August, 1913 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Ontario Pruit in the West 



The complaints from Western buyers in 

 regard to the condition of Ontario fruit 

 as received by" them are still far too 

 numerous. It is noticeable, however, that 

 conditions are improving. Affairs are not 

 in such a bad condition as some of the re- 

 ports that have been appearing in the 

 public press would indicate. In a recent 

 letter to The Canadian Horticulturist, J. 

 A. Ruddick, Cold Storage Commissioner, 

 writes : 



"It must be admitted that there is still 

 great room for improvement in the pack- 

 ing of Ontario apples, but the packing is 

 very much better done now than it was a 

 few years ago. The operation of the Fruit 

 Marks Act has made everybody much more 

 critical and we now hear complaints about 

 defects in the packing that would have 

 formerly gone unnoticed. That Ontario is 

 still supplying the larger proportion of 

 the market in our Canadian West is proved 

 by the following figures : In the season of 

 1912 and 1913 the quantity of apples mar- 

 keted in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Al- 

 berta was four hundred and ninety-five 

 thousand barrels, of which Ontario sup- 

 plied two hundred and thirty-eight thou- 

 sand barrels, British Columbia seventy-five 

 thousand. Nova Scotia eighteen thousand, 

 and thei United States one hundred and 

 sixty-four thousand. This estimate is 



based on figures secured by the fruit in- 

 spectors who are located at all car load 

 points." 



MUST TTSB BOXES MORE 



"It is to the growing market of the 

 West that Ontario fruit producers must 

 look," is the manner in which P. W. Hod- 

 getts, of the Ontario Fruit Division, sums 

 up the situation. "The Old Country mar- 

 ket is at present not very strong. To 

 cater to the demand west of Winnipeg the 

 boxpack will have to be adopted almost 

 entirely. For points east of Winnipeg there 

 is still a good opening for barrel packed 

 apples. The Western Grain Growers' As- 

 sociation is planning to work up a fruit 

 trade in the west through the twelve hun- 

 dred branches of their own organization." 



The opportunity to thus build up a trade 

 through the Western Grain Growers' Asso- 

 ciation is one that should be grasped by 

 Ontario Fruit growers. 



An Important Ruling 



F.arly in the season the Fruit Growers' 

 .Association of Ontario, through their trans- 

 portation agent, G. E. Mcintosh, of For- 

 est, appealed to the Railway Commission 

 for an order directing the railway com- 

 panies within the legislative authori- 

 ty of the Parliament of Canada, to furnish 

 refrigerator cars equipped with rack or 

 slatted floors, and to reimburse the cost 

 of such when they have to be furnished 

 by the shippers themselves. 



The Board at that time directed that the 

 railways report tlie number of refrigerator 

 cars in service so equipped, and the num- 

 ber not slatted. 



On June 21st the following order was Is- 

 sued : 



"It is ordered that where shippers fur- 

 nish slats for the floors of refrigerator cars 

 not equipped with permanent slatted or 

 double floors, or for the floors of box cars 

 tendered to and accepted by shippers in 

 lieu of refrigerator cars, for the carriage 

 of fresh fruits, railway companies subject 

 to the jurisdiction of the Parliament of 

 Canada shall allow the shipper three dol- 

 lars ($3.00) per car for the said slatting; 

 the shipper to be peimitted to deduct the 



DOUGLAS GARDENS, §11.' 



OAKVILLE 

 TARIO 



PiCONIES 



In Paeonies, the trend is to select the 

 finer sorts rather than the low-priced 

 ones. In plants of such a permanent 

 character as these the first cost should bo 

 a secondary matter: quality should be the 

 first consideration. Too much cannot be 

 said of the following sorts, viz.: 

 No. WHITE 



8. Avalanche, strong grower, free bloom- 

 er, fragrant, late, extra fine. Each $2-50. 

 40. Dupont, Mons, tall, free bloomer, frag- 

 rant, mid-season. Each $1. 

 50. Festiva Maxima, tall, strong, vigorous 

 groweT, early, very popular. Each 

 50 eta., 10 $4.50. 

 76. Duchesse de Nemours (Calot), vigorous 

 grower, medium height, fragrant, early. 

 Each 75 cts. 

 79. Or, Couronne, d', splendid grower, free 

 bloomer, late, one of the best whites. 

 Each 80 ot«. 



PINK 

 18. Calot, Madame, pale Hydrangea pink, 

 extra fine. Each 60 cts. 



42. Edulis Superba, strong, upright grower, 

 fragrant, early. Each 40 eta., 10 $3 50. 



43. Elie, Mons. Jules, very largo blooms, 

 strong grower, fragrant, early. Kadi 

 $1.25. 10 $12. 



61, Golden Harvest, dwarf grower, free 



bloomer, fragrant, midseason. Each 



75 eta. 

 %. Umbellata Rosea, very strong, npright 



grower and free bloomer, very early. 



Each 75 cts., 10 $7.25. 

 RED 

 25. Crousse, Felix, vigorotis grower, med. 



height, fraarant, midseason. Each 75cts. 

 J6. Devred, Constant, med. height, strong, 



erect stems, fragrant, very late. Each SI. 

 We have many other fine sorts described 

 in our Fall Planting List, which is now 

 ready for distribution^ 



The buying of fine Pseonics is a good in- 

 vestment. 

 PP- These prices include carriage prepaid. 



JOHN CAVERS 



Quick and Easy 



That is the way the DAISY APPLE 

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 ure of the foot brings the arms up over the ends 

 of the box, automatically draws them down and 

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If you pack apples in boxes, this machine 

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 save you time and money. Write for prices to 



J. J. ROBLIN & SON 



Manufacturers Brighton, Ontario 



