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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



CARTERS NEW INTRODUCTIONS 



NEW HYBRID E8CH8CH0LTZIA 



— ('ontalnfl many new shadBS of 

 color not prpvloiwly seen InPopplea; 

 flesh -colored, palf* roae, brilliant 

 scartot, slate and .-^moke colors. 

 EVERBL00MIN6 HOLLYHOCK— 

 Blooms from seed llrst year, July 

 till late autumn. Profusely branch- 

 Ins, filled witli largo double flowers; 

 Si^T"_iucl:ii-,r preat variety of eolnra. 



TittyConttUpSmilm? double godetia, double 



PINK— Very handsome. 

 Send 10c and ask for Novelty Cotlootfon No. 2.4^ and 

 Illustrated cataloa of flowers and vegetable 8oecl8, or 

 eead for the catalog alone. Mailed free. 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS, Ltd., 

 133 King St. E.. Toronto. Out. 



NEW f ASTER DISPLAY 



JOHNSTON'S NEW VICTORY. 



An improved and very beautiful type 

 of Aster. The blooms equalling chrysan- 

 themums in form and very free bloom- 

 ing, are borne on long stems, every 

 flower coming full and ^perfect in every 

 way. 



These asters have 'been unbeaten and 

 have secured premier honors during the 

 last three seasons at The Canadian 

 National Exhibition. 



Johnston's New Victory — Flesh Pink, 

 pkt., $1.00. 



Johnston's New "Victory — White — 

 pkt., $1.00. 

 Each package contains about 100 seeds. 

 R. JOHNSTON, 

 23 Grafton Ave., -:- Toronto, Ont. 



The Fruit & Produce Market 



The Commission firms undernoted 

 wish consignments of fruit and 

 general produce. They will be 

 pleased to have you write them for 

 Information, shipping stamps, etc., If 

 you have fruit or vegetables for sale. 



H. J. ASH 



44-46 Church St. 



Toronto, Ont. 



CONSIGNMENTS OF FRUIT AND 

 VEGETABLES SOLICITED. 



Shipping Stamps furnished on request. 



p MANSER, WEBB CO. 



83 Colbome Street - Toronto 



Wholesale Fruit and Produce Mer- 

 chants. 



Consignments Solicited on Commission. 



STRONACH & SON 



33 Church St., Toronto, Ont. 

 AH shipments of Fruit and other pro- 

 duce consigned to us receive our per- 

 sonal attention. 



Shipping stamps furnished. 

 Phone Main 2390. 



DAWSON-ELLIOTT CO. 



32 West Market St., Toronto, Ont. 



Wholesale Fruit and Produce Conslsn- 

 ments Solicited. 



PETERS, DUNCAN Limited 



88 Front St. E., Toronto, Ont. 

 See Advertisement on another page. 



Hatzic was formed, and the members there- 

 of, recognizing that upto-date methods were 

 essential to success, built a warehouse and 

 installed in it a small freezing and pre- 

 cooling plant. They shipped berries in car- 

 lots to the prairies in perfect condition and 

 frozen fruit for jam as far east as Ontario. 



By the end of the first season the member- 

 ship of this exchange had increased from 

 28 to 120, and by July of 1920 there was 

 completed at Hatzic a modern pre-cooling 

 and cold-storage plant of hollow-tile con- 

 struction capable of holding 600 tons of 

 berries, which capacity can be increased to 

 1,000 tons by further insulation of the base- 

 ment. 



This was followed In 1921 by the organi- 

 zation of *he British Cplumbia Berry 

 Growers' Association, collecting under one 

 head at first 10 co-operative associations in 

 different parts of the country. The acreage 

 under small fruits in British Columbia in 

 1921 was three times greater than in 19l9, 

 and the various local associations were 

 strengthened proportionately. The central 

 organization bought a large cold storage 

 plant with the object of storing berries for 

 canning and for pulping for jam, and of 

 checking any glut in the fresh fruit market. 

 This move proved most successful. Al- 

 though prices for berries were lower last 

 season than for many years, the entire 

 operations of the new organization were of 

 remarkable benefit to the berry growers of 

 the province. 



