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WILLIAM EWING & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE 
SWEDE TURNIPS— Continued. 
SUTTON'S CHAMPION PURPLE TOP— Recommended for I LAING'S IMPROVED PURPLE TOP— A distinct variety of 
eeneral cron- h«nH<!r,mo =Kor,» i,„ lu medium size and small top. Best table Swede, and in very 
dry seasons produces as heavy a crop as larger sorts. Per 
lb. 30c.; 1 lb. 15c.; pkt. 5c. 
SWEET GERMAN— Medium size, fine flavor and solid flesh, 
for the garden. Per lb. 50c.; i lb. 20c.; pkt. 5c. 
general crop; handsome shape and good keeper. 
20c.; } lb. 10c. ; 4 lbs. 75c. 
BANGHOLM PURPLE TOP— A fine even cropper 
20c.; i lb. 10c. ; 4 lbs. 75c. 
GREEN TOP SWEDE— Handsome shape and good for table 
use. A splendid keeper. Per lb. 25c.; i lb. 10c. ; 4 lbs. 90c. 
Per lb. 
Per lb. 
Agricultural Grasses 
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. Per lb. 35c. ; 10 lbs. at 30c. 
CANADA BLUE GRASS — (Poa compressa) — Resembles the "preceding, excepting that the stem hardly grows so strong. One 
of the best varieties for lawns ; makes an excellent pasture ; most suitable for high dry land. Per lb. 17c. ; 10 lbs. at 12c. 
RED TOP — (Agrostis vulgaris) — For permanent pasture ; forms a close sod and succeeds best on moist soil. Should be 
kept eaten close, so as to prevent its i unning to seed, the seed stalks being unpalatable to stock. Choice, per lb. 12c.: 
10 lbs. at 9c. Fancy, lb. 25c.; 10 lbs. at 23c. 
CREEPING BENT — (Agrostis Stolonifera) — When mixed with other varieties it makes an excellent pasture grass, and alone 
is much used on Golf Links. Per lb. 35c.; 10 lbs. at 30c. 
RHODE ISLAND BENT— (Agrostis Caniria)— Good for lawns. Of dwarf creeping habit, admirably adapted for Golf Links, 
forms a close, fine sod. Per lb. 35c ; 10 lbs. at .30c. 
CRESTED DOGSTAIL — (Cynosurus cristatus) — Useful for pasture, and thrives well on almost any sort of soil. The flower 
stalks are not eaten by cattle, but all animals are fond of the root leaves. Per lb. 50c. ; 10 lbs. at 48c. - 
SHEEP 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. Per lb. 20c. ; 10 lbs. at 19c. 
HARD FESCUE— (Festuca duriuscula) — Is a fine pasture grass, and does well in most kinds of soil, but especially on such 
as are light and dry. Is of dwarf growth, with fine foliage, and forms a close sod. Per lb. 20c. ; 10 lbs. at 19c. 
ORCHARD— (Dactylis glomerata) — Valuable for hay or pasture, on account of its large yield and ripening at same time as 
clover. It is best to sow it alone for haj', and a special advantage it has is that it is ready for cutting a fortnight or three 
weeks earlier than Timothy. It is not s iitable for th^n div soils, 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 mown or/eaten off, grows so quickly 
again. Per lb. 25o.; 10 lbs. at 23c. 
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. 15c; 10 lbs. at 14c. 
MEADOW FOXTAIL — (Alopecurus prateniiis) — A strong growing permanent grass, the flower stalks resembling Timothy. Is 
remarkable for the great quantity of leafy herbage it produces, in proportion to the quantity of stalk. Succeeds well 
on almost any kind of soil. Per lb. 45c.; 10 Ib.s. at 42c. 
MEADOW FESCUE — (Festuca pratensis) — Though of strong growth the herbage is always tender and succulent, and it 
makes a fine quality of hay as well as pasture. Succeeds well on heavy loams or clay. A particularly valuable grass 
which we .strongly recommend. Perlb. 20c. ; 10 lbs. at 17c. 
TALL FESCUE — (Festuca Elatior) — Is a tall, coarse growing grass, succeeding well on damp soils. Per lb. 42c. ; 10 lbs. at 40c. 
WOOD MEADOW GRASS — (Poa nemoralis) — Is suited to almost any variety of soil, is very early, and succeeds better 
under trees than any other grass. Per lb. 60c. ; 10 lbs. at 55c. 
TALL MEADOW OAT GRASS— (Avena Elatior)— A strong growing grass, doing well on all sorts of soils. Per lb, 
35c. ; 10 lbs. at 32c. 
AWNLESS BROME GRASS— (Bromus Inermis)— Valuable for light dry soils. In Manitoba, it has given ths best of 
.satisfaction, and on dry -soils anywhere will succeed well. Is adapted either for hay or permanent pasture. Its roots 
lieing difficult to kill, it is advisable to use it only for permanent hay or pasture. Per lb. 18c.; 10 lbs. at I6c. 
Prices for large quantities of Grasses on application. 
Grass and Clover Seeds 
The term " Choice " as applied to Clover and Timothy 
does'not only mean seed entirely free from weeds — this it may 
be, just as it comes from the thrashing mill, and still 25 p. c. 
of the'weight be immature, light grains, sand, etc., that will 
not vegetate and are thus worthless. Choice seed should not 
only''be free from weeds but be bright, of a high percentage 
of growth, and every grain large, plump and uniform in 
size. 
We assure our patrons that the cost per acre of truly choice 
seed over inferior is but little more than common stuff. In 
order to send out clean seed, the Seed Merchant must have 
machinery capable of effecting this, and for years we have 
given this matter our closest attention. With our improved 
machinery for cleaning and grading, we are in a position to 
offer samples of the very finest quality. 
Farmers to whom it is inconvenient to deal direct with us, 
should ask their store-keepers for Ewing's Select re-cleaned 
Lower Canada Timothy (Sun and Moon Brands), and be sure 
that they get it. 
Our "Select Unhulled Lower Canada Timothy" is ac- 
knowledged to be superior to seed grown in any other section 
on account of its size and plumpness and the strong growth 
of plants produced by it. 
Note. — All Clovers and Timothy of the various brands and 
qualities we offer for sale are sold as being strictly Govern 
ment Standard and in accordance with the Seed Control Act 
of Parliament. 
