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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 191 2 



To Protect the Beauty 



Ttiat is Yours 



and to enchance it, if that be possible, is a 

 duty none the less binding because it has 

 been made so agreeable. That duty centres 

 in Beauty's chief expression, the skin. 



With intelligent care and the regular 

 use of such perfect preparations as Na-Dru-Co 

 Ruby Rose Cold Cream and Witch Hazel Cream, you can 

 preserve its bloom in spite of exposure to burning sun or dry, 

 dusty, scorching"^ winds. 



NA-DRU-CO 



Ruby Rose Cold Cream 



does much more than keep the outer skin soft and supple — it 

 feeds the underlying tissues, fills out the tiny hollows, prevents 

 wrinkles, and gives a fresh and wholesome charm. With 

 its subtle odor of fresh roses, and the soothing sensation which 

 it imparts. Ruby Rose Cold Cream is a toilet gem. 



In opal glass jars, 25c. at your druggist's. 



NA-DRU-CO 



Witch Hazel Cream 



is a refined and altogether delightful 

 preparation of Nature's own cooling, heal- 

 ing specific. Witch Hazel. Under its 

 soothing influence roughness, chaps, sore 

 lips, sunburn, windburn or irritation after 

 shaving vanish like magic. Used freely 

 after washing it keeps the hands and face 

 soft and comfortable. 



25c. a bottle, at your Druggist's. 



Always look for the Na-Dru-Co 

 Trade Mark when you buy. 



National Drag and Chemical Co. 

 of Canada, Limited. ,g9 



Sprayers 



Sulfur Dusters 



For Fig:iitiflg Every Disease of Cultivated Plants 



Knapsack, Pack Saddle or Horse Drawn 

 Power Sprayers 



Seid for CataloKoet 

 aad particnlari to : 



VERMOfiEL 



(Rhona). FRANCE 



Manafacturer, 

 VILLEFRANCHE 



ill this prorince is stjiod the "Duplex," so 

 called because it is calendered on one side 

 and rough on the other, the latter being 

 turned to the fruit. Yellow papers arc not 

 in favor with the tr.ide. 



When apples are not wrapped it is heet 

 to use lining-paper for the boxe». The 

 brand used in the province is termed 

 "White News," and soils for four and a 

 half cents a pound in Vancouver. The 

 sheets are cut to size twenty by twenty-six 

 inches, two being used to each box. A 

 pound contains twenty-five sheets. Layor- 

 paper is used only for exhibition fruit "and 

 that intended for shipment to Great 

 Britain. 



METHOD OF WRAPPING. 



The details of the method adopted by 

 packers vary, and it is impossible to des- 

 cribe tho details of any particular method 

 on paper. The general system which all 

 use is as follows : — 



The right-handed packer stands with his 

 right side to the packing-table, picks up 

 the paper with the left hand, the apple 

 with his right. He places or drops the 

 apple into the paper, the side or end which 

 is to be packed uppermost being placed 

 downwards on the paper in the palm of the 

 left hand. The fingers of both hands are 

 used to make the wrap in the fewest pos- 

 sible motions, and the apple is placed in the 

 box with the left hand. 



THE PACKING-TABi:.B. 



Packing on a bench instead of on tables 

 is gaining in favor in some districts. This 

 .system was used in the Summerland and 

 Penticton packing-schools last year. The 

 operator stands in front of a sloping bench, 

 on which are placed five-boxes, with an 

 orchard box of fruit at his right hand. 

 The packer picks up the apple nearest to 

 hand ; if it will fit into any of the five boxes 

 before him he wraps it as he puts it in its 

 place. If over or under size, it goes into 

 one or two boxes placed conveniently near, 

 and if a cull, is run down to a box on the 

 floor. This system is of advantage with 

 skilful packers, who can tell at a glance 

 what packs will be most useful for the fruit 

 in the orchard boxes. The bench is quickly 

 and cheaply constructed, the fruit receives 

 a minimum of handling, and consequently 

 of bruising. Experienced packers have 

 widely different opinions on the relative 

 methods of these two systems. For the be- 

 ginner and for poorly graded fruit the table 

 is preferable. 



Items of Interest 



Owing to tho fact that the Dominion Ex- 

 hibition will be held at Ottawa this rear, 

 tho horticultural prize list has been "con- 

 siderably augmented. Over 100 nrizes are 

 offered for apples alone, some beiiig as high 

 as twelve dollars. One hundred prizes are 

 offered also for garden vegetables." The fair 

 will last from September 5 to 16. The sec- 

 retary is E. McMahon, Ottawa. 



Members of the Ottawa branch of tho 

 Ontario Vegetable Growers' Association 

 have been holding meetings this season in 

 one another's gardens with marked success. 

 A visit has also been paid to the Experi- 

 mental Farm. Prizes are being offere<l for 

 field crop competitions in tomatoes, cauli- 

 flower, cabbage, celery, seeded onions, 

 transplanted onions and melons. Special 

 prizes are being offered also for competition 

 at the Central Canada Exhibition in Sep- 

 tember, and at the Aylmer, Quebec, Exhibi- 

 tion. The prizes in the field crop competi- 

 tion range from ten to twenty-five dollars 

 eaeh. 