Publicity for Mcintosh 



THE Mcintosh Red received unexpected 

 publicity at the Imperial Fruit Show, 

 London. The director of the exhibi- 

 tion department of the Daily Mail took a 

 spacial fancy to this variety, and brought 

 a constant succession of notabilities to the 

 Canadian section to test its quality, also 

 arranging for it to be specially written up 

 In the Daily Mail. On press day also sev- 

 eral boxes were provided for the press room, 

 resulting in further publicity, and lastly, a 

 presentation box was sent to Lady North- 

 cliffe, the wife of the proprietor of the Daily 

 Mail, the London Times, and other import- 

 ant newspapers. 



Very wide attention was therefore 

 directed to this variety, which many of 

 those who tasted it had no hesitation In de- 

 claring to be superior to the English 

 favorite, Cox's Orange. As a result, Cana- 

 dian representatives have been deluged with 

 requests by mail from English growers for 

 information as to where trees can be pro- 

 cured. Another more important result will 

 be the awakening of interest in the Mcin- 

 tosh Red among the trade and among con- 

 sumers, as hitherto this variety has never 

 been appreciated at its full value on English 

 markets, actually taking second place to 

 Jonathans.— J. Forsythe Smith, Canadian 

 Fruit Trade Commissioner, Liverpool. 



Nicotine Dusting 



To the sorrow of some of the insect pests 

 which feed on the under side of plant 

 leaves and so escape the effect of 

 poison sprays, the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture has been conducting 

 experiments with nicotine sulphate applied 

 in dust form. Mixed with kaolin to give the 

 poison bulk, 40 per cent strength nicotine 

 sulphate did remarkable work in control- 

 ling melon, cabbage, and pea aphis and 

 onion thrips. All these Insect pests are 

 hard to reach with ordinary sprays, but the 

 floating dust settles upon the under side of 

 the leaves as well as on the surface. 



The experiments show that much larger 

 areas can be treated in less time than ia 



Dominion Fruit Conference 

 Preliminary Programme 



'POR consideration at the Dominion 

 ■*^ Fruit Conference, Ottawa, which Is 

 to be held at Ottawa, Feb. 22, 23 and 

 24, the following subjects have been 

 suggested: 



Standardization of fruit packages (berry 

 crates, stone fruits, cantaloupes). 



Change In sizes of berry and currant 

 boxes (elimination of two-fifths and 

 four-fifths quart; adoption of Imperial 

 pint and quart). 



Grades for tender fruits In open pack- 

 ages. 



Specific national grades for apples. 



Differentiation In grade names and 

 grade definitions as between boxes and 

 barrels. 



Transportation. 



Fruit by-products. 



Fruit statistics. 



National Horticultural Council. 



As several of the provinces will have 

 held their annual fruit growers' meetings 

 by the date set for the Dominion Confer- 

 ence, It Is expected that various other 

 subjects will be submitted for discussion. 



required by spraying. Moreover, the equip- 

 ment necessary to apply the dust is much 

 less expensive than a spray outfit and its 

 cost of application is less than by the older 

 method. It weighs less than spray and is 

 more conveniently handled. It can be mixed 

 with arsenate of lead or sulphur for use 

 against insects and fungous diseases. 



At a meeting of the Penticton branch of 

 the B.C.P.G.A., held in December, the grow- 

 ers of the district pledged themselves to 

 contribute up to the amount of one cent per 

 packed box of apples and pears per year to 

 iight the codling moth infestation in the 

 Okanagan Valley. 



See page 42 for list of meetings to be held 

 this winter. 



GLADIOLI 



A card will bring my price list. 



ROBT. F. CAMERON, 

 210 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. 



NORWAY SPRUCE. 

 For Hedges and Windbreaks. 

 Healthy, well-rooted plants 3'— 3%', 

 transplanted three times. Price F.O.B. 

 Clarkson Stn., $25.00 per 100— $225.00 per 

 1,000. An asset to any fruit farm or garden. 

 80 acres of ornamental shubs, evergreens, 

 roses and perennials. 



THE SHERIDAN NURSERIES, 

 Sheridan - - - •Ontario. 



PERRY'S SEEDS 



Altklne and iierennlals, unique colleo- 

 tlon; many new varletlee uaobtaiii&Ue 

 from any other source. 

 Hardy and adapted for Canadian climate. 



HARDY PIANT FARM, ENFIELD, ENGLAND 



VAN GINHOVEN & CO. 



116 Broad St., Room 40, New York, N. Y. 

 Your address for HoUand-growTi Hya- 

 cinths, Tulips, Crocus, Gladioli, Iris, 

 Paeoniee and all miscellaneous bulbs and 

 roots. Please write for illustrated cata- 

 logue. 



