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ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



Strons, Two-Year Old 



Early Giant Argentcuil 



Per ICO, $1.00; per 1000, $7.00 



Argenteuil is the Earliest and Largest 

 now on the Market. 



DUPUY & FERGUSON 



38 Jacques Cartier Square, MONTREAL 



vices to the society. Prof. S. Blair. Mac- 

 donald College, the President of the Society, 

 presided at the meeting. 



AGENTS WANTED FOR 



LYTLE'S 



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OF LEAD 



In 10, 50, and 100 lb. Kegs 



WEED-KILLERS 

 INSECTICIDES 

 SHEEP-DIPS, Etc. 



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Items of Interest 



The annual convention of the Ontario 

 Horticultural Association will be held in 

 Toronto Nov. 17 and 18 at the time of the 

 Ontario Horticultural Exhibition. A meet- 

 ing of the executive committee of the As- 

 sociation was held in Toronto on Sep- 

 tember 6th, with President R. B. Whyte 

 in the chair, at which arrangements were 

 made for an interesting program. Two 

 well known speakers from the United 

 States, Messrs. Horace McFarlane, Harris- 

 burg, Pa., an enthusiast on civic improve- 

 ment, and Harland P. Kelsey, a distin- 

 guished authority on native flora in the 

 United States, will address the convention 



The Corn Reporter, issued by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture, reports 

 that on the first of September the average 

 condition of apples throughout the United 

 States was 46.8 as aginst 44.5 on Sep- 

 tember 1, 1909, and a ten year average on 

 the same date of 54.7. The average con- 

 dition of white potatoes was 70.5 as against 

 a ten year average of 79.8. Peaches showed 

 an average condition of 64.0 as against 

 a ten year average of 56.6. Grapes were 



77.2 against a ten year average of 

 83.8. Pears showed an average condition 

 of 63.9 as against 53.6 on the same date 

 last year. Tomatoes averaged 78.6 against 



81. 3 a year ago. Onions 83.8 against 86.1 

 a year ago and cabbages 85.8 against 78.2 

 last year. 



An informal meeting of officers of a 

 number of the leading cooperative apple 

 growers' associations in Ontario was held 

 in Toronto at the time of the Canadian 



PEDIGREED FRUIT TREES 



PRODUCE 



"QUALITY FRUITS" 



With the exception of poaches, we believe in fall 

 planting for best results. Let us quote onr prices. 



Auburn Nurseries, Queenston, Ont. 



Its merits have been conclusively 

 proven through publicdemonstrations. 



Aphine will not injure the ten- 

 derest flower or foliage — in fact it 

 invigorates plant life. 



It possesses excellent cleansing 

 qualities. 



For Sale by 



DUPUY & FERGUSON 



38 Jacques Carlier Square, Montreal 



THOS. A. IVEY & SON 



Port Dover, Ont. 



MANUFACTURED BY 



APHINE MFG. CO., Madiion, N.J., U.S.A. 



Fruit! Flowers! Vegetables! Honey! 



CANADA'S GREATEST HORTICULTURAL DISPLAY 



THE SEVENTH ANNUAL 



Ontario Horticultural Exhibition 



ST. LAWRENCE ARENA, TORONTO, ONT. 

 November 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, 1910 



$4,000.00 OFFERED IN PRIZES 



Many New Features have been added to the Prize List that should draw out some splendid 

 exhibits. Write to the Secretary for full particulars and a copy of the Prize List. 



Entries Close November 9th, 1910 



SPECIAL EXCURSIONS FROM ALL POINTS IN ONTARIO 



President : H. R. FRANKLAND 



Ask your local railway agent for particulars 



Secretary : P. W. HODGETTS, Parliament Buildings, TORONTO, ONT. 



