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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



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Tomato Growing 



H.W'E set out about nine acres of to- 

 matoes," said Mr. Arthur Peer, of 

 Freeman, to a representative of The Horti- 

 cuhurist who visited his place last month, 

 " and none of the vines have been destroyed 

 by frost. On our soil, which is a clay loam, 

 we i^et medium vines and good fruit, and I 

 find that rows five feet apart and four feet 

 apart in the row give the best returns." 



" For an early crop," continued Mr. I'eer, 

 " the Karliana is exclusively grown, ^vhile 

 Stone, Matchless and Favorite are good for 

 a later crop. The Stone is perhaps best if 

 the season is long. I grow chiefly for the 

 canning factory, but ship some of the early 

 varieties to Toroiuto and Montreal. 



" Many of the growers in this district be- 

 long to the Hamilton Tomato Growers' As- 

 sociation. I had my crop contracted for 

 before the agitation for a higher price was 

 begun, but believe that growers should have 

 30 cents per bushel for their crop. 



" In an unfavorable season, when the crop 

 is net g3od, 25 cents per bushel does not pay 

 the expenses connected with growing them. 

 If the canners combine would give 30 cents 

 the private factories would do the same." 



A Frame for Tomatoes 



AHA.\1)\' ir.ethod of tying u]) tomato 

 vines is {practised by Mr. U. I!. 

 W'hyte, the well known amateur fruit 

 grower in Ottawa. " For my tomato 

 vines," said Mr. \\'h_\-te to The Horticultur- 

 ist, " r make a frame three feet wide by four 

 and a half feet high an.(l tie the vines to the 

 frame. Stakes two and a half inches wide 

 and two inches thick are used for uprights, 

 and laths for cross ])ieces. The stakes are 

 I^ointed and driven into the groimd. 



" One of the best features of these franx's 

 is that they can be removed in the fall and 

 stored ami used again whenever desired. 

 The benefit of this system is that it lets the 

 sun reach the vines, thus ripening the fruit 

 earlier and also preventing destruction by 

 rot." 



" The crown gall is a bad pest which is 

 new in our nurseries," said Mr. A. X. 

 Brown, of Delaware, when talking to a 

 Horticulturist representative. " We cannot 

 discover its cause or how it can be success- 

 fully fought. It is very destructive. 

 Fumigation and other remedies wjiich have 

 been tried are no use." 



The Beautiful Effect of a Clump of Spieraea Van Houttii. 



A clump of Spiraea Van Houttii, one of the most charming shrubs of the Spirsa family, is here shown as reproduced from a 

 photograph furnished The Horticulturist by Mr. Roderick Cameron, of Niagara Falls South. It is rather dwarf in habit, and the 

 flowers are of short duration, but when in full bloom its massis'e white flowers p esent a very pleasing appearance. Its foliage, too, is 

 beoutiful. It is hardy only in the warmer parts of Ontario. 



