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Canadian Seed Catalogue Index

Looking for seeds?

This is a list of vegetable and fruit seeds that were sold in recent years by Canadian seed companies.

Click on a section in the list below to see the varieties available, and the companies that sold them. Visit these companies, buy their seeds, and enjoy a beautiful, diverse garden this summer!

Amaranth ()
Artichoke ()
Arugula (84)
Asparagus (36)
Asparagus Bean ()
Asparagus Pea ()
Barley (35)
Bean (1065)
Bean, Adzuki ()
Bean, Fava ()
Bean, Hyacinth ()
Bean, Lima ()
Bean, Mung ()
Bean, Runner ()
Bean, Soy ()
Bean, Tepary ()
Beet (293)
Broccoli (151)
Broccoli Raab (30)
Brussels Sprouts ()
Buckwheat (6)
Cabbage (225)
Carrot (400)
Cauliflower (90)
Celery/Celeriac ()
Chick Pea/Garbanzo ()
Citron ()
Collards ()
Corn (389)
Cowpea ()
Cress (75)
Cucumber (543)
Eggplant (180)
Endive/Escarole/Chicory/Radicchio ()
Fennel, Florence ()
Flax (8)
Garlic (2)
Garlic, Artichoke ()
Garlic, Asian ()
Garlic, Asiatic ()
Garlic, Creole ()
Garlic, Glazed Purple Stripe ()
Garlic, Marbled Purple Strip ()
Garlic, Marbled Purple Stripe ()
Garlic, Porcelain ()
Garlic, Purple Strip ()
Garlic, Purple Stripe ()
Garlic, Rocambole ()
Garlic, Silverskin ()
Garlic, Turban ()
Garlic, Weakly bolting ()
Garlic, unknown ()
Gourd (41)
Grass Pea/Chickling Pea (Lathyrus sativus) ()
Grass Pea/ChicklingPea (Lathyrus sativus) ()
Horseradish (4)
Jerusalem Artichoke ()
Kale (172)
Kamut ()
Kohlrabi ()
Leek (86)
Lentil (16)
Lettuce (898)
Millet ()
Muskmelon (281)
Mustard (166)
Oats (12)
Okra (36)
Onion (422)
Orach (26)
Oriental & Specialty Greens & Vegetables ()
Parsley, Root ()
Parsnip (52)
Pea (499)
Pepper (1042)
Potato (197)
Quinoa (20)
Radish (350)
Rhubarb (3)
Rye (4)
Salsify/Scorzonera ()
Spelt (3)
Spinach (133)
Spinach, Malabar ()
Spinach, New Zealand ()
Spinach, Red Aztec (Chenopodium nuttal)  ()
Spinach, Strawberry ()
Squash, Zucchini & Pumpkins ()
Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) ()
Swiss chard (157)
Teff ()
Tomatillo/Ground Cherry/Husk Tomato ()
Tomato (4359)
Tomato, Currant ()
Tomato, Lichti ()
Tomato, Litchi ()
Triticale (4)
Turnip, Summer ()
Turnip, Winter (Rutabaga) ()
Watermelon (193)
Wheat (82)
Wheat Cross ()
Thank you to the donors who helped make this list possible:

Agrohaitai
Memoriam gifts in the name of Marnie McIntosh
Karyn Wright, Terra Edibles
Twin Meadows Organics
Greta's Organic Gardens
Harmonic Herbs
Jaraka Farm
 

Please note: Seeds of Diversity has no store, and no mail order seed sales. We collect back-up seed samples for conservation of endangered varieties, and recruit volunteers to help grow fresh seeds. This list is here to help you find commercial sources, and to help us set our conservation priorities.

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Turnip, Summer - Varieties Sold in Canada

de Krosno
La Societe des plantes
Early Flat Red Top
La Societe des plantes
Early Purple Top White Globe
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Early Snowball
McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd
Frosty Sweet
Henry Field's Seed & Nursery
Goldana
Salt Spring Seeds
Golden Ball/Jaune Boule d'Or
Eternal Seed,  West Coast Seeds Ltd.
Golden Globe
Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed,  Greta's Organic Gardens,  Matchbox Garden and Seed Co.,  Mountain Grove Seed Company,  Urban Harvest
Goldette
Stellar Seeds
Goldina
William Dam Seeds
Hakurei
West Coast Seeds Ltd.
Harris
Full Circle Seeds
Just Right
William Dam Seeds
Noire Long de Pardailhan
La Societe des plantes
Petrovski
La Societe des plantes,  Les Jardins de l'Écoumène
Purple Prince
Vesey's Seeds Ltd.
Purple Top Milan
Eternal Seed,  Heritage Harvest Seed,  Mountain Grove Seed Company,  Salt Spring Seeds,  William Dam Seeds
Purple Top White Globe
A'bunadh Seeds,  Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd.,  Berton Seeds,  Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed,  Cubit's,  Dominion Seed House (W.H.Perron),  Early's Farm & Garden Centre Inc.,  Eternal Seed,  Ferme Fleur de Laurier,  Florabunda Seeds,  Greta's Organic Gardens,  Harmonic Herbs,  Henry Field's Seed & Nursery,  Heritage Harvest Seed,  Hope Seeds and Perennials,  Incredible Seed Company,  La ferme coopérative Tourne-Sol,  Le Jardin de Julie,  Les Jardins du Grand-Portage,  Lindenberg Seeds Ltd.,  Matchbox Garden and Seed Co.,  McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd,  OSC Seeds (Ontario Seed Company),  Prairie Garden Seeds,  Seeds of Creation,  Soggy Creek Seed Co.,  Stellar Seeds,  Stokes Seeds Ltd,  Terra Edibles,  Urban Harvest,  West Coast Seeds Ltd.,  William Dam Seeds
Red Round
Tree and Twig Heirloom Vegetable Farm
Royal Crown
Lindenberg Seeds Ltd.,  T & T Seeds Ltd.
Scarlet Ohno Revival
Greta's Organic Gardens
Seven Top
Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed,  Eternal Seed,  Greta's Organic Gardens,  Incredible Seed Company,  Soggy Creek Seed Co.,  Stokes Seeds Ltd,  William Dam Seeds
Tokyo Cross
Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd.,  West Coast Seeds Ltd.
Top Star
Stokes Seeds Ltd
Turnip Top Green
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Turnip Top Namenia
William Dam Seeds
White Egg/Swan's Egg
Cottage Gardener Heirloom Seed,  Early's Farm & Garden Centre Inc.,  Eternal Seed,  Greta's Organic Gardens,  Soggy Creek Seed Co.
White Lady
Lindenberg Seeds Ltd.,  Stokes Seeds Ltd,  William Dam Seeds
Yellow Globe/Amber Globe
Prairie Garden Seeds