September, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



and the Ontario Agricultural College and Ex- 

 perimental Farm its 41st Annual Report for 

 I he same period. 



Tiie Dominion Department of Agriculture 

 has issued the following circulars: "The 

 Black Leg Disease of Potatoes," by P. A. 

 Murphy, B.A., and Bulletin No. 26, entitled 

 "Bees and How to Keep Them," by F. W. 

 L. Sladen. This latter bulletin will be 

 found especially beneficial to beginners, as 

 it tells where to locate the apiary, races of 

 bees, how to handle bees, production of 

 honey, swarm control, wintering bees, re- 

 queening, etc., with illustrations. 



The Quebec Department of Agriculture 

 has issued the Eighth Annual Report of the 

 Society for the Protection of Plants from 

 in.sects and Fungous Diseases for 1915-lfi 

 The following are some of the subjects 

 dealt with: "Apple Plant Lice and Their 

 Control," by Dr. R. Matheson; "Fire Blight," 

 by Prof. F. Letourneau; "Some Potato 

 Problems," by P. R. Cowan, and "The Black 

 Knot of Plum and Cherry," by C. B. Hutch- 

 ings. Other interesting subjects are dis- 

 cussed. Those interested should apply for 



a copy. We have also received the Annual 

 Report of the Pomological and Fruit Grow- 

 ing Society of the Province of Quebec for 

 1915. 



Two bulletins by Edwin Sm.ith, of the 

 Grimsby Experimental Fruit Storage Ware- 

 house, conducted under the direction of the 

 Dominion Cold Storage Division, have re- 

 cently reached us dealing with General 

 Notes, Schedule of Rates, and Notes on 

 Packing and Packages. These bulletins 

 deal at much greater length with the Pre- 

 cooling, Shipment and Cold Storage of Ten- 

 der Fruit than the articles which have ap- 

 peared from time to time in The Canadian 

 Horticulturist, and fruit growers would find 

 it of value to obtain copies. 



As the result of 20 years experience hand- 

 ling fruit in the west, I find that the bar- 

 rel is (Still the favorite package up to the 

 first of the year. After that date the bo.< 

 is the favorite package, as the loss on dam- 

 aged fruit is not so great — E. Maycock, Com- 

 mission Dealer, Winnipeg, Man. 



Leno Covered Baskets 



The Express Traffic Association of Can- 

 ada recently made application to the Rail- 

 way Commission for permission to refuse 

 Leno baskets by express! 'The hearing was 

 set for July 10. Before the ca^e came up 

 Mr. Burr, chairman of the Association, was 

 so well satisfied that the Leno basket, when 

 equipped with a protector, which Mr. Geo. 

 E. Mcintosh, representing the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Association, demonstrated to him, 

 could be handled with the same degree of 

 safety as the patent covered basket, that he 

 withdrew the application in its original 

 reading. This protector is made of material 

 the thickness of a basket handle, about 1% 

 inches high and made to fit around the top 

 of the basket, having two pieces of veneer 

 1% inches wide, scored and tacked, each 

 side about midway between the end of the 

 basket and the handle. This is placed on 

 the basket after the leno is put on, and 

 should be ample protection. 



As the leno covered basket is rapidly 

 growing in favor, the possibility of having 



USEFUL Preserving Hints 



Here's the Way to Succeed in 

 Jam or Jelly Making. 



lo— Use ripe — but not over- 

 ripe fruit. 



2o— Buy St. Lawrence Red 

 Diamond Extra Granulated 

 Sugar. It is guaranteed pure 

 Sugar Cane Sugar, and free 

 from foreign substances which 

 might prevent jellies from 

 setting and later on cause 

 preserves to ferment. 



3o — Cook well. 



4o — Clean, and then by boiling 

 at least 10 minutes, sterilize 

 your jars perfectly before 

 pouring in the preserves or jelly. 



Success will surely follow the use 

 of all these hints. 



We advise purchasing 

 the Red Diamond 

 Extra Granulated 

 in the 100 1b. 

 bags which 

 as a rule is 

 the most econo- 

 mical way and assures 

 absolutely correct weight. 



^ "PRESERVING" ^ 



USE ONLY 



ST. LAWRENCE 



RED DIAMOND 



Dealers can supply the 

 Red Diamond in 

 either fi n e , 

 medium, '^r 

 coarse grain, 

 at your choice. 



SUGAR 



^^^ 



Many other handy refinery 

 sealed packages to choose from. 



St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries, Limited, Montreal. 



