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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Manchester. Even peaches had arrived in 

 g-ood condition and j^ained for us a special 

 Grand Prix. 



At the evening session in WickliflFe Hall, 

 an address of g-reat interest was given by 

 Mrs. John Hoodless of Hamilton, in which 

 she g'ave a comprehensive account of the pro- 

 gress of women in the study of horticultural 

 problems and practice in Great Britain, and 

 strongly advocated that provision should be 

 made in Ontario for the training of young 

 ladies in this art, by the erection of women's 

 buildings in connection with the Ontario 

 Agricultural College at Guelph. The sug- 

 gestion was adopted and a resolution passed 

 supporting the ground taken by Mrs. Hood- 

 less on this subject. 



The secretary showed quite a number of 

 fruit packages for the consideration of the 

 meeting, including the barrel advocated by 

 Nova Scotia and adopted by the American 

 apple shippers, viz., staves 28^ inches long, 

 head 17^ inches, bilge 64 inches; bushel 

 apple-box '22 x 10^ x 11, inside measure- 

 ment ; pear-box^ 22 x 10^ x 53^ ; peach- 

 box, 22 X 10^ X 43^. This was felt to be a 

 very important matter, and one upon which 

 uniformity should be secured as soon as 

 possible. It was therefore referred to a 

 committee consisting of W. M. Orr, W. F. 

 Fisher, S. M. Gulp, M. Pettit, T. H. P. 

 Carpenter, W. H. Bunting, Robt. Thomp- 

 son, D. J. McKinnon, A. H. Pettit, E. D. 

 Smith and L. Woolverton. 



MAKING WHITEWASH, 



At dairy conventions and meetings the 

 necessity oi perfect cleanliness and the advan- 

 tage of an attractive appearatice, inside aiid 

 outside, at cheese factories and creameries 

 are constantly reiterated. The following re- 

 ceipt for making whitewash is highly recom- 

 mended : 



Take half a bushel of unslacked lime. 

 Slake it with boiling water. Cover during 

 the process to keep in steam. Strain the 

 liquid through a seive or strainer, then add 

 to it a peck of salt previously dissolved in 

 warm water ; three pounds of ground rice 

 boiled to a thin paste and stirred in while 

 hot; half a pound of Spanish whiting, and 

 one pound of clean glue, previously dissolved 

 by soaking in cold water, and then by hang- 

 ing over a slow ftre in a small pot hung in a 

 larger one filled with water. Add five gal- 

 lons of hot water to the mixture, stir well, 

 and let it stand a few days covered from dirt. 

 It should be applied hot, for which purpose 



it can be kept in a kettle or portable furnace. 

 A pint of this whitewash mixture, if pro- 

 perly applied, will cover one square yard. 

 It is almost as serviceable as paint for wood, 

 brick or stone ; and is much cheaper than the 

 cheapest paint. 



Coloring matter may be added as desired. 

 For cream color add yellow ochre ; for pearl 

 for lead color add lampblack or ivory black 

 for fawn color add proportionately four 

 pounds of umber to one pound of Indian red 

 and one pound of common lampblack ; for 

 common stone color add proportionately four 

 pounds of raw umber to two pounds lamp- 

 black. 



Cheesemakers might use a barrel and 

 steam, instead of a furnace. The east end 

 of the President's house at Washington is 

 embellished by this brilliant whitewash. It 

 is used by the government to whitewash 

 light houses. — Report Cheese and Btitter As- 

 sociation. 



