THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 1910 



APPLES 



Bought, Sold and Handled on Con- 

 signment for 



England, Germany and 

 Western Canada 



I KKPRESENT THE OLD FIRMS OF 



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. 



For information call or write 



A. S. CHAPIN 



APPLE BROKER 



75 Yonge St., TORONTO 



Phones Main 3547, College 3307 



Threatened Insect Invasion 



Tn an address delivered at the convention 

 of the Canadian Horticidtural Association 

 in St. Catharines last month, Dr. C. Gor- 

 don Hewitt. Oominion Entomologist, stated 

 that Canada is thre.itened with an invasion 

 of the Brown-tail and Gipsy Moths. They 

 may be introduced either from the New 

 England states or from Europe whence 

 they first came to America. The Destruc- 

 tive Insects and Pests Act, recently passed 

 by the Dominion government, was drafted 

 with the object of guarding against the 

 introduction of these pests into Canada. 



Last year the division of entomology in- 

 spected im])orted European stock and found 

 one hundred and ninety winter nests of the 

 caterpillars of the Brown-tail moth. Over 

 a million and a half plants were examined. 

 This year about two and a half million 

 plants were individually inspected and 

 three hundred and thirteen nests were 

 found. Each of these nests might have, 

 contained several hundred hibernating 

 caterpillars of the moth. Dr. Hewitt stated 

 that he could not insist too strongly on 

 the importance of the utmost precautions 

 being taken to guard against the intro- 

 duction of such dangerous pests. 



for any change in the present duty of about 

 20% on greens such as smilax and aspara- 

 gus, greenlaurels, rose plants of all kinds, 

 carnation plants, bedding plants, green- 

 house plants known as stove plants, and 

 ferns. A retniest will be made to have a 

 duty of 20% placed on cannas and gladioli, 

 which are now admitted free. A duty of 

 20% is now eliarged on aquatic plants. A 

 rofiuest will be made to have these placed 

 on the free list. 



The government will be asked to amend 

 certain regulations of the Dominion In- 

 sect and Pest Act so as to permit of greater 

 freedom in the importation of florists' 

 stock. The government will also be asked 

 to have the port of Montreal made a port 

 of entry. 



The following officers were elected : Presi- 

 dent, J. Connon, Hamilton; 1st Vice Presi- 

 dent, A. C. Wilshire, Montreal : 2nd Vice 

 President, R. I.. Dunn. St. Catharines: 

 Secretary, Wm. C. Hall, 825 St. Catharine 

 St., Montreal; Treasurer, C. H. Janzen, 

 Berlin ; Executive for three vears, E. I. 

 Mepsted, Ottawa, H. B. Cowan, Peter- 

 boro, and W. Mnstin, Davisville. 



The Florists and The Tariff 



The annual Convention of the Canadian 

 Horticultural Association was held in St. 

 Catharines, Aug. 10 to 12th. This asso- 

 ciation represents the professional florists 

 and gardeners of Canada. 



It was decided to request the Dominion 

 government to make certain changes in the 

 tariff on plants. The principal discussion 

 took place over the tariff on palms, on 

 which there is now a duty of 20 % . The 

 government will be asked to place palms 

 on the free list. It was decided not tc ask 



The Cold Storage of Apples 



Bulletin No. 24 entitled. "A Report on 

 Some Trial Shipments of Cold Storage .^p- 

 nles," by J. A. Ruddick, Dairy and Cold 

 Storage Commissioner, has recently been 

 •ssued. It gives the results of some prac- 

 tical tests of the advantages of cold stor- 

 age for late winter and spring shipments. 

 Much valuable information is contained in 

 this bulletin. 



Every result in the experiments points 

 to the importance of immediate storing 

 after picking. The advantage gained by 

 the prompt cold storing of the apples after 

 picking was strikingly manifested. The 



IMPORTANT 



TO EXPORTERS OF APPLES 



We are in a position to receive, handle and sell Can- 

 adian Apples to the bcst possible advantage. 



Shippers would do well to consign their apples to our 

 care 



Highest Market Prices Guaranteed 

 Prompt Returns and Settlements 



A Trial Solicited, for further Information please 

 apply to 



R. FLEWITT 81 CO. 



Stnithfield Market, Manchester 



and 21 VICTORIA STREET, LIVERPOOL. 



CABLE ADDRESS: Flewitt, Liverpool Manchester. 

 Soattergood, Part II., 



CABLE CODES 



/ So! 

 I A. 



B, C, Fourth Edition. 



CANADIAN REFERENCE— Dixon Bros., 66 King Street East, Hamil- 

 ton, Ont. 



ENGLISH REFERENCES— Williams Deacon's Bank, Limited 



APPLES and PEARS 



FOR GLASGOW 



= CONSIGN TO; 



ANDREW CHALMERS 



ESTABLISHED 1849 



82-88 ALBION STREET 



Private Sale Only. Highest Nets 

 Returned. 



BANKERS: 



Bank of Toronto, Colborne 



Commercial Bank Bazaar, Glasgow 



Cables: Bananas, Glasgow. Codes: A.B.C 5th cd. 



