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EDITORIAL. 



Tqe (an^dian Horticdltdrist 



Fublislied by The Horticultural Publishine 

 Company, Limited. 



TKe Only Horticultural Magazine in 

 tKe Dominion. 



Official Oref^n of British Columbia, Ontario, Que- 

 bec and Prince Kdwaril Island Fruit (irowers' 

 Associations and of the Ontario Vet;e- 

 taltle Groivers' Association. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager. 



J. Albert Hand, B.S.A., Associate Editor. 



W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager. 



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LESSONS IN PACKING. 



The Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, is to 

 be congratulated on having secured the servi- 

 ces of Mr. B. T. Boies, of the Coldstream Ranch, 

 Vernon, B. C, for the purpose of giving instruc- 

 tion in fruit packing in eastern Canada. Mr. 

 Boies was selected by the Coldstream Ranoh in 

 British Columbia as head packed, as he 

 had had several years experience in Cali- 

 fornia, Washington and Oregon. He is 

 therefore, properly fitted to give pointers in the 

 very latest and best methods in fruit packing 

 before even the best fruit growers in Ontario, 

 Nova Scotia and other provinces. 



It is the intention of the Department to have 

 Mr. BoieS' visit various parts of the Maritime 

 Provinces, Quebec and Ontario, giving demon- 

 strations in the packing houses in the large 

 centres, and proibaibly overseeing what may be 

 termed classes for beginners in box packing in 

 the various fruit districts. The exact itineracy 

 has not yet been planned definitely, but will 

 probably be announced in our next issue. It is 

 to be hoped that this will lead to much more 

 extensive work another year. 



In no department of fruit growing is the east- 



ern grower at greater disadvantage than in the 

 matter of packing and grading. Yox want of 

 I)roper attention to these points eastern Canada 

 is losing a mo.st profitable trade in the north- 

 west, and is obliged to take an inferior price for 

 her best fruit in the foreign markets. 



THE MARKET GARDENERS' CHANCE. 



During August leading members of the On- 

 tario Vegetable Growers' Association will visit 

 the principal cities and towns of the province 

 in an effort to form branches of the association. 

 The leading market gardeners in the sections 

 visited should give these delegates a cordial re- 

 ception and should do all in their power to as- 

 sist in completing organization in their dis- 

 tricts. There will be many growers who will 

 hold iback and re-fuse their assistance for fear 

 the stranger is after their money. These men 

 will require patient handling. 



The idea of a strong provincial association is 

 so new to market gardeners it may prove diffi- 

 cult at first to convince them of the need for 

 such an organization and of the benefit it will 

 be to them. One of the best methods of reach- 

 ing these men will be by explaining that in- 

 stead of wanting their money the desire of the 

 association is that they shall share in the grant 

 the Ontario government has made for this 

 work. No industry is in greater need of bet- 

 ter organization than that of the vegetable 

 growers. May success crown the efforts of 

 those who will this month endeavor to secure 

 this organization. 



THE SAN JOSE SCALE. 



The announcement by the provincial inspec- 

 tor, Mr. J. Fred. Smith, that the San Jose scale 

 continues to spread in Ontario and that new 

 districts are being infested calls for action of 

 some sort. A serious feature of the situation 

 is that now the panic the scale caused a few 

 years ago has subsided it is difficult to arouse 

 growers to the seriousness of the situation. 



The proper enforcement of the laws already 

 in effect would do much to prevent the further 

 spread of this destructive pest. Growers who 

 refuse to destroy trees that have been ruined 

 beyond hope of redemption should be forced to- 

 do so. A few actions in court, such as those 

 tried at St. Catharines last year, would have a 

 beneficial effect. It is not likely that the scale 

 will ever Ibe completely driven out of Ontario, 

 but this should not prevent the taking of step; 

 which will help to make it impossible for the 

 carelessness of some growers to result in 

 serious injury to their neighbors. 



The truth of the adage that big results from 

 little causes flow is borne out by the case of the 

 Oakville Basket Company, of Oakville, Ont., 

 which last January signed for eighteen dollars' 

 worth of advertising space in The Horticultur- 

 ist. This month The Horticulturist has re- 

 ceived an application from Smart Bros, of Col- 

 lingwood, Ont., for one of the handsome prizes 

 we offer to readers who buy goods from our ad- 



