October, 1912 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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pies, so that here we have one factor which 

 ;iIone is worth co-operating for in this line 

 of business. 



Heretofoie the transportation facilities 

 afforded the fruit grower have not been of 

 the best, but already the Central has 

 brought enough pres.sure to bear to have 

 five steamers subsidised in their own name 

 thus obtaining the nest egg which has al- 

 ways gone to the speculator. Not only are 

 expenses thus reduced' but the rates for 

 this year are far more reasonable than 

 have been. Considerable improvement is 

 being made, also, in the railway service. 

 The erection of a frost proof warehouse in 

 Halifax has been assured us, so that here 

 again the management finds scope for their 

 ability to better conditions for the pro- 

 ducer. 



It is the intention of the company to 

 place salesmen in all the larger markets who 

 will study the conditions prevailing and en- 

 deavor to cater to their requirements. In 

 this way it is hoped that the protlucer and 

 consumer will be brought in closer touch 

 with each other and both profit by the same. 

 With the head office in Berwick, under the 

 management of Mr. S. B. Chute, and the 

 shipping office in Halifax the company is 

 in an excellent position to handle the apple 

 crop of this year with the quickest possible 

 despatch. Thus the prevailing conditions 

 in the valleys will be much improved over 

 previous years. 



Slack Barrel Material 



That Canada is fast losing her possibili- 

 ties as a producer of tight cooperage is 

 brought out by statistics compiled by the 

 Forestry Branch of the Department of the 

 Interior. These show that, whereas 2,768,- 

 000 cak staves were cut in the Dominion in 

 1011, 7,293,000 were imported. 



In the manufacture of slack cooperage, 



used for the dry rough commodities such as 

 lime, potatoes, apples, dry fish, flour and 

 cereals, which predominate in Canada's pro- 

 ducts, elm is the principal wood employed, 

 forming over fifty per cent of the total con- 

 sumption. Spruce is rapidly coming into 

 more general use as a source of stave sup- 

 pl.y, eleven million mere spruce staves and 

 nine million fewer elm staves having been 

 used in 1911 than in 1910. When elm is ex- 

 hausted birch will probably take its place, 

 being comparatively flexible and available 

 in great quantity. 



Advice to Packers 



R. M. Winslow, VicUria, B.C. 



Wrap all number one and fancy fruit. 

 Wrap number two's of winter varieties. 



A good pack must first of all be firm. 

 It mnst have a total bulge of about one 

 and a quarter inches before the cover is 

 nailed on. Regularity is essential to good 

 shipping qualities, and honesty as well. 

 The pack must be attractive in appearance. 



The apple-box twenty by eleven by ten 

 is suitable for all apples. 



The square and ofltset packs are defec- 

 tive and should be avoided. 



The diagonal packs meet practically all 

 requirements. 



Your fruit should not fall below the re- 

 quirements of the "Fruit-marks Act" in 

 any particular. Better keep your grades 

 well above the law. 



Mark the number of apples on the box, 

 rather than the tier. 



Apply the highest standards of perfec- 

 tion to your own pack. Be persistent in 

 your effort to attain the highest standard. 

 Then use your influence, as well as your 

 example, to influence your neighbor and 

 every other grower and shipper to do the 

 same. 



Douglas Gardens 



Oakville, Ontario 



Paeonies 



67 varieties at . . 30 cts. to $3.00 each 



Irises 



1 2 varieties at 15 to 25 cts. each 



Phlox 



"Miss Lingrard,"20cts.each, 10,$1.50 



Delphiniums 



Gold Medal Hybrids, 15 cts. each, 



10. $1.25 



Aquilegia (Columbine) 



Fine plants, 15 cts. each, 10, $1.25 



Daffodils 



Eight varieties, 20 cts. to 45 cts. for 

 10, 45 cts. to $1.00 for 25. 



Carriage Prepaid on all of above. 

 FALL PLANTING LIST sent free. 



JOHN CAVERS 



Darr Farm, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 

 August ist, 191 1 



"Regarding the large block of Pedigreed Cher- 

 ries, Peaches, Pears, Plums and bush fruits we 

 planted last fall, am pleased to tell you the results 

 are in every way satisfactory. The few trees put 

 in this spring do not compare with the fall plant, 

 either in growth or take. We lost considerably 

 more of the spring planted trees, and the growth 

 is much shorter. In future we plant in the fall. 



D. A. RODGERS 



PEDIGREED CHERRIES, planted November 1910. 99 per cent, thrifty July, 191 1. 

 The property of D. A. R. ROGERS, Darr Farm, Niagara 



We strongly recommend the fall planting of all fruits excepting yearling- plums, which are inclined to freeze 

 back, and should be planted in the spring. Where the la nd is suitable and the work well done, fall planting has in 

 every case proved more satisfactory than spring planting. Particularly is this noticeable this dry season. The land 

 is usually in fine planting condition in the fall, the trees quite dormant, the weather cool, and more time can be .given 

 to plant carefully. Fall planted trees are well established by spring, and make a much heavier growth than 

 spring planted orchards. These are a few reasons why fa 11 planting pays. 



Orders should be sent in early, and we are prepared to make quick delivery as soon as stock Is thoroughly matured. 



Auburn Nurseries, Ltd., Queenston, Ont. 



