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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



A CORRECTION 



From the ** Canadian Countryman" Feb. 22, 1916 



In our issue of DECEMBER 18, a leading article was published 

 entitled "Fruit Growers Entering an Era of Prosperity," written by 

 Dan Johnson, Dominion Fruit Commissioner. In describing the 

 orchard and operations of B. J. Case, of Sodus, New York, the state- 

 ment was made that Mr. Case sprayed his orchard three times with 

 a solution of lime sulphur. 



In a recent communication regarding this matter, Mr. Johnson 

 writes: "THE ORCHARD OF MR. B. J. CASE, OF SODUS, N.Y., 

 WAS SPRAYED WITH SOLUBLE SULPHUR AND NOT WITH 

 ORDINARY LIME SULPHUR." 



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Plants for Sale 



It is an established 

 fact that the "Par- 

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 universal favorite at 

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 and at the home, 

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 orous grower, excel- 

 lent flavor and ex- 

 ceedingly productive. 

 This season's stoclc 

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 new ground (the first 

 s t r aw b e p r y plant 

 crop), therefore will 

 be free from all plant 

 diisease. These plants 

 will be carefully 

 packed in slatted 

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 Shipped by express to 

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A two-acre field of strawberries 5 months after setting the plants. 



R.R.No.3. Portage Road, W. E. FITCH, NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. 



lem. A manager of a co-operative associa- 

 tion, if he is Bincere, and working for the 

 best interests of his members, will ship a 

 class of goods that will meet with the ap- 

 proval of his customers and this will ban- 

 immature fruit. However, in order to be 

 of immediate benefit to the Industry it ap 

 pears as if some prohibitory legislation 

 should be enacted. A law regulating it, 

 though it might seldom be necessary to en- 

 force it, might have a good moral effect 

 on the grower and shipper. I am Indebted 

 to Professor Crow at Guelph for informa 

 tion in regards to its regulation in other 

 fruit districts. In Florida there is a law 

 regulating the maturity of fruit for ship- 

 ping, which allows only a maximum acidity 

 according to the kind of fruit. It is a com- 

 paratively easy acid te-st which can be per- 

 formed by any one who has the equipment 

 and follows the directions. For example: 

 Florida grapes packed for table use shall 

 be well matured and .show a sugar content 

 of not less than seventeen per cent. Ballings 

 scale, etc. As to bringing a law of that 

 nature into effect here, it appears to me 

 that considerable experimental work would 

 have to be done to determine the maximum 

 acidity to allow in the different kinds of 

 fruit. A general discussion by the growers, 

 shippers and others will possibly be a means 

 of solving the question. 



Fruit Notes 



F. G, H. Paulson, Winona, Ont. 



The outlook for the sale of the 1916 crop 

 of apples does not appear to be very good, 

 as far as the export trade to Great Britain 

 is concerned. Even if apples are accepted 

 for shipment, the delays all along the route 

 and the high freight rates will be almost pro- 

 hibitive for Ontario apples. Probably Nova 

 Scotia will continue to ship to Great Britain, 

 as their freight rates are lower. They have 

 a much shorter haul, by their own steamers, 

 and can control their shipments better. 

 Should there be a large crop, as is quite 

 probable, the home market will be scarcely 

 large enough to consume Ontario's entire 

 product, except at a moderate price. TTie 

 Western market, however, may prove the 

 Ontario apple growers' salvation, as the ad- 

 vance in duty to 90 cents a barrel will give 

 him a better show in that market, evem al- 

 though he may have to meet strong com- 

 petition from British Columbia. 



The following history of a box of Spy 

 apples is interesting. This box was the 

 gift from a Hamilton man to an officer al 

 the front, and was grown and packed at 

 Burlington. The apples were shipped tn 

 November, 1915, and forwarded to France. 

 The officer, to whom they were consigned 



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Sudbury, North Bay, 



Cobalt, Cochrane and 



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88 Front St. East, Toronto 



References: The Cana- 

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 (Market Branch) and 

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