Xovember, 1914. 



THE CANADIAN HOUTIC ULTUE 1ST 



279 



Now that the tremendous power of Advertising is being applied 

 we will see the "bumper" crops pushed out of the rut. 



trade while another class of package is 

 looked for by a different trade. , 



Those who follow up the matter dosely 

 say the market for the box trade is in- 



creasing all the time, so that the matter is 

 becoming one of importance for the Can- 

 adian shipper. Under normal conditions 

 the box trade is likely to increase. 



Horticultural Exhibition and Allied Convention 



JUST as The Canadian Horticulturist 

 was going to press, word was received 

 from Toronto that it had been found 

 necessary by the directors of the On- 

 tario Horticultural Exhibition to cancel all 

 arrangements for the exhibition which it 

 had been proposed should be held this year 

 as usual on the grounds of the Canadian 

 National Exhibition. This sudden decision 

 was made necessary by the announcement 

 that the buildings of the Canadian National 

 Exhibition have been requisitioned by the 

 Militia Department for recruiting and drill- 

 ing purposes. As no other buildings at all 

 suitable for the purpose of the horticultural 

 exhibition were available, there was no- 

 thing else the directors could do but ain- 

 nounce that this year's exhibition would 

 have to be cancelled. This is unfortunate, 

 but it could not be helped. 



FRUIT growers' CONVENTION 



The conventions of the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' .Association and of The Ontario 

 Beekeepers' Association will be held as 

 usual. The Fruit Growers' Convention will 

 be held November 11 to 13. The programme 

 is as follows : 



Wednesday, November 11th — 2 p.m.. 

 President's address, R. Thompson, St. 

 Catharines ; address, D. Johnson, Domin- 

 ion Fruit Commissioner; "Citrus Fruits 

 and Banamas in Relation to the Marketing 

 of Ontario Apples," by Prof. J. W. Crow, 

 Guelph; "The Business Side of Coopera- 

 tion," by F. C. Hart, Director of Coopera- 

 tion and Markets Branch for Ontario. 



Thursday, 9 a.m. — "Experimental Re- 

 sults on Peach Canker," by W. A. McCub- 

 bin, St. Catharines; "Cherry Fruit Flies 

 and How to Control Them," by Prof. L. 

 Caesar, Provincial Entomologist; "Pre- 

 cooling of Canadian Fruits," by Edwin 

 Smith, Grimsby, Ont. ; "Vineland Experi- 

 ment Station : Its Purposes, Aims, and 

 Methods," by Prof. F. M. Clement, Di- 

 rector. 



Thursday, 2 p.m. — Election of Directors. 

 Illustrated Discussions led by well-known 

 authorities on various important fruit 

 topics. Question Drawer. 



Friday, Morning Session, 9.30 a.m. — 

 "Direct to the Consumer," by W. H. Bunt- 

 ing, St. Catharines; "The Fruit Business 

 from the Retailers' Point of View," by D. 

 \V. Clark, Toronto; "Yields of Varieties 

 of Apples at Different Ages," by W. T. 

 Macoun, Dominion Horticulturist, Ottawa ; 

 "Cooperative Experiments," by Prof. J. W. 

 Crow, Guelph. 



OTHER CONVENTIONS 



We had expected to be able to publish in 

 this issue the full programmes for the con- 



ventions of the Ontario Horticultural As- 

 sociation and of the Ontario Vegetable 

 Growers' .Association. The secretary of 

 these associations, Mr. J. Lockie Wilson, 

 was written to early in October and asked 

 for copies of the programmes or particulars 

 concerning them in order that they might 

 be published in this issue. Mr. Wilson re- 

 plied that they would be forwarded when 

 completed, but at the time this last page 

 went to press, October 27th, they ?.ad not 

 been received. We presume that these con- 

 ventions will be held as usual. 



The Late Dr. Wm. Saunders 



W.T, Maconn, Ottawa, OomiBioa Hotticultariit 



For many years before he was appointed 

 Director of the Dominion Experimental 

 Farms, the late Dr. Wm. Saunders took a 

 deep interest in horticulture. On his fruit 

 farm, near London, Ont., he experimented 

 for years in the hybridizing of fruit, and 

 succeeded in originatimg a number of valu- 

 able varieties. 



Of his earlier work, the Pearly and Red 

 Jacket (Josselyn) gooseberries have won 

 for themselves a good reputation among 

 fruit growers. His Saunders black cur- 

 rant, though in the trade for a number of 

 years, is not so well known. His Eclipse, 

 Magnus, Clipper, Climax, Eagle, Kerry, 

 Success and Beauty black currants, ajl ex- 

 cellent varieties, are available to anyone 

 who desires to grow them. His work with 

 raspberries was mostly confimed to the 

 crossing of the red with the black cap. 

 Many of these crosses, while heavy crop- 

 pers, were not attractive in color, and while 

 excellent for home use, did not appeal to 

 the trade because of their dark color. The 

 Sarah is one of the best of these, and is a 

 most excellent variety for home use, being 

 late, it lengthens the raspberry season. 

 Two other early red varieties are Brighton 

 and Count, which are very hardy and pro- 

 ductive, the former especially being a very 

 heavy yielding early sort. None of his 

 grapes are offered for sale, but his Emer- 

 ald, a white grape, is one of the highest 

 quality and excellent for home use, and his 

 Kenington is a fine white variety. At the 

 Colonial Exhibition in 1886, the Emerald 

 grape was considered the best of the Can- 

 adian sorts exhibited. 



While director of the Experimental Farms 

 his enthusiasm for the production of new 

 things did not becomf; less, and the many 

 hours of hard work spent in his garden at 

 the Central Farm are known only to a few 

 who were intimately associated with him. 

 His work with gooseberries, currants and 



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Lifting now. For a short time we offer at 

 less than trade prices — Princeos. immense 

 scarlet; Halley, the earliest pink. $1.50 pit 

 tOO; .\merica pink. Anna Wierman. yellow and 

 red; Hulst, the finest blue: Taoonic. brieht 

 pink and crimson ; Monnerett. rose pink : 

 Lucretia, white and pink, $1.25 per 100; Inde- 

 pendence, deep pink ; Pink Beauty, the 

 earliest of all; Klondyke, yellow and maroon, 

 $1.00 per 100. express collect; Peace White. 

 Niagara yellow, 10c; Glory of Holland, the 

 larpreet white, 7Sc; Panama, larerest pink. 20c 

 each, prepaid— 25 at 100 rate. 

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