June, 1909 



THE CANADIAN HOETIC ULTURIST 



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valuable information. It has been well com- 

 piled and the illustrations are good. It is 

 to be regretted, however, that the svigges- 

 tion of the directors (see report, page 59, 

 clause 6) that "the names of the persons 

 w-hose homes and gardens are illustrated bo 

 published" was not observed more closely. 

 Such information would have made the re- 

 port even more valuable and interesting 

 than it is. 



The success of British Columbia fruit at 

 the big apple show held at Spokane, Wash- 

 ington, last December should be an incent- 

 ive to the fruit growers of all Canada. 

 Britsh Columbia, particularly the Kelowna 

 district, did much to advertise the fruit 

 growing possibilities of that province. As 

 plans are now being made for a larger ex- 

 hibition and even a better one at Spokane 

 next fall, all the fruit-growing provinces of 

 the Dominion should plan to send exhibits. 

 About fifty thousand dollars will be offered 

 in prizes. Now is the time to start pre- 

 parations. Prize-winning fruit comes only 

 from orchards that are well-cared for from 

 the beginning to the end of the season. 



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Arscnitc of Soda 



R. J. Messenger, Bridgetown, N. S. 



The foimula for preparing arsenite of 

 soda is as follows: One pound of white 

 arsenic (arsenious acid or arsenious oxide) ; 

 four pounds of sal soda (washing soda or 

 sodium carbonate) ; one gallon of water. 

 To prevent confusion I have given the three 

 names under which the first two ingredients 

 are known. It is taken for granted that 

 every one knows water. The sal soda should 

 be in crystals, looking somewhat like borax. 

 The arsenic is a heavy white powder like 

 flour. 



PREPARATION 



Since the preparation of this poison is 



not a pleasant operation, it is taken for 



granted that enough will be prepared to last 



for the month or two of spraying. Take an 



-)ld pot or boiler and clean it out. Put in 



ihe required number of gallons of water. 



„Bring it to a boil or at least, make it hot, 



tthen pour in the sal soda and arsenic, stir- 



fring constantly until the liquid becomes 



[dear. It is generally the color of very 



Weak tea. Possibly some of this color is due 



jto the iron from the vessel. Bottle or place 



:in earthenware jugs. 



I Now this, like Paris green, is injurious 

 to foliage if used alone, only this is much 

 [moTe corrosive. If used as an insecticide, 

 irst take two or three pound.s of lime and 

 mt into a 40 gallon cask of water, then 

 idd a pint of the arsenite of soda 

 [f more poison is used more lime will be re- 

 inired. 



_ If used with Bordeaux mixture no extra 

 lime is necessary. Simply add to the mix- 

 lure and stir thoroughly. I have used as 

 aigh as a gallon of arsenite of soda with 

 the 4-4-40 Bordeaux and had no injurious 

 results from it, though it is better, if a 

 [allon is used to add a little more lime. 



I have used arsenite of soda for four years 

 ind find it more efficient, cheaper and better 

 n every way than Paris green, arsenate of 

 pad, or any other of the preparations on the 

 Tiarket. A pint of this is equal to a quarter 

 •ound of pure Paris green. Keep it labelled 

 poison," and out of the way of the child- 

 ren. 



I have just received a sample copy of 

 fHE Canadian Horticulturist. It appears 

 ^» be the best paper on horticulture that I 

 nnvp seen. Enclosed please find my sub- 

 son ption.-F. S. Carr, B. A., Edmonton, 

 Alta. 



PUBLISHERS' DESK 



Maritime province readers of The Cana- 

 dian Horticulturist, will find our July 

 issue of particular interest and value. It 

 will be devoted largely to matters of horti- 

 cultural importance in Nova Scotia, New 

 Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. 

