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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:19:52 GMT
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- WHERE YOU CAN WRITE FOR CANADIAN SEEDS
-
- Here are some general-interest B.C. and other Canadian company addresses.
- Unless otherwise indicated, the catalogues are free.
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- Territorial Seeds (Canada Ltd)
- P.O. Box 462254
- Station G
- Vancouver, BC
- V6R 4G5
-
- A regional catalogue listing vegetables, herbs and flowers appropriate to our
- coastal growing conditions. Detailed cultural directions geared to the west
- coast climate, with the emphasis on producing vegetables without pesticides.
-
-
- ("We all have favourite seed catalogues, but without doubt for West Coast
- gardeners, Territorial Seeds is the best. Not only are this company's seeds
- especially selected for our climate, but the catalogue is full of useful
- information on how to plan and sow for a year-round vegetable harvest." -
- David Tarrant, Vancouver Sun, Dec 28/91.
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- The Butchart Gardens
- P.O. Box 4010
- Station A
- Victoria, BC
- V8X 3X4
-
- Catalogue $1.00, refundable with first order. Fine selection of annual and
- perennial flower seed at reasonable prices. Good source for old-fashioned
- varieties.
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- Pacific Northwest Seed
- P.O. Box 460
- Vernon, BC
- V1T 6M4
-
- Catalogue $1.00. Excellent selection of flowers and vegetables. Useful
- growing instructions for coastal as well as interior conditions. Best
- coastal varieties are indicated.
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- Salt Spring Seeds
- P.O. Box 33
- Ganges, BC
- VOS 1E0
-
- Catalogue $2.00. High-protein seeds - dozens of bean varieties, quinoa,
- amaranth. All grown organically on Saltspring Island. List of 10 garlic
- varieties mailed in summer for fall delivery and planting. Owner Dan Jason
- says "I never rent, loan, or sell my mailing list." I've ordered from
- SaltSpring Seeds and I'm very happy with them.
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- Stokes Seeds, Ltd
- P.O. Box 10
- St Catharines, Ontario
- L2R 6R6
-
- Over 2,500 varieties of vegetables, flower and herb seeds, for which
- germination requirements, needs of the growing plants, and pest control are
- outlined. Warning: if you order from Stokes, they'll sell your name to any
- direct-mail company that will buy it. You'll get lots of junk mail as a
- result of dealing with Stokes; you may want to use an alias when writing to
- them so you'll at least know who to blame for the junk mail that will follow.
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- Dominion Seed House
- Georgetown, Ontario
- L7G 4A2
-
- Spring catalogue includes approximately 2,000 listings of flower and
- vegetables seeds as well as indoor and outdoor gardening and kitchen aids,
- books. Fall bulb catalogue.
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- T and T Seeds, Ltd
- P.O. Box 1710
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- R3C 3P6
-
- Catalogue $1.00. A home and garden catalogue with reasonable prices.
- Vegetable and flower seeds, garden accessories, vitamins and health products.
- Early order discount.
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- William Dam Seeds
- P.O. Box 8400
- Dundas, Ontario
- L9H 6M1
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- Catalogue 2.00, refundable with first order. None of this firm's seed is
- treated with pesticide. Vegetable selection includes European varieties.
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- McFayden Seed
- P.O. Box 1800
- Brandon, Manitoba
- R7A 6N4
-
- Mail order division of McKenzie Seeds sold locally. Comprehensive garden
- catalogue, including kitchen aids. Catalogue looks great! Spring and
- summer/fall catalogues.
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- Lindenburg Seeds Ltd
- 803 Princess Avenue
- Brandon, Manitoba
- R7A 0P5
-
- A no-frills black and white catalogue (colour cover) with a wide range of
- vegetable and flower seeds at very attractive prices.
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- Alberta Nurseries and Seeds
- Bowden, Alberta
- T0M 0K0
-
- Comprehensive colour catalogue; some unique varieties such as Forerunner and
- Chalon pansies.
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- Vesey's Seeds Ltd
- York, Prince Edward Island.
- C0A 1P0
-
- This firm specializes in seeds for short seasons. Catalogue is mostly black
- and white, but has some colour sections.
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-
- The information above was based on a newspaper article by Helen Chesnut,
- printed in the Province on November 5, 1991. I've added comments to her
- listings.
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- Heritage Seed Program
-
- RR3
- Uxbridge, Ontario,
- LP9 1R3
-
- Offers rare heritage seeds free to program members. When you order seeds
- from the Heritage Seed Program, you make the commitment to grow the seeds
- properly (no cross- polination) and save the seeds of plants you grow to make
- them available to other Heritage Seed members across Canada. Write for a
- free pamphlet and find out how you can grow -and help save from extinction -
- some of the neatest plants you could imagine.
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