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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Catalo g Tree 



M. A. BRUSH for 

 ERRYWEATHER'S 

 English Roses 



24 Wellington St. W., Toronto, Ont. 



Price list on application. 



Send for Price List. Vick's Famous Asters 



GLADIOLI : DAHLIAS 



Burpee's Famous Sweet Peas. 

 MORNINGTON GLADIOLUS GARDENS 



R. R. NO. 1, - . Stratford. Ont. 



CEDAR POSTS 



FOR SALE 



Dry and green posts from 3" to 9" in 

 diameter. Save middleman's profit by 

 ■buying from producer. Freight lower 

 than from Northern points. 



Write for prices. 



L. C. TILT 



R. R. NO. 3, 



Ayr, Ont. 



GET 

 BETTER 

 FRUIT AND 

 TIP-TOP PRICES 



There 



is no marliet for linotty, gnarled fruit 

 and wormy apples. Spray witli tlie right ma-' 

 terial at tile riglit time and give nature a cliance 

 to grow lier finest. You will find just tile spray- 

 ing appliance you need in our famous line of 



OSPRAYMO 



High Power Sprayers 



An Ospraymo Sprayer means a hlgii-power 

 sprayer, antl lilsh power is most important. You 

 are sure to make your spraying job effective. 



SENIOR 

 LEADER 

 Gasoline Engine Orchard Sprayer 

 Above is a popular style of pmver sprayer for 

 general orchard spraying. Investigate our mounted 

 traction Red Jacket and Yellow Jacket Sprayers for 

 beans, potatoes and vegetables. Also Barrel. 

 Bueketi Knapsack and Hand Sprayers. 



Send today for our latest catalog. Don't buy any 

 sprayer until It comes. We have local dealers at 

 many points, hut write direct for catalog to the 

 address below. 



FIELD FORCE PUMP COMPANY 



Dept.C. H., Elmira, N. Y. 



40 Years at Sprayer Building 



jipples did not arrive until Christmas, just 

 the timo when our Southern African grown 

 apples begin to appear. Of course, in 

 competition with fresh fruit in abundance, 

 excellent In quality and cheap, the import- 

 ed article stood no chance and consignors 

 lost pretty heavily. It is hoped that the pre- 

 sent consignment lasts out until Dec. 20, 

 when another shipment is expected from 

 Canada, and must reach here to the very 

 day, or there will again be a fatal dash 

 with our South African apple." 



Marking Export Packages ^ 



THE attention of the Fruit Branch has 

 been drawn to the fact that many 

 barrels of apples are being received in 

 England carelessly and improperly marked. 

 In this connection the Canadian Govern- 

 ment Cargo Inspector at Liverpool states: — 

 "Recently there have been many cases 

 where barrels of apples have had the grade 

 and description or both written in pencil 

 Instead of in a plain and indelible manner 

 as required by the Fruit Marks Act. It is 

 a very simple matter for the buyer, should 

 he so desire, to erase these marks and re- 

 mark with a higher grade. In some brands 

 the grade is stencilled on the side as well 

 as on the top, and this is proving an excel- 

 lent practice, as well as preventing any at- 

 tempt at fraud." 



In view of the above, the attention of 

 shippers is directed to section 320 of the 

 Inspection and Sales Act, Part 9, which re- 

 quires that every closed package shall be 

 marked plain in a plain and indelible manner 

 with letters not less than one-halt inch in 

 length. It has been demonstrated that the 

 marking of an ordinary pencil is not in- 

 delible ahd, therefore, does not meet the re- 

 quirements of the Act. Apart from the legal 

 requirements, it is quite obvious that proper 

 stencilling is necessary for the protection 

 of the shipper's brand. — Fruit Branch, Ot- 

 tawa. 



Apple Firm Fined 



ON information laid before J. Miller, 

 J.P., of Castleton, Ont., by the Do- 

 minion district fruit inspector for 

 Eastern Ontario, a Colborne firm was fined 

 f90 on Dec. 20, on two charges: (1) For 

 changing the grade marks on packages 

 which had undergone inspection; (2) for 

 branding apples "No. 1" which were not 

 fit for that grade. 



