December, 1912. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



291 



Norfolk county. Such is the place that has 

 been attained through cooperative endea- 

 vour by a one time unknown fruit growing 

 county. 



The greatest prize of all, however, went 

 to the fruit growers of the United Counties 

 of Northumberland and Durham. They 

 won the first prize of two hundred dollars 

 and a second prize of one hundred and fit 

 dollars in the class for one-half carload lots 

 of apples packed in boxes. So carefully 

 were their winning three hundred boxes of 

 .Spies packed, that each box contained one 

 hundred apples, twenty to a layer. Their 

 second prize lot of Baldwins were packed 

 just as uniformly with twenty-three apples 

 to the layer in each case. Norfolk county 

 here had to be content with a third plac- 

 ing on their three hundred boxes of Bald- 

 wins. 



In judging this feature, the judges used 

 a score totalling one hundred, giving forty 

 for packing, ten for variety, twenty for 

 quality, and thirty for grading. On this 

 basis the Northumberland and Durham 

 Apple Growers' Association won first with 

 the following points : Packing, 39J4 ; var- 

 iety, 10; quality, 17 >^ ; grading, 30. Se- 

 cond prize went to the Northumberland 

 and Durham Cooperative Fruit Growers' 

 Association, who produced a grand lot of 

 Baldwins with these points: Packing, 39% ; 

 variety, 9 ; quality, 17 ; grading, 28. Third 

 place was taken 'by the Norfolk county 

 Baldwins with this score ; Packing, 39 ; 

 variety, 9; quality, 18; grading, 26M- The 

 points out of 100 secured respectively were 

 95% by Northumberland and Durham Co- 

 operative Apple Growers' Association 93}i 

 by Northumberland and Durham Coopera- 

 tive, and 925^ by Norfolk. 



All the stuff in these three exhibits was 

 away above the ordinarv. The fruit was 



superior in quality, color and size. North- 

 umberland and Durham won out with their 

 Spies on account of variety and uniformity 

 in pack. The apples in this first prize ex- 

 hibit were also of high quality. They won 

 second on packing and grading. 



Norfolk had a bunch of apples that could 

 scarcely be beaten anywhere for substajnce 

 and quality, but possibly lost a higher 

 place through the fact that a train wreck 

 interfered with the excellence in packing 

 that the county is noted for. Every box of 

 the six hundred shown by Northumberland 

 and Durham had the same number of 

 apples in each box, and every apple in the 

 boxes was uniform in size. The success 

 of these counties this year should be an 

 incentive to others for next year. 



SHOWING OF PEARB 



There was also an excellent show of 

 pears on plates and in packages. The 

 varieties shown were Anjou. Bosc, Clair- 

 geau. Duchess, KieiTer, Lawrence, and 

 Nelis. The leading exhibitors were : W. H. 

 Bunting, R. Thompson, F. G. Stewart, 

 Lewis Haynes, and G. Goring, of St. Cath- 

 arines; G. S. Peart, Burlington; and J. B. 

 Guthrie, of Dixie. Most of these names 

 were associated also with a fairly good 

 display of grapes. From the orchards of 

 F. G. Stewart and R. Thompson came also 

 collections in competition, showing displays 

 of fruit, other than apples. First was won 

 by Thompson. 



There was a very large exhibit of pre- 

 served fruits, there being about three hun- 

 dred and fifty jars from individual exhibi- 

 tors, and four large displays of well-made 

 goods from Branch Women's Institutes. 

 This display was of special interest to 

 ladies, but it was noticed that the men 

 lingered near them w.ith longing. 



Lambton county, like Norfolk, has found 



Douglas Gardens 



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Hardy 

 Herbaceous 

 Perennials 



and 



Summer-Flowering 

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JOHN CAVERS 



We take great pleasure in informing our many 

 patrons that we have engaged 



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AS LANDSCAPE EXPERT 



For twenty-three years as Superintendent of Queen Victoria 

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 information, which shall be of great assistance to our customers. 



At present Mr. Cameron is on the Atlantic bound for Great 

 Britain and the Continent, where he will buy an extensive line of 

 the latest creations in ornamentals, landscape material, and es- 

 pecially high class perennial plants. We shall have a nice stock 

 of large plants for immediate sale. 



On his return, Mr. Cameron will take charge of the Oakville 

 plant, which will be devoted almost entirely to ornamentals. As 

 Landscape Expert he is at your service, and we suggest that en 

 gagements be made with us now, which will have his attention 

 upon his return. 



Our FRUIT TREF.S are very fine, and we shall be glad to 

 quote prices on your requirements. 



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