2IO The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Nurserymen are often blamed because trees or plants die. In most cases 

 the planters are much more worthy of blame. Nine-tenths of the planters when 

 exhorted to keep the roots moist and cover them immediately with moist mel- 

 low soil when they reach home, will answer : " Oh, no need of that, I am going 

 to plant them at once." They jog home with roots exposed, by which they 

 receive more harm in one mile of travel than in looo miles of travel when pro- 

 perly packed. 



In conclusion, let me exhort all planters to keep the roots moist and cov- 

 ered while on the road, and to at once cover them with moist soil so soon as 

 they reach home. When ready to plant, take out one or two at a time, prune 

 the roots and tops and plant immediately and carefully. Those who do this 

 will have better fruit plantations and a better opinion of fruit growing, and nur- 

 serymen. 



Niamra Falls South. E. Morden. 



WEIGHT OR MEASURE. 



On page 147, is a proposal for regulating the size of fruit baskets. In the 

 Pennsylvania Legislature a bill has been introduced to provide for the sale of 

 green and dried fruits, cereals and green and dried vegetables by weight. The 

 bill is supported by the Retail Grocers' Association of Philadelphia, and is as 

 follows : 



Sec. I. — Be it enacted, that it shall be unlawful for any person or persons 

 to sell or offer for sale within this Commonwealth any green and dried fruits, 

 cereals, green and dried vegetables, except by United States standard avoirdu- 

 pois pound or multiple or fraction thereof. 



Sec. 2. — Every person, company, firm or corporate body who shall violate 

 the provisions of the first section of this Act shall for every such offence forfeit 

 and pay the sum of $25, which shall be recoverable with costs by any person 

 suing in the name of the Commonwealth as debts of like amount are by law 

 recoverable ; and shall be paid to the proper county treasurer for the use of the 

 county in which the suit is brought. 



Sec. 3. — Every person who violates the provisions of the first section of 

 this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be 

 punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than $10, or by imprison- 

 ment in the county jail for not more than ten days, or both. Each subsequent 

 offence upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of $25, or imprisonment for 

 one month, or both. 



Sec. 4. — This Act shall take effect on the first day of July, A.I). 1895. 



Sec. 5. — Provided that nothing in this Act shall apply to any articles that 

 are now sold by count or to the product of any foreign country. 



Sec. 6. — All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this 

 Act are hereby repealed. 



