualities \ lb. lOc; 1 lb. 2Sc.; 4 lbs. 95c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail.) 
HARDY GREEN TOP SWEDE— A fine globular bulb of very compact flesh, growing 
well into the ground. Is unsurpassed for firnmess of texture and hardiness ot excel- 
lent quality and good cropper. Per lb. 25c. ; i lb. lOc; 4 lbs. 90c. (add Sc per lb. 
HASZA^S BRONZE TOP— Particularly valuable on account of its heavy yield and 
splendid long-keeping qualities. A very popular sort, i lb. 10c. ; lb. ZSc; 4 lbs. 
90c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail.) 
AGRICULTURAL GRASSES 
(Add 5c. per lb. if by mail.) 
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS— (Poa pratensis)— A fine pasture grass, which thrives best 
on dry, gravelly soil. Yields a large quantity of herbage very early in the season; 
its extreme earliness and the close sod it forms makes it very valuable in permanent 
pastures or lawns. Imported. Perlb. 30c. ^ i n <. „ „ 
CANADA BLUE GRASS— (Poa compressa)— Resembles the preceding, excepting that the stem hardly grows so strong^ 
of the best varieties for lawns; makes an excellent pasture; most smtable for high dry land. Per lb. 20c. , 10 bs. at l»c. 
RED TOP— (Agrostis vulgaris)— For permanent pasture; forms a close sod and succeeds best on moist soib Should be kept 
eaten close, so as to prevent its running to seed, the seed stalks being unpalatable to stock. Fancy, per lb. 25c. ; 10 lbs. at 2Jc. 
CREEPING BENT— (Agrostis stolonifera)— Of dwarf creeping habit. When mixed with other varieties it makes an excellent pas- 
ture grass. It bears constant walking over in the most remarkable way and is therefore indispensable for golf, course croquet, 
and tricket field mixtures, as well as lawn mixtures. Is of fine texture and deep green color. Pf 4«c. , 10 lbs. at 35c. 
RHODE ISLAND BENT— (Agrostis Canina)— Good for lawns. Of a more tuft-forming hsibit than the preceding, admirably 
adapted for Golf Links, forms a close fine sod. Per lb. 40c. ; 10 lbs at 35c. ^ ^ . „„k 
CRESTED DOGSTAIL— (Cynosurus cristatus)— One of the most valuable under grasses for permanent pasture, not so much so 
on account of its great productiveness as for its exceptionally great nutntive value. About 20 to 25 mches hagh and thrives 
well on almost any sort of soil. The flower stalks are not eaten by cattle but aU animals are fond of the root leaves A splen- 
did grass for lawns and pleasure grounds, its deep-green, very narrow blades and its dwarf growth render it most valuable 
for lawns. Per lb. 60c.; 10 lbs. at 57c. , ., ^ ■ . r* j ™ ii «„^t;^^ «f it 
SHEEP'S FESCUE— (Festuca ovina)— Best adapted for gravelly or sandy soils. Grows in tufts, and a small portion of it is 
of great advantage in permanent pasture, especially where sheep are kept. Very useful for dry uplands or rocky pastures. 
HARD FEScW-^(Festucf duriuscula)— Is a fine pasture grass, and does well in most kinds of soil but especially on such as are 
ligh t and dry. Is of dWarf growth, with fine foliage, 20 to 25 inches high narrow blades and still finer bottom lea ves of a deep- 
gfeen color, and is used extensively as a lawn-grass and does excellently on light or sandy soils. Per lb. ^Oc., 10 lbs at 37c. 
ORCHARD— (Dactvlis glomerata)— 35 to 45 inches high, growing large tufts and deep roots forming grass with an abundance 
of rather broad leaves and of great agricultural and nutritive value Valuable for hay or pasture, on accoun t of its large yield 
and ripening at same time as clover. It is liest to sow it alone for hay, and a special advantage it has is that it is ready lor 
cutting a fortnight or three weeks earlier than Timothy, It is not suitable for marshy tracts of land, but grows well on any 
other, and under the shade of trees. For hay it should be cut on the green side. No other grass, after being mo^vn or eaten 
off, grows so quickly again. It is entirely unsuited for lawns on account of its broad leaves and coarse, tutty habit, V er id, 
ENGLISH PERENNIAL RYE GRASS— (Lolium perenne)— Is the staple grass used for hay in Britain as Timothy is in this 
country. A portion may be used in Pasture Mixtures, on account of its early and strong growth. Per lb. 20c. ; 10 lbs, at ISc. 
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