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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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BEZZO'S FAMOUS PRIZE ASTERS 



Prizes New York State Fair, Canadliiii National Exhibition. Berlin Horticultural 

 Society and nmny other places. nuriiv-ujiurai 



All colors, early and late varieties. »1.00 per hundrp.l hv express. Jl 15 

 per hundred by mall. Cbargres prepaid on over 300 

 C. MORTIMER BEZZO, 



BERLIN, ONT. 



Reducing Waste in the Orchard 



Instead of letting apples rot and waste or dis- 

 po.-jInK of them as culls and "seconds," why 

 not give your trees and bushes a little sys- 

 tematic .spraying and so get '■(Irst grade" prices 

 for your fruit. All the foremost fruit authori- 

 ties agree that the 



by reason of its improved construction, dot-s 

 the work of spraying as no other machine can. 

 The Spramotor won first prize in the Canadian 

 Government Spraying contest at Grimshy, On- 

 tario against eleven other makes. By actual 

 Government tests in 19 orchards it reduced the 



percentage of loss in fruit over 80 per cent. 

 Used on potatoes a Spramotor has Increased 

 a yield of almost nothing to 400 bushels an 

 acre. Think how quickly such a saving or 

 even a small fraction of such a saving 

 would pay for your Spramotor. The Spra- 



motor Is operated toy hand, horse or gaso- 

 line engine; it can be had for as low as 

 $6 up to $400. Send for and read our valu- 

 able and interesting book on crop diseases 

 — ^mailed free. 

 MADE IN CANADA. NO DUTY TO PAY 



SPRAMOTOR WORKS, 2713 KING STREET, LONDON, CANADA 



Flowering Bulbs 



GLADIOLUS 



These are most effective in the flower garden, the 

 colors are magnificent and they are easily grown. Prices 

 are here — we offer: 



Choice Mixed— 10 for 30c, 25 for 65c, $2.00 for 100 



Groff's Hybrid Seedling Mfxed— 10 for 40c, 25 tor 75c 

 $2.50 for 100. 



Bruce's White and Light Shades— 10 for 50c, 25 for 

 $1.00, $3.50 for 100, 



Chlldsl Mixed— 10 for 60c, 25 for $1.25, $4.50 for 100. 



Bruce's Superb Mixed — iMade up by ourselves from all 

 varieties— the best, 10 for 60c, 25 for $1.35, $5.00 for 100. 



Named Varieties — .Vny color (see catalogue), 7c to 25c 

 eacii. 



If to be mailed add Postage at rate of 10c for 10 20c 

 for 25, and 50o for 100. 



DAHLIAS 



Splendid Named Sorts— All colors— 20c each, 3 for 55c 

 $2.00 for 1 dozen. 



Ordinary Varletles^Mixed 10c each. 3 for 30c, $1.00 for 

 1 dozen. 



If to be mailed add Postage at rate of 5c each 50c 

 dozen. Where there are Express Offices, Express is 

 cheaper than Mali for lots of over 6 Dahlias or over 50 

 filadiolus. 



FRFF '-'"'■ handsomely illustrated 128-page catalogue 

 „, *•' Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds, Bultos, 



Plants, Poultry Supplies, Garden Implements, etc. Write 

 for it. 



JOHN A. BRUCE & CO., Limited 



Eilahlhhed 1850. HAMILTON, ONT. 



More Potato Profits 



MACHINERY may make all the difference between profit and no profit in 

 growingpotatoes. Get the right ones. Wemakecompletelinesof planting, 

 weeding, cultivating, spraying, ridging and digging tools, all of which we 

 guarantee. 80 years of factory and farm experience back of them. We'd like 

 to tell you about all 



.100 Percent . 

 J'lanter-, 



Wilkinson 

 I'lowa 



ut Repairs 



m//M 



IX)tato machines but have room here for one only. Potato Planters put 

 one piece in every space and only one- Isn't it better to plant right to make 

 every foot of ground count and none of the rest of the work wasted ? Saves 

 one or two bushels of seed on every acre. Sold with or without fertilizer dis- 

 tributor. Other potato machinea arc Kid inff and Walking CuUivatDrn Four and Six 

 Bow Sprayers (also ono with low nozzlt-s to reach underside of leaves), /"ofa/o Diggers 

 and Ridgers. Also makers of famous Wilkinson Plows. 



