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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



The Fruit & Produce Market 



The Commlaslou firms undcrnotcci wUb con- 

 slffnmenta 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 safe. 



H. J. ASH 



44-4« Church St. 



Toronto, Oat. 



CONSIGNMENTS OF FRUTT AND 

 VEGETABLES SOLICITED 



Shlpp'og Stamps Furnished on Request. 



MANSER, WEBB CO. 



63 Colbome Street Toronto 



Wholesale Fruit and Produce Merchants 

 Conngnments Solicited on Comtnission. 



STRONACH & SONS 



33 Church St., Toronto. Oat. 



All shipments of Fruit and other produce consigned 

 to us receive our personal attention. 

 Shipping stamps furnished. 



Phone Main 2390. 



See advt. on page 177 



DAWSON-ELLIOTT CO. 



32 West Market St.» Toronto* Ont, 



Wholesale Fruit and Produce Conagnments Solicited. 



PETERS, DUNCAN Limited 



88 FRONT STREET, EAST, 

 TORONTO, ONT. 



See Advertisement on Page 1 76 



Universal Bushel Basket and Cover 



Absolutely the best Basket and 

 Cover on the Market. 



$2.60 to $2,85 per doz., f.o.b. carload lots, 

 delivered different places in Ontario. 



Standard Apple Barrels, carload lots, 

 65c. each, f.o.b. Bowmanville. 



QUICK & HOLGATE 



Bowmanville - Ontario 



CANADIAN DISTRIBUTORS 



W. C. Bunt has been appointed an assistant 

 in fruit transportation for the province of 

 British Columbia and commenced his duties 

 July 22, with head<inart( rs at 209 Duncan 

 Building, Vancouver, B C 



Canadian Crop Prospects 



Fruit Branch. OtUwa 



BRITISH COLUMBIA: Apples— 75% of 

 the crop of last vear or 793,120 barrels 

 (2,379,360 boxes). Wealthy, Wagener 

 light; Delicious, Jonathan heavy. Pears — 75% 

 of last year or 1,575 tons. Peaches — Equal to 

 last year or 1,315 tons. Elberta heavy. Plums 

 and Prunes— 85% of last year or 2,720 tons. 

 Apricots — 100% of last year or 632 tons. Onions 

 559 acres. Onion maggot doing considerable 

 damage. Potatoes — Slight increase in acreage 

 of last year or 16,500 acres; decreased yields due 

 to drought. 



Alberta: Potatoes— 85% of the acreage of 

 last year or 43,670 acres. Fair condition. 



Saskatchewan: Potatoes — 94% of the acreage 

 of last year or 56,621 acres. Fair condition. 



Manitoba: Potatoes— 98% of the acreage of 

 last year or 37,300 acres. Fair condition. 



Ontario: Apples— 30% larger crop than last 

 year or 1,150,850 barrels. Spy, Greening, Bald- 

 win light. Scab developing rapidly. Pears— 

 90% of a full crop; 20 vo heavier than last year. 

 Peaches and Plums — Full crop; 40% heavier 

 than 1921. Onions— Full crop; 30% in?rease 

 in acreage over last year or 1 , 807 acres. Potatoes 

 — 162,000 acres. Early planting yielding heavy 

 crop. 



Quebec: Apples — 75% in excess of 1921 or 

 61,600 barrels. Early varieties heavy. Potatoes 

 — 235,000 acres. Good crop expected. 



New Brunswick: Apples— "25% in excess of 

 1921 or 41,2S0 barrels. Potatoes— 74,000 acres. 

 Condition good but misses numerous. 



Prince Edward "Island: Potatoes — 35,400 

 acres. Early potato acreage considerably in- 

 creased over last year. 



Nova Scotia: Apples— 75% of the crop of 

 1921 or 1,527,00 barrels. Fruit sizing well and 

 generally clean. Potatoes — 38,400 acres. Con- 

 dition excellent. 



Crops in London District 



W. H. Mundy, R.R. No. 6, London, Ont. 



THE strawberry crop in London district was 

 a moderate one, and prices on this market 

 would have been high had it not been for 

 the loads brought in from long distances by 

 motor truck. On June 10, several truck-loads 

 of strawberries from Delhi sold on London mar- 

 ket, quality medium, at 27 to 30 cents. On 

 same day, a lot of imported berries were being 

 sold in competildon with home-grown fruit. By 

 Jime 20, prices had dropped to 10 to 15 cents a 

 box, but that was the lowest. 



