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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral BdiUoD 





THE 

 GLADIOLUS 



is one of tiie 

 •most satisfactory 

 flowers grown, 

 'because it blooms 

 continuously 

 when it is cut 



and put in water, just as well as 



when in the ground. 



There is no reason why every 

 family cannot enjoy this grand flower, 

 for the simple reason that it is as 

 easy to grow as the potato. 



You can have them in bloom from 

 July to frost, if you plant a few bulbs 

 each month from April to July. 



For only one dollar we will send 

 25 bulbs of our EXHIBITION mixture, 

 wihich covers every conceivable shade 

 in the Gladiolus kingdom. 



Last year we sold 50,000 of the( 

 bulbs, and have received hundreds of 

 testimonials as to their merits. 



ORDER YOUR BULBS NOW so aa 

 to have them to plant when you begin 

 making your garden. 



Write to-day and secure this splendid 

 collection of Gladiolus bulbs for only 

 Jl.OO, prepaid to your home, anywhere In 

 Canada, with our 1922 Spring Catalog. 



Also ask for list of named Gladioli 

 covering over 75 varieties. 



DUPUY & FERGUSON 



38 Jacques Cartier Sq„ Montreal 



ply this early market and this variety has 

 become very rough, in fact, most of the 

 crops the writer saw last year were not 

 salad tomatoes at all and really too rough for 

 good cannery stuff. Now, if we want the pub- 

 lic to take field tomatoes in preference to 

 those grown in the hothouse, the quality and 

 especially the appearance must excell the 

 hothouse product This can only be done by 

 growing the choicest seeds of smooth, 

 medium sized tomatoes. Whether or not 

 the price at that time would warrant all the 

 trouble involved, we are doubtful. On the 

 other hand, the canneries are not at all in 

 sympathy with the rough, mis-shapen, waste- 

 ful product being grown and we advise 

 growers who hope to sell to a cannery to 

 make a contract for their entire output and 

 grow tomatoes which the canneries want. 



B.C. Fruit News 



W. H. Robertson, Provincial Horticulturist. 



THE winter was a rather hard one on 

 small fruits in the Lower Fraser Val- 

 ley. Growers are figuring on a small- 

 er crop of strawberries than in 1921. Logan- 

 berries also were affected. Raspberries 

 came through fairly satisfactory, although 

 there is some winter injury. The small 

 fruit production in all districts will be light- 

 er than during the previous year. 



Shipments will be late and this year the 

 Gordon Head Fruit Growers and the Saanich 

 Fruit Growers, of Vancouver Island, will 

 make carload shipments together. Both 

 Vancouver Island and Lower Fraser Valley 

 growers are making their sales this year 

 through one sales organization on the 

 prairie. Prices for jam berries have not yet 

 been established. 



In the tree fruit districts of the Okanagan 

 and the Kootenay, the trees have come 

 through the winter satisfactorily, and in- 

 dications are that the crop will be satisfac- 

 tory, although not as heavy as in 1921. 



The weather has been very cold and back- 

 ward and has delayed spring work. Consid- 

 erable planting is being done, particularly 

 in the Southern Okanagan. This district Is 

 40 miles south of the Okanagan Lake and Is 

 being developed by the British Columbia 



IMPERIAL 



MICA GREASE 



The ground mica in Imperial Mica Axle Grease 

 smooths the spindle by filling the minute crevices 

 in the steel. Over this the grease works easily, 

 eliminating friction, heat and wear. Eases the 

 strain on horses and harness. It goes twice as 

 far and lasts twice as long as other greases. 



IMPERIAL 



EUREKA' 



HARNESS 

 OIL 



Fills the pores and protects the fibre of leather 

 from the action of dust, sweat, moisture and heat. 

 Keeps harness strong, flexible and new-looking. 

 Doubles its life and gives it a rich, black finish 

 that lasts. On sale everywhere in sizes from a 

 pint to a barrel. 



IMPERIAL OIL 



Canadian Company 



Canadian Workmen 



LIMITED 



Canadian Capital 



Oovernment who are installing an extensive 

 irrigation system. In this area, which Is 

 the earliest In the province, approximately 

 800 acres will come under cultivation for the 

 first time this year, and of this, 600 acres 

 will be set out to trees. Canning crops will 

 also be grown, one of the larger canneries 

 having contracted for 100 acres of toma- 

 toes. 



Dutch Bulbs for Canadian Gardeners 



Grower to Grower 

 Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissi, Crocus, Etc. 



The choicest bulbs guaranteed at moder- 

 ate prices. To accredited customers pay- 

 ment not required until bulbs are delivered. 

 Catalogue ready in April. Booklet on Bulb 

 Culture for Garden and Winter Bloom on 

 request. 



Over 20 years In the Canadian trade. Bach 

 year adds to our customers among Horti- 

 cultural Societies, Park Commissions, Hos- 

 pitals, Schools and individuals. Import or- 

 ders only; accepted up to September 1st. 

 Orders for Fall delivery of Rose.s accepted 



VAN'T H :) ? AND BLOKKER 



Bulb Growers and Exporters. 



AKERSLOOT, HOLLAND. 



Write our Canadian Office, 



430 Brunswick Ave., Toronto, Ont. 



APPLE BOXES, 



Fifty-four Tears learning how 

 Make "Firstbrook" Boxes finest now. 



Firstbrook Bros., Limited 



Manufacturers of Boxes and Shooks, 

 TORONTO, CAN. 



Strawberry Plants 



Senator Dunlap, $6.00 per thousand; Wll- 



liame, JT.OO per thousand, {1.00 per hundred. 



Good plants and well packed. 



T. W. DARLINGTON 



Southampton Ontario. 



VAN GINHOVEN & CO. 



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



Your address for Holland-grown Hya- 

 cinths, Tulips, Crocus, Gladioli, Iris, 

 Faeonlee and all miscellaneous bulbs and 

 roots. iPlease write for illustrated cata- 

 logue. 



Berry Boxes 

 Baskets 



Send us your inquiry. We 

 will save you money. 





HYSLOP & SONS 



MANUFACTURERS 

 GREENSVILLE, ONTARIO 



