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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August,, 1910 



APPLES 



Bought, Sold and Handled on Con- 

 signment for 



England, Germany and 

 Western Canada 



I HKl'RESKNT THE OLD FIRMS OK 



Ph. Astheimer & Son, Hamburg, Ger. 



Thomson & Mathieson, Glasgow 



North of England Fruit Brokers, 

 Manchester 



W. Dennis & Sons, London 



D. Crossley & Sons, Liverpool 



ALSO FIRMS IN 



Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Saska- 

 toon and Edmonton. 



NOTES FROM THE PROVINCES 



For information call or write 



A. S. CHAPIN 



APPLE BROKER 



75 YongeSt., TORONTO 



Phones Main 3547, College 3307 



Annapolis Valley East N. S, 



Eonice W«tts, A. R. H. S. 



So far, thf season has been one of per- 

 petual showers and sunshine — ideal growing 

 weather. Orchards look a nice healthy green 

 but owing to the late frosts, the crop seems 

 to he chiefly leaves in low lying orchards. 

 The cranberry growers are not ex))ecting a 

 big crop. Strawberries and ether small 

 fruits have turned out well. The blueberries 

 are going to be large and plentiful, which 

 will in a measure, make up for the short- 

 age in ether fruits. 



Corn, cucumbers and other vegetables are 

 growing rapidly, especially where the hoe 

 and cultivator are kept moving. Cutworms 

 seem to have been extra troublesome but 

 their season will soon be over. 



In spite of the fact that the frost cut 

 down many tomato plants, there are still a 

 auantitv which will supply local markets. 

 Nova Scotians have yet to learn the art 

 of getting these vegetables to ripen as soon 

 as the.y would. The mistake made is. that 

 the .young plants are allowed to remain too 

 long in the flats ; if they were transnlanted 

 into individual pots or strawberry baskets, 

 one in each, they would develoi) into sturdy 

 plants, which could be turned cut at the 

 time of planting without breaking the ball 

 of earth, which gives a set-back. True, the 

 cost of raising tomatoes in this way is more. 

 l)ut the profit on early ones makes it well 

 worth the trouble. 



Summer pruning, that is, pinching back 



the side shoots, is new the chief work in the 

 nurser.y. The young trees are making a 

 splendid growth. 



Quebec 



Aofntte Dopai>, Director Fruit Experimfat Stitioa 

 Villafe dc> Aolaaie* 



Tent caterpillars have been very numerous. 

 The apfaids and bud moths have made their 

 appearance. The black knot on cherry and 

 plum trees is increasing. Clean trees have 

 caught the disease through infested trees 

 in neglected orchards in their neighbor- 

 hood. 



The orchard area is increasing. Better 

 varieties are planted, the soil is prepared 

 and cultivated with more care,; planters 

 follow the advice of the Horticultural So- 

 cieties and of the Journal of Agriculture 

 and Horticulture. The Can.ndian Horticit^ 

 Ti-RisT is becoming more and more popular, 

 it is so instructive, practical and interest- 

 ing. 



Honorable Jos. Ed. Caron, Minister of 

 .\griculture, a practical farmer, evinces 

 the greatest solicitude for the development 

 of the fruit industry. Several new experi- 

 mental fruit stations have been created by 

 his order where most needed. 



Mr. Albert Verreault has greatly enlarged 

 his nursery at Village des Aulnaies. Several 

 cars of fruit and ornamental trees sold bv 

 him this spring show that proprietors of 

 farms and villas are taking more interest 



BASKETS 



We are Headquarters for 

 all kinds of Splint Baskets 



Veneer uipfiUccI br the protection of treci from mice 

 duriog winter 



FRXXT PACKAGES A SPECIALITY 



SEND FOR OUR PMCXS 



The Oakville Basket Co.. Oakville, Ont. 



Mention The Ctuiaditu) Hortioolturbit whm wriUac 



GARDEN IMPLEMENTS 

 = AND TOOLS = 



THE dependable quality of the gnrden tools 

 we sell makes them worth double their 

 price. Their actual cost is just a trifle more 

 than the cheap kind offered for sale at bargain 

 prices. The use of well made tools and the 

 knowledge that they will last for years, gives a 

 satisfaction that cannot be experienced in using 

 inferior tools. We carry in stock everything 

 necessary for use in large or small gardens, 

 from Planet Jr. implements to garden labels, and 

 every article sent out has our personal guarantee 

 of its high quality. 



Lawn Mowers and Rollers, Hose 



Rakes, Sprayers 



Trowels, Wheelbarrows, etc. 



A complete list of prices is contained in our cata- 

 logue. Write us for quotations. 



Steele Briggs Seed Co. 



HAMILTON 



ggs 



Limited 



TORONTO 



WINNIPEG 