 While we endeavor to make each issue of 

 our magazine of interest to our readers in 

 all parts of Canada, it has been our custom 

 occasionally to devote special numbers to 

 the particular interests of one or more of 

 the provinces. Last October, British Col- 

 umbia was given special attention. The 

 issues for November, December, January 

 and February contained special articles for 

 our readers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Que- 

 bec and Manitoba, respectively. As the mari- 

 time provinces, particularly the Annapolis 

 Valley of Nova Scotia, have long been re- 

 cognized as a great fruit growing disrict, 

 our July issue will be largely "maritime" 

 in nature. 



While an occasional issue is more or less 

 specialized in matter, it is not done at the 

 expense of material of general interest. 

 Each and every issue of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist is filled with articles, let- 

 ters and news notes that may be read with 

 profit by everybody. 



The maritime province issue will contain, 

 among other things, a number of articles 

 on the work and progress of the model or- 

 chard experiment in Nova Scotia, and on 

 fruit growing in the Annapolis Valley and 

 other parts of that province. New Bruns- 

 wick and Prince Edward Island will be 

 treated likewise. Articles will appear also 

 on market gardening, and on seaside lawns 

 and gardens. Every person interested di- 

 rectly or indirectly in horticulture 

 should read this issue. They should sub- 

 scribe to The Canadian Horticulturist 

 not only for this number but for the benefit 

 that the paper will be to them from month 

 to month. The Canadian Horticulturist 

 is national in scope and in purpose. 



The illustration on the front cover of 

 this issue shows a part of the orchard of 

 Mr. George Paton, Armstrong, B.C. It is 

 situated on high land and the soil is a light 

 sandy loam with limestone subsoil. The 

 Wealthy apple does well in that locality. 

 Other Dluitograiihs of this nature from aiiy 

 fruit district in Canada will be welcomed 

 for publication. 



We would like to call the attention of our 

 readers to the fact that the price of the 

 "Big Four" combination of Canadian pap- 

 ers has been advanced from $1.70 to $2.00. 

 The subscription price of one of the papers 

 has been advanced from 60 cents to $1.00 

 a year, but the price of the combination has 

 been advanced only 30 cents. You get a 

 better bargain than ever. 



How many of our subscribers have a 

 friend who is interested in their flower gar- 

 den, but who does not know about The 

 Canadian Horticulturist? We receive 

 many letters from persons who when sub- 

 scribing say that they did not know of the 

 existence of such a paper till by chance 

 they saw a copy of The Canadian Horticitl- 

 TURiST and at once subscribed for it. Read 

 the following letter recently received : "I 

 saw a copy of The Canadian Horticultur- 

 ist for the first time about half an hour ago. 

 Itisthe first tiniethat I know of the existence 

 of such a paper. Enclosed please find my 



subscription for two years. I am glad that 

 I discovered you." Some of your friends are 

 just wishing for such a paper and do not 

 know that there is one printed in Canada. 

 Show them this copy. Send us the name? 

 of some of your friends who would like to 

 see a copy. 



Canadian Nurserymen 



Editor, The Canadian Horticulturist : — 

 I would respectfully call the Canadian Nurs- 

 erymen's attention to the fact that we are 

 compelled to pay a duty of 10 per cent, on 

 apple, pear, plum, cherry, quince and peach 

 seeds to grow seedling stock to propagate 

 on, while seedlings of the same varieties are 

 admitted free. Is this to encourage for- 

 eign growers? 



If seedlings are to be admitted free, why 

 should not the seed to produce this stock 

 be also free and give the home nurseryman 

 a chance to produce his own stock for prop- 

 agation as cheap or cheaper than he can 

 import it? Probably by calling the atten- 

 tion of the custom authorities at Ottawa to 

 the matter, it would be regulated. — M. J. 

 Henry, Vancouver, B.C. 



Pointers on Spraying Pumps.— Since, to 

 insure the most satisfactory results, spray- 

 ins: must be done within stated per- 

 iods of a few days each, first-class spray- 

 ing apparatus is essential to successful work. 

 Frequently the loss of time and opportunity 

 occasioned by the breaking down of cheap 

 and unreliable outfits has resulted in a loss 

 of money that equalled the cost of the spray- 

 ing machine multