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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 
Zizania Aquatica)— Grown in marshes and swamps. WDd 
ducks and other w^at«r fowl feed on it. Directions on 
application, lb. 25c.; if by mail 30c. 
TTIa-s- QppH For sowing, feeding and medicinal purposes. 
f iOA occu . g_j pgj. ijugjj^ choice re-cleaned. 
Pop Com Best white, lOc. per lb.; 3 lbs. 2Sc. 
Giant Russian Sunflower ib. lOc; 3 ibs. 2Sc 
lb. lOc; 
BIRD SEEDS Canary rte^^ieaned 
LETTUCE SEED— oz. Sc. 
Hemp lb. lOc; 3 lbs. 2Sc. Maw Ib. 25c. 
Millet lb. 5c. RAPE— lb. lOc; 3 lbs. 25c. 
TJfi-vaA "Rirrlcpprl Our standard mixture, fresh re- 
Mixed iiiraseea ^^^^^^^^ n,_ ,oc,; 3 ibs. 25c. 
Evergreen Broom Corn Per ib. lOc; 10 ibs. poc Mixed Seed for Parrots ib. lOc; 3 ibs. for 2Sc. 
Prices for large quantities on application. 
MISCELLANEOUS FORAGE PLANTS 
BEANS EARLY SOTA — Used for cutting green for stock feeding. Commence to cut when blossoming, but for Ensilage the 
pods should be well filled. Sow at the rate of 30 lbs. per acre, in rows 2^ feet apart, and leave 8 plants to the runnmg toot. 
Can be used as a soil enricher, same as clover, per lb. 10c. ; per 100 lbs. $9.00. 
Strong leafy growth, with spreadmg 
Horse Beans Bush. $2.25. (imported Scotch.) 
The beans are either boiled and fed to horses or pound into 
meal for cattle, and no grain will produce more beet or milk, while tbe 
straw is as good as Timothy hay for horses. Sow m drills— 30 inches 
apart— li bushels per acre, in well manured clay land or heavy loam, 
if possible. 
«iinflr»wpr (Mammoth Russian)— Sow in drills at the 
MmnOWer ;^te of 7 ibs. per acre. Perlb. lOc; 31bs. 25c. 
TTa-f-fir Cnrn Grows 4 to 5 ft. high, and should be sown 
js^ainr v^orn ^p^^.^ ..^^y jg^^y 
makes fine feed either green or dry. Sow 5 lbs. to the acre 
in drills and 25 lbs. broadcast. 8c. per lb.; 10 lbs. at Oc; 
100 lbs. 84.00. 
LUCERNE or ALFALFA— See Clovers. Page 36. 
Millpt PnTnTTin-n Makes rapid growth. Leafj;; and 
Millet, l.,Ommon abundant foliage. (Market price.) 
Millet, German At 8I.75 bush. 48 ibs. 
Sand or Hairy Vetch i5c. per ib.; 82.00 per peck. 
Millet, Japanese ^^^^^ - Produces the heaviest crop 
of Forage of any variety of Millet. Per lb. lOc; 10 lbs. 
60c.; per 100 lbs. $5.00. 
TTnmrarifin Grfl<;<? Stands drought well and will pro- 
aungarian ^rrass ^^^^ ^ ^^^.6^ ^^^^ ^^^^ g^i, 
At 81.75 per bush. 48 lbs. 
Rape See Agricultural Root Seeds. Page 33. 
SAINFOIN— A popular forage plant in Europe. Succeeds 
fairly well here, producing very early forage, lb. ISc. 
QmitViPrn Cnw Ppfl Sow in May, 90 lbs. per acre 
bOUmern S^O-W fea. broadcast; when full grown it 
can either be plowed in to enrich the soil with nitrogen, or 
cut for green feed. lb. 8c. 
Taroo f\r VptrViPC Very valuable as a green fodder for 
I ares or vel^,^c^ j^^^.^^^ ^^^^^ 
sown as soon as the snow goes, and is the earliest fit for use 
of any spring sown forage plant. Bush. 82.25. For large 
quantities, write for quotations. 
EWING'S SELECTED SEED GRAIN 
points -^^l.'SS^^S&^S !^;;V^-.-|^^r^S^S^ X^:^.S^Sr^^:^o^: 
These prices are subject to change 
without notice. 
note the difference in freight, in favor of Montreal, to all 
annual loss to the Dominion resulting from the sowing of low grade sccd grain. It is astonishing how 
^rinnowfng kt less cos^^^nd we hope our farmer friends will note this suggestion and act on it. 
Our seed grain is heavy and properly cleaned. 
