July, 1922 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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of the mills in a year of heavy production, with 

 consequent delay and disappointment to many- 

 In order to avoid a possible repetition of the 

 disaster of 1920, due to shortage of packages, 

 the Council strongly urges apple growers to im- 

 mediately place their orders for at least half of 

 their barrel requirements. By so doing, the 

 growers will not only avoid disappointment and 

 delay at the picking season, but will give the 

 coopers a fair chance to meet the requirements 

 of their customers as far as possible. 



Duty on Fruit Juices 



ACTING on instructions from the C.H.C., 

 Secretary L. F, Burrows waited on the 

 Hon. W. S. Fielding, Minister of Finance, 

 early in June, with regard to the elimination of 

 the proposed tax of 10 cents a gallon on pure 

 fruit juices used in the manufacture of beverages. 

 It was pointed out that the Budget resolutions 

 proposed to ta.\ the natural, unfermented pro- 

 duct the same as substitutes, thus placing the 

 imitation article on a par with the pure product. 

 The demand for healthful fruit beverages was 

 on the increase in Canada, and in order to meet 

 it, the acreage devoted to small fruits was being 

 increased. The public, it was maintained, should 

 be protected against substitutes, and the use of 

 the natural product encouraged. The minister 

 promised consideration. 



The tax of 10 cents a gallon on soft drinks, 

 which include those made from fruit juices, was 

 later changed by the minister to five cents a 

 gallon on bottled goods. In the case of the soda 

 fountain man, a tax of five per cent will be levied 

 ad valorem. 



Although the general tax on all beverages has 

 been decreased, no preference has yet been shown 

 to the pure product. Further representations 

 are being made and there is a possibility that the 

 request of the Council will be conceded. 



Basis of Representation 



THE Canadian Horticultural Council, re^ 

 cently organized, is made up of 18 repre- 

 sentatives instead of 14, as appeared in 

 the report of the organization meeting published 

 last month. The various interests concerned are 

 represented as follows: Fruit growers five, vege- 

 table growers four, wholesale fruit and vegetable 

 dealers two, and one each for the package manu- 

 tacturers, florists and gardejiers, jam manu- 

 facturers, caoners, nurserymen, amateur horti- 

 culturists, and seedsmen. 



As far €is possible, all of these representatives 

 shall be appointed by the a.ssociations of the in- 

 dustries concerned The geographical distribu- 

 tion of fruit growers provides for one member 

 Iach for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and 

 'rince Edward Island combined, Quebec, On- 

 ario, and (he Prairie Provinces and British 

 .■olumbia combined. Tlie vegetable growers' 

 Epresentativcs shall l>e similarly distributed, 

 nth the exception that tliere is but one rcprp» 

 entative lor the three Maritime Provinces. 

 Registration of Plants 



THIO Council lias already taken steps toward 

 the organization of a system for the registra- 

 tion of new varieties of plants. Through 

 the agency of \V. B. Lobjoit, Controller of Hor- 

 ticulture for Great Britain, the secretary of the 

 C.II.C, will lie kept informed of the efforts be- 

 ing made, not only in England liut on the Con- 

 tinent, to provide a means for tlic registration of 

 horticultural plants, shrubs and trees. The 

 secretary has also got into touch with the horti- 

 cultural authorities in tlie United States who 

 are interested in this matter. It is cxf)ccted 

 that a conference on the subject will be arranged 

 for during the present year. 



Readers are invited to use the columns of Thr 

 Canadian HoRTiciiLTLmi.ST for discussing any 

 and all matters of general horticultural interest. 



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