158 



EDITORIAL. 



Tqc (anadian Wortic^ItCirist 



TKe Only Horticultural Magazine in 

 tKe Dominion. 



OFFICIAL, ORGAN 



ONTARIO FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



THE POMOLOGICAL AND FRUIT GROWING SOCIETY 



OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND FRUIT GROWERS' 



ASSOCIATION. 



ONTARIO VEGETABLE GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager. 



J. J. Bell, Associate Editor. 



W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager. 



1. The Canadian Horticulturist is published the first 

 each month. 



2. Subscription Price $i.oo per year, strictly in advance 

 entitling the subscriber to membership in the F"ruit Growers' 

 Association of Ontario and all its privileges, including a copy of its 

 report. For all countries except Canada, United States and Great 

 Britain add 50c for postage. 



3. Remittances should be made by Post Office or Money 

 Express Order, or Registered Letter. Postage Stamps accepted for 

 amounts less than $1.00. Receipts will be acknowledged on the 

 address label, which shows the date to which subscription is paid. 



4. Discontinuances — Responsible subscribers will continue 

 to receive The Horticulturist until the publishers are notified by 

 letter to discontinue, when all arrearages must be paid. Societies 

 should send in their revised lists in January: otheiwise it will be 

 taken for granted all will continue members. 



5. Change of Address — When a change of address is or- 

 dered, both the old and the new addresses must be given. 



6. Advertising Rates quoted on application. Circulation 

 5,500. Copy received up to the 24th. Responsible representatives 

 wanted in towns and cities. 



7. Articles and Illustrations for publication will be 

 thankfully received by the editor. 



8. All Communications should be addressed : 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 

 507 and 508 Manning Chambers, 



TORONTO, CANADA 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



That Canadians, who are interested in the 

 growing of fruit, flowers and vegetables, are 

 prepared to support a Canadian publication 

 which is devoted to their interests is proved by 

 the rapid growth that has taken place in The 

 Canadian Horticulturist. The great increase 

 in the subscription and advertising patronage 

 has made it possible to issue this number under 

 a new cover and to enlarge the magazine from 

 fifty-two to sixty pages. During March, hand- 

 some and enlarged offices were secured in the 

 Manning Chambers, Toronto. 



The best evidence of the increase in the sup- 

 port of the paper is afforded by its subscription 

 lists and advertising pages. During the past 

 few months two provincial fruit growers' asso- 

 ciations have appointed The Horticulturist their 

 official organ, and others intend to do so shortly. 

 The number and value of the advertisements 

 has been increasing 'by leaps and bounds. The 



February issue, 1905, carried more advertise- 

 ments than any previous issue. The adver- 

 tisements in the March issue showed an increase 

 in value of eleven per cent, over the February 

 issue. This month the advertisements in The 

 Horticulturist have surpassed those in the 

 March number by almost thirty per cent., and 

 are worth as much as the total advertisements 

 in the twelve issues of the magazine published 

 during 1902. Can any other publication in 

 Canada show^ a more rapid increase in the sa.me 

 length of time ? 



This increase will soon make it possible to 

 considerably enlarge the paper and to strengthen 

 all the departments. Many improvements are 

 being planned which when carried out -will 

 make The Horticulturist a magazine of which 

 Canadians may well feel proud. As such pro- 

 gress as has been made, is due to the assistance 

 of our readers and advertisers, the management 

 trusts it will continue to receive this support in 

 the future as in the past. In the meantime a 

 cordial welcome is extended to our readers, one 

 and all, to visit us in our new home in the Man- 

 ning Chambers, where lovers of horticulture 

 are aiways assured of a warm welcome. 



GOOD RESULTS SHOULD FOLLOW. 



The announcement, by the Hon. Sydney 

 Fisher, Minister of Agriculture, that in com- 

 pliance with the requests of fruit growers he 

 may arrange for the holding of a conference by 

 representatives of the fruit interests in the dif- 

 ferent provinces, has been received with general 

 satisfaction by fruit growers at large. Such a 

 conference has long been needed. There are 

 questions relating to the transportation and 

 marketing of fruit, uniform packages, the Fruit 

 Marks Act, etc., which are pressing for a solution 

 and these can best be dealt with by a confer- 

 ence such as is proposed. Important results 

 will follow- the meetings. 



The Minister of Agriculture is, also, to be con- 

 gratulated on the passage of his bill making 

 the 10 X 11 X 22-inch box the standard for 

 Canada. This size is the one most generally 

 acceptable. The adoption of this box will bring 

 about several improvements connected with the 

 shipment of a certain class of Canadian fruit. 



OUR CORELESS APPLE ARTICLE. 



In this issue Prof. John Craig, the well known 

 authority on horticultural subjects, gets after 

 the people who are interested in the Spencer 

 Coreless Apple, as well as Mr. Sampson Mor- 

 gan, for writing the article on this apple which 

 appeared in our last issue, and The Horticultur- 

 ist for publishing it. By implying that The 

 Horticulturist lent itself to " foisting on a gulli- 

 ble public " something which " may prove a 

 fake," Prof. Craig takes a stand which is not 

 justified. Before publishing the article in 

 question The Horticulturist considered the mat- 

 ter carefully. While realizing many of the 

 weak points in the article, which are pointed 

 out by Prof. Craig, our intention was to draw 



