I he Canadian Horticulturist. 



shippers. Good to choice sound fruit is 

 quoted at flu. 35 to fti.50, although some 

 holders will not offer at these ri;.;ures, pre- 

 ferrinj^ to hold for better rates later on. 

 Jobbing lots of sound fruit are (juoted at 

 $1.50 to %z. 



KvAFOKATED APPLES. — The market is quiet 

 at 8c. to SAc. 



Dried Apples. — The supply is fair, and 

 we quote 5c. to 5.^0. 



Gk.apes. — The market is steady, with sales 

 at ^4 to I5.50 per keg as to quality. Fancy 

 large kegs bring higher figures. 



Crankekkies. — The market is quiet at ^3 

 to R) per barrel. 



Pecans.— The market for pecan nuts in 

 New York has advanced 3c. j)er lb., and fs 

 quite e.xcited. 



Oranges. — The market is quiet, Jamaica 

 being quoted at #4.50 to $5, and Florida at 

 $3.50 in boxes. 



Onions. — Red and vellow Canada onions 



are quoted at J1.35 to %2. per barrel Spanish 

 onions are steady at 75c per crate. 



Potatoes — Car lots, 55c. per bag, and 

 small jobbing lots at 65c. to 75c. — Trade 

 Bulletin, Dec, 1888. 



New York vs Montreal Shipping- 



Sir, — Vou \sill rcniemtjer our mutual 

 friend, Mr. A. McD. Allan, when in Montreal 

 last summer staterl that the American rail 

 lines handled fruit better than the Canadian 

 roads. I did not at the time dispute the 

 statement ; now I wish to do so most 

 decidedly. My experience this fall has con- 

 \inced me that we do those things better — 

 very much — in Canada. I have not the 

 time to go into the whys and hows just 

 now, but when I next meet you I will be pre- 

 pared to uphold Montreal against all-comers. 

 — James Tiiom, New York, 4 Dec, 18KS 



OUR BOOK TABLE. 



Report on the Forest Conditions of the 

 Rocky Mountains, and other papers, with a 

 map showing the location of forest areas on 

 the Rocky Mountain range. With the com- 

 pliments of Norman J. Coleman, Commis- 

 sioner of Agriculture, Washington, U.S., 

 1888. 



Black Rot, by F. L. Scribner, Chief of the 

 Section of Vegetable Pathology ; being Bul- 

 letin No. 7 of the Botanical Division of the 

 Department of Agriculture, Washington, U.S. 



Journal and Proceedings of the Hamilton 

 Association, 1887 and 1888. Part 4. A. 

 Alexander, Recording Secretary, Hamilton, 

 Ont. 



Price List of Trees, Vines and Plants, for 

 sale in spring of 1889 at the Winona Nursery, 

 by Messrs. Smith & Vanduser, Winona, Ont. 



Price List of Trees and Plants for sale at 

 Niagara Falls Nurseries; E Morden,proprif 

 tor, Niagara Falls South, Ont. 



Tilt Farmer' :i Advncnie nml Home Ma;/- 

 azine is published by Wm. Weld, Lon- 

 don, Ontario. It is a monthly magazine 

 of a large circulation among Canadian far- 

 mers, and contains articles by the leading 

 Canadian farmers upon agricultural subjects. 

 It has just completed volume xxiii., and a 

 glance at the index will satisfy any farmer of 

 the valuable nature of its contents. It. is 

 still published at f 1.00 per annum. 



INDEX TO JANUARY NUMBER. 



1889 (Poem), by Grandma Gowan. ... i 



Idaho Pear, by Editor 2 



Duchesse d'AngoulOme Pear, by Editor 3 

 Rev. R. Burnet, a biographical sketch, 



by Editor 4 



A Few Hints on Landscape Gardening, 



by Editor 5 



The Apple Maggot, by Editor 8 



Fruit C!ulture in British Columbia, by 



the President 9 



Some Foreign .Vpples and Pears, by the 



Editor 10 



A Cottage Home, by Rev. George Bell 12 

 Two New Seedling Apples, by Mr. 



Wm Saunders 13 



Strawbarry Growing that Pays, by John 



Little, Granton. Ont 14 



Horticultural 14 



Roses Offered to Members for 1889. bv 



F. Mitchell '. 16 



Bulb Distribution, by H. Simmers.... 17 



To-Day for I-Orestry, by Forester... . . 18 



The Woods in Winter 19 



The New Year 21 



Annual antl Winter Meeting 21 



Delaware Red Winter 23 



Eureka Strawberry ^3 



Farmers' Institutes 2^ 



Hardy Crabs 24 



Bark Louse 24 



Quince, Hardiness of 25 



Seedling .\pple from Hampton 25 



Hedge for Shaded Location 25 



Apples for Alberta 26 



Open Letters 26 



Our Fruit Markets 2S 



