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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



November, 1912. 



NEW ONTABIO EXHIBIT 



The DcpartiTO-nt of ARriculture of 

 the Province of Ontario ihave equipped 

 a demonstration car with roots. g'rains, 

 vegetables, jfrasses, etc., of Northern 

 Ontario, and the itinerary is as fol- 

 lows : 



Toronto Oct. 19. 21 and 22 



Claremont Oct. 23 



Burkcton Tct Oct. 24 



Peterboro Oct. 25 



Norwood Oct. 26 



Havelock Oct. 28 



Central Ont. Jet Oct. 29 



Ivanhoe Oct. 30 



Tweed Oct. 31 



Ardendale Nov. 1 



Mountain Grove Nov. 2 



Sharbot Lake - • ■ .' Nov. 4 



Maberly Nov. 5 



Perth •• . . Nov. 6 



Smith's Falls Nov. 7 



Winchester Nov. 8 



Chesterville Nov. 9 



Finch Nov. 11 



Avonmore Nov. 12 



Apple Hill Nov. 13 



Vankleek Hill Nov. 14 



Caledonia Springs Nov. 15 



Ottawa Nov. 16 and 18 



Renfrew, G.T.R Nov. 19 



Douglas Nov. 20 



Eganville Nov. 21 



Golden Lake Nov. 22 



Killaloe Nov. 23 



Wilno Nov. 25 



Barry's Bay Nov. 26 



Madawaska Nov. 27 



Whitney Nov. 28 



Rainey Lake Nov. 29 



Scotia Tct Nov. 30 



Top Grafting Apple Orchards 



Wm. Welsh, Kincardine, Ont. 



FOR eight or ten years I have been earn- 

 est in advising the planting of orchards 

 and renovating old ones, by proper 

 trimming and top grafting. This Lake 

 Huron district is destined to be equal, if not 

 not superior, to any other tract of land in 

 Canada, for well flavored and good looking 

 fruit. What is wanted is suitable kinds 

 and proper attention, comprising cultiva- 

 tion, spraying and fertilizing, or perhaps I 

 might better say manuring, for trees re- 

 quire moderately rich ground to bring fruit 

 to perfection. 



In a letter by A. McNeill, regarding top 

 gnfting on Tolman Sweet, the writer casts 

 a little doubt upon the benefit derived. 

 Probably in a sense he is correct, but there 

 is one point in grafting on Tolman stock 

 that I have never seen mentioned, and that 

 is the matter of having the stock comprising 

 from six to eight feet of stem of Tolman, 

 and beneath that stem we know not what 

 the root may be. It may be a hardy and 

 thrifty root, sending a vigorous growth to 

 the grafts on top, or it may be the op- 

 posite. 



A thrifty Tolman will develop a better 

 tree than the average root, but how can 

 it be obtained? 



In general, grafting for nursery .stock, the 

 roots are grown from .seed, and the small 

 apple plants are taken up, and a scion whip 

 grafted below the line of the surface, which 

 mav be easily known by the grafter. 



The scion, if of proper quality and cut. 

 is quite likely to form roots, if placed deen 

 enough in the nursery row, and if the soil 

 is of that nature that it will encourage the 



formation of roots from the scion. Thus in 

 time we might have a Tolman root on a 

 Tolman stock. If this is so, we have the 

 grandest top in time that can be got, unless 

 it may be the Tetofsky. 



After the head is formed, the time to put 

 on the grafts is during some of the warm 

 days of spring, before the bark is too loose, 

 and there will be a strong head at the 

 trunk, where there is little danger of limbs 

 breaking and destroying the tree. 



For trees whose limbs are liable to split 

 off at the crotch, nailing or bolting is usual- 

 ly, recommended. It is not always wise to 

 tie wire around, although I have seen some 

 doing fairly weU, but there is danger of 

 injury to the trees by wiring. It is said 

 that the Portugese of the Pacific slope in 

 Oalifnrni'i have adopted a practice of using 

 the living tree for stavs and braces, not by 

 cutting props to hold up the overladen 

 branches, but by grafting the branches 

 amongst themselves in such a way that 

 these qrofts act as braces or guys. 



To illustrate : Before the tree is over- 

 grown, this system is begun bv a careful 

 study or an understanding of the require- 

 ments some years hence. Having decided 

 where these strengthening grafts are re- 

 quired, two thrifty sprouts are taken, at 

 opposite points from whence this living 

 cable is to start. These two twigs are 

 brought together and twisted round each 

 other and tied if found necessarv. In 

 many ca.ses these two branches will grow 

 together without further care, making a 

 substantial living support while the tree 

 lives. If it is thought necessary the join- 



Apple Trees 



We are producing hardy varieties of Apples 

 and other fruits for the North. Our Nurseries at 

 Pointe Claire, extending over 1 70 acres, are devoted 

 to the growing of Hardy Fruit Stocks and Orna- 

 mentals, Roses, etc., etc. Our Apple Trees are 

 budded on whole roots and grown under all the 

 rigorous climatic conditions of this section. For 

 this reason they are pronounced by experts to be 

 best suited as stock for Northern planters, both in 

 the Garden and Orchard. 



Intending customers are urged to place their 

 orders now while we have a full selection of the 

 best standard varieties. 



Catalogues and Lists cheerfully furnished 

 Free of Charge 



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10 Phillips Place - Montreal, P. Q. 



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