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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



forms, or any other soil conditioner tliat does 

 not conform to the requisite conditions here 

 quoted. Basic slag or natural rock phosphates, 

 or a mixture of both, do not come under these 

 provisions, but they must be Kuaranteed to be 

 Kenuine as described by the seller. Annual re- 

 gistration of each brand is required, except the 

 fertilizer be manufactured according to a pre- 

 scription signed by the purchaser, or the follow- 

 ing when sold in a pure state: nitrate of soda, 

 15%, nitrogen; .sulphate of ammonia, 20% 

 nitrogen; superphosphate (acid phosphate), 

 16% phosphoric acid; natural rock phosphate 



The Fruit & Produce Market 



The Commission Brms undemotcd wish coo- 

 ■lEoments of fruit and seneral produce* They will 

 be pleased to have you write them for information* 

 •hipping stamps, etc.* if you have fruit or vesetables 

 for sale. 



H. J. ASH 



44-46 Church St. 



Toronto, Oat. 



CONSIGNMEPJTS OF FKUIT AND 

 VEGETABLES SOLICrTED 



Shlpp'ng Stamp* Fomjshed on Request. 



MANSER, WEBB CO. 



B3 Colbome Street Toronto 



Wholcsal* Fruit and Produce Merchants 

 Consigaments Solicited on CommissioD. 



STRONACH & SONS 



33 Chtttch St.» Toronto* Got. 



All sUpments of Fruit and other produce consigned 

 to us receive our personal attention. 

 Shipping stamps furnished. 



Phone Main 2390. 



See advt. on page 202 



DAWSON-ELLIOTT CO. 



32 Ve»t Market St, Toronto, Ont. 

 Wholesale Fruit and Produce Consignments Solicited. 



PETERS, DUNCAN Limited 



88 FRONT STREET, EAST, 



TORONTO, ONT. 



See Advertisement Below 



of stated origin, 25% total phosphoric acid and 

 80% fineness; sulphate of potash, 48% potash 

 soluble in water, and muriate of potash, 48% 

 potash soluble in water. The registration forms 

 for all fertilizers coming under the requirements 

 of the .\ct can be had on apiMication to the Seed 

 Commissioner, Ottawa. 



Each bag or package must be plainly labelled 

 in not less than 1 1 point print as to the contents 

 and with the name of the manufacturer or im- 

 porter. If the fertilizer is sold in bulk similar 

 information must be given on the invoice. If 

 the fertilizer is sold in the province of Quebec 

 the required information must be given on one 

 side of the package in French and on the other 

 side in English. The Act is under the admini- 

 stration of the Dominion Minister of Agriculture, 

 who has the power to make such regulations as 

 he may think necessary in the carrying out of 

 its provisions. Both a copy of the Act and of 

 the regulations can be had free by applying to 

 the Publications Branch, Ottawa. 



An important provision is that any inspector 

 acting under the Seed Control Act or the Feeding 

 Stuffs Act can be required to examine any 

 sample of a fertilizer submitted to him that is 

 thought by the purchaser not to be up to speci- 

 fications; also that applications for such in- 

 spection can be addressed. Dominion Seed 

 Branch, Truro, N.S., for the Maritime Provinces; 

 Quebec City, for Quebec province; Ottawa, for 

 Eastern Ontario; Toronto, for Western Ontario; 

 Winnipeg, Man., for Manitoba, and Saskatche- 

 wan, and Calgary, Alberta, for Alberta and 

 British Columbia. 



Fruit or Vegetable ? 



IT is an old story, that of the waiter's reply to 

 the guest who put it up to him to decide 

 whether a tomato were a fruit or a vegetable. 

 "It's neither," he said, "it's an extra." The 

 question of which of the products of the kitchen 

 garden are fruits and which are vegetables has 

 been going the rounds of the amateur and trade 

 horticultural press for many years, and every 

 once in a while, it comes up anew, says the 

 Gardeners' Chronicle of America, which goes on 

 to point out that the question is seldom settled. 

 Quoting Abraham Lincoln, the writer o( the 

 article in the Chronicle says; "Nothing is ever 

 settled in this world until it is settled right." 



