May, 1912 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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high-class fruit, far-seeing orchardists at 

 once began, with very gratifying results, an 

 active campaign to care for those orchards 

 which were not too severely injured, or in 

 ivhich a foothold had not as yet been ob- 

 tained by the insect. Confidence has now 

 been restored, a magnificent market is open- 

 ing up, and the increased planting of 

 apples, as well as other fruits, is now going 

 on apace. 



Advantage should be taken of the fact 

 that fruit ripens considerably earner 

 throughout this territory than elsewhere, 

 and prospective planters would be well ad- 

 vised if a considerable portion of their 

 plantings were of the better sorts of the 

 earlier varieties of apples, and of those 

 fruits which will carry wel' for considerable 

 di.stances. This would enable them to sup- 

 ply more fully the western prairie iiinrkets 

 with the fruit required during the summer 

 and fall months, a considerable portion of 

 which is being imported from the United 

 States. If the cold storage facilities, 

 which are available on the ocean steamships, 

 were fully utilized, an extensive trade could 

 be also developed with the Eng'ish market, 

 in early, fancy, well-colored fruit. This 

 has already been demonstrated bv the trial 

 shipments of peaches and early apples which 

 have been made during the past few years 

 by the Dominion and Provincial Depart- 

 ments of Agriculture, as well as those of 

 private individuals. 



TENDER FRtriTS IN DEMAND 



Notwithstanding that greatly increased 

 plantings of peaches, pears, plums, cherries, 

 grapes and small fruits have been going on 

 throughout the district each year, the de- 

 mand for this class of fruit has more than 

 kent pace with the supply. In consequence 

 prices' have been advancing and all good 



fruit offered is quickly purchased oy eager 

 customers. This situation has caused great 

 activity in fruit lands in favored locations,, 

 and it has become a question whether this 

 feature is not being overdone to the detri- 

 ment of legitimate investment. 



DISTRICT NUMBER TWO 



District number two — ^This section covers 

 a large territory, whose residents are for the 

 most part engaged in mixed farming, with 

 an apple or plum orchard as suhsidiary to 

 the main activities of the farm. It is ex- 

 tremely gratifying to note, however, tnat 

 as a result of the work that has been un- 

 dertaken by the Provincial Department of 

 Agriculture through its Fruit Branch, a 

 very large number of men in this district 

 have had their attention called to the great 

 possibilities for profit that are lying dor- 

 mant in a hitherto comparatively neglected 

 portion of their farms. A widespread in- 

 terest is now being taken in connection 

 with the production of better fruit by many 

 of the people. Considering the extent of 

 territory involved, this district offers splen- 

 did conditions for an almost unlimited sup- 

 ply of t3ie best late-keeping varieties of win- 

 ter apoles. in addition to many varieties of 

 other fruits. 



DISTRICT NITMBER THREE 



District number three contains the major 

 portion of the extensive orchards of winter 

 apples of standard varieties, and has done 

 much to establish the reputation which 

 Canadian apples enjoy in the export mar- 

 kets. In common with districts one and 

 two. an active campaign is in progress to 

 imnrove the quality of the fruit now grown 

 and to increase the orchard area. 



Districts two and three are capable of 

 becoming the most important producers on 



Douglas Gardens 



Oakville. Ontario^^= 



CHINA ASTERS 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET. WHITE AND 

 PINK, 



LAVENDER GEM, 



ROYAL PURPLE. 

 BRANCHING WHITE AND CREGO, PINK. 



Prices: 10 for IS ots. ; 100, 75 cts. ; car- 

 rla^ postpaid- 



Not less than 25 of one variety at the 

 100 rate. 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), each 10 cts.; 

 10, 60 eta. 



Scabiosa— a fine plant— each, 10 cts.; 10, 

 60 cts. 



StoclM, "Out and Come Again" and 

 Large Flowering, eax;h 5 eta.; 10, 25 cte. 



Salvia, Var. Bonfire, fine plants, each 10 

 cts.; 10, 60 cts. 



GLADIOLI 



Groff'e Hybrids, 10 for 25 cts.; 25 lor 55 cts. 



Qroff'B Hybrids, choice sec- 

 tion of light colored sorts 25 for 75 cts. 



Groff'e Hybrids, choice sec- 

 tion of red and scarlet sorts 25 for 60 ot« 

 Carriage prepaid. 



KNIPHOFIA (Torch Lily) 



Var. Pfltzeri— A very satisfactory plant. 

 Is most effective when planted in clumps. 

 Each. 15 cts.; 10, $1.25. Carriage prepaid. 



JOHN CAVERS 



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 all kinds of Splint Baskets 



Veneer lupplied for the protection of trees from mice 

 during winter 



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