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EDITORIAL. 



jfje fan^dian plorticOltorist 



The Leading Horticultural Magazine in the 

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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



TORONTO, CANADA 



THE EARLY VEGETABLE MARKET. 



The announcement, in this issue, that the 

 growers in South Essex who forced vegetables 

 for the early markets have secured satisfac- 

 tory prices is an important one. It indicates- 

 that this line of garden work — fast leaving the 

 experimental stage if it has not already done so. 



A few growers in the province, not only in 

 South Essex ibut in the Niagara district as 

 well, have been raising vegetables in this way 

 for a number of years with profit to themselves 

 and satisfaction to their customers. Why 

 should not more do so ? For years Canada has 

 imported quantities of vegetables, during the 

 early summer, from the southern states for 

 which, in many cases, high and even fancy 

 prices have been paid. It has now been demon- 

 strated that it is possible to mature these vege- 

 tables in Ontario in time to take advantage of 

 these favorable markets. Our Ontario grow- 

 ers, 'being so much nearer the consuming cen- 

 ters in Canada, should ultimately, by good man- 

 agement, capture the greater part of this trade. 



There seems little fear that the demand for 

 these vegetables will be over supplied. The 

 portions of the province suited for this occupa- 

 tion are so restricted th» work can never be 

 conducted on a very large scale. The high 

 prices that have been paid in the past may de- 

 cline. On the other hand, the consumption is 

 certain to increase, which will tend to place the 

 business on a more permanent basis. 



A word of warning, just here, may be in or- 



der. The fact that a few have done well this 

 year, raising these early vegetables, is no 

 guarantee that any person can do so. Before 

 it will Ib'e possible for growers to make a profit 

 at this work they must secure suitable locations, 

 which in itself is a difficult matter, and have a 

 thorough kitowledge of the business. A slight 

 lack of experience or a little carelessness on the 

 part of a grower early in the season may result 

 in the loss of his entire crop. Any rush into 

 this line of work is certain to mean disaster to 

 many. 



THE FRUIT MARKS ACT. 



It Is announced that in future the Fruit 

 Marks Act is to be more rigidly enforced. If 

 a few packages in a shipment of fruit are found 

 to be improperly graded the whole shipment is 

 to be thoroughly inspected. The time is ripe 

 for the taking of such a step. The act has now 

 been long enough in force to leave no room for 

 any excuse on the part of shippers that they 

 are not acquainted with its provisions. 



It seems there are a number of packers who 

 still resort to dishonest methods in the packing 

 of their fruit in the hope that at the most only 

 a small part of their shipments will be detained 

 by the inspectors. A few sharp lessons to 

 these parties should be a benefit to the whole 

 trade. The numerous testimonials from British 

 commission dealers that have been published in 

 The Horticulturist recently concerning the 

 benefits that have resulted from this act, indi- 

 cate that a still better enforcement of its pro- 

 visions, if not too rigid, will not be likely to 

 cause much damage to our fruit trade. 



The season for buying bulbs is now near, and- 

 horticultural societies will as usual be writing 

 to different firms for quotations on the different 

 varieties. Why not patronize our Canadian 

 firms, and more especially those who use The 

 Canadian Horticulturist as an advertising 

 medium ? Too many secretaries place their 

 orders with the man who quotes the lowest 

 price, be he a Canadian or one of our cousins 

 from across the line. Canadian purchasers 

 often do not show enough loyalty to Canadian 

 sellers. If the best quality is wanted a fair 

 price must be paid, and Canadian seedsmen will 

 supply bulbs at a reasonable price. Place your 

 orders with those who advertise in this paper 

 and let them know you saw their advertisement 

 in our columns. They all sell goods that are 

 genuine. 



iSome complaint is being made, and apparent- 

 ly with more or less reason, in regard to the 

 change made this year in the time of placing 

 the exhibits of cut flowers in the floral depart- 

 ment of the Industrial Exhibition. . In for- 

 mer years the time for placing these flowers 

 has been 11 a. m. Tuesday. This has been 

 changed to 11 a. m. Monday. The change 

 seems likely to make it difllcult for outside ex- 

 hibitors to compete. If growers living at a 



