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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIS'i. 



ornamental shrubs and bushes as well as for 

 fruit trees, to say nothing of the growing 

 and selling of the large quantities of fruit 

 that are handled annually. 



WHY the; farms are separated. 



The farms have been located in different 

 s'ections for special reasons. It is possible 

 to give almost everything that is grown the 

 variety of soil required for the best results. 

 Tests can also be conducted to ascertain the 

 conditions of soil and location best adapted 

 for different varieties of fruits and shrubs. 

 As young trees do bet- 

 ter on new soil, or on 

 soil on which nursery 

 stock has not been 

 grown before,- by rent- 

 ing or buying new 

 farms every few years 

 the change in soil re- 

 quired is thus secured. 

 Entire reliance, how- 

 ever, is not placed in 

 this change of soils. 

 Each year finds an 

 expenditure of over 

 $2,000 for composl 

 fertilizers used in ad- 

 dition to the ordinary 

 farm manure. 



As already stated, 

 Mr. Smith also carries 



lings growing in the field to the natural 

 fruit as well as the manufactured product 

 as it is sold over the grocery counter, will be 

 found on this modern fruit establishment. 



A great advantage gained by conducting 

 the nursery and fruit farm combined in this 

 manner lies in the fact that almost all varie- 

 ties of the different fruits can be thoroughly 

 tested before being sold. This makes it 

 possible for the firm to give reliable infor-* 

 mation to those customers who, as many do, 

 leave the selection of varieties to the nur- 



on an extensive trade 

 in domestic fruits of 



Gathering the Cherry Crop at the Helderleigh Fruit Farm. 



Pickers are here shown securing the eherry crop, from some trees of the Napoleon variety, on 

 the home farm of Mr. E. D. Smith at Win na, described in this issue. The orchard contains about 

 all kinds. In COnneC- 15° trees, some of which this year yielded ten baskets of cherries, although others of the trees pro- 

 duced very little fruit. The trees averaged about four baskets. 



tion With this a large 



fruit warehouse and an extensive and very 

 complete cold storage plant have been 

 erected. To avoid loss in the handling of 

 portions of the crops a jam factory is now 

 in course of construction. There are so 

 many large buildings on the farm a friend 

 of Mr. Smith's once remarked that if Mr. 

 Smith continues to build he will soon have 

 his whole farm under cover. When the 

 jam factory is completed all stages of the 

 fruit industry, from the plants and seed- 



seryman. The rapid increase in business 

 during the last few years is the best evi- 

 dence of the honesty of this firm in this and 

 other respects. 



An endeavor is always made to supply 

 varieties true to name. If none of the varie- 

 ties wanted are left in stock when' an order is 

 received supplies are secured from some 

 other reliable nursery. " Mistakes," said 

 Mr. Kimmins, " are never made wilfully, 

 but if, by any chance, they should occur, and 



