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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 



A4vtrtiMincnti in this dcpar bcdI inserted «t rale «f 3 

 ceala a word for tach Jaserlion. eack (ignre, sif n, or tiif 1« 

 lettrr to eonnt at on* word, ■iainuin coit 30c., sliktlr 

 cath in advance. 



REAL ESTATE 



ALL KINDS OF FARMS— Fruit farms a speci- 

 alty. Writ* for CaUlOKU*. W. B. Cald«r, 

 Orimsby. 



SEEDS AND BULBS. 



BULBS — Of all descriptions. Write for prices. 

 C. Keur & Sons. Hillegom, Holland. New 

 York Branch, 8-10 Bridge Street. 



BEES AND BEE SUPPLIES. 



1,000 GUMMED HONEY LABELS, two colors 

 any wording, for $1.30. Catalogue free. Ea.it- 

 ern Liab«l Co., CUntonvllle, Conn. 



least a small supply of this fertilizer that 

 the war has made so high in price. 



The Ohio Experiment Station advises the 

 use of 400 to 500 pounds per acre of a mix- 

 ture of two parts of wood ashes and one 

 part of either acid phosphate or bonemeal. 

 Such a fertilizer may be used to advantago 

 on the spring crops, while the lime contain- 

 ed in the ashes will have a beneficial effect 

 on acid soils. Experiments at the Station 

 show that potash does not produce its full 

 effect except when reinforced with phos- 

 phorus. 



FOR SALE— 117 Colonies of Iteiilan Bees. For 

 price apply to J.i.s. Martin, Hillsdale, Ont. 



Wood Ashes Valuable as Fertilizer 



Wood ashes, which when unleached con- 

 tain about five per cent, potash and 30 per 

 cent, lime, are one means the farmer has 

 for preparing against the shortage of potash 

 salts which formerly came from Germany. 

 The amount of potash varies somewhat, be- 

 ing higher in hard woods. 



The potash is readily soluble in water and 

 will be largely leached out if the ashes are 

 not protected from rains. Farmers burning 

 wood should store the ashes during the win- 

 ter and thus furnish themselves with at 



The Economy Crate 



The economy apple crate is not being used 

 to any extent in Ontario this year. A num- 

 ber of the Toronto commission men were 

 questioned recently by an editor of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist, and this seems to 

 be their general experience. A great deal 

 of fhe Ontario fruit this year is No. 3, and 

 the growers prefer to pack their low grade 

 fruit in barrels. One letter from Mr. D. S 

 Dick, of the Simon.s Fruit Co., states: 



"While the economy crate is cheaper, and 

 fruit can be packed in same at a lower com- 

 parative cost than in barrels, I think No. 

 3's are better packed in barrels. Of course 

 an open crate does not come under inspec- 

 tion as it is an open package, but the very 

 fact that the fruit is not tight lowers their 

 keeping quality. A poor No. 3, however, is 

 better never to go into any package." 



Despite the discouraging reports the in- 

 spectors agree in the opinion that there w^ill 

 be about 600,000 barrels of Nova Scotia 

 apples this year. They will be much cleaner 

 than last year's crop. — Outlook. 



Sugar Feeds and Sweetens 



in proportion to its purity 



St. Lawrence 



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is refined exclusively from choice sugar-cane sugars and is absolutely 

 pure. Government tests prove it. 



It is sold in fine, medium and coarse grain in many handy sizes of 

 refinery-sealed packages to suit your taste and convenience. The 100-lb. 

 bag is the size which recommends itself specially to the careful house- 

 wife. Your dealer can supply it in the size you prefer. 



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MONTREAL. 



XMAS PRESENTS 



Christmas will soon be here, and with 

 it that eternal and bothersome question 

 of Christmas remembrances^bothersome 

 in a sense of the difficulty in knowing 

 what to get. Yet, you cannot give your 

 friends anything better than something 

 in which they are interested. 



If their garden is their pride and joy 

 during the summer months, could you 

 give them anything nicer than a good 

 book on gardening? You see the point! 

 — and a book fe always acceptable. Our 

 Book Department has a splendid assort- 

 ment of horticultural books, write us 

 about them. Here are a few good ones 

 at popular prices: 



FRUIT. 



"Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Perennials," 

 by John Kirkegaard, Dr. H. T. Fernald 

 and Prof. E. A. White, deal with when 

 and how to plant, pruning, spraying and 

 cultivation. Also general cultural infor- 

 mation. Net $1.50. 



"The Orchard and Fruit Garden," by 

 E. P. Powell, deals with the choice, plant- 

 ing and cultivation of fruit, fruit trees 

 and bushes. Net. $1.00. 



"Productive Orcharding," by F. C. 

 Sears — a practical, complete, up-to-date 

 and authoritative work covering every 

 phase of fruit growing. Indispensable to 

 the fruit grower. Net $1.50. 



"Principles of Fruit Growing," by L. H. 

 Bailey — a complete treatise on the prac- 

 tise of fruit growing, covering tillage, 

 planting, fertilizing and protection. Net 

 $1.50. 



VEGETABLES. 



"The Backyard Farmer," by J. Willard 

 Bolte — a very helpful and charming gar- 

 den book. Makes gardening easy and de- 

 lightful, and solves the cost of the living 

 problem. Net $1.00. 



"The Vegetable Garden," by Ida D. 

 Bennett — deals fully with the various 

 vegetables that form the staple of the 

 small garden, contains excellent chapter 

 on fertilizers, insecticides and garden 

 tools. Net $1.00. 



"The Canadian Garden," by Mrs. Annie 

 L. Jack — deals with cultivation, fertiliz- 

 ing, what and when to sow and plant, 

 pests, trees, shrubs, bulbs, vines, hedges, 

 etc. Ail these are dealt with in a sim 

 pie and easily understood way. Net $1.00. 



"The Garden Yard," by Bolton Hall— 

 a handbook for the mon or woman who 

 has a back garden lot out of which he 

 might make part or more than a living. 

 Net $1.00. 



"Productive Vegetable Growing," by 

 John W. Lloyd — presents the underlying 

 principles of vegetable production in a 

 clear and logical manner. Places vege- 

 table gardening on a sure and profitable 

 basis for the farmer or gardener. Net 

 $1.50. 



FLOWERS. 



"The Flower Garden," by Ida B. Ben- 

 nett — a clear and concise simimary of 

 every possible sort of information that 

 might be desired by any one interested 

 in gardening. Net. $1.00. 



"Roses and How to Grow Them," by 

 many experts — the only recent book on 

 this most popular of all flowers, which 

 deals directly with American practice 

 both outdoors and under glass. Net $1.00. 



"How to Make a Flower Garden," a 

 charming and practical book by experts, 

 covering 200 different flowers and shrubs. 

 Net $2.00. 



