March, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Niagara Peninsula Fniit-Growers 



F. G. H. Pattison, Winona. 



The annual spring meeting of the Niagara 

 Peninsula Fruit-Growers' Association opeued 

 at Grimsby on the afternoon of February 

 23rd. Mr. W. A. dVlcCubbio, of St. Cath- 

 arines, in an address on "Fruit Diseases of 

 the Year," referred to the currant rust, a 

 new disease which hrst appeared at Font- 

 hill, Grimsby and St. Catharines, and has 

 now spread as far as Oakville. It attacks 

 the black currant chiefly, covering the 

 undersides of the leaves with a conspicuous 

 orange coating. It is very infectious, and 

 spreads from patch to patch. The rust 

 spores die in the fall on the currant, but are 

 carried over in the white pine, which acts 

 as a secondary rust, through the winter, to 

 infect the currants again the following 

 spring. It is likely to be much worse next 

 season, although it seriously affected the 

 crop in sojne places last season. Growers 

 must get rid of the white pine or lose their 

 currants. The Department is going to try 

 and get rid of all affected white pine next 

 season. 



C. A. Pratt, Benton Harbor, Mich., gave 

 a practical talk on peaches, their mode of 

 growing, cultivating and marketing them 

 ia Michigan. The chief variety grown there 

 is Elberta. 



Dominion Fruit Commissioner D. Johnson 

 gave a comprehensive view of the present 

 condition of the fruu industry, with special 

 reference to the advertising campaign con- 

 ducted by the Dominion Fruit Branch last 

 season. 



Mr. W. T. Macoun, of the Central Experi- 

 mental Farm, Ottawa, gave a short address 

 on the leading principles of pruning, and 

 Prof. Caesar, of the O.A.C., Guelph, gave a 

 description of the newest sprays and how 

 to control a number of the most important 

 fungus diseases and insect pests. 



Mr. David Allan, of Grimsby, while in 

 favor of advertising, was of opinion that the 

 dealers, etc., hai pul the prices of peaches 

 down too low last year. 



Mr. E.- D. Reed, of Hamilton, reviewed the 

 whole campaign of advertising last year in 

 connection with the Niagara Peninsula Pub- 

 licity Campaign. He read a number of let- 

 ters from dealers and merchants in numer- 

 ous towns and villages in Qntario, all testi- 

 fying to the good results obtained by the 

 advertising last season. iMr. Reed was of 

 opinion that by the use of larger space in 

 the newspapers of these towns that much 

 greater results could be obtained next sea- 

 son with the expenditure of very little more 

 money. 



"Co-operation, or Problems of the Fruit 

 Grower," was ably handled by Mr. S. J. T. 

 Bush, of Rochester. N.Y. This was by far 

 the best address of the day. It is published 

 In part in this issue of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist, by special request of the growers. 



Dominion Ins.tructor P. J. Carey spoke on 

 "The Packing, Handling and Marketing of 

 Basket Fruit." This address also will be 

 published In The Canadian Horticulturist. 



St. Catharines Meeting. 



The convention was continued on Febru- 

 ary 24th in St. Catharines. There was a 

 capital attendance. Prof. Caesar gave an 

 address oa "Injurious Insects, Diseases and 

 Sprays," mucli the same as the one given 

 at Grimsby. 



IMr. W. T. Macoun followed, his subject 

 being, "Apples, Best Varieties for Profit." 

 He believed that tlie apple Is going to he 

 the most Important fruit In Canada. Every 

 grower In the Niagara District should have 

 at least a small apple orchard. He consid- 

 ered that after the war Canada would have 



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THE new variety of strawberry reproduced above was cultivated from a chance 

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