The cherry crop has been fair, with quality 

 good. They have been fairly profitable, although 

 the birds took a heav>' toll. Currants and goose- 

 berries have been a good crop. Raspberries were 

 light, old patches being badly winter-killed. 

 The prospect is good for a heavy crop of plums, 

 unless brown rot prevails. Early apples, such 

 as Duchess, are a good crop; Wealthy, medium; 

 winter apples promise light. 



Packages for Export 



PjVCKAGES for export must be strapped or 

 wired. In view of the fact that a number 

 of shipments of tender fruits will un- 

 doubtedly be made to England during this 

 Season, shippers are reminded of the order of 

 the steamship lines that packages must he 

 strapped or wired or a guarantee given against 

 damage caused by breakage, pilferage, etc. 



Last season the steamship lines, thought it 

 better to be rather lenient in connection with 

 the strapping of packages, but the Fruit Branch, 

 Ottawa, is advised that these regulations will 

 be enforced. It was found that where packages 

 were strapped or wired that there was consider- 



able less damage from breakage or pilferage, and 

 the shipments therefore arrived in a considcralby 

 more satisfactory condition. 



There are various ways of strapping or wiring 

 packages and the Fruit Branch recommends that 

 a band of strap or wire be securely and firmly 

 placed at each end of the package inside the 

 deats. 



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That the apple crop of the Oshawa district 

 would be less than half that of last year, with 

 quality as bad or worse, was stated by Elmer 

 Lick at the apple growers' conference in Toronto 

 last month. 



According to Dr. Webster, of Thombury, Ont., 

 only about 10,000 barrels of marketable apples 

 are now being produced in the Thombury - 

 Clarksburg district, in comparison with some 

 75,000 barrels 15 or 20 years ago. 



Director P. W. Hodgetts, of the Ontario Fruit 

 Branch, announces that plans for building apple 

 packing houses are now available from the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Toronto. To take ad- 

 vantage of government assistance financially 

 for establishing such packing houses, associa- 

 tions may either buy or build. Those contem- 

 plating such establishments are advised by Mr. 

 Hodgetts to apply as early as possible for the 

 required assistance. 



A good crop of apples all around is expected in 

 the Georgian Bay district, according to W. L. 

 Hamilton, CoUingwood, excepting Baldwins, 

 which will be light. Orchardists who purpose 

 marketing have been giving their trees better 

 attention than for some years, especially around 

 Clarksburg, Thombury and Meaford. 



A prominent apple man of Trenton told The 

 Canadian Horticulturist at the end of July 

 that the apple crop from Belleville to Brighton 

 would be less than last year, and that the apples 

 would be quite "dirty" excepting in orchards 

 that had been well looked after, "not only 

 sprayed," he said, "but sprayed at the proper 

 time and otherwise well cared for." Many 

 orchards already had been sold at prices ranging 

 from $1 to $2 on tree. Pears in that section 

 would be heavv. 



Apple Barrels and Barrel Stock 



We have a large quantity of Barrek and Barrel 

 Stock for sale, and invite encpiiries. 



Berwick Cooperage Company, Ltd. 



Berwick, Nova Scotia 



FOR SALE and WANT ADS 



Advertisements in this department inserted at the 

 rate of 5 cents per word. Each word, initial or 

 group of figures counts as one word. Minimum 

 50 cents cash, strictly in advance. 



REAL ESTATE 



$5000.00 DOWN BUYS BEAUTIFUL FRUTT FARM— 



Twentv -five acres planted; fine buildings; conveniences; 

 Apply "to Calder & Hazlewood, Niagara Peninsula Farm 



Agen ts, Grimsby. Ont. ^_ ____ 



18,000 ACRES CALIFORNIA FARM LANDS. Orange 

 groves and vineyards in the heart of Sontbern California. 

 Permanent irrigation Moderate prices. Easy terms. 

 Write for descriptive booklet. Canadian Sales Depart- 

 ment, Pontana Farms Co., Brockville. Ont 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS 



TRIAL GROUNDS — Byron, I/>ndon, Ontario Perennial 

 and Rock plants my specialty. Write for list and prices 

 to Walter Smith. 



BDLBS AND PLANTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, as 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, single and double early, Mayflowering:, 

 Darwin, Breeder, Rembrandt and Parrot, Narcissus, 

 Crocus Valley Pips, Spiraea, etc. Write for prices to 

 C. Keur & Sons, Hillegom, Holland. New York address: 

 562.5 Mosholu Ave. Catalogue on application. The 

 trade is invited to inspect our gladioli now in bloom at 

 OakvillCi Qnt., and Xew Yorlc farms. 



