April, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Mated pairs of 

 Silver.black anci 

 patched foxes 

 for sale. 



Also options on 

 1914 puppie 8 I 

 for summer de- 

 livery. 



JOHN DOWNHAM. Box N. Sirathroy. Ont. 



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'HtBESTMAB'^ 



FOSTEPS 



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POT 



FLOWER POTS 



Hanging Baskets and Fern Pans 



FOn THE SPRING TRADE 



We make the "Standard" Pot. the beet 

 Pot In the world— uniform, best of olay. 

 well burned, in every resBect superior to 

 all others. 



All our pots have rim on shoulder, thus 

 allowing them to be placed together per- 

 fectly and preventing breakage in shipping 

 and handling. 



Place your Spring Order NOW. 



A complete Une and large stock of all 

 sizes kept on hand to ensure prompt ship- 

 ment. 

 Send for NEW CATALOG and PRICE LIST 



The Foster Pottery Co. 



HAMILTON - - ONTARIO 



Main Street West 



Ontario Fruit in the West 



E. F. Palmer, Ontari* Fruit Branch 



AT the convention of the Interna- 

 tional Apple Shippers' Association, 

 Cleveland, Ohio, Ausrust, 1913, On- 

 tario fruit carried off premier hon- 

 ors, in competition with fruit from Oregon, 

 Washington, Colorado, Virginia, and other 

 states. At the Canada Land and Apple 

 Show, Winnipeg, October 10th-18th, 1913, 

 Ontario fruit was awarded first and second 

 prizes in the five box lots of apples. This 

 was the only open competition for apples. 

 British Columbia fruit came third. At 

 Rochester, at the annual meeting of the 

 New York Stale Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, January 7th to 9th, 1914, Ontario rrun 

 won first prize in the three box lots of 

 apples — the only open competition. Ore- 

 gon and New York State were "also rans." 

 Ontario, in the only three competitions 

 in which she entered, carried off the prem- 

 ier honors in each case. Who says On- 

 tario cannot produce as good or better fruit 

 both as to quality and appearance, as can 

 be grown anywhere in the world, or, com- 

 ing nearer home, in America ? British 

 Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, 

 and New York States among others had 

 to take a back seat when Ontario chose to 

 compyete. 



That is one side of the question : On- 

 tario produces the finest apples in the 

 world. The other and vital side of the 

 question, as I stated in the February issue 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist, is that 

 Ontario, as a whole, is not producing such 

 fruit — or what is almost, if not quite, as 

 important, she is not, as a province, put- 

 ting her fruit up in such a njanner that 



Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE, ONT. 



The short list published in this 

 space in the March issue is continued 

 as under: 



Anemone Japonica, 3 vars., each 

 15r; 10, $1.25. 



Artemisia iactiflora, new, each 25c. 



Asters (Michaelmas Daisies) 13 

 vars.; each 15c; 10, $1.25. 



Astilbe, (Spirea) 4 vars., each 15c; 

 25c: 30c; and 35c. 



Beilis Perennis (English Daisv), 2 

 vars., each 15c; 10, $1.25. 



Boltonia astercldes, each 15c ; 10 for 

 $1.25. 



Campanula (BelMower) 4 vars., 1 yr 

 plants; each 20c; 10, $1.50. 



DIcentra (Bleeding Heart), each 20c 



Digitalis (Fo-xglove), 5 vars., 1 vr. 

 plants, each 20c; 10, $1.50. 



Helenium, 5 vars., each 15c and 20c. 



Hemerocaills, 3 vars., each 15c, 20c; 

 10, $1.25, $1.50. 



Heuchera, each 20c; 10, $1.50. 



Kniphofia (Tritoma), each 15c; 10 

 $1.25. 



Sliasta Daisies, 3 vars., each 25c; 

 10, $2.00. 



Above prices include carriage prepaid 



These and many other plants are described in 

 our Spring Planting List sent free on applica- 

 tion. Early orders are recommended. 



JOHN CAVERS 



RED CYPRESS HOT BED SASH 



Size 3 ft. 2 in . by 6 ft. for 4 rows 

 of Sin. butted glass. 



Price, $1.20 in Clear Cypress. 



What a pleasure to have home-grown 

 vegetables and flowers weeks ahead of the 

 regular season. A hot bed fitted with our 

 superior Hot Bed Sash will ensure this. 



DURABLE 



Our Hot Bed Sash are made of the very best 

 materia], put together to withstand the most severe 

 usage, and are guaranteed to last for years. 



All the joints are tight fitting, blind mortised and 

 white leaded before being put together. A half-inch 

 oak rod runs through the bars and into the stiles. A 

 metal pin is driven into each of the bars and stiles 

 through the rod. In this way each bar is held in the 

 proper place and prevented from sagging. 



Folder Sent on Request 



size 3 ft. by 6 ft. for 3 rows 



10 in. lapped glass. 



Price, $1.15 in Clear Red Cypres*. 



BATTS LIMITEDp.r..Wcst Toronto 



