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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



November. 1912. 



Take A Scoopfol 

 Of Each- 

 Side By SMe 



Take "St. Lawrence" 

 Grannlated in one 

 scoop— and any other 

 tugu in the other. 



Look at "St. Law- 

 rance" Sugar — ita 

 perfect crystals — ita 

 pure, white sparkle — 

 ita even frain. Test 



Absolutely 

 Best 



it point by point, 

 0^. 



Absolutely 



is one of the choicest sugars ever refined — with a standard of purity 



that few sugars can boast. Try it in your home. 



Analyals shows, "St. Lawrence Granulated" to be "99 99/100 to i«o^ 

 Pure Cane Sugar with no impurities whatever" 



"Most erery dealer sells St Lawrence Sugar." 

 ST. lA.VnrNCK SUGA« KEFINEKIES LIMITED, 



MONTKEAL. 



65A, 



N A-onu-ee. 



Prepare Yourself 



For Winter's Worst 



Don't wait till you have 

 caught one of those nasty colds — fortify yourself 

 against them by taking a course of 



Na-Dru-Co Tasteless 



Preparation of 



Cod Liver Oil ^^ 



This "builder-up" is rich In the medicinal 

 and nutritive properties of the best 

 Norwegian Cod Liver Oil — without the 

 disagreeable taste. It also contains 

 Extract of Malt. Extract of Wild Cherry 

 and valuable Hypophosphites. which 

 tone up the whole system and parti- 

 cularly strengthen the Lungs, Throat 

 and Bronchial Tubes. 



In 50c. and $1.00 botties, at 

 your druggist's. 305 



NATIONAL DRUG AND 

 CHEMICAL CO. OF 

 CANADA, 



LIMITED. 



How many acres -can you 

 stump this Fall? 



This depends upon how soon you get a Swen- 

 son's Malleable Stump-puller. T hey are made 

 in five sizes, so write for Catalogue "H" and 

 find out what size you want. Every machine 

 guaranteed, and a stock on hand for prompt 

 shipment. Write today, telling us the size 

 and kind of your stumps. 



CANADIAN SWENSONS LIMITED 



Lindsay, Ontario 



large rooms of the school and made a most 

 beautiful sight. Crowds attended from two 

 to five o'clock in the afternoon. Ibe School 

 lioard gave the public schools a holiday. 

 The success ot ttie show is due in large 

 measure to the energetic work of the oblig- 

 ing secretary, K. F. Richardson. 



Weston 



On account of the slaughter of birds and 

 squirrels in the vicinity of Weston, the 

 society appointed a committee to look into 

 and deal with the matter and to confer with 

 the Toronto Humane Society. 



Toronto 



A feature of the monthly exhibition of 

 the Toronto Horticultural Society held dur- 

 ing August was an exhibit of rare water- 

 lilies made by Mr. Dreer, of Philadelphia, 

 one of the greatest producers of aquatic 

 Ijlants in the world. It consisted of twenty- 

 seven varieties ranging from white and 

 creams through pinks and reds into the 

 deep purples, many of them being three 

 inches in diameter. 



Annapolis Valley 



IHaaniog K. Ellt 



In about another week "the Vallev" will 

 have finished g-athering one of the best 

 crops in its apple jjrowinjf history. This i« 

 particularly true of King's Co., where near- 

 ly, if not quite, as many barrels will be 

 picked as last year. In going about the 

 country one fact is noticeable — the ver\- 

 large crops are on the very well cared for 

 orchards. Trees of low vitality could not 

 stand another crop like last year without 

 a rest. Where cultivation and manure are 

 pot lacking annual crops can be expected 

 if weather conditions are right. Well 

 sprayed orchards without exception are 

 yielding more apples than where spraying 

 is neglected or only done in a half-hearted 

 manner. Fungus diseases have more to do 

 than we think with the "set" and "drop." 



The pack of the United Fruit Companies 

 is giving much satisfaction in the local 

 markets. It is now possible for a dealer 

 to buy a car of Gravensteins of one pack, 

 true to grade and uniform right through 

 the car. With this method of handling, the 

 Gravensteins may again take a premier 

 place among Nova Scotia apples, a place 

 which it had lost by the miserable manner 

 of marketing. Raised right and packed 

 right, the Gravenstein is our greatest ad- 

 vertisement. If its season could be extend- 

 ed by a system of cold storage, its principal 

 disadvantage would be overcome. 



Eastern Annapolis Valley 



Eunice Watts Bochanu 



The ITnited Fruit Companies of Nova 

 Scotia, Ltd., are so well organized that 

 much of the bookkeeping of the brancii 

 companies is going through the head office 

 at Berwick, thus saving managers much 

 work, .'^s a result of this individual grow- 

 ers have very little knowledge of apple 

 prices and less anxiety with regard to study- 

 ing markets. It also les^ens the hired help 

 problem, as the men who were employed 

 to sort the fruit on the farms now find 

 work in the warehouses. It is also estimat- 

 ed that by cooperation two or three thou- 

 sand dollars will be saved in the cashing of 

 ■^mali cheques. 



Evaporators are springing up every five 

 or ten miles; these industries offer forty 

 rents a barrel for apples over two inches 

 and pay their boy and girl workers a dol- 

 lar a day. An evaporator costing two thou- 



