April, 1913 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



105 



tinctly would soon compel the dishonest 

 packer to go out of business. The con- 

 sumer would learn that h-e, the packer, was 

 dishonest. By making- the law so that an 

 inspector or any constable or police officer 

 could summon any person using a recep- 

 tacle with another's iname on it or packinsr 

 fruit not true to name and grade, before 

 the most convemient magistrate for trial 

 (and p|lace the risk beyond the likelihood 

 [Of gain by a stiflf penalty, this constaint 

 (receiving of doctored boxes and barrels ex- 

 Iperienced in this country would be stop- 

 iped. Amd from many years of experience 

 ion the market at Hamilton, Omt.. before 

 coming here three years ago, I can say 

 the writer is pretty sure it is possible to 

 have Ontario fruit so good as to hold the 

 same respect in this western country as 

 the fruit of any other place. 



1 



THE TR.^NSPORTATION PROBLEM 



I know the producers in Ontario are 

 handicapped by the railroads into these 

 provinces giving them poor accommoda- 

 tion. There is no reason why fruit should 

 itake 11 or 12 days to get from the Niagara 

 |Peninsula to this point, three or four of 

 iwhich are spent at Sutherland Station, 

 [three miles from here. If proper methods 

 of packing were followed there would soon 

 be enough fruit in cars shipped west that 

 the railroads could also, by cooperation, 

 iplace their cars at a central point such as 

 Hamilton or Toronto, and then make a 

 solid fruit train to some central point such 

 as Brandon, Regina, Moose Jaw, or here, 

 and then have those cars attached to the 

 first freight to continue the journey to 

 destination. The writer believes this 

 would prove as profitable to the railway 

 companies as the present arrangements b\' 

 which they "forward settlers' effects and 



other merchandise. The writer is a firm 

 believer in compelling the railroads to give 

 the people the accommodation to which 

 they are entitled. The people have helped 

 our railroads handsomely with guarantees 

 of bonds, bonuses, and grants of different 

 kinds ; and fair play hurts no person. 



A third reason why the Ontario producer 

 is not meeting the market demands to best 

 advantage is the same as explains the loss 

 of millions of dollars to t^e farmers of 

 the West on their grain, no arrangements 

 having been made to hold the fruit of keep- 

 ing varieties. As it is there is a slaughter 

 market as soon as the fruit is picked. The 

 farmer builds large buildings to house his 

 stock so that he may not be forced to sell 

 all off in the fall of the year, and then buy 

 again in the spring. He does not make 

 this provision because he wants the trouble 

 of feeding the stock all winter, but be- 

 cause he knows if that were the rule he 

 would have to sell when all his neighbors 

 were selling ; therefore, he would get a low 

 price, and when he came to buy in the 

 spring he would have to buy in competi- 

 tion with many of his neighbors and there- 

 fore pay a high price. So he invests his 

 money in material, buys fittings, etc., amd 

 when the buildings are completed he dis- 

 poses of what he considers he can do with- 

 out at a price that he dictates to the pur- 

 chaser, whether that customer is a con- 

 sumer or a dealer. 



STORAGE FOR FRtTIT 



If Ontario fruit growers would use the 

 same business tact with regard to their 

 perishable produce as they use with their 

 stock they would reap handsome profits. 

 They must realize that cooperation in 

 building storage plants for their fruit is 

 by far a cheaper way than holding pri- 



Douglas Gardens 



Oakville, Ontario 



We invite special attention, for 

 Spring Planting, to the following : 



PERENNIALS— Aquilegia (Col- 

 umbine), Hardy Asters (Michael- 

 mas Daisies), Astilbe (Spiraea), 

 Shasta Daisies. Coreopsis, Del- 

 phiniums (Larkspurs), Hemero- 

 callis (Day Lily), Hibiscus, Kni- 

 phofia (Torch Lily), Phlox, Phy- 

 sostegia (False Dragon's Head), 

 and Spiraea (Meadow Sweet). 



BULBS and TUBERS— Cannas, 



Dahlias, and Gladioli. 



BEDDING PLANTS — Antirr- 

 hinum (Snapdragon), China As- 

 ters, Geraniums, Salvias, and 

 Stocks. 



These are all described in our 

 Spring Planting List, a copy of 

 which will be mailed free on ap- 

 plication . 



JOHN CAVERS 



Fruit Trees, Shade Trees 

 and Ornamentals 



We have a full stock of the leading sorts of fruit trees 

 and bush fruits. Our stock of APPLES, PEARS, CHER- 

 RIES and PLUMS is exceptionally fine. Should you not 

 decide now to plant that orchard this spring ? Each year 

 saved is one season gained. We give each order special 

 care, and know that for nice rooting and grading OUR 

 GOODS ARE UNEXCELLED. 



We breed our trees as much as possible from selected 

 mother trees, and are now preparing to engage an expert 

 Horticulturist, who will devote his entire time and skill to 

 selecting breeding trees. Will it not pay you to deal with 

 an up-to-date firm ? We know it will be to our mutual ad- 

 vantage. 



OUR RODERICK CAMERON has returned from 

 Great Britain and the Continent, bringing with him a 

 splendid collection of the very latest creations in hardy 

 herbaceous perennials, Roses, Shrubs, Evergreens, etc., 

 from the best English, Scotch and Continental Nur- 

 series, including the MACKENDRICK COLLECTION 

 OF ROSES, embracing the finest of hardy sorts. The 

 majority of these camnot be obtained elsewhere in 

 Canada. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES and others would 

 do well to get our collections, as they have been chosen 

 with great care by a mam who has had a lifelong ex- 

 perience amongst the flowers. 



THE AUBURN NURSERIES, Ltd. 



SIMCOE 



Head Office : QUEENSTON 



OAKVILLE 



