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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August. miG. 



Bordeaux on Potatoes 



The use of Bordeaux not only prevents 

 blight, but also stimulates potato vines to 

 greater starch production. This Is brought 

 about by a prolongation of the life of the 

 vines. Three successive sprayings during 

 one season will prolong the life of the vines 

 for tvi-o weeks. This length of time during 

 the most important period of the life of the 

 vines means an appreciable increase in 

 yields. In years when blight has not oc- 

 curred, sprayed fields have yielded a profit- 

 ably larger crop than unsprayed fields. 



Northern Bred Italian Queens 



of the E. B Mott strain. Unt-ested, 90c: 

 Guaranteed, Jl.OO for June. July, unt, 75c; 

 Guaranteed, 90c. Send for list. Safe deliv- 

 ery and satisfaction guaranteed. 

 EARL W. MOTT - Glenwood, Mich 



BEES FOR SALE 



Italian Bees, lb., $2.25; 5 Lbs., $10.50; 1-L 

 Frame, $2.00; 2 Fr. Nuc, $3.00; All with 

 Queens. ItaMan Queens, 76c each; 6 tor $4.00. 

 Complete Catalogue Free. Usting Begin- 

 ner's Outfit. 



THE DEROY TAYLOR CO. 

 Box C. - - NEWARK, N.Y., US.A. 



BEES 



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Bees are a money mak- 

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 bringing annually a far 

 greater return to your 

 table and at the market 

 than they cost in care 

 and expense. Do you 

 know the twentieth 

 century methods? Buy 

 PRODUCTIVE BEE- 

 KEEPING, learn how 

 to make a beginning 

 and how to see it 

 through. It gives the 

 methods found to 

 be the best money- 

 makers by extensive 

 honey producers. The 

 illustrations give in pictorial form all that is 

 needed to explain the text. 



135 illustrations. 316 pages. Octavo. Hand- 

 some clo**i. $1.50 net. Postage or expressage 

 extra iqc, 



AddrcM-BOOK DEPT. 



The Horticultural Publishing Co. 



Peterboro, Ont. 



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Use Hammond's Slug Shot 



For Potatoes. Cabbage, Rotes, etc. 



TRADE MABK. 



' ' Sold by Seed Dealer* of Canada ' ' 



It you have never used Slug Shot go to your 

 ne>are>sft seed store and say: "Give me a 

 barrel, a keg, 25 lbs., 10 lbs., 5 lbs., or a 

 1 lb. carton." as the case ma.v be, of Slug 

 Shot. Afiteir you have tried Slug Shot you 

 will find nothing else to be its superior, be- 

 cause you know from experience that Slug 

 Shot is reliable in everything that goes to 

 make a useful insecticide for garden or field 

 use. Send for pamphlet. 



Hammond's Slug Shot Works 



Beacon, N.Y. 



Strawberry Growing in Quebec 



By C. W. Baxter 



"What beautiful strawberries!" This re- 

 mark has been very frequently heard on the 

 Bonsecour tnarket in Montreal during the 

 past .strawberry season. The excellent 

 Quality of the fruit ha.s prompted many pur- 

 chasers to enquire where they are grown, 

 the name of the variety and the method of 

 production. It is doubtful if there is any 

 province in Canada where strawberries can 

 be grown more successfully and profitably 

 than in the province of Quebec. Notwith- 

 standing this fact, small-fruit growing has 

 not yet received the attention which thi.s 

 industry deserves. 



There are many districts in the province 

 favorable to the growing of strawberries, but 

 pone more so than the Lake of Two Moun- 

 tains with St. Joseph du Lac as the central 

 point. With the many hills and valleys 

 there are few farms where ideal location and 

 soil does not obtain. The principal varie- 

 ties grown are the Wilson, Haverland and 

 Jessie. 



The average size of the plots is from one 

 to three acres and a new plot is set out each 

 year. A few growers practise close plant- 

 ing in order to lessen the possibilities of 

 winter injury and to control weeds. Two 

 crops are taken oft and then ploughed up. 



The past season has been an ideal one, 

 abundance of rain and cool nights, which 

 retarded the ripening sufficiently to allow 

 of practically all the berries to be harvested 

 without waste. No difficulty has been ex- 

 perienced in obtaining pickers. 



Unlike the strawberry growers of Ontario 

 who ship their fruit in crates containing 

 24 to 27 boxes, the Quebec growers use a 

 crate containing 54 boxes — three layers of 

 18 boxes each. 



In a season like the present, good wages 

 are made at the rate of 50c per crate, and 

 as a rule much of the picking is done by 

 members of the grower's family. 



The methods of marketing differ from 

 those in Ontario; instead of hauling the 

 fruit to the railway station and shipping 

 by exipress, the grower loads his crates on 

 to his wagon and drives to market, a dis- 

 tance in many cases of forty miles. 



As the Quebec grower produces very few, 

 if any, other kinds of tender fruits, and as 

 things are quiet just at that season, his time 

 is very profitably employed. Thirty-five 

 crates containing about 1,800 boxes, can be 

 loaded on an express wagon and drawn by 

 a team for long distances without overbur- 

 dening the horses. 



The grower leaves his home about seven 

 o'clock in the evening and drives to Mont- 

 real. On arrival he places his wagon in 

 its accustomed place in the market, stables 

 his horses and retires for the night. The 

 placing of produce the night previous to 

 market day is a general practice and the 

 produce is protected by the police depart- 

 ment. The early hours of the morning 

 finds the grower beside his wagon ready 

 for business. Very few sell direct to the 

 consumer; they prefer to sell by the crate 

 or by the load to the wholesaler and the re- 

 tailer, who return the crates when empty. 

 As a rule mid-day finds the grower with 

 his fruit all sold and ready to return home. 



By this method the grower puts in a very 

 profitable day. If marketed in the same 

 ■way as in Ontario, a load of 35 crates would 

 represent an outlay of $25.00 for crates, ex- 

 liress, and hauling. The cost to the Quebec 

 grower does not exceed $3.00 for this trip, 

 leaving him a balance of $22.00 as wages 

 for himself and team for one day. 



Strawberry growing in Quebec has proven 

 to be a very profitable industry and this 

 year will net the growers from $375.00 to 



GINSENG 



Setdi and Younj Roett 



FOR SALE 



Pr ces on Request. 



JOSEPH LEARY 



Whitevale - - Ontario 



FOR 



Golden Seal Roots 



SALE 



Hydrastis Canadensis 



Send $5.00 for 50 roots (po.st paid) of thi.s 

 true Canadian medicinal planrt. and be the 

 pioneer in your district. It Is second to 

 (Jinseng in prolit and much easier grown. 

 All modem physicians ust- its extract (H.v- 

 dnistine) in their practice. 



CHAS. LEGGETT 



Kingsville - Ontario 



Good Prices 

 Always 



For Your Fruit and 

 Vegetables 



OUR facilities enable us to real- 

 ize top prices at all times for 

 your fruit, vegetables or general 

 produce. Aside from our large con- 

 nection on the Toronto Market, we 

 have established branch warehouses 

 with competent men in charge at Sud- 

 bury, North Bay, Cobalt, Cochrane and 

 Porcupine. In time of congestion on 

 the Toronto market we have a ready 

 outlet through these branches. We 

 never have to sacrifice your Interests. 



Branch Warehouses: Sudbury, North 

 Bay, Cobalt, Cochrane and Porcupine. 

 References: The Canadian Bank of 

 Commerce (Market Branch) and Com- 

 mercial Agencies. 



SEND FOR SHIPPING STAMP. 



H. PETERS 



88 Front St. East, Toronto 



