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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, ic/i i 



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IS built of No. 9 galvanized wire of guaranteed quality. To this best of wire add 

 the Peerless method of construction and Peerless lock and you have a fence 

 without a rival. 



We've built Peerless fence twice as good and twice as strong as is necessary 

 under ordinary circumstances so that neither accidents nor extraordinary wear 

 can attect it. It saves you money because it is long lived and never requires 

 repairs. We know there is no fence made that will give you more lasting satis- 

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We also make poultry and ornamental fencing and gates— all of 



it of a quality that our customers appreciate and we are proud of. 



Agents wanted in all unoccupied territory. 



THE BANWELL HOXIE WIRE FENCE COMPANY, Limited, 



Dept. O, Winnipeg, Man. Hamilton, Onl. 



i| SPRAYS AN ACRE IN 20 MINUTES 



The H. P. Spramotor will 

 spray an acre of Potatoea in 

 only 20 minutes. No other meth 

 od Itnown can do that work in 

 even twice the time. 



The picture above shows the 

 H. P. Spramotor spraying Po- 

 tatoes. There are three nozzles 

 to a row, and four rows. Two 

 spray from the sides, and one 

 from the top. They are adjust- 

 able to height and width up 

 to 40-inch rows The nozzles will 

 not clog, or get out of order. 

 Have a. 12-gallon air tank, with 

 100 pounds pressure gua.ranteed 

 with 12 nozzles open. Automatic 

 and hand controlled. The Spra- 

 motor has agitator clean-out 

 pressure relief into tank, and 

 nozzle protector, all under con- 

 trol of the driver, from seat. 

 The Snramotor is made for 1 or 2 horKrs. Fitted for Orchard, Vineyard and Grain Crops. Can 

 be operated by hand. The Spramotor saves enough money in time and labor to pay for itself 

 in 1 year on 20 acres of potatoes. Don't be content with moderate results when you can 

 increase per crop 3 or 4 times. Send for free Treatise on Crop Diseases.. Agents Wanted. 



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KANSAS 

 PRUNING KNIFE 



IMPROVED 



The knife that makes pruning 

 easy. It is automatic. No levers 

 to work by hand. Just put the 

 hook over the limb and ptiU on 

 the handle and ofT comes the 

 limb. Will do hciivy work and 

 do it fast, People using the Kan- 

 sas Knife say it will pay for Itself 

 every two or three days used, so 

 it costs you nothing to own one, 

 Circulars and price for the ask- 

 ing—a free '*hand-out." 



INTERNATIONAL TOOL CO. 



l!t-51 POHTEK STKEET 



DETROIT, . - - MICH. 



potaiih, three liundred pounds; nitrate of 

 s<K]a. onp hundred pounds per acre, Mr. 

 Johnson prefers lime-sulphur as a funf^i- 

 fidal spray to h.irdeaux, his rea-sons for so 

 doing being (1) the greater efficiency of 

 liinL'-siil]ihiir, (2) the absence of bordeaux 

 injury, (3) its greater convenience. No 

 poison except arsenate of lead can be used 

 with absolute safety with lime-suly)hur. 

 The speaker had great faith in the keep- 

 ing of bees as a means of obtaining a 

 maximum set of fruit. The blossoms are 

 pollinated either by insect..; or by the wind 

 U is a nrticeable fact that Jiees and wild 

 insects ,seeni to be iiarticularly s<-arce at 

 the present time. The introduction of bees 

 ■in Mr. Johnson's orchard was followed by 

 an increase of apples. The question of the 

 thinning of aples was also dealt with, Mr, 

 .Johnson considering it one of the best 

 financial propositions in connection with 

 orcharding. 



TREE SURGERY 



Mr. Messenger gave an excellent lecture 

 on tree surgery. He dealt to a large ex- 

 tent with the top working of old trees, a 

 method whereby de-sirable varieties may be 

 substituted for undesirable one.Sj either by 

 grafting or by budding. He described how 

 by severe pruning suckers could be made 

 to start from around the main trunk which 

 could be grafted to a desirable variety, and 

 at a later period the old limbs removed, 

 thus making a new and low head on an eld 

 and previously high tree. Cankers should 

 bo oit off with either a hatchet or chisel 

 until sound white tissue is reached, in or- 

 der to effectively exterminate them. 



Mr. McNeil dealt in a masterly manner 

 with several orchard topics connected with 

 the pruning of trees. He advocated a sys- 

 tem of repressive pruning in order to keep 

 the fruit spurs at a low elevation, and to 

 have the least possible amount of bare limb. 

 His practical demonstrations of prunin:: 

 were both interesting and instructive. 



SPR.WING 



The subject of spr.iying was dealt with 

 in a thorough manner. Recent and experi- 

 mental work has shown that lime-sulphur 

 is the equal if not the superior, of bor- 

 deaux as a fungicidal spray. The correct 

 method of making both these sprays was 

 described and the importance of mixing 

 the copper sulphate and lime in a dilute 

 form, in making bordeaux, was forcibly 

 illustrated. Two mixtures of bordeaux 

 were made, the one from dilute .solutions 

 and the other from concentrated .solutions. 

 The solid matter in the bordeaux made 

 from the concentrated solutions settled to 

 the bottom in a very short time, while the 

 other remained in suspension for an al- 

 most indefinite period. Any arsenical 

 poison can be used with bordeaux mixture, 

 but arsenate of lead is the only one re- 

 commended for lime-sulphur. On account 

 of the difficulty in making lime-sulphur cf 

 a known strength, it was thought best to 

 use the commercial product for summer 

 spraying. 



Dahlias, begonias, gladioli, cannas, etc,, 

 free in return for new subscriptions to The 

 C.\N.\DrAN HoRTictJLTfBiST. Particulars on 

 cur inside back cover. 



Superintendent of Institute G. A. Put 

 nam of Toronto, Out., has arranged for 

 a demonstration train of seven cars over 

 the Michigan Central Railway. One car 

 will be devoted to the fruit interest, in 

 charge of P. W. Hodgettis, Secretary of 

 Ontario Fruit Growers' Association, In 

 this car will be .shown apples suited to the 

 districts covered, and there will be de- 

 monstrations in packing, spraying, etc. 



