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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



December, 1912. 



Carlrr's Ttstfd Sttds 

 Are Pedigree Steds 



The Ontario Horticultural Exhibition 



Why Don't YOU 

 Have Big Crops 7 



Growers iire fiurpriwed at t.h<i big crops 

 of root*, grains and vogotabloa they get 

 out of the 9am« old soil, whon they sow 



Carter's Tested Seeds 



These genuine, pure-etrain, i>edigree 

 seeds, from the moet scientific growers in 

 England, are sold in original sealed pack- 

 ages. Carter's seeds have been tried for 

 years In Canada with result* that have 

 overshadowed all competitors for size, 

 flavor and yield. 



Write for Carter's Seed Catalog To-day 



Vegetable Seeds. Flower Seeds, Farm 

 Seeds, Gra^s S?eds — every kind haa the 

 Carter indlTiduallty. Write for Catalog 

 NOW. 



Jas. Carter & Co. 



(Seed Growers to His Majesty King George \') 



Canadian Branch Office and Waretiouse 



133 King St. East, Toronto, Ont. 



Thp Horticultural Exhibition this year 

 attained dimensions and an excellence far 

 surpassing anythig- of tiie kind ever hither- 

 to seen in Eastern Canada. The g'reat 

 strides that have been made by this exhibi- 

 tion during- the past eight years give good 

 reason to believe that within another ten 

 years it will rank as one of the great horti- 

 cultural exhibitions of the world. The 

 success that attended this year's effort has 

 brought the holding of a national apple 

 show measurably nearer. 



The exhibition was held in the horticul- 

 tural building on the grounds of the Cana- 

 dian Nation.-il Exhibition from November 12 

 to 16. In spite of the unfavorable location 

 large icrowds attended. Even this large 

 building was not equal to accommodating 

 all the entries received. Many, therefore, 

 had to be refused. Next year, it is likly 

 that the exhibition will be held in another 

 but still larger building on the exhibition 

 grounds, and that arrangements will be 

 made to hold the various conventions that 

 take place in conjunction with the exhibi- 

 tion m other buildings adjoining. 



The floral exhibits, in point of quality, 

 exceeded all previous efforts. The chry- 

 santhemums were particularly fine. The 

 display of honey was remarkably extensive 

 and well arranged, while the exhibits of 

 fruit, in spite of the unfavorable season, 

 gladdened and pleased all the fruit growers 

 who saw them. They afforded a wonder- 

 ful demonstration of Ontario's possibilities 

 as a fruit district. 



Never before has there been in Eastern 

 Canada such a splendid display of apples, 

 although seldom has there been a season 

 so unfavorable to the production of clean 

 fruit Fruit growers were justified in their 



fears that the exhibits this year might not 

 be of as good quality as were staged in 

 previous and more favorable seasons The 

 damp, dull weather had been peculiarly 

 favorable to the development of apple scab 

 and decidedly unfavorable for the proper 

 coloring of the fruit It was, therefore, an 

 agreeable surprise to find that in all of 

 the about five thousand boxes, two hun- 

 dred barrels, and one thousand four hun- 

 dred plates comprised in the exhibit, there 

 was hardly any scab to be seen. The color- 

 ing of the fruit compared favorably with 

 the coloring of the exhibits last year when 

 the season was particularly favorable to 

 the production of good colored fruit. Surely 

 this is great testimony for the efficacy of 

 good spraying, thorough pruning, and up- 

 to-date cultural methods. 



8X70CEB8 DUE TO COOPERATIVE 800IETIX8 



The extent of the show and the personnel 

 of the prize winners afford most convinc- 

 ing testimony of the great influence that 

 cooperative fruit growers' societies now 

 wield. Well over three-quarters of all of 

 the apples on exhibition were placed there 

 by cooperative societies or by members of 

 cooperative societies. Norfolk county. 

 which a few years ago was practically un- 

 known in the fruit growing world, secured 

 over fifty first prizes, thirty-one seconds, 

 and ten thirds. Among their notable win- 

 nings were first and second on lots of one 

 hundred boxes each, first on fifty boxes, 

 two firsts and a second in classes for 

 twenty boxes, and the sweepstakes box. 

 one of the most coveted prizes of the fair. 

 The winning box was of Spies, grown by 

 R. H. Johnson. A little over one-third of 

 all of the apples at the fair came from 



Removal Sale 



The Sale of a portion of our Nursery Land at 

 Pointe Claire necessitates the removal of our 

 main nurseries. 



This land must be cleared next spring and -we 

 have decided to offer the stock at a discount of 

 from 25% to 50%. 



All stock is first-class and consists of 



Thirty Thousand Fruit 



Trees of the hardiest 



varieties. 



Ten Thousand Shade 

 Trees. 



Fifty Thousand orna- 

 mental shrub and hardy 

 Perennials, Paeonies, 

 etc. 



Write at once for complete list. 



The CANADIAN NURSERY CO., Ltd. 



10 PHILLIPS PLACE - MONTREAL, P.Q. 



Fruit and Poultry Farms 



5 Acres 



7 Acres 



10 Acres 



20 Acres 



25 Acres 



10 Acres 

 10 Acres 



53 Acres 



Black loam, one mile from Oshawa 

 station. $625. $125 down. 



Sandy loam and black loam, at Brook- 

 lyn Station, $1,000. Only $100 down. 



Black loam, one mile from Oshawa 

 Station, $1,000. $200 down. 



Near Lisle, Simcoe Countv, sandv 

 loam, $320. $50 down. 



Same as above. $400. .$50 down. 



ALL THE ABOVE CLEARED BUT 

 WITHOUT BUILDINGS. 



Whitby township, one mile from sta- 

 tion, Kood house, stables, orchard, 

 fine blark loam, $1,500. .$400 cash. 



.Adjoining and similar to above, housr 

 and barn out of repair. No orchard. 

 Fine land. $1,250. .$250 cash. 



Brookh n Manor Farm, 34 miles from 

 Toronto, 15 rooms, quarter mile from 

 station. electric light, telephone, 

 barns, -tables, water-fall, swimminc 

 pool, orchard beautiful gardens, black 

 loam; farm in fine order. $10,000. 

 Terms easv. 



ENOCH THOMPSON, Ltd. 



152 BAY STREET - - TORONTO 



