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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral B)dltlot 



any apparent loss. If the apple is treat- 

 ed in the same way as the grape, it 

 stands to reason that many British Col- 

 umbia orchards could be brought to bear 



a few varieties of the best commercis 

 apples in a few years. This saves wast 

 and assures an increased income for th 

 grower. 



A branch of Flemish Beauty pears grown in 

 the orchard of E. M. Smith, Winona. 



Soluble sulphur arsenate is liable to 

 cause foliage ftijury. 



Spraying Avith strong lime sulphur 

 for San Jose Scale will kill also the 

 Oyster Shell Scale and Blister Mite, 

 three birds with one stone. 



Barium chloride is of no practical 

 value for lessening foliage injury when 

 added to soluble sulphur arsenate. 



Fruit Pointers 



Cuttings of grapes may be taken this 

 month and stored in sand or sawdust 

 until next spring, when they may be 

 set out. 



Prune grapes as soon as foliage ii 

 off. Lay them down and cover with 

 earth before the ground freezes. 



See that the grass is pulled away 

 from the base of small trees. Put wire 

 protectors about them so mice or rab- 

 bits cannot injure them during the win- 

 ter. 



Damage from white grubs bids fair 

 to be great next year, unless extra ef- 

 forts are put forth to get rid of the 

 grubs now and next spring. Three 

 means of keeping them in check are 

 suggested : Plow in the autumn, de- 

 stroy May beetles in the spring, rotate 

 crops. Do not plant strawberries on 

 land known to be infested. 



When some of the New York grape 

 growers wanted to change their varie- 

 ties, they never thought of taking out 

 the old roots. They grafted the im- 

 proved varieties on to the old stalks. 

 This changed their production without 



The Canadian vs. the American Standard Apple Bo: 



A. H. Flack, Chief Fruit Inspector for Prairie Provinces 



IN packing apples in boxes, possibly 

 the greatest difficulty encountered 

 is to secure the correct height. This 

 can be done only by following very 

 closely the table of packs which re- 

 quire some sizes to be packed on end, 

 and others on side. With experience, 

 this difficulty disappears, but during 

 the time this experience is being gained 

 some very disreputable packs find their 

 way on to the markets. 



If we had a package in which the 

 height would always come right, with 

 all sizes packed one way, it would be 

 a great help. This can be done by 

 using the Oregon box, which measures 

 101/2 ins. X liy2 ins. x 18 ins. inside 

 measurement, as compared with the 

 Canadian box inside measurement of 

 10 ins. X 11 ins. x 20 ins. It should not 

 be misunderstood that with the Oregon 

 box the packs must be 2 — 1, 2 — 2, or 

 2 — 3, as the case may be, in fact, the 

 table of packs is practically the same 

 as with the Canadian box, but all sizes 

 pack on side, which simplifies the mat- 

 ter. This fact alone is therefore suffi- 

 cient to warrant us seriously consid- 

 ering the advisability of adopting this 

 package as a standard apple box in 

 Canada. 



To Avestein shipi^ers, and, in fact, to 

 all box shippers, there are several ad- 

 vantages that will accrue by using the 

 Oregon box. The peach and pear box 

 each measure 18 insr in length, inside 

 measurement, which is identical with 

 the Oregon apple box. For loading 

 mixed cars, and storing box shocks, 

 these advantages should not be over- 

 looked, and are generally acknow- 

 ledged. 



Western manufacturers claim that 

 standardizing fruit packages, endeavor- 

 ing to secure as many as possible the 

 same length and width, is a very in_- 

 portant matter in reducing the cost of 

 the package. This also is a point tha'. 

 must be considered. 



As the standardization of fruit pack- 

 ages is obviously an important matter, 

 and one that is creating considerabli 

 interest among those depending upon 

 the fruit industry, this is an opportune 

 time to give the Oregon box serious 

 thought. By far the largest proportio! 

 of the apples from the west are nov 

 shipped in this package, and some of 

 the largest Ontario box packers have 

 adopted it this season. The following 

 is a table of packs that should be fol- 

 lowed when using the Oregoia, or Am- 

 erican standard apple box: 



Table of Packs for American Standar 

 Apple Box. Size: ^0y^ x 111/, x 18. 



No. of 



Apples Type Actual 



in box. of Pack. Pack. tiers. 



32 Diagonal 2—1, 3—4 3 



36 •' 2—1, 4—4 , 3 



41 " 2—1, 4—5 3 



45 •' 2—1, 5—5 3 



50 " 2—1, 5—6 3 



48 •' 2—2, 3—3 4 



56 " 2—2, 3—4 4 



64 " 2—2, 4—4 4 



72 •' 2—2, 4—5 4 



'80 " 2—2, 5—5 4 



88 ' 2—2. 5—6 4 



96 " 2—2, 6—6 4 



104 •• 2—2, 6—7 4 



112 " 2—2, 7—7 4 

 120 ' 2—2, 7—8 4 



113 " 3—3, 4—5 5 

 125 " 3—2, 5—5 5 

 138 " 3—2, 5—6 5 

 150 •' 3—2, 6—6 5 

 163 " 3—2, 6—7 5 

 175 " 3—2, 7—7 5 

 188 " 3—2, 7—8 5 

 200 " 3—2, 8—8 5 

 213 ■' 3—2. 8—9 5 

 200 Straight 5 8 5 

 225 "59 5 



All apples are packed on the side in th 

 American apple box. The foregoing tabl 

 should be used in conjunction with circuia 

 No. 8, entitled, "Packing Orchard Fruits, 

 which can be secured by writing to the Dt 

 partment of Agriculture, Victoria, B.C., an 

 Bulletin No. 40 of the Dairy and Cold Sto; 

 age Commissioner's Series. Department r 

 Agriculture, Ottawa. 



Vegetable Reminders 



These long evenings are good time 

 to plan next year's garden and to stud; 

 better methods. 



Store onions in a cool, well-airei 

 place. 



Celery banked with earth late in th 



fall seems more palatable than wher 



boards are used. Do not bank whei 



the foliage is at all moist, as this wil 



.aid decay. 



Squash should be carefully handlei 

 iu hauling, and placed one layer deej 

 on wooden racks in a warm, well-venti 

 * lated storage house. 



Potatoes should be stored in a coo 

 cellar. A temperature of about 35° i 

 good. If they are kept warm enougi 

 to sprout badly, a loss of fi-om ten t' 

 thirty bushels per acre in yieldin) 

 power may result. 



Store cabbages in a cool cellar, head 

 down. They may be hung from sup, 

 ports, or the roots may be cut off anci 

 the heads wrapped in newspaper an<| 

 laid on a shelf, but they should be hun; 

 heads down for a while to insure drain 

 ing the water out. 



