My, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



XIII. 



iDn of the perfection to which the garden- 

 r art has attained in England, 

 ^r. J. J. Kelso, superintendent of Ne- 

 rlrted and Dependent Children, Toronto, 

 ^ilanninjr to place from two to three hun- 

 lid boys now in industrial homes to work 

 II firuit farms in the Niagara District 

 liing the summer months. The money 

 ;jned by the boys is to go towards the 

 Uport of poor relatives or to the boys' 

 in bank accounts. 



•rof. Lloyd, of McGill University, gave 

 i( address recently before the Royal Cana- 

 lin Institute in Toronto, on "Artificial 

 l)ening of Fruit." In the course of his 

 jress he changed a bunch of bananas 

 m a green to a ripe condition in less 

 n an hour, by means of the fumes of a 

 mical substance. Prof. Lloyd claimed 

 t the flavor, aroma and quality of the 

 it were in no way injured, and that one 

 the greatest benefits to be derived 

 Bugh artificially ripening fruit is the 

 t that it makes it possible to transport 

 it over long distances. 

 'he death occurred recently of Colonel 

 1. Windle Pilkington, V.D., D.L. Col. 

 kington was the head of the well known 

 fflish firm of Pilkington Bros., Limited, 

 have been regular advertisers in The 

 nadian Horiculturist for years. This 

 is one of the best known firms engag- 

 in the manufacture of glass in the world. 

 e home of the late Colonel Pilkington was 

 Helens, England, where for many years 

 was one of the leaders in all public en- 

 prises, and where he held many inipor- 

 t positions. 



Lt an open meeting of the Burlington, 

 t., Fruit Growers' Association, held re- 

 tly, addresses were given by Prof. R. 

 rcourt, of Guelph, and Mr. W. T. Ma- 

 tt, Dominion Horticulturist, of the Cen- 

 l Experiment Farm, Ottawa. Mr. 

 coun stated that Nova Scotia is produc- 

 apples at a lower cost than any other 

 t of Canada. British Columbia cannot 



11 does not grow better fruit than On- 

 io, but they pack it better, and adver- 

 ? it much more. .A letter from Mr. A. W. 

 hn, of Burlington, was read dealing with 

 I history of the Association and the great 

 •tor it had been in the promotion of hor- 

 ialture in the district. 



■\n effort made by the United Fruit Com- 



lies of Nova Scotia, Limited, to estab- 



1, a Madison Cooper Plant, for cold stor- 



; and pre-cooling purposes this year, had 



be abandoned owing to the work having 



|en started too late to make it possible 



! the company to secure the necessary 



liply of ice. A cheap method, which it is 



iderstood has been successfully operated 



various parts of the United States for 



cooling, will be tried with the io© on 



nd. 



\t a meeting of the members of the 

 nit ITnion of Summerland, B.C., held re- 

 itly, a resolution was passed giving 

 ireholders the privilege of shipping pri- 

 ;ely to consumers any variety of their 

 lit or produce providing the quantity 

 ;s not exceed ten per cent. Growers who 

 ip over ten per cent, will not have the 

 ht to expect the Union to handle the 

 lance of their crop of that variety. In ad- 

 ion the directors will make whatever 

 argc per box may be necessary towards 

 <eting the cost of overhead expenses. 

 ■Reports from various sections of the Niag- 

 li district indicate that the peach crop 

 Is year, on account of the mild Decem- 

 jr, followed by the unusually cold spell 

 fring January and Febniary, will be de 

 'ledly small. 



Deering New Ideal 



A Money Saving Binder 



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' I ''HESE Deering binder features appeal 

 ■■• to the farmer. The elevator, open at 

 the rear, delivers the grain properly to the bind- 

 ing attachment. Because the elevator projects 

 ahead of the knife it delivers grain to the binder deck 

 straight. A third packer reaches up close to the top of the 

 elevator and delivers the grain to the other two packers. A 

 third discharge arm keeps the bound sheaves free from un- 

 bound grain. 



The T-shaped cutter bar is almost level with the bottom 

 of the platform and allows the machine to be tilted close to 

 the ground to pick up down and tangled grain without 

 pushing trash in front of the knife. Either smooth section 

 or serrated knives can be used. The Deering knotter 

 surely needs no recommendation. 



The Deering local agent will show why Deering New 

 Ideal binders are the standard of binder construction. See 

 him, or, write to the nearest branch house for a catalogue. 



International Harvester Company of Canada, Ltd 



Hamilton, Oat, London, Ont. Montreil, Qnc. 



OtUwa, Ont. Qoebec, ?. Q. St. Jobn» N. B. 



These maclunes are built at HamOton, Oot. 



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