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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Fig. 2457. 



were very fine. He had already sold his 

 apples at from 75c. to $1.00 for the fruit, 

 right in the orchard, 



ROSES AND CARNATIONS 



ARE g-rown quite extensively by Doyle 

 Brothers, who have eleven acres in 

 truck gardening, and some 10,000 feet of 

 glass, chiefly for the production of roses 

 and carnations. The business seems to 

 grow very rapidly, and this fall they have 

 set under glass about 5,500 carnation 

 plants, and about 1,500 roses. Of the lat- 

 ter the more prominent varieties grown by 

 them are Birde, Bridesmaid, Souvenir de 

 Wooten, and Lady Dorothea. 



BETTER THAN X'S FOR GRADE WORKS 



ARE certain definite terms. One, two 

 and three X's are well enough, but 

 when you want to show the higher grades 

 and put on six or seven X's, it becomes 

 confusing to both buyer and seller. 



At the very outset, two or three years 

 ago, we used the terms No. i, A No. 1, and 

 extra for three sizes of No. i fruit ; and it 

 is not easy to improve upon these marks. 

 Here is the whole table of grade marks as 

 we have used them in the export of boxed 

 apples, and a shipper may choose any col- 

 umn of marks, but we commend the third 

 as the simplest. Beginning with the poorest 

 grade, we have 