Ask your dealer to show them but write us for separate book 



for each line. Sent Fr«« to all who state in which they 



are interested. How many acres are you eninn to plant? 



The Bateinan-Wilkm«onCo.,L't*d •, 465 Symington Ave. Toroqto, Ont. 



We also make Garden Toots for practical farmers and Sprayers of every kind. 



Ridiuf; 

 Cultivator 



Potato S] 

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Potato Ridgwr 



.With Dislw if 



wanted 



Potato', 

 Digger 



With 

 Kn^ne 



if wanted , 



Niagara District Notes 



By P. G. H. Pattison, Winona 

 Spring In this district has opened nlcel) 

 Fruit trees, vines, and berry buslies hav. 

 come througli the winter well and glv^ 

 promi.se of a good crop. The land has sel 

 tied, and some .spraying has been done 

 chiefly of peach trees. A great deal o 

 commercial lime-sulphur is being used 

 although some of the large growers an 

 u.sing the old home-boiled. Soluble sulphu 

 is al.so being used. 



From accounts in some sections the Sai 

 Jose Scale is pretty bad this spring. In thi 

 neighborhood of Hamilton it is very bad ii 

 some parts, having attaclced the ornamenta 

 shrubs and trees in many of the privati 

 grounds. A number of people seem to b( 

 still Ignorant that the scale attacks quite i 

 number of ornamental shrubs and Bom< 

 shade trees, notably the mountain ash. I 

 also attacljs .some kinds of roses. Th( 

 spread of the scale in the grounds and door 

 yards of the cities and towns in Southerr 

 Ontario is a serious matter, and one whicl 

 demands prompt action on the part of citj 

 and town councils. 



Towards the end of March a meeting ol 

 the directors of the Niagara Peninsuls 

 Fruit Growers' Association was held at St 

 Catharines, at which it was decided to ad 

 vertise heavily during the present season 

 the work to be placed in the hands of a com 

 miltee called the Niagara Peninsula Publi 

 city Association. The following persons 

 'vere elected directors of the committee: 

 .T. B. Fairbairn, Beamsville, chairman; 

 C. E. Fisher, secretary; Wm. Stewart, F. 

 A. J. Sheppard, W. Gayman, and P. M, 

 Clement. 



It was decided that the campaign this 

 season will be more intensive than last, and 

 a system will be adopted wherebv the actual 

 contributors to the advertising' fund will 

 receive the chief benefits. 



Spraying and grape tying are going to 

 cost fruit growers more than usual this 

 season. To give only two items: Grape 

 twine, which sold last spring for 10 cents 

 a pound, has increased to 25 cents; and 

 bluestone, which sold at 15 cents, has in- 

 creased to 30 cents per lb. 



The outlook for better selling prices for 

 the tender fruits is better than for the past 

 two years. Money is plentiful with the 

 classes of people in the cities who buv 

 largely of fruit when they have the monev, 

 and with an active and well-conducted ad- 

 vertising campaign for Niagara district 

 fruit, the volume of sales should be larger 

 and better prices should be obtained. One 

 mistake made last season was starting the 

 prices of several kinds of tender fruits too 

 low, and it is to be hoped that this mistake 

 will not be repeated again this season. 



There are several reasons why good wine 

 has almost never been made in this coua- 

 try. To begin with, it is a question whether 

 we have the right kind of grapes. Next, it 

 requires great care and knowledge to be 

 exercised at each stage of the making 

 Finally, it must be kept from 10 to 20 years 

 in casks of a particular kind of wood, at an 

 exactly even temperature, which should nit 

 vary more than five degrees. All this be- 

 fore it is bottled and put upon the market 

 This involves a large amount of capital, 

 a long waiting for any returns, and a class 

 of expert help not to be had In this country. 

 Moreover, owing to the tendency of the peo- 

 ple here towards prohibition, no one In 

 their senses would invest money in a plant 

 capable of turning out a first-class article 

 of light wine. Grape growers here will have 

 to look to unfermented grape juice produc- 

 tion, and not to light wines, for an extension 

 of their industry. 

 Grape juice, although very insipid to any- 



