WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
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Extra Early Round Pod Valentine. 
WHITE DUTCH CASE KNIFE— (Green pod.) An early prolific 
POLE OR RUNNING BEANS 
EWING'S GIANT ASPARAGUS— (Green pod.) Is the 
heaviest cropper of all. Pods are round, of great 
length, tender and of delicious flavor. A splendid 
sort. pkt. 10c. ; lb. 60c. (post paid, lb. 65c.) 
KENTUCKY WONDER or OLD HOMESTEAD— (Green 
Pod.) Pods are seven to nine inches in length and 
are solidly meaty, stringless when young, and of 
particularly good quality. Very prolific, lb. 20c. 
(post paid, lb. 25c.) 
EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX— (YeUow pod.) 
Bears clusters of from 3 to 6 large flat pods of rich 
golden yellow color and of excellent quality, lb. 
20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
BLACK BUTTER or INDIAN CHIEF— (Yellow pod.) 
Waxy yellow pods of fine flavor. A good cropper, 
lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
GOLDEN ANDALUSLA— (Yellow pod.) A splendid 
variety producing fleshy fine flavored pods. lb. 
20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
HORTICULTURAL or CRANBERRY— (Green pod.) 
A popular old variety and is very productive. A 
favorite snap-short, matures early and is used as a 
shell bean. lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
. . variety. Long, flat, green pods. White seeded, and 
20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
Beet in culti- 
makes a fine dry shell bean for winter, lb 
J WIFE'S— (Green pod.) Dark green pods produced "in great abundance, and are from 5 to 6 inches long, broad 
,„^°t^>CK'"^ery fleshy and entirely stringless. Excellent flavor. A grand sort. lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
57?ab?^tSt;ww^I^c ^ delicious bean either in its green or dry state, lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.) 
HSr , „ *° '^'Sh. Produces brilliant scarlet flowers invaluable for use as a trailing vine, 
the pods are excellent for cooking purposes, lb. 20c. (post paid lb 25c ) 
WHITE RUNNERS-lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c lb.). ' 
PAINTED LADY RUNNERS- -lb. 20c. (post paid, lb. 25c.). The thiee preceding varieties are mainly cultivated for their 
flowers, but the pods are also used as a culinary vegetable. 
BUSH LIMA BEANS 
BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA — Of erect growth, about 20 inches high. An immense yielder, and 
thefpods are filled with large beans of luscious flavor. Beans are as large as the Pole Lima 
and 2 weeks earlier, lb. 25c. (post paid lb. 30c.) 
BEET— Fr. Betterave a Table one ounce win sow about '50 [feet 
, , of drill; 5 lbs. will sow an acre. 
Make dnUs 1 inch deep, and from 1 to 1 }^ ft. between, and sow early in spring. As plants grow thin 
out to from4 to 6 inches, according to size of variety, keeping in mind that medium-sized, good colored 'roots 
are best, loo rich soil and too much space produce large, coarse roots. Never use manure in soring The 
tb'nmngs make tbe best of Spinage. 
HALF LONG AND LONG VARIETIES 
SWING'S IMPROVED BONSECOURS MARKET— The best general i, long 
vation. Neat shape ; uniformly smooth, splendid color and ex- 
cellent flavor. Is a very heavy cropper, and a great favorite 
with market gardeners. We strongly recommend it. lb. 75c. ; 1 
lb. 25c.; oz. lOc; pkt. 5c. 
EWING'S SELECT GARDENERS' FAVORITE— A medium sized, 
clean, free-growing root, finely shaped, beautiful rich dark blood- 
color. A splendid table variety and sure to please, i lb. 35c. ; 
oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
COVENT GARDEN — A very handsome variety. Koot smooth and 
entirely underground, flesh a deep blood red and of excellent 
quality, lb. $1; i lb. 35c.; oz. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
DETROIT HALF LONG DARK BLOOD (Select strain). A splendid 
sort for winter use. The roots are intermediate between the 
globe-shaped and the long beets. An enormous yielder and a 
great favorite with the market gardener. Free from woody fibre 
or toughness. The flesh is dark red and of highest table quality', 
lb. 75c.; i lb. 2Sc.; oz. 10c. ; pkt. 5c. 
IMPROVED LONG BLOOD— The heaviest cropper, lb. 60c.; \ lb. 
20c.; oz. lOc; pkt. 5c. 
WHYTE'S DEEP BLOOD— A handsome medium-sized variety. Root i long, 
thick under the neck. Flesh black-red, firm, and of good quality. 
Skin of a leaden hue. lb. 75c.; J lb. 25c.; oz. 10c. ; pkt. 5c. 
ROUND OR TURNIP VARIETIES 
NEW TURNIP BEET, " TVITHAM FIREBALL."— A new and quite 
fli.stinct extra early turnip-rooted variety of the finest table qualities. 
The flesh is solid, crisp and sweet, and of a brilliant fiery red color. 
It is of a perfectly globular form with smooth skin, a tiny tap root 
and vQiy siender leaf stocks. While it is as early as the earliest strains 
of flat Egyptian, it conserves its good qualities for a very much longer 
time. Pkt. 5c.; oz. 15c.; 14 lb. 40c. (Contd. over) Witham Fireball Beet. 
Ewing's; 
Improved 
' Bonse- 
cours 
Market 
Beet. 
