June, 1912 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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more easily handled than the larger barrel, 

 and it holds three bushels or standard 

 boxes of apples, or as near as a barrel can." 



Eben. James, Toronto : "Most sections in 

 Ontario use the thirty-inch stave, but in 

 the Niagara district and in portions of 

 Quebec the growers use the twenty-eight 

 and a half inch stave. I am an advocate 

 of the large barrel. If Nova Scotia's apple 

 trade grows as rapidly as the growers seem 

 to expect they will soon have to ship apples 

 to other markets and when they do they 

 will be compelled to use a larger barrel." 



Mr. Devvar : "We might as well permit 

 the sizes as now used, as conditions will 

 soon right themselves. The Nova Scotia 

 growers wi'l soon find that the loss they 

 sustain through shipping apples in the 

 small barrels is so great they will be forced 

 to us© the large barrel." 



RoLt. Thompson, St. Catharines : "When 

 enacting legislation relating to the apple 

 barrel the government should specify the 

 dimensions of the barrel.'' 



Mr Onslow, of Niagara-on-the-Lake, did 

 not think that it would be possible for the 

 government to recognize two fetandards. 



Mr Thompson pointed out that there were 

 different standard baskets. 



Mr. M. C. Smith, of Burlington, offered 

 to wager that not a barrel had been made 

 in Nova Scotia that measured ninety-six 

 imperial quarts and not one that contained 

 three bushels. A Nova Scotia delegate 

 said that much of the trouble over the size 

 of the barrels was caused by the fact that 

 the coopers do not turn out barrels that are 

 uniform in size. The discussion ended by 

 the carrying by a large majority of the fol- 

 lowing resolution : "Whereas there are two 

 sizes of apple barrels in general use in 

 Canada, and whereas it would appear that 

 uniformity would Le more nearly obtained 

 by the adoption of the specified standard 

 sizes for use in Canitda, be it resolved that 

 the conference recommend the government 

 to provide two standards, one the 96-quart 

 barrel commonly used in Nova Scotia, and 

 the other the 112-quart barrel commonly 

 used in Ontario, and that the Department 

 provide for the enforcement of the use by 

 all growers and dealers, of one or the other 

 of these standards, and that the manufac- 

 turers be held responsible." 



The National Fruit Growers Association 



As previously announced in The Canadian 

 Horticulturist, a national fruit-growers' 

 association was formed by the delegates who 

 attended the recent Dominion Fruit Con- 

 ference in Ottawa. The following draft 

 constitution was adopted : 



1. This association shaJl be called the 

 Canadian National Fruit-Growers' Associa- 

 tion. 



OBJECTS 



2. The objects of the association shall be : 



(a) To encourage improvements in fruit 

 growing. 



(b) To develop markets for fruit 

 abroad. 



(c) To initiate and influence legisla- 

 tion affecting Canadian fruit interests 



and generally to take such action as the 



Douglas Gardens 



Oakville, Ontario=^= 



China Asters 



100 for 75 cts. ; 25 of one variety at the 

 100 rate. 



Vara.— Queen of the Market, White and 

 Pink, Lavender Gem, Eoyal Purple, 

 Branching Whites and Orego, Pink. 

 Plants once transplanted. 



Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), each 10 cts. ; 

 10 for 60 cts. 



Salvia, Var. Bonfire, fine plants, each 10 



cts. ; 10, 60 cts. 



Scabiosa, long season of bloom, each 

 10 cts.; 10, 60 cts. 



Stocks, Cut and Comfe Again, each 5 



cts.; 10, 25 cts. 



Stocks, Large Flowering, 10 week, each 



5 cts. ; 10, 25 cts. 



These plants are now in good form for 

 shipping and setting out. 



Gladiolus 



Light colored section, unnamed, 25 for 75 

 eta. 



Red and Scarlet section, unnamed, 25 for 



60 cts. 



Mixed Colors, 25 for 55 cts. 

 Supply of named varieties is exhausted. 

 Above prices Include carriage prepaid. 



JOHN CAVERS 



Fruit Trees and Flowers 



We still have a nice stock of most lines 

 of trees and are in a position to ship the 

 day orders are received. Wire us rush 

 orders at our expense. 



Owing to the prospect of a rather light crop of 

 Peaches in our locality, we are pranning to grow 

 quite a quantity of CUT FLOWERS, especially 



China Asters 



We bought the finest strains of Asters obtainable, 

 paying a long price for the seed. It is saved by 

 the best grower of Asters on the continent. 

 Our plants will have three transplantings and 

 every care. We expect to have a quantity to 

 dispose of as we have planted more seed than 

 we need. The early plants will be ready about 

 May 20th and the late ones June 1 5th. We offer 

 the Asters at 



20 cents per dozen or 

 $1.00 per 100, postpaid 



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Good Crops 



For Nurseries, Fruit Growers 

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