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eptember, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HO_RTIC U LTURIST 



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sale this fall east cf Quebec city as far as 

 Uimouski. 



ONTARIO PRORPKCTS 



The June droo in Ontario was so heavv 

 as to materially affe(^t the apple crop, which 

 will be much lighter than was first ex- 

 pected. Alojig the north shore of Lake 

 Ontario the apple crop will not be more 

 I ban ikbout one half cf last year's crop, 

 and a poorer sample than usual will be 

 harvested from unsprayed orchards. 



Along the Ottawa and St. Lawrence 

 Kivers, although the drop was heavy, a fair 

 crop of Mcintosh, Fameuse and Alexander 

 apples will be harvested. In southern On- 

 tario, while early apples will prove a fair 

 to gcod croi), winter varieties will prove 

 lighter than" usual. In Perth, Wellington, 

 Waterloo and Simcoe counties winter ap- 

 ples are almost a failure. 



ENOM8H CONDITIONS 



The rei)ort of AVardell & Co., of Liyer- 

 |iool, is that the apple crop of the United 

 Kingdom will be the wcrst known for many 

 years. Rooorts from the Continent also 

 show that the fruit crop is very poor. Kng- 

 lish dealers re-iort that the British mar- 

 kets are ready tor fruit and that good prices 

 will be |)aid. Taken all around the api)le 

 crop of the wcrld this year is likely to be 

 one of tlie lightest over harvested. 

 PE.\R8 



I'ears will be a medium to good crop in 

 Ontario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia. 



I'LirMS 



Plums will be a liglit crop in some sov- 



tions of Ontario especially in the Georgian 



Hay district and the counties bordering on 



Laiie Huron and Lake Erie. Britisli Col- 



ml)ia wiir have a large crop. 



PK.VC HE8 

 Karly peacJies have been a good cro]j in 

 ritish Columbia. In the Niagara district 



peaches will be a good crop although not 

 as heavy as last year. 



VALUES 



The Dominion Fruit Division reports 

 that all No. I a|ii)les and pears, both early 

 and late, will find a read,y sale and that 

 early apples have .sold at good prices both 

 in the northwest and on the eastern 

 markets. 



Cold Storage ior Fruit 



In order to assist in the establishment 

 of an export trade in early apples and 

 tender fruits, the Dominion Deiiartment of 

 Agriculture has again arranged with the 

 steamship companies for the reservaticn of 

 cold storage chambers for fruit only, on 

 steamers sailing from Montreal to Glas- 

 gow, London, Liverpool and Bristcl, as 

 follows : 



Glasgow — Saturnia, Donaldson Line, Sep- 

 tember 8th. 

 . (ilasgow — Hesperian, Allan Line. Septem- 

 ber 17th. 

 (ilasgow — Ionian, Allan Line, September 



24th. 

 Glasgow — Grampian, Allan Line. October 



1st. 

 Lcndon — Hurona, Thomson Line, Septem- 

 ber 17th. 

 London — Devona, Thomson Line, Septem- 

 ber 24th. 

 liondon — Cervona, Thomson Line,' October 



1st. 

 Livei'iiool — Megantii^, White Star-Dominion 



Line, Septi^mber 17th. 

 Liverpcol — Dominion, White Star-Domin- 

 ion Line, September 24th. 

 Liverpool — Laurentic, White Star-Domin- 

 ion Line, October 1st. 

 Bristol — Royal Edward, Canadian Northern 

 Line September 15th. 

 One chamber on each of these steamers 



will be available for shipments of fruit at 

 the regular rate of freight, to be paid tc 

 the steamship companies in the usual way. 

 A proper temperature will be maintained 

 in these chambers regardless of the quan- 

 tity of fruit carried. In every case, ship- 

 ments should reach Montreal not later 

 than the morning previous to the day of 

 sailing. The Department of Agriculture 

 will assume no resocnsibility in connection 

 with these shipments, but there will be the 

 usual supervision by the government cargo 

 inspectors at Montreal and at the port of 

 destination. Thermographs will be placed 

 in the chamb<»rs so that a complete record 

 of the temperature on each voyage will be 

 secured. 



