October, 1922 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



215 



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ANEW style of grafting the tops of fruit 

 trees has been developed in Massa- 

 chusetts. Experience has shown it to 

 be applicable to any limb six inches or less in 

 diameter, and further experiments are expected 

 to prove its practicability for even larger limbs. 

 It is called the " trunk graft. ' ' Instead of making 

 the union where they branch, one or two inches 

 through, is cut off at some distance from the 

 trunk, as in the ordinary cleft graft, the entire 

 limb is taken off and the scion located on the 

 trunk itself. In this position, the scion is said to 

 catch the first run of the sap from the ground, 

 to spring into quick growth and to hasten the 

 healing of the wound above it 50 per cent. 



Comparatively few contracts have been made 

 this year with grape growers in the Benton 

 Harbor district of Michigan, according to a 

 representative of the U.S. Department of Agri- 

 culture at that point. Prices asked have been 

 too high to attract the dealers. The juice 

 factories are reported to have made some con- 

 tracts at S40-S50 per ton, and there have been a 

 few contracts between growers and dealers at the 

 same range of prices. Many dealers, on the 

 other hand, have made agreements with city 

 buyers to furnish grapes for seasonal shipment 

 at $50-S65 per ton, the majority of these con- 

 tracts ranging S60-$65. 



The Horticultural Experiment Station, Vine- 

 land Station, Ont., asked fruit growers last 

 month to visit the station and inspect^the peach 

 and grape seedlings while in fruit. There is still 

 time early this month to see some of the new 

 grapes. 



Good Lecturer Available 



As competent lecturers on horticulture in 

 any of its branches, commercial or amateur, 

 are none too plentiful, the secretaries of 

 fruit and vegetables growers' associations, horti- 

 cultural societies, gardeners' clubs, etc., are 

 herewith informed that J. W. Crow of Guelph, 

 is available for lectures and also as judge at 

 exhibitions. As professor of horticulture at the 

 O.A.C., Mr. Crow was well and favorably known 

 to the horticulturists of the province. He is 

 thoroughly informed on horticulture in any of 

 its phases— commercial fruit growing, market 

 gardening, home fruit and vegetable culture, 

 floriculture and landscape gardening — and is a 

 pleasing as well as a convincing speaker. 



Mr. Crow would be gfad to hear from any 

 association or society that desires the services 

 mentioned. His address is 43 Forbes Ave., 

 Guelph. Ont. 



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 services of a few men or women 

 in the fruit districts of Ontario, 

 Quebec and Nova Scotia, to 

 take subscriptions for The 

 Canadian Horticulturist in 

 their spare time, this fall and 

 winter. Previous experience un- 

 necessary. Good commission 

 given. Only those who can 

 supply references considered. 



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