December, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTUE IS T 



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MIO-WINTER SALE CATALOGUE 



Every page is filled with bargains — t-very 

 article dependable Simpson merchandise 

 marked closer to cost than ever before. To 

 get the mostfor your money you needthis 

 book. Send a post card to-day. 

 Wo pay delivery charff«8k 

 We erive a one-day service. 



ROBERT SIMPSON LIMITED 



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EHODES DOUBLE OUT, 

 FBIJNIII0 SHEAB 



Cuta from 

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 limb and does 

 not bruise 

 the bark. 

 We pay Ex- 

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 on all orders. 

 Write tor 

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Millions of acres of virgin soil obtainable 

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Thousands of farmers have responded 

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 being made comfortable and rich. Here, 

 right at the door of Old Ontario, a home 

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For full information as to terms, regula- 

 tions, and settlers rates, write to 



H. A. MACDONELL 



Director of Colonization 

 Parliament Buildings., TORONTO 



HON. JAS. S. DUFF 



Minister of Agriculture 

 I^rliament BIdgs., Toronto 



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If you have hitherto placed your orders in 

 other quarters, OUR PRICE under present 

 circumstances, will compel you to buy from us. 



Please write AT ONCE while stocks last for 

 immediate and later delivery : also on contract 

 for next Fall. 



British Sailing to Canada 

 continues all the time. 



KELWAY & SON, ''''' '''"''' 



LANGPORT, ENG. 



stating the results of inspection so far as it 

 has gone. The Federal Government, it was 

 believed, might render assistance in the 

 solving of the transportation problem as 

 the Provincial Government has already 

 done. 



Educational addresses were this year 

 placed somewhat in the background by the 

 urgency of the market situation, but as 

 usual they were of a high order. Prof. L. 

 Caesar, Provincial Entomologist, as usual 

 an appreciated speaker, dealt with the 

 Cherry Fruit Fly, a pest first discovered by 

 him im 1910, but now recognized as one of 

 the most serious affecting the cherry. This 

 address is published elsewhere in this 

 issue. 



As a result of his investigations, Mr. W. 

 A. McCubbin, St, Catharines, attributed 

 peach canker to definite fungus diseases, 

 and not to borers, as was once so common. 

 Extracts from this address also appear 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



General discussions were a source of 

 much informaticm. Prof. Crow strongly 

 advised year-old sweet cherry trees for 

 planting, emphasizing the superior value of 

 Hazard stock. In selecting nursery stock 

 of many of the plums and of sour cherries, 

 he favored year-old trees, but with apples 

 and pears he believed two-year-old stock 

 will generally give better satisfaction. F. 

 M. Clement, of the Jordan Harbor Experi- 

 ment Station, reported results in the fall 

 planting of cherries, pears, amd plums. His 

 remarks will also be published in full. A 

 comparatively new phase of fruit growing 

 was discussed by M. B. Davis, C.E.F., 

 Ottawa, under the title "Fire Pots." In 

 his work Mr. Davis found that an acre 

 could be heated for one hour on a frosty 

 night at one dollar sixty cents to two dol- 

 lars fifty cents. If a crop were to be saved 

 this expenditure would be well worth while. 



Apple growing in the far eastern coun- 

 ties, where natural conditions are none too 

 favorable, found its exponent in Mr. Har- 

 old Jones, of Maitland, Ont., whose re- 

 marks are published elsewhere in this 

 issue. 



Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE, ONT. 



Hardy Plants 

 Grown in Canada 



Paeon ies 



Irises 



Phlox 



Delphiniums 



Heleniums 



Hardy Asters 



Hemerocallis 



Shasta Daisies 



etc., etc., etc. 



JOHN CAVERS 



QKINNER 



YSTEM 



OF IRRIGATION 



TRADE MAKK 



THE RAIN 

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Write for six books on 

 indoor and outdoor irri- 

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Guaranteed Fencing 



Strongly made and closely spaced — making it a complete barrier 



against large animals as well as small poultry. Top and bottom wires 



No. 9— intermediates No. 12 wire — made by the Open Hearth process which time 



and other tests have proven to be the best material made for the manufacture of 



wire fencing:. Send for literature. Ask about our farm and ornamental fencing. 



AiEcncles nearly everywhere. Live ajEcnta wanted til unastilffned territory. 



The Banwell-Hoxlo Wire Fence Co., Ltd., Winnipeg. Man., Hamilton, Ont. 



Peerless Apple Shipping Baskets Complete with Covers 



This package is light, strong, durable, easy 

 to pack and load, will carry safely any dis- 

 tance—contains a suitable quantity of apples 

 for the average buyer,— and is attractive to 

 the consumer, as a handy basket around the 

 home. Write to-day for full particulars to : 



CANADA WOOD PRODUCTS CO. 



ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO 



