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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition. 



THE 



BEEKEEPERS^ 

 DIRECTORY 



The followtnR beekeepers will be able to 

 supply Uees nnd Queens In any quantity 

 for Uie teaHon of 1916. Order early. 



E. E. MOTT, 



Glenwood, Mich. 

 Northern Bred Italian Queens. 



J. P. MOORE, 



Morgan, Ky. 

 Try Moore's Strain Next Tear. 



W. R. STIRLING, 



RIdgetown, Ont. 

 Fine Italian Queens. 



J. I. BANKS, 



Dowelltown, Tenn. 

 Italian "Queens of Quality." 



P. TEMPLE, 



438 Gladstone Ave., Toronto, Ont. 

 Canadian Bred Italian Stock. 



THE DEROY TAYLOR CO., 



Newark, N.Y. 

 Northern Bred Italian Bees and Queens. 



M. C. BERRY & CO., 



Successors to Brown & Berry, 

 Haynevllle, Ala. 

 Best bred Italian Queens and Bees. 



THE PENN COMPANY, 



Penn, Miss. 

 Bees and Queens. 



F. W. JONES, 



Bedfo/d, Que. 



Bees by the pound, also best Italian 



Queens. 



H. 0. CLEMONS, 



Boyd, Ky. 

 Three band Italians bred for business. 



THE ROOT CANADIAN HOUSE, 



185 Wright Ave., Toronto, Ont. 

 Canadian and U.S.A. bred queens and 

 bees. Bees by the pound or colony. 



A. E. CRANDALL & SON, 



Berlin, Conn. 

 •■Quality" Italian Queens. 



JOHN A. McKINNON, 



St. Eugene, Ont. 

 Best northern bred stock. 



WM. ATCHLEY, 



of Mathls, Texas. 

 Wants to sell you your early bees by the 

 pound. Queens in season. 



STOVER APIARIES 



Mayhew, Miss. 

 Not a single complaint. 



J. W. E. SHAW & CO., 



Loreauville, La, 

 S}veryone knows their strain of three- 

 band Italians. 



Apples in Boxes and Barrels 



C. W. Baxter, Chief Fruit Inspector, Ottawa. 



^ liNCE the box as a. oommercial package 

 ^ for apples came lato promineace a few 

 *^ years ago, the merits of both it and the 

 'barrel have been so ofien debated that there 

 is Jittle that is new left to be said on the 

 subject, especially with reference to the 

 ibarrel. The question has often been asked, 

 "Wiiiich is the best lockage for apples, the 

 ■barrel or the box?" There is no one best 

 package. Our experience in marketing the 

 crops of 1914 and 1915 has shown this. 



'^Box Packing" and the marketing of ap- 

 ples in boxes have been making history rap- 

 idly during the last few years, it is not 

 long since our Instructors were teaching go 

 many different styles of packs, that the aver- 

 age packer in the east was so confused that 

 he despaired of ever being able to pack ap- 

 ples in .boxes commercially. This, however, 

 lias been overcome, and we have, to-day, 

 lour simple rules, which, if foUowetl, will 

 give ns a perfect pack. In fact, experienced 

 packers tell us that nearly all the apples In 

 Eastern Canada can be packed under the 

 three styles, "3-2, 2-2, and 2-1." The methods 

 to determine the style of packs to be used 

 have been simplified, and with good fruit; 

 practice is the only other thing necessary to 

 turn ont a box pack equal to the best. 



We say "Box Packing" has been making 

 history. Let us review this history briefly: 

 We are indebted to the growers and pack- 

 ers of California and the Pacific Coast 

 States for the inauguration and perfecting 

 of the present methods. Necessity had 

 much to do in bringing this about. The 

 growers in the Pacific Coast States having 

 bought fruit land of high value, realized 

 that because of their being situated so far 

 distant from the large markets of the east 

 and because of the heavy freight charges In 

 placing their fruit on these markets, they 

 must put out a pack that would be superior 

 to, and different from, the eastern product, 

 in order to obtain their fair share of the 

 trade. 



