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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition. 



Planet Jr. Cultivators 



—biggest savers for farm and gardeir 



Why worry along with slow out-of-date inipleincnts and meagre results? 

 Planet Jr tools are far more economical— they do 3 to 6 times the work, 

 get bigger, better crops, and outlast several ordinary implements. Fully 

 guaranteed. You are actually losing money when- 

 ever you cultivate without them. 



No. 72 Planet Jr 2-row, 2-hone Pirot-whecl CuUivalor 



saves a man, a team, and a cultivator every day it is used. 



Cultivates 2 rows of corn, potatoes, beans, etc.atonepas- 



saee, even if rows are crooked or irregular width. 



In check rows and listed corn it also beats any 

 crtool. Can be equipped with sprinRtrip stand- 

 ards, discs, sweeps, hoe steels, and furrowinK shovels. 

 Specially hardened cultivating steels add 50 per cent 

 to wear. Also spring lift, new this year. 

 No. 8 Planet JrHorse Hoe and Cultivator is stronger, 

 better-made and capable of a greater variety of 

 work than any other horse hoe made. Non-clog- 

 ging steel wheel. Depth-regulator and extra- 

 long frame make it run steady. Adjustable 

 for both depth and width. 15 other styles ot 

 (mr-horse cultivators— various prices. 

 New 72-page Catalog (184 illustrations) free! 



Describes over 70 tools, including 12 entirely new ones, and 

 Imiirovements to our Seeders, Wheel-Hoes. Horse-Hoes. 

 Harrows. Orcliard-. Beet- and Plvot-wheel Ki'Hng Cultiva- 

 tors. Write us for name of nearest Asreney. 



SLAIIen&Co Boxiioec Philadelphia 



CENTRAL NURSERIES 

 For reliable Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Peach and Orna- 

 mental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Grape Vines, Berry 

 Plants, EJvergrreens, Hedges, etc. — good ones, too. 



Also Seed Potatoes. 

 We ship direct to customers. Our new price oatalogrue 

 will interest you. Note our offers — they are dependable 



and O. K 35 years at it. No agents for us. 



Early Six Weeks' Seed Potatoes for sale. 



A. G. HULL &. SON, St, Catharines, Ontario 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



The Cream of the strawberry world. Only a few thousaJid each of the following choice 

 varieties to offer. Order early. 



"Pride of Michigan" B. "Chesapeake" B, "Donan" B. "FendaU" P, "Kellogg's Prize" P. 

 Price 75c per 100, $5.00 per 1,000. 



Two grand everbearing varietie.s — "Superb" B, "Progressive" B, at $1.50 per 100, $10.00 

 per 1,000. 



Those marked P are Piatilates and should always be plajvted with Bisexual varieties 

 marked B. 



The Mitchell Nursery and Floral Co. 



MITCHELL ONTARIO 



are drieU up and the air apace large, too 

 much ventilation has been allowed, or not 

 enough moisture given, or botli, ajid U, on 

 the other hand, the chicks look as though 

 they were drowned and a very little air 

 space is seen, there has heem too llttl*- 

 ventilation or too much moisture or both. 

 Cooling and Turning. 



From the second day to the seventeeo'tb, 

 the eggs should be turned twice a day and 

 cooled once; in very warm weather they 

 may be cooled twice a day. No stated time 

 can be given for cooling, so muoh depends 

 upon the temperature of the room and the 

 ventilation and moisture given. In turning, 

 it is not necessary to turn each individual 

 eeg over, but rather to shuffle the eggs, and 

 in doing so, work tiiose at the outside to 

 the centre and vice versa. 

 Testing. 



Usiuany two tests are sufficient, one for 

 fertility and one for dead germs. The test, 

 for fertility should take place on the seventh 

 or eight day ot incubation. At this time, as 

 the eggs are held before a light the infertile 

 eggs will appear uniformly t)right, while the 

 fertile eggs will show a dark spot with a 

 cloudy portion around it. At the second 

 teat, which is for the purpose of detecting 

 the dead germs, an egg with a live germ will 

 have an appearance much the same as that 

 on the seventh day, only the germ will ai>- 

 pear larger and darker; probably one-halt orf 

 the egg will appear dark, and the air space 

 ■will be larger. The dead germ will not be 

 much larger than when seen at the first 

 test, which would indicate that it had not 

 grown as the others had. It also may be 

 stuck to the shell and look like a red streak, 

 or as it is called, a blood ring. All of these 

 should be discarded, as they -will not develop 

 into chicks. 



Practice only will make one perfect In 

 testing. It is a good plan to crack an egg 

 occasionally to see what is inside, but if 

 you are not sure whether the germ is alive 

 or not, and do not want to break the egg, 

 mark it so that you will know what it look- 

 ed like when you see whether it hatches or 

 not 



When the War is Over 



"We should plan now for the proper ex- 

 ploitation of the European market when the 

 war is over," said Mr. Elmer Lick, ot Osh- 



You Realize That You Musf Spray 



No need now to talk about spraying to the progressive orchardist of Canada. He knows. 

 The question is, "Which is the best pump equipment?" The saving of a few dollars may prove very expensive. 

 lii^'h pressure, large capacity, and long, uninterrupted service, are essential to spraying efficiency. Naturally, 

 these feiitures are not to be found in a cheap pump. 

 They are ¥> T? A 1VT SPRAY 

 found.n 13 t, /V IN PUMP 



Die 



The Bean gives more than one hundred cents ot vatue 

 for every dollar that It costs. The Bean saves time, 

 money and temper. It Is the most economical for the re- 

 gular sprayer. 



Let us refer you to people who use the Bean and know 

 its advantages. All sizes, hand and power. 



Send tor Catalogue and Price List. 



The Niagara Brand Spray Co., Limited 



Burlington, Ontario 



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