EWING'S SEED CATALOGUE FOR 1908. (established i869) 
^te^HIS IS THE^THIRTY- EIGHTH ISSUE of our lUustrated^Seed Catalogue, and in 
/ 1 presenting it take the opportunity of returning our sincere thanks 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 recommend us to any of their friends whom 
they think may require anything in our line of business. 
HOW TO ORDER. — When ordering, be careful to write your name and address legibly, 
and say how you want Seeds forwarded, whether by POST, EXPRESS. RAIL, FREIGHT 
or BOAT, and besides your post-office address, give the name of the station or wharf to 
which the goods are to be sent. 
WHEN TO ORDER. — We would respectfully urge our customers to make out a list of 
their wants for the coming season, as soon after 
the receipt of this Catalogue as convenient. By 
so doing ©ur work will be made much easier. 
and orders ■will be executed and 
despatched more promptly. 
AS TO GUARANTEE.— As is 
the custom in the Seed trade, we 
give no warranty of our Seeds, 
expressed or implied.^nor" will we 
accept responsibility in any way for the crop, nor how they will turn 
out. All seeds purchased from us must be accepted on these terms, or 
immediately returned. 
NEW^CUSTOMERS.— Cash should always accompany orders from 
unknown correspondents, or satisfactory references. 
DISSATISFACTION.— We jnust be informed at once should there be 
any cause for complaint with the execution of an order. We will rectify 
promptly any error, ifjt is ours. 
PAYMENTS. — Wherever practicable, we would greatly appreciate 
payment with all orders, as the amount of book-keeping and rendering 
of accounts thus prevented would net us a considerable saving. 
CHANGE 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.— We shall be pleased to quote prices on at.y 
such Seeds when desired, such quotations being always for immediate 
acceptance. 
Clover, Timothy, etc., are .subject to market changes in prices. 
ORDER SHEETS and addressed Envelopes ^ire 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. 
CITY CUSTOMERS not finding it convenient to visit our ware- 
house can depend on their post or telephone order.s being promptly and 
carefuly attended to. We deliver Seeds, etc., free to any part of the City 
and Westmoimt. 
HEAD GARDENERS AND FARM OVERSEERS.— We keep a list 
of practical Gardeners and Farmers whom we will be happy to recom- 
znend to customers in want of such help. 
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SEED^CLEANING .— We are the only Seedsmen in the Province'of 
Quebec who have made a specialty of this very important matter, and 
gossess one of the most modern seed-cleaning Plants, and can turn oiit 
rat-class samples of TIMOTHY, CLOVER and SEED GRAIN at moder- 
ate prices. We trust our numerousjfarming friends will appreciate, .our 
efforts in this resi)ect, by giving us their patronage. 
IN GARDEN, IFLOWER, AND FARM ROOT SEEDS the assort- 
ment we offer embraces everything of value to the Gardener or Farmer, 
and suitable to our Canadian climate. 
IN CORN, WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, ETC.. we offer a selection 
ahead of any Canadian Seed House, and including many new varieties. 
Samples are plump and heavy, and all carefully cleaned for seeding pur- 
poses. 
IN GRASSES AND CLOVER we offer all the kinds that are of prac- 
tical utility in Canadian Agriculture. Ewing's Recleaned Lower Canada 
Timothy and choice samples of Clover are known and wanted all over 
the Dominion by farmers who require the best, and are satisfied with 
nothing less. We shall be pleased to send samples and prices on appUca- 
tion. Remember that 50c. difference per bushel in price of Timothy only 
means 12^^c. per acre. We also offer choice qualities of tlie clifferent 
kinds of Clover — all carefully recleaned and unexcelled in purity ami 
germination. The samples will speak for themselves and be more con- 
clusive than anything we can say. 
INCUBATOR AND POULTRY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT.— We find 
a rapidly increasing demand in this line, induced, to a great extent by 
our being Canadian agents for Cyphers Incubators, and their other 
manufactures, and which are acknowledged, on all hands, to be the best 
on the market. 
FARM AND GARDEN TOOLS, LAWN MOWERS. ETC.. and all 
GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE SUNDRIES.— We keep a heavy and 
varied stock of these, including " Planet, Jr " and " Iron Age " Imple- 
ments, for which we are agents. They are the leading tools of the kinil, 
and have a world-wide reputation. 
SPRAYING APPLIANCES, INSECTICIDES. ETC.— We are agents 
for the justly celebrated Spramotor Spray Pump, the best sprayer yet 
introduced. We carry a full line of Insecticides for Greenhouse and out- 
side spraying. 
Wir^ryXAM E>WIJVO OO., Montreal 
Wholesale and Retail Departments and Office at 
14S-146 McGILL SXBEET. 
Betall and Office 'Phone, Main 184 
Warehouse, Cor. ST.MAUKICK and ST. HENBY STS. 
r. O. Bgx 376 
Wholesale and Manaeer 'Phone, Main 6778. 
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