July, 1913 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



185 



neg-lected to spray early and thoroughly 

 enough, and the consequence is that or- 

 chards in Auburn are badly damaged by 

 the Forest Tent Caterpillar (Clisiocampa 

 disstria). Late spraying does not have 

 very much effect on them as they are busy 

 preparing to spin cocoons, but it is most 



. important to spray before the buds open if 

 these pests are to be destroyed. 



There is ciuite an epidemic of gasoline 



- engines in this district and the hand pump 

 will soon be obsolete in the spraying of 

 orchards. Two very progressive men have 

 purchased an Owen's compressed air out- 

 fit, which seems to give satisfaction, and 

 will probably supplant the other power 

 sprayers. 



Thinning is also receiving much atten- 

 tion. Growers realize that number threes 

 cost as much to market as number ones, 

 and as it only costs about five cents per 

 barrel, the increase in returns is consider- 

 able. 



Owing to the poor prices received for 

 apples last year (chiefly due to neglect in 

 spraying) money is scarce this year, and 

 the demand for nursery trees slackened 

 ofT towards the end of the season and ma,ny 

 orders were cancelled. Barrels are now 

 twenty-nine cents — a cent more than last 

 year. The young trees have done well, 

 owing to so much rain and cool weather. 

 In many orchards the cov«r crop of clover 



tO' be turned under Ls about three' tons to 

 the acre. Growers are seeding dowin al- 

 ternate spaces every year so that one space 

 is kept cultivated and the other green. 

 Much nitrogenous fertilizer, as nitrate of 

 soda and dried fish,, is being used. 



Cultivated strawberries and wild blueber- 

 ries will probably be plentiful. Early 

 sown seeds, such as corn, cucumber and 

 beans, rotted and continued west winds 

 have been hard on young garden stuff. 

 Fruit trees have magnificent leaves. 



.National Fruit Growers' Officers 



At the last Dominion Conference of 

 fruit growers a movement was started hav- 

 ing for its object the organization of a 

 Canadian National Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion. A draft constitution and provisional 

 bylaws were adopted by the conference, 

 and J. A. Ruddick, Dominion Dairy and 

 Cold Storage Commissioner, was requested 

 to undertake the organization. The elec- 

 tion of officers has been carried on by 

 letter ballot, and the list is now complete. 



Membership in the Association is limit- 

 ed to the officers of the provincial fruit 

 growers' associations and such other per- 

 sons as may hereafter be named by the as- 

 sociation on recommendation of the execu- 

 tive. The provincial officers who have 

 been elected are : President, Robert Thomp- 

 son, St. Catharines ; Vice-President, S. C. 



Parker, Berwick, N. S'. ; Secretary-Treas- 

 urer, P. \V. Hodgetts, Toronto ; members 

 of committee: W. C. Ricardo, Vernon, B.C , 

 R. M. W'inslow, Victoria; Manning K. 

 Ells, Port Williams, N S. 



The fruit division will now turn the mat- 

 ter over to the officers-elect. 



In the June issue of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist an error occurred in Mr. Pearl's 

 article, "Picking Strawberries." In the 

 first paragraph, instead of "precooking 

 the strawberries before sending them to 

 market," the idea is to "precool them." 



A splendid publication is the 1913 An- 

 nual Report of the Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation of Nova Scotia, a copy of which 

 has been received by The Cananian Horti- 

 culturist. This report, in addition to a full 

 resume of the work carried on through the 

 Association, contains valuable contributions 

 from practical fruit growers and orchard 

 experts dealing with orchard problems, cul- 

 tural methods, fertilizing, spraying, thin- 

 ni-ng, packing. Markets and fruit exhibits 

 are among the subjects treated. 



When an advertiser spends money to tell 

 you about his goods he likes to know what 

 returns he is getting. When writing ad- 

 vertisers say, "Saw your ad. in The C.\na- 

 DWN Horticulturist." 



Attach a Greenhouse 

 to Your Garage 



Two most delightful of h(jhbie«. The two things a man 

 owns that contribute more genuine pleasure and right 

 down prax;tical .sati.ifaction than any other two things 

 on his plaoe. 



How natural then it is, to join the two— your garage 

 and your greenhouse. 



It's a compact handy arrangement. 

 It aavea you money on building. 



It saves you money in running otponses — one boiler 

 heating both with but little additional ooal. 



This subject— erected al Gleiicue, 111., allows how decid-' 

 ediy attractive such a combination tan l>e. 



The idea is so every way good, why not talk it right 

 over with us? ' 



Arrange the time and place to suit your convenience 

 and one of us will be there. -^ 



Lord & Burnham Co. 



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