february. 191fi. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



49 



FOR SALE 



Everything from an apple tree 

 to a strawberry plant — shade, 

 ornamental and evergreen 

 trees, ornamental shrubs and 

 vines, roses, hardy flowering 

 plants, bulbs, asparagus — 

 guaranteed stock at reason- 

 able prices. 2c stamp for 

 catalog. Silver black foxes, 

 fishers, mink. 

 DOWNHaM BROS..B01 E, Slratkror.Oiit. 



NORTHERN GROWN FRUIT TREES 

 FOR NORTHERN PLANTERS 



At Lowest Prices consistent with Sterling 

 Quality. 



ALBERT NURSERIES. Albert, New Brantwick 



Deep Seedbeds 

 Properly Prepared 



—That's what you get when you use 

 the deep-cutting, double-turning, level- 

 ing and compacting 



"Acme"" Pulverizing Harrow^ 



"The coulters do the work" — yoa Bhoultl see 

 them mix the Boil. cut cioda, weeds and trash 

 and make the whole into a iirm yet mellowfseed- 

 bed several inches deep. The "Acme" is simple, 

 durable and easy to pull. SizesSft. to 17 1-2 ft. 

 wide. Tbousanus in use. Send for booklet now. 



No 23, 



6% ft. wide 



Tlie JUateman- Wilkinson Co. 

 Limited 



602 Symington Avenue Toronto. Ont. 



Or the Manufacturers : 



Duane H. Nash Inc. 



ElmSt.,Millini!ton - New Jersey 



Guaranteed 



to 

 " MAKE 

 GOOD " 



That means a lot to every buyer — guar- 

 anteed Sturdy, Healthy and true to name 

 by a firm that has been growing trees 

 right for 32 years — Apple, Pear, Peach, 

 Plum, Cherry and Quince Trees, also 

 Small Fruits and Ornamental Stock. 

 Direct to Vou at Grower's Prices 



Quality before price la our motto, but 

 our personal supervision of all trees from 

 our nurseries to you, together with up- 

 to-date facilities, enables ua to sell Kelly 

 Trees at low prices. 



Our catalog tells all about our trees 

 and prices. It Is our only salesman, and 

 you can order from the catalog Just as 

 well as If you visited us here in Dans- 

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Write for catalog to-day — It's worth 

 while. 



KELLY BROS., Wholesale Narieriet 



147 Main Street, Dansvllle, N. Y. 

 You'll never regret planting Kelly Trees. 



view to es.tablisliiiig a standard price. He 

 held that the association should endeavor 

 io help the growers avoid losses. The 

 growers, too, should realize their situation, 

 and join either one or both of the local or- 

 ganizations. 



On January 13th, the regular annual 

 meeting of the Niagara Peninsula Fruit 

 Growers' Association was held in the Court 

 House, .St. Catharines. Retiring President, 

 'R. H. Dewar, of Fruitland, occupied the 

 chair. The financial report showed the 

 total receipts for the year to be $994.24, and 

 exipenditures $625.91, leaving a 'balance on 

 hand of $368.'33. The chief subject of dis- 

 cussion was the question of a change in the 

 11-quart peach ibaskat, to permit Its holding 

 three layers of No. 1 peaches by taking in 

 the flare, using the same bottom, but giving 

 a quarter inch added height. The meeting 

 passed a resolution favoring the amended 

 11-quart 'basket recommended by ithe com- 

 mittee, but referred the que&tion back to 

 the committee for further consideration.. 

 W. H. Bunting, of St. Catharines, explained 

 the style of basket necessary. In packing 

 No. 1 peaches, the present height of basket 

 is not high enough. If the height of the bas- 

 ket were increased from one-eighth to one- 

 quarter of an inch, and the flare at the 

 ends of the basket reduced to the same 

 amount of flare on the other side, making a 

 flare of one-quarter inch all round, the best 

 interests of the fruit growers would ibe 

 served. David Allan, of Grimsby, was 

 strongly in favor of the change, declaring 

 that the marketing public does not want 

 two-layer baskets any longer. iMany of the 

 members felt that the present standard 11- 

 quart was an ideal package. President 

 Dewar contended that in the majority of 

 years the present basket would easily ac- 

 commodate No. 1 peaches. He had no ob- 

 jection to cutting an inch of the flare off 

 the ends of the basket. Complaint was 

 made of the changes in the sizes of basket 

 covers by different flrms, and a suggestion 

 made that the association take up the ques- 

 tion, and ask the Government to standardize 

 the basket covers. The matter was referred 

 back to the committee without any definite 

 conclusions being reached. Officers for the 

 ensuing year were elected as follows: Presi- 

 dent, J. H. Broderick, St. Catharines, 1st 

 Vice-President, J. R. Hastings, Winona; 2nd 

 Vice-President, S. H. Rittenhouse, Jordan 

 Harbor; 3rd Vice-President, D. Allan, Grims- 

 by; 4th Vice-President, P. J. iStewart, St. 

 Catliarines; Secretary-Treasurer, C. E. 

 iFlsher, St. Catharines, elected for the 20th 

 year. 



A case of considerable Interest to fruit 

 growers was decided at the Wentworth Coun- 

 ty Court recently, when the jury found S. H. 

 iRittenhouse, a well-known fruit grower, of 

 Vineland, not liable for the injuries sustain- 

 ed by M.Ike LiukatohiA, while workifrg on de- 

 fendant's farm. The plaintiff was engaged 

 in spraying trees last spring for the defend- 

 ant, and claimed damages for injuries he 

 suffered when septic poisoning developed in 

 his right hand, due, he alleged, to the mix- 

 ture used in spraying. He charged negli- 

 gence on the part of his employer for not 

 Fupplying gloves before the poisoning set la. 

 The defence was that it was not the custom 

 of farm laborers to wear gloves, and that 

 this was the first case of poisoning known, 

 although the mixture was a s.tandard one, 

 and had been in use 'by fruit farmers for 

 years. 



fMr. R. T-.. lanes, Hamilton, formerly sec- 

 retary-treasurer of the Dominion Canners, 

 has been appointed general manager, in 

 room of J. J. Nairn, who resigned on account 

 of ill-health. 



Potatoes are scarce and prices have risen 



Order 

 Canadian Grown Nursery Stock 



direct from our Nurseries, and save all 

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 fruits, Roses, Shrubs, etc. Address 



J. H. McCOMBS, UNION NURSERIES, 

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The first 100 who will send us their 

 name and address, not already on 

 our mailing list, will receive free 

 one of the above plants and our 

 new interesting spring catalogue. 

 Write to-day. 



A. W. GRAHAM, 



St. Thomas, Ont. 

 Grower and Importer of Roses, 

 Shrubs and everything beautiful 

 for garden and lawn. 



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The first essential is thorough spraying 

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