A BIG NURSERY COMPANY. 



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plentiful, I think only first-class apples 

 should be exported, as poor fruit only tends 

 to glut the market. I think the barrel situa- 

 tion this year will be as serious as last sea- 

 son. I have my barrels all contracted for. 

 A lot of boxes I saw packed and shipped last 

 season gave very unsatisfactory results. — 

 (A. B. Loomis, Orland, Ont. 



I purpose exporting a few thousand bar- 

 rels of apples again this season. Packers 

 will require to exercise more care this year 

 in the selection and packing of their fruit 



than usual. First, because the quality of 

 the fruit, according to present prospects, will 

 be inferior to that of last year, as there is 

 a greater development of fungus growth, 

 spots already showing distinctly on the 

 apples. Second, owing to the large crop of 

 English and continental apples, it will 

 naturally follow that fruit of the best quality 

 only will meet with ready sale on the British 

 markets. I purpose using the barrel pack- 

 age, having never used the box. — (Sub- 

 scriber, Ont. 



ONE OF CANADA'S LEADING NURSERIES 



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HERE are some half dozen nurseries 

 in Canada, which are noted owing 

 to the immense volume of their business. 

 One of these is the nurseries of Brown 

 Brothers Company, in Welland county, 

 whose local postoffice is named after the 



firm, being called Brown's Nurseries. The 

 amount of mail handled through this post- 

 ofifice may well be taken as some indication 

 of the extensive business done by this firm. 

 It is the largest rural postoffice in Canada, 

 and stands fourth in the Lincoln and Nia- 



The Business Corner of the Brown Bros.' Company Nurseries. 



The correspondence and office woik of this firm, described on this page, is so great it was recently ound necessary to erect these 

 handsome offices. The president of the company, Mr. Edward C. Morris, may be seen in the illustration leaning against the side of the 

 steps, holding his hat jn his left hand. (From a photograph taken specially for The Horticulturist.) 



