September, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



229 



that at Vineland. With Mr. Clement, Mr. 

 Palmer has been responsible for the prepar- 

 ation of the splendid series of bulletins is- 

 sued on various fruits by the Ontario De- 

 [>artment. 



Mr. A. G. Harris, Pomologist of the Sta- 

 tion, has resigned his position to take up 

 the management of a large fruit plantation 

 in Colorado. This summer Mr. Harris has 

 devoted his entire time to the new adver- 

 fiS'ing scheme of the Niagara District Pub- 

 licity Association and has been very suc- 

 cessful in his canvass of the fruit growers. 

 The Association label is being largely used 

 and far better results have been obtained 

 this year than under the 1915 scheme. Con- 

 siderable credit is due to Mr. Harris for his 

 part in the work. 



Mr. F. M. Clement, who has held the po- 

 sition of Director of the Station since 1913, 

 resigned to accept the position of Professor 

 of Horticulture in the University of British 

 Columbia. He will leave for the west in 

 September. In the two years that Mr. Cle- 

 ment has spent at Vineland he has gained 

 the respect of all classes of growers and has 

 gathered around him a staff of capable men. 

 Experimental work of great value has been 

 carried out under his supervision, and with 

 the coming into bearing of the thousands of 

 young trees planted since 1908, the director 

 has been able to compile an extensive re- 

 port of the work which will soon be ready 

 for distribution. Mr. Ciement leaves for 

 his new position with the best wishes of the 

 many friends that he has made in the Ni- 

 agara District and elsewhere. 



Washington Grading Rules 



General rules and regulations governing 

 the packing of apples and establishing and 

 refining the grades thereof, as adopted by 

 the Commissioner of Agriculture for the 

 State of Washington, are here given: 



"First Grade," "Grade No. 1," or Extra 

 Fancy" are defined as sound, smooth, ma- 

 ture, clean, hand-picked, well-formed apples 

 only, free from all insect pests, diseases, 

 blemishes, bruises, and other physical in- 

 juries, scald, scab, dry or bitter rot, worms, 

 worm stings, worm holes, spray burn, limb 

 rub, visible water core, skin puncture or 

 skin broken at stem. 



"Second Grade," "Grade No. 2," "Fancy" 

 apples are defined as apples complying with 

 the standard of first grade apples, except 

 that slight leaf rub, scratches or russeting 

 shall be permitted up to a total of one-inch 

 in diameter; and limb rubs will be per- 

 mitted showing an aggregate area in the 

 various counts of one-half of that allowed 

 for leaf rubs, providing that no apple shall 

 show total blemishes aggregating more than 

 one inch in diameter in counts running 125 

 to the box or less; more than three-fourths 

 inch in diameter in counts running 138 to 

 163 to the box, and one-half inch in diameter 

 in counts running 175 or more to the box. 

 No clearly misshapen or bruised apple, or 

 apples bearing evidence of rough handling 

 shall be permitted in this grade. 



"Third Grade," "Grade No. 3," or "0" 

 grade apples shall consist of mature apples 

 free from all insect pests, worms,, worm 

 holes, infectious diseases, skin punctures, 

 bruises or broken skin — but slightly mis- 

 shapen apples, or those having sun scald, 

 and the blemishes allowed for second grade 

 apples shall be permitted, and there shall 

 be no requirement as to color. 



"Combination Extra Fancy and Fancy" 

 grade. When first and second grade apples 

 are packed together, the packages must be 

 marked "Combination Extra Fancy and 

 Fancy." 



Combination grade may also Include all 



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