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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



Fruit Growers 



Write for circular describing the new and 

 only lime and fertilizer inaciilne whlcli flUa 

 your .needs. 



W. J. BUCHAN, 

 Beamsvllle ... Ontario 



Pack 

 Your Fruit 



In Good Wood Boxes 



Made by 



Firstbrook Bros. 



LIMITED 

 TORONTO •- CANADA 



" Wood is best beyond dispute 

 For boxing every kind of fruit.' 



Paint Without Oil 



Remarkable Discovery That Cuts 



Down the Cost of Paint 



Seventy-five Per Cent. 



A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Everyone 



Who Writes 



A. L. Rice, a prominent manufacturer of 

 Adams, N.Y., discovered a process of making 

 a new kind of paint witiiout tlie use of oil. 

 He named it Powderpain,t, It comes in the form 

 of a dry powder and all tliat is required is cold 

 water to make a paint weather proof, fire 

 proof, sanitary and durable for outside or in- 

 side painting. It is the cement principle ap- 

 plied to paint. It adheres to any surface. 

 Wood, stone or brick, spreads and looks like 

 oil paint and costs about one.fourth as much. 



Write to A. L. Rice, Inc., Manufacturers, 37C 

 North St., Adams, N.T., and a free trial pack- 

 age will be mailed to you, also color card and 

 full information showing you how you can save 

 a good many dollars. Write today. 



CROPS and MARKETS 



Fruit Situation in Ontario 



Ar the convention of the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Asaocialion In Toronto, last 

 month, directors from various parts 

 of the province reported on present condi- 

 tions of the fruit industry in their localities. 

 W. T. Macoun, DominioB Horticulturist, re- 

 porting for Carlton, Renfrew, Lanark, Rus- 

 sell and Prescott, said that little apple 

 planting was being done and the fruit In- 

 dustry generally was neglected. Three 

 reasons were given: — 1, Men inclined to- 

 ward horticulture usually moved to more 

 favorable districts; 2, Winter-killing in some 

 Winters; 3, injury from mice very preval- 

 ent. R. W. Ireland reported likewise for 

 Lennox, Addlngton, Hastings and Prince 

 Edward. 



Reporting for Northumberland, Durham, 

 Peterboro and Victoria, H. Slrrett, Brighton, 

 stated that only along the lake shore were 

 orchards being cared for and progressing. 

 Varieties more suitable for export than 

 those commonly grown should be intro- 

 duced. In Halton and Peel, H. T. Poster, 

 Burlington, stated, orchards were not being 

 neglected as much as elsewhere, but there 

 was not much replanting. A. A. Craise, St. 

 Catharines, thought that apples should be 

 grown more extensively in Lincoln. The 

 peach Industry was not as extensive as '0 

 years ago. There was scarcely one orchard 

 clean of pests, • especially of canker. 



Norfolk, according to Jas. E. Johnson, 

 Simcoe, soon would show a marked devel- 

 opment in apples, there being large num- 

 bers of young orchards now coming into 

 bearing. For the Georgian Bay district, 

 W. L. Hamilton reported that orchards 

 there also were being neglected, and there 

 was no new planting. 



Proposed Legislation 



IN order to assist Ontario apple producers 

 to compete on even terms in the markets 

 of the world, and particularly the 

 British market, the Ontario Government 

 has formulated a policy of giving provincial 

 aid in the establishment of grading and 

 packing plants. Legislation with this end in 

 view will he introduced in the House dur- 

 ing the session by Hon. Manning Doherty. 



The Ministers' proposal provides for a 

 Government grant of 25 per cent, of the 

 cost of erecting and equipping a grading 

 and packing plant. While these plants 

 would be available for the packing of all 



sorts of fruit, the primary purpose is the 

 promoting of apple grading. At the pres- 

 ent time apples from British Columbia and 

 the western states have a preference In 

 the British market, 'due largely to the bet- 

 ter appearance they make when displayed 

 to the trade and the public. Where On 

 tario apples are packed In more or le. 

 haphazard fashion — with some exceptions 

 and chiefly In barrels, the western appl> 

 are carefully selected as to size and care 

 fully boxed. The idea back of the new 

 legislation is to encourage Ontario export 

 ers to handle their fruit in the same way. 

 The high standing attained by Ontario 



M. A. BRUSH for 

 ERRYWEATHER'S 

 English Roses 



32 Lowther Ave., Toronto, Ont. 

 Price list on application. 



GLADIOLI 



Maiden's Blush — Prim, Enchantress Pink, 



dainty, wiry strong stem, usually three 



to bulb, 1% in.— $10.00. 

 Orange Brilliant — ^Prlm (Gold Medal) a 



standard variety — $8.00. 

 Kitty GruUemans — Orange and clear yellow 



spikes, tall flowers, great size, % In. — 



J6.00. 

 Majestic — Orange Salmon, a new shade, a 



favorite, % in. — $4.00. 

 Le Marechal Poch — The finest cut flower 



glad, ever sent out from Holland, % in. 



—$5.00. 

 Rose Pearl — ^One of the finest pinks, 1% In. 



—$8.00. s 



L'lmmaculel-^Splendid pure white flower, 



% m.— $3.00. 



White Giant — The white, extra large, % in. 

 —$3.00. 



Other sizes and varieties. 



Price all per 100. 25 at 100 rate. 



H. P. VAN WAGNER, 



R. R. No. 5. Hamilton, Ont. 



Carters Sunrise Collection 



of early vegetable seeds is the result 

 of I'li) yciirs' selecting anti testing. 

 Earliness and quality combined. 



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 LITTLE MARVEL TURNIP— The earliest white globe 

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Catalog Free— Our 85th annual CaUlog of Carterf 

 Tested and Selecteii Seeds Will be mailed free to anjoDO 

 mentioning this paper. 



CARTERS TESTED SEEDS. Ltd., 

 133 Kin? St. E., Toronto, Ont. 



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