How the question, as far as the tomato is 

 concerned, was settled, and "settled right," by 

 a judge in a New York City court, follows: — 



"A woman was arrested and brought before 

 him for selling 'vegetables in such a way, or at 

 such a time as to violate a city ordinance.' She 

 was selling tomatoes, and in her defence con- 

 tended that a tomato was a fruit, not a vegetable, 

 and the judge ruled in her favor and discharged 

 her, quoting as the basis of his decision from 

 Joseph Y. Bergen's 'Foundation of Botany.' 

 The passage quoted was essentially as follows: 

 'A fruit is the ripened ovary of a flowering plant 

 with its contents and whatever parts are con- 

 solidated or intimately connected with it.' 



"A tomato, egg-plant, squash, pumpkin, 

 cucumber, peach, orange and the like, and also 

 wheat, rye, peas and lx;ans, and the like, are all 

 fruits, because they are the ripened ovaries of 

 flowering plants, with their contents and what- 

 ever parts are consolidated or intimately con- 

 nected with them. An ovary is that part of the 

 pistil of the flower which contains the seed. 



"On the other hand, the edible roots of the 

 turnips, beet, onion, carrot and the edible 

 foliage of celery, parsley, mint, lettuce, cabbage, 

 spinach and the like are vegetables, not fruits." 



Which is all quite right as far as it goes — 

 botanically — but, as that woman was in the 

 business of selling tomatoes, not of classifying 

 them botanically, the judge still left unanswered 

 the question of whether the tomato was a fruit 

 or a vegetal)le in the commercial sense, or even 

 in the horticultural sense. Although an old 

 question, what do readers of The Canadian" 

 Horticulturist think about it? 



The U.S. standard container act limits Climax 

 1 askets in that country to three sizes holding 2, 



4 and 12 qts., respectively. In eastern produc- 

 ing sections these are practically the only pack- 

 ages used for marketing table grapes, the 12- 

 qt. basket being known as a 20-lb. basket or 

 "jumbo." Lugs or boxes are also used to some 

 extent, and in California the lug is a very com- 

 mon container for grapes, especially those which 

 are to be used for juice. Most varieties of west- 

 em grapes for table use, however, are packed in 

 4-basket flat crates, each basket holding about 



5 lbs. 



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— 

 Twenty -five acres planted; fine buildings; conveniences; 

 Apply to Calder & Hazlewood, Niagara Peninsula Farm 

 Agents, Grimsby, Out. 



SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS 



TRIAL GROUNDS — Byron, London, Ontario. Perennial 

 and Rock plants my specialty. Write for list and prlca 

 to Walter Smith. 



BULBS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS— Now at disposal at 

 our New York warehouse, 1 10 Duane St. Also specially 

 treated Hyacinths and Narcissus for early forcing as well 

 as French bulbs. Our prices will be interesting and 

 gladly given on application. — -C. Keur & Sons, Hillegom, 

 Holland, New York mail address, 5625 Mosholu Ave. 



IRIS — Twelve colors, hardy plants, ten sorts, prices reason- 

 able. Mrs. .John Taylor, Dutton. Ontario. 



HOLLAND GROWN BULBS— Lowest prices. Send for 

 circular. Geo. Malcolmson, Route 1, Hamilton, Ont. 



We Solicit Your 

 Consignment 



Send for 

 Shipping Stamp 



Fruit and Vegetables Solicited 



WE GET BEST PRICES 



OUR facilities enable us to realize top prices at all times for your fruit, veget- 

 ables or general produce. Aside from our large connection on the Toronto 

 Market, we have established branch warehouses, with competent men in 

 charge, at Sudbury, North Bay, Cobalt and Timmins. In time of congestion on the 

 Toronto market we have a ready outlet through these branches. We never have to 

 sacrifice your interests. 



Branch 'Warehouses: 

 Sudbury, North Bay, 

 Cobalt «ind Thnmins. 



Peters, Duncan Limited 



88 Front St. East, Toronto 



References! The Bank 

 of Nova Scotia, King 

 and Victoria Branch, 

 and Coounercial Agen- 