The local fruit inspector made an in- 

 spection of the lot of apples in question dur- 

 ing the process of packing and found they 

 were being properly graded "No. 2" and 

 "Domestic." Later he found the same 

 apples at the railway station marked "No. 

 1," the grade having been raised by the 

 owners after his inspection. 



There have been very few cases of the 

 changing of grade marks, but this is a fraud- 

 ulent practice, reflecting most seriously on 

 the industry. The Federal Fruit Branch 

 will make every effort to secure the maxi- 

 mum fine in every case of this kind. 



Fruit Dealer Fined 



A FRUIT vendor of Winghara, Ont., 

 pleaded guilty, on Dec. 13, before 

 Magistrate Reid, of Goderich, on two 

 charges: (1) For obstructing an officer in 

 discharge of his duty; (2) for having in 

 possession for sale fruit which was unfit for 

 consumption. The fines and cosT amounted 

 to |100. The information was laid by the 

 district fruit inspector of the Fruit Branch 

 of the Dominion Department of Agricul- 

 ture. 



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The Fruit Branch has been receiving 

 complaints that some dealers were in the 

 habit of r3-packing tender fruit before 

 offering it for sale, and placing sound 

 fruit on the face and decayed and inferior 

 fruit beneath. Instructions were issued by 

 the branch that special attention should be 

 given to this offence, with th3 result that 



Easy Now to Rid 



Your Farm of Rats 



Wonderful Discovery by Noted Scientist Kills 



Every Rat Within a Week's Time 



— Not a Poison. 



Rats cost farmers over two hundred millions 

 of dollars a year, through the destruction of 

 grain, poultry and buildings. Farmers need no 

 longer suffer this loss because they can now kill 

 oft all the rats on their farm In less than a 

 week's time. This is possible through the re- 

 markable discovery of E. R. Alexander, a 

 chemist, who has perfected a virus which kills 

 rats, mice and gophers as though by magic. 

 This product is not a poison — it can be eaten 

 hy human beings or any animal on the farm as 

 safely as their regular food, but ^eans quick, 

 sure death to rats. 



This wonderful rat virus, which ia known as 

 Alexander Rat-Killer is merely mixed with bread 

 or meat scraps and placed where rats, mice or 

 gophers can get to it. Within a few hours after 

 a rat has eaten Alexander Rat-Killer he gets a 

 high fever and suffers a terrible thirst. He 

 leaves the barns and nesting holes and goes to 

 the open fields in search of pure air and running 

 water. Eats and mice affected always die away 

 from the barns and houses, so there is no odor. 



It is a scientific fact that one rat affects others 

 and soon the whole colony leaves the buildings 

 and dies. And though this virus is absolutely 

 deadly to rats— chickens, hogs, cattle or any 

 farm animal can eat it and not be affected at all. 



So confident is Mr. Alexander that Alexander 

 Rat-KiHer will kill every rat on your farm in 

 less than a week's time that he oilers to send, 

 as an introductory offer, a regular $2.00 tube 

 for only $1.00. Give it according to directions, 

 and if at the end of a week's time you are able 

 to discover any rats, mice or gophers on your 

 farm, your money will be refunded. A big 

 Toronto bank guarantees that Mr. Alexander is 

 reliable and will do as he says. 



Just send money order, check or currency for 

 $1.00 to E. R. Alexander, Alexander Laboratories 

 of Canada, 2005 Terminal Bldg., Toronto, Ont., 

 and the tube will be mailed at once on the 

 guarantee that if not absolutely satisfactory 

 your money will he returned without question. 

 Write today and stop your rat losses now. 



PERRY'S SEEDS 



Alpine and perennials, unique collec- 

 tion; many new varieties unobtainable 

 from any other source. 

 Hardy and adapted for Canadian climate 



HARDY PUNT FARM. ENFIELD. ENGLAND 