As the space in the chambers is limited, 

 shippers who wish to take advantage of the 

 facilities offered should make application 

 for space to the steamship agents as early 

 as possiblo before making shipments. Ap- 

 ■^licants should state the kind of fruit and 

 the number and size of the packages tc be 

 shii)i)ed. Freight will be accepted in the 

 order in which the space is booked. 



In connection with these sailings, ar- 

 rangements will probably be made with the 

 lailways to run one or more iced cars 

 weekly tc Montreal to pick up export ship- 

 n-ents of fruit. Full particulars of this 

 snecial iced car service will be given later. 

 Meanwhile shippers are reminded of the 

 fact that iced cars may be obtained on 

 lioMi the Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk 

 Railways until October 1st, for export 

 shipments of not less than 24,000 ncunds 

 of fruit from one station, on which this 

 Department pays the cost of icing up to 

 it'5 00 a car. Prospective shippers are re- 

 quested to advise the Dairy and Cold Stor- 

 age Commissioner, Ottawa, as to the date 

 when shipments will be made and the quan- 

 tity and kind of fruit to be forwarded. 



Bulbs for Fall Planting 



We have a niatrniflcent stock of 

 liulbsof excceilingiy tine <|uality 

 to offer this fall at most leason- 

 al>le prices. Excellent values In 



Dutch Hyacinths, 

 Lilium Harrisii, 

 Freesia, 



Roman Hyacinths, 

 Paper Vvhite Narcissus, 



Forcing and Bedding 1 ulipS, 



Spireas, Oxalis, 

 Crocus, Amaryllis, 



Etc. 



Palms and House 



Plants 



Send for our bca\itiful Illustrat- 

 ed Catalogue; mailed free on 

 request. 



Steele Briggs Seed Co. 



HAMILTON 



Limited 



TORONTO 



WINNIPEG 



HERBERT RASPBERRIES 



HEAD WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THEM 



"W. J. Kerr. Est)., 



"Proprietor Tlie Ottawa Nurseries, 

 "Woodrcire. Ont. 

 "Dear Sir:— Let me express the pleasure 1 had in to.v visit 

 to ,vour large block of Herbert Raspberries. I have seen these 

 fruiting now for a number of years, and have sampled the 

 fruit in every form, and believe that the Herbert is the com- 

 ing commercial berry in earlinoss, size and quality. This will 

 certainly be the case where the hardiness of the cane is of im- 

 portance. I have such faith in its merits that I propose to 

 supply the capital to a tenant of mine to make a plantation 

 of live acres of the Herbert this fall. 



"Realty too much cannot be said for the Herbert on account 

 of its hardiness. The qtiality of the berry is, in my cjpiuion, 

 rather better than Cuthbert, especially when canned, and it 

 also has the advantage in size. I do not know when I gave a 

 recommend with heartier good-will. 



"A. McNeill, 



"Chief Fruit Division." 



"Johnson, Nebraska, May, 13, 1910. 

 "W. J. Kerr, Esq., 



"Woodroffe, Ont., Canada. 

 "Dear Sir:— The Herbert Raspberry plants came to hand O. 

 K., and were planted the same day. and seem to not feel bad 

 for changing their nationality, as they arc starting to grow 

 nicely, and they certainly look as if they were built for busi- 

 ness. Yours respectfully. 



"O. 8. CHRISTY." 



The above letters are evidence of the genuineness and quality 

 of our Herbert plants. The Herbert has no eiiual as a heavy 

 yielder of strictly high class berries. Wc are the only nursery- 

 men who have ever secured plants from the originator. 



The originator, with Mr. W. l'. Macoun, Dominion Horticultur- 

 ist. Alexander McNeil. Chief of the Fruit Division of the Dominion 

 Department of Agriculture, and a staff representative of The Can- 

 adian Horticulturist, inspected and approved our large stock of 

 plants, this past summer, so we are not ashamed of them. 



Write for descriptive circular and price list. 



THE OTTAWA NURSERIES, Woodroffe, Ont., Canada 



(howtrs nt Ott.-iwii, iif hardy trees, sinubs, vines, smnll fruit 

 pl.'uits. etc. We offer ii iiirjie stock of striiniS rhubarb roots for 

 winter forcint!. We have also ii Inrjie stock of tlic new Hydrautica 

 Arborcscens, or "Hills of Snow," anil other hardy shrubbery, ever 

 jLjreens ,etc. 