The appearance of these neat packages of 

 very fine looking fruit, and the high prices 

 realized, had a stimulating effect on eastern 

 growers and packers. 



It cannot be said tiiat they were quick to 

 adopt the box as a package for apples nor 

 have they taken kindly to it yet, but I be- 

 lieve it was in a degree responsible for the 

 improvemenit in barrel packing and grading, 

 which we have seen. I also believe that 

 this has been largely responsible for bring- 

 ing about apple packing laws In the various 

 states and the federal law of the United 

 States. 



As the production of apples on the Pacific 

 Coast increased and ithe Eia,stem product im- 



•Extract from an address delivered at the 

 recent annual convention of the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Association. 



Pound 



Packages 

 and Queens 



We have established a Bee and Queen 

 Breeding Yard In the south to handle our 

 growing trade. You should order early to 

 avoid delay. Send order on a postal, — no 

 money until Bees arrive. Oellvery begins 

 April 1st. If possible order In 5 lb. lots, It 

 is cheaper In express charges. Satisfaction 

 guaranteed. Price, $3.25 per lb. 



CHaS. E. hopper & CO.. TORONTO. ONT. 



Italian Bees and Queens 



3 banded from select imported mothers. 

 Bees by the pound. Safe arrival and satis- 

 faction guaranteed. Give us a trial order. 

 Write for prices. No disease. Are now 

 booking orders for early delivery. 



Maxwell Scott & Co. 



121 Hogarth Avenue - Toronto, Ont. 



"POU DS OF PIE" 



To the practical Beekeepers of Canada. 

 PaJSt experience proves to us that It does not 

 pay to sell bees in pound pacltages earlier 

 than May 1st, but after thai date, which is 

 Just after our Orange Blossom flow, finds 

 our hives full of young bees and sealed brood. 

 So we can offer bees after May Ist, 1 pound, 

 tl.60; 6 pound lots, $1.26; 10 pound lots. Jl.OO 

 per lb. In lots of 100 pounds In separate 

 pound packages, 90c. per pound F.O. B. 

 Rialto, Cal. Untested queens to go with 

 them. $1.00 each, $4.25 for six. $8.00 per 

 dozen; $60.00 per 100, or queens by mail at 

 above prices. Safe arrival and satisfaction 

 to all customers. Express charges to or 

 near Toronto, around 25c. per pound In lots 

 of 10 or more at one time. 

 RIALTO HONtY CO., Hialto, C.1.,U.S. A. 



3 Band Italian Queers 



My Queens are bred from imported 



mothers. They are the best for honey 



gathering and gentleness. I till orders as 

 promptly as possible. 



PRICES 

 April 1st to July 1st 



1 6 12 



Untested 75 4.25 8.00 



Sei. Untested 90 o.DO 9.00 



rested 1.25 7.00 13.00 



Sel. Tested 2.00 11. uO 2u.u0 



GUARANTEE 

 That all Queens will reach you in good 

 condition and to be purely mated, and will 

 give perfect satisfaction. 



L. L. Forehand 



Fort Deprrit Ala., U.S.A. 



Italian Quezns 



Three-Banded 



Ready April 1, of an excep- 

 tionally vigorous and long- 

 lived strain of bees. They 

 are gentle, prolific, and the best of honey 

 gatherers. Untested, $1.00; 3, $2.75; 6. $5.00; 

 12. $9.00. Tested, $1.25; 6, $6.50: 12, $12. aO. 

 Send for my free circular and price list, and 

 see the natural conditions under which my 

 queens are raised. Will book orders now. 



JOHN G M'LLER, Corpus Christi, Texas. 



Corner C St., and Coleman Ave. 



BEEKEEPERS! 



Jones' Weed Process 

 Comb Foundation, Wax 

 worked into Founda- 

 tion, Italian Bees in 

 Pound Packages, Im- 

 proved Model Hives, 

 and a full line of Bee 

 Supplies. Catalogue ' 

 free. 



Write us if you have any BEES- 

 WAX to offer. 



F. W. JONES 



BEDFORD, QUE. 



