400 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Ontario Snow Apples are without doubt about the best dessert apples in 

 the world. We have no doubt that they will command a high price in any 

 market, and Mr. Glen is no doubt correct in all he writes concerning the demand 

 for them in New York City. Indeed anywhere in the Southern cities this 

 magnificent Canadian dessert apple should bring a fancy price during the 

 winter season. 



A Chrysanthemum Show would be a good thing for our Horticultural 

 Societies to undertake in each place. Why not secure from some good florist 

 enough fine plants to give each member a half dozen or more next May, good 

 stocky plants, already potted, five varieties. What an inspiration such a show 

 would be for the Society, and how it would encourage the cultivation of the 

 chrysanthemum. 



If such a plan were thought advisable, preliminary steps should be taken at 

 once, because the plants should be started by a professional, and good stocky 

 plants grown and potted in good time before the spring meeting of the Society. 

 This meeting could be held in April, for the distribution of the plants to the mem- 

 bers, and papers read on the cultivation of the chrysanthemum, so that each 

 would know how to proceed. 



Ontario Fruit Growers are just now too much discouraged with their 

 apple crops, and too many are allowing them to waste in their orchards. This 

 should not be, for the finest grade will bring almost as good prices as usual. 

 Seconds should not be gathered at all this season. Mr. E. J. Woolverton his 

 perhaps 2,000 barrels of apples to handle, mostly beautiful Baldwins. He has 

 just sent two car loads, three hundred barrels, to Hamburgh, Germany. We 

 shall be glad to have a report of the results for publication. 



Fruit Growers should not be too much shaken in their confidence in 

 the apple market by the discouraging reports so freely circulated by Montreal 

 apple speculators. These men report " a collapse in the English market " ; 

 that " some recent shipments barely return expenses " ; that there is " danger of 

 being drawn upon for charges " ; that " growers will do better to ship their fruit 

 to Montreal, etc." Now, this advice is certainly " too thin," for good Canadian 

 winter stock has scarcely begun moving yet, and what has reached England has 

 sold at prices which are about as good as in other years. Evidently these 

 men have an eye to business. They want to discourage our orchardists, 

 until they are willing to almost give away their apples. Then they will step in 

 and buy our magnificent Canadian apples for 40 or 50 cents a barrel, and 

 ship them to Great Britain at a large advance. 



