THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



March, r i; 



Strawberry Plants 



FOR SALE 



For IflH we are ofTorlndr strong, vigorous, well 

 rootfld Rtock of twelve standard varieties. Price 

 List Free. 



ONTARIO NURSERY CO., Wellington, Ont. 



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Mtt«d pairs of 

 Silver.blackand 



f latched foxea 

 or sale. 



Also options on 

 I9M puppies 

 for summer de- 

 livery. 



JOHN DOWNHAM. Box N, Strathroy. Ont. 



>V TouCan Make Your Orchard 



my BIG l-KKIC liUUK., "Why, How and When to Spray." Contains 74 illii::- 

 trations of insects and fungus diseases and gives the remedy for each. A book that 

 every farmer, truck- or fruit-grower should have. Also shows a complete line of sprayers— 

 28 dillerent styles — man- power ^barrel — horse — and gasoline engine power for field and orchard. 



10 Days FREE Trial— 5 Year Guarantee 



No Money in Advance^' No Freight to Pay 



Our liberal selling plan enables yon to btiy'a HURST SPRAYER without 

 any risk, and pay for it at your convenience. Write today and tell me 

 what size sprayer you need or what you have to spray and get my great 



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iT*<Jllcjr K^txvuifC v^lici you money in buying a sprayer and 

 increase your profits. \Vrite at once. E- H. LAMIELL, General Manager, 



THE H. L. HURST MFG. CO.. 986 North Street, Canton, O. 



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Tested 



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Seeds with 

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Lovers of gardens and grounds 

 should know that at Raynes Park, 

 London, England, Messrs. James 

 Carter & Co. have the finest and most 

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 the world. 



Their equipment and the unique 

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In Canada, Carters Seeds liave achieved 

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 and in smaller gardens. 



We import .these seeds direct from Raynes 

 Park and carry a complete stock at our 

 Toronto warehouse. We issue an American 

 Catalogue, with all prices in American money. 

 It includes selected varieties of Flower and 

 Vegetable Seeds, with valuable directions for 

 planting and cultivation. 



A copy of this Catalogue will be mailed you 

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133 A King Street, Toronto 



Fruit Growers Convene 



The annual mef-tinK of the Northu' 

 land and Durham Fruit Growrs' A= 

 tion was held in Cobourg- recently. 1 1 

 feature of the convention was the attenti< 

 that was devoted to matters connected wv 

 he proper marketing of fruit. Mr. D. 1 

 Pauline, of Brandon, Manitoba, sujfgesO 

 that ifrowers in the fast should obtain! 

 list of western buyers and send them 

 monthly statement of the number of bs 

 rels and the varieties of each that th 

 have on hand. This would give a belt 

 and wider market and lead to more comp« 

 tion in buying^. It was stated by M 

 Pauline that some sections have effect 

 a marked improvement in their pack by i 

 quiring- the packers to insert their nanj 

 and adresses in each box or barrel of fnj 

 packed by them. j 



Mr. P. J. Carey, Dominion Fruit Inspectc 

 pointed out that west of Brandon the api 

 trade is confined atoiost exclusively ' 

 boxes. He was of the opinion that a mui 

 larger portion of the Ontario crop shou 

 be box packed. 



The following officers were elected : Pi 

 sident, F. B. Lovekin, Newcastle, Ont 

 secretary, R. S. Duncan, Port Hope, Ont 

 treasurer, Thos. Montague, Ont. Dir< 

 tors : W. J. Bragg, Bowmanville, Ont. ; \ 

 H. Gibson, Newcastle, Ont. ; W. S. Dri 

 ber, Perrytown ; J. H. Hayden, Cobour 

 Ont. : J. G. Wait, Wicklow, Ont. ; J. \ 

 Turpin, Colborne, Ont. : R. B. Scriptui 

 Brighton, Ont. ; W. H. Dempsey, Trento 



South African Fruit Trade 



Reporting from South Africa to the E 

 partment of Trade and Commerce, Tra. 

 Commissioner W. J. Egan, stationed 

 Cape Town, writes as follows in regard 

 Canadian apples shipped to that mark 

 last fall: 



Opinion among the various dealers van 

 in reference to Canadian apples received 

 South Africa this year. Durban deale 

 report trading and packing of Nova Scot 

 fruit to be all right in every particuls 

 They complain, however, that Nova Scoti; 

 Kings ana Wagners on the whole were 

 great disappointment, as they were poor 

 color and in keeping qualities. The O 

 tario fruit, such as Ben Davies, King 

 Russets, and Spies, left nothing to be d 

 sired. 



Port Elizabeth dealers were well satisfii 

 with the consi.gnments to them, but sta 

 that they did not receive all they had i 

 ranged for, one large dealer claiming th 

 although he booked space early last Ma 

 he failed to secure accomodation for 1 

 second shipment. 



The apples which arrived in Cape To? 

 were, with the exception of one lot of Goldi 

 Russets on the s.s. Benguela, in very go( 

 condition, but were not graded in all cas 

 as they should be for export. The differen 

 in grading of the apples received in Ca] 

 own and other ports must be attribute-d 

 the fact that almost all the apples shippi 

 to this port are purchased by local dealer 

 who visit Canada annually, while the frt 

 to other ports is consigned by Canadii 

 producers or dealers. 



The South .African market during Oct 

 ber, November, and December is a spl^nd 

 one for good Canadian appleSi and w 

 command hiirh prices. This office invit 

 early correspondence this year with a vie 

 of consignments for next year and advisi 

 the securing of space in cold storage chat 

 bers early in the season. 



