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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



A Canadian Power Sprayer 



WE are always glad to notice any in- 

 vention which originates in On- 

 tario and is intended for the benefit of On- 

 tario fru;t or flower growers. Let it be, 

 however, fully understood by our readers 

 that \yhat is said of such untested novelties 

 must be more or less based upon the state- 

 ments either of the introducer or of the 

 originator. Just now we are' in receipt of 

 a letter from Mr. W. R. Liddy, principal of 

 the high school at Port Dover, commending 

 a power sprayer of Canadian invention, and 

 we think the inventor is on the right line, for 

 the cheapest power must be that furnished 

 by the turning of the wagon wheel. The 

 following is the letter : 



Sir : In your issue of February you state 

 that power sprayers run by a sprocket cliain 

 from the wagon wheel have been imperfect, but 

 that an Illinois man has made some improve- 

 ment. As a constant reader of your valuable 

 journal, I do not think you would pass over, had 

 you known, a Canadian, my fellow-townsman, 

 Mr. P. A. Perkins, who has invented and pat- 

 ented a machine which is a credit to Canada. 

 It has a double acting cylinder pump with air 

 chambers. To each pump is attached three 

 lines of sprayers, each capable of throwing 

 spray twenty-five feet or more. The whole 

 mechanism is simple and complete, and at a 

 price within the reach of all. It will be placed 

 in the market this year, and those interested 

 should correspond with Mr. Perkins. 



Give Canada Her Due 



That Canada should now assert herself in 

 the great markets of the world no Canadian 

 will dispute, but hitherto our fruit growers 

 have not sufficiently realized the advantage 

 of using the name Canada as a trade mark 

 upon our export fruit packages. The Fruit 

 Marks Act is giving Canadian fruit a name 

 for reliable branding such as is given to no 

 other country in the world ; a name which is 

 every year gaining ground in the confidence 

 of foreign buyers. This means a complete 

 change in our methods of sale, and a 

 sharp advance in values for : as our XXX, or 

 No. I, brand gradually becomes known, for- 

 eign buyers will no longer hesitate to pur- 



chase in large quantities f. o. b. at points of 

 shipment in Ontario, and the competition 

 will be keen for our XXX goods. 



Mr. W. Barlow, of Salford, England, 

 writes as follows under date of February 2 : 



Sir : In conversation with Mr. John Parkin- 

 son, of Portage la Prairie, who has been on a 

 visit to Manchester, it was arranged I should 

 write you upon the following matter, which had 

 come under his notice, viz., the necessity of all 

 Canadian produce being branded and labeled in 

 and outside with the word Canadian apples or 

 whatever kind of produce may be sent to this 

 country. At the present time very large con- 

 signments are sent over, and is known in the 

 English markets as of American origin, though 

 less than formerly. There is still a great ne- 

 cessity for having such produce made clear as 

 to its origin. If asked where they come from 

 the reply invariably is, They are American. 

 When I visited your country I often mentioned 

 what was in my mind should be done, but it was 

 not thought of much importance at the time. 

 Mr. Parkinson thinks the time has arrived when 

 the fause naming of Canadian fruit should be 

 corrected. 



This matter is placed with you to take what 

 action appears in your judgment necessary. 



The above particulars were sent to the High 

 Commissioner at London, who replied that the 

 matter was all important for Canadian growers, 

 and presume he will move in the matter. If 

 supplemented from your side something should 

 be accomplished. 



The Transportation Committee 



A MOST important meeting of this com- 

 mittee of our association was held at 

 the Walker House, Toronto, on Tuesday, 

 the 1 6th day of February. There were pres- 

 ent, W. H. Bunting, St. Catharines ; Alex. 

 McNeill, Ottawa; E- D. Smith, Winona; H. 

 H. Dawson, Toronto; D. W. Wilson, Sea- 

 forth ; R. J. Graham, Belleville ; C. L. Smith, 

 Toronto, editor of the Sun, and the editor of 

 this journal. The vital importance of the 

 question was shown by the live interest taken 

 by each member, all of whom were personal- 

 ly engaged in shipping on a large scale, and 

 had many well established grievances to pre- 

 sent to the Railway Commission, such as the 

 following : 



(1) Excessive freight rates. 



(2) Discrimination in rates (a) between indi- 

 viduals or firms, (b) between long and short 

 hauls, (c) between places or territories, (d) be- 

 tween commodities. 



