A CANADIAN INSTITUTION TO BE PROUD OF 



A GREAT change has taken place in 

 Canada and all things Canadian 

 during the past few years. From being 

 content to watch the tremendous strides 

 made by our neighbors to the south Cana- 

 dians have awakened to the fact that they 

 have a country and institutions of their own 

 of which any nation might well be proud. 

 It has been a surprise to many to find that 

 in the Dominion there are industries and 

 institutions that will hold their own with 

 any in the world. 



Canada's horticultural interests are 

 greater than is commonly realized. The 

 descriptions published in The Horticulturist 

 last summer and fall of some of the Domin- 

 ion's leading nurseries were a revelation to 

 many fruit and flower growers. Another 

 horticultural institution of which Canadians 

 may well feel proud is the Steele, Briggs: 

 Seed Co., whose head office is located in 

 Toronto, but which has branches in all parts 

 of the world. Some conception of the 

 wide scope of the business conducted lay this 



firm may be gained by a glance at the list 

 of countries from which it secures its seeds. 



Most of the seeds are grown under con- 

 tract. Peas and beans are principally 

 grown in Canada, carrots in France, pars- 

 nips in California, onions in California and 

 Connecticut, and cauliflower in Denmark. 

 Flower seeds come principally from Ger- 

 many and bulbs from Holland. 



" Our idea," said Mr. A. W. Annandale, 

 the manager of the retail department, 

 greenhouses and trial grounds, to an editor- 

 ial representative of The Horticulturist who 

 visited the coinpany's establishment during 

 January, " in having our seeds and bulbs 

 grown under contract in distant countries 

 is to ensure our being able to obtain plenty 

 of seed and bulbs a high percentage of 

 which will germinate. Take, for instance, 

 onion seed, a great deal of which we obtain 

 from California. While we can obtain 

 this seed in Canada when the season is 

 favorable there are many years when we 

 are unable to secure it. Some years we 



A Horticultural Institution With Branches All Over the World 



The second largest seed firm n the continent is that 'f the S'e'-le Brisjgs Seed Co., of Toronto, a description of which 

 appears in this ssue. (Fiom a photograph taken specially for The Canadian Horticulturist. 



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