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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
BEANS-English 
iiig^ (_'hi!mpion Broad Windsor Bean 
Sow in drills two feet apart, and leave 5 or 6 inches between plants. One pound of 
seed will sow 100 feet of row. 
EWING'S CHAMPION BROAD 
WINDSOR— Very large, re- 
mains long fit for use. Per 
lb. 20c.; post paid, 25c 
BEANS 
'Dwarf or Bush Wax 
Podded Varieties. 
One pound will plant 100 ft. of 
row, one bushel will plant 
half an acre in drills. 
If by mail add i6c. per pound to 
Newfoundland or U.S.A. 
To socure a succession of Dwarf 
Beans, make successive sowings from 
May till middle of July, in rows li to 
2 ft. apart, covering Ine Beans 3 in- 
ches. Thin out to from 4 to 6 inches, 
and slightly 'earth up. Commence 
picking when pods are young, and the 
plants will thus continue producing 
for quite a time. Make sowings of 
Pole Beans about same time as dwarf 
varieties, in rows 6 to 10 ft. apart, 
leaving 6 to 9 inches between plants. 
Stake when plants are well above 
ground. In ' hills " drive in poles 4 
ft. apart, planting 4 or 5 beans round 
each, tying to poles as beans gr ow. 
EWING'S '^SELECT SADDLE- 
BACK WAX— A grand varie- 
ty. Plants of strong bushy 
habit, about 15 inches in 
height and extremely pro- 
ductive. Pods are long and 
straight, well rounded and very meaty. Always stringless and very brittle, rich 
golden yellow in color and finest flavor, lb. 25c.; 5 lbs. $1.00 (add 5c. per 
lb. if by mail). 
CURRIE'S RUST PROOF BLACK WAX— Upright and robust habit. Pods are long, 
flat, and hang well off the ground. Beautiful golden color, lb. 18c.; 5 lbs. 85c.; 
pkt. 5c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
WARDWELL'S KIDNEY WAX— One of the best early sorts. Particularly free 
from rust, very productive. Straight flat pods of rich golden yellow, lb. 20c.; 
5 lbs. 90c.; pkt. 5c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
YOSEMITE MAMMOTH WAX — Pods are long, round and soUd, l)right yellow in 
color, absolutely stringless, and numerous, lb. 35c.; by mail postpaid, lb. 40c. 
KEENEY'S RUSTLESS WAX — A strong growing sort and very prolific. Pods are 
meaty and well filled, excellent quality, lb. 18c. ; 5 lbs. 85c. (add 5c. per lb. if 
by mail). 
FLAGEOLET or SCARLET WAX— A valuable heavy cropping variety producing very 
long broad, flat, yellow pods of excellent quality and stringless. lb. 20c.; 5 lbs. 
90c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
DETROIT WAX — Round, extremely tender, beautiful yellow pods. Very produc- 
tive, lb. 18c.; 5 lbs. 85c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
GOLDEN PODDED WAX — Light yellow pods, very brittle. Plants stand erect, bearing an abundance of fine pods held 
well off the ground, lb. 18c.; 5 lbs. 86c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
PROLIFIC BLACK WAX — Dwarf bush growth, very early and prolific. 
15c.; 5 lbs. 70c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
DAVIS' WHITE WAX — Immensely productive. Pods are large, straight, and six inches long. Makes a fine winter shell 
bean. lb. 20c.; 5 lbs. 90c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
DWARF GREEN PODDED VARIETIES 
STRINGLESS GREEN POD — A grand sort, combining hardiness, extreme earliness and great productiveness with large 
handsome pods of finest quality, lb. 20c.; 5 lbs. 90c. (add 5e. per lb. if by mail). 
EXTRA EARLY ROUND POD VALENTINE — A standard early round pod variety of fine flavor. Very productive and 
unequalled in uniformity of ripening, lb. 15c.; 5 lbs. 60c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). For Illustration see next page. 
. EARLY CHINA — A good early sort. Very productive, and much esteemed as a dry shell bean. lb. 15c.; 5 lbs. 60c.(add 
5c. per lb. if by mail). 
EARLY YELLOW SDC WEEKS— Flat pods 6 inches in length, light green, lb. 15c.; 5 lbs. 60c. (add 5c. per lb. if by mail). 
IMPROVED REFUGEE or looo to i — An extremely prolific sort, bearing pale green pods about 5 inches in length and 
almost round. Solid flesh, brittle, and of fine flavor, lb. 15c.; 5 lbs. 60c. 
DWARF HORTICULTURAL— Grown as a shell bean. Grand sort. lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.). 
EARLY MARROWFAT— Grown as a shell bean. lb. 15c. (post paid, lb. 20c.). 
WHITE KIDNEY— Used as a cooking bean, dry. lb. 15c. (post paid, lb. 20.). 
IMPROVED YELLOW EYE or BOSTON FAVORITE— This fine sort is most valued as a shell bean. lb. 15c.;(post paid, 
lb. 20c.). 
Wardwell Kidney Wax 
Deep golden yellow pods of excellent flavor, lb. 
