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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURlbT 



January, 191 2 



Nursery Stock at First Cost 



Wc employ no agents^ Our goods are sold by mail only, so we are 

 able to give you high class nursery stock at very reasonable prices. ' 



Our stock is carefully grown, regularly inspected, and guaranteed healthy, 

 clean, true to name, and first class in every particular. 



Our reliability is vouched for by the fact that 'we have been growing 

 and selling nursery stock at our Central Nurseries for 30 years, and have 

 thousands of pleased customers all over the country. Some of our earliest cus- 

 tomers still buy from us. They have had a chance to see what our trees would 

 do, and know that they are good. 



As regards prices, they are given in our catalogue, which is free 

 for the asking. Send for it. 



Our stock consists of FRUIT, SHADE, ORNA- 

 MENTAL and EVERGREEN TREES, SHRUBS, 

 GRAPE VINES, ROSES, ASPARAGUS ROOTS, 

 EVERYTHING. It will pay >ou to order now 

 while the assortment is complete. 



OUR CUSTOM 



Toronto, May 26, 1911. 

 A. G. Hull & Son, Central Nurseries, 

 St. Catharines. 



Dear Sirs,— I was OTer to my pla«e ooi the 

 24th and saw the trees. I am well pleased. 

 They are a nice lot. Mr. Jamison spoke Tery 

 highly of them, also of the civility and con- 

 sideration received from you. It is a plea- 

 sure dealing with nice people. I trust they 

 will be a source of bringing you business.— 



W. B. G. • 



Roxham, Que., May 24, 1911. 



Dear Sirs,— I received the trees you shipped 

 me all right. I must say these are the best 

 trees I ever saw. I am well pleased with 

 them, only sorry that I didn't send fo^r more. 

 I am pleased they turned out so well. The 



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apple tree agents in this place said they 

 wouldn't be any good. Thank you for send- 

 ing such a nice lot. — r. S. 



Woodstock, Oht., May 12, 1911. 

 Messrs. A. G. Hull & Son, Central Nurseries, 



St. Catharines. 

 Dear Sirs,— I beg to thank you for your 

 kind attention to my order and for the qual- 

 ity of the goods you shipped me. My man, 

 who is a thorough gardener and nursery man 

 says that the stock is exceptionally good, and 

 he made me promise to write you and say so. 

 The prices charged by you are very reason- 

 able. If I can ever be of any service to you 

 in recommending your goods, do not hesitate 

 to command me. — J. R. S. 



THE CENTRAL NURSERIES— A. C. HULL & SON— ST. CATHARINES, ONT. 



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judgment in selecting Hon. Martin Burrell 

 a,s .Minister of Agriculture; also that con- 

 gratulations be forwarded to Hon. Martin 

 Uurrell, whoee appointment was in every 

 way satisfactory to the fruit growers. 



NEW AND LITTLE KNOWN FKUII8 



Mr. W. T. Macoun, Dominion Horticul- 

 turist, after referring to the lioxed fruit 

 on exhibition, and i>oiiiting out why prizes 

 had been awarded in the several classeB, 

 siKjke at some length on now and little 

 known fruits. Two classes of men were 

 referred to ; those who accept evei-ytlung 

 that is new, and those who condemn i-v. ■.. 

 thing because they are new. Both classes 

 need moderation. The greater i>art of the 

 new fruits axe valueles.s ; but, on the other 

 hand, the igrowers should constantly be 

 on the lookout for suiJerior fruits which 

 are occasionally ottered. 



F. E. Buck of the Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa, spoke on flowers in general 

 and theii' relation to the national lite. He 

 was of the opinion that ttie commercial 

 spirit tended to rob life of ite i)oetry ; and 

 that a knowledge of how to plant, what to 

 plant and when to plant was the great 

 panacea which would solve this social prob- 

 lem. 



W. H. Dempsey, Trenton, Ont., spoke of 

 soil treatment in the apple orchard. He 

 referred to the three systems of cultiva- 

 tion, viz. : Sod mulch, continuous cultiva- 

 tion and the cover crop. AU. these methods 

 had something in their favor, but for (Que- 

 bec conditions, cultivation until midsummer 

 followed by a cover crop was the system 

 advocated, and the system which has given 

 entire satisfaction. 



THE MINISTER SPOKE 



The great feature of the evening session 

 was the address by the Hon. Martin Bur- 

 rell, Minister of Agriculture, Ottawa. His 

 address was pleasing, instructive and en- 

 joyed by all. He was glad to be numbered 

 among the horticulturists, and the members 

 of the Pomological Society were not slow in 

 reminding him that they too were pleased. 

 He referred to his native province, untisn 

 Columbia, and by comparing east with west 

 — their conditions, successes, failures — drew 

 lessons destined to uplift the fruit industry 

 in the province of Quebec. The Deputy 

 Minister of Agriculture for Quebec followed. 

 He was willing and anxious, as always, to 

 help the fruit men. The excellent music 

 rendered by the orchestra of Maodonald 

 College, under the auspices of the horticul- 

 tural club, was not so sweet to him as the 

 chord struck by the Hon. Martin BurreU, 

 when he said; "Cooperation is the salva- 

 tion of the farming industry of the Do- 

 minion." In this he most heartily concui- 

 red. 



The Rev. Father Leopold, La Trappe, 

 then delivered a most instructive address 

 on. "Fruit Culture in France." He had 

 spent the summer in the old land studying 

 nursery practice first hand. In most fault- 

 less style he compared fruit growing in 

 France with the same in America. Inten- 

 sive in France; commercial in America, is 

 the striking difference. The commercial 

 spirit has allowed the American to invade 

 the European market and to hold it against 

 all competitors, but when we consider 

 "high-pressure gardening" France easiiy 

 leads. 



THE FRTJIT EXHIBIT 



The exhibition of fruit was conceded to be 

 much the best of any similar exhibit held in 

 the province. The Fanieuse and Mcintosh 

 Red, as usual, were much in evidence. This 

 is as it should be, for Quebec leads the world 

 in the production of these varieties in color 

 and quality. This was strikingly brought 

 out by a comparative exhibit in which Mr. 

 R. W. Shepherd, of Oomo, displayed some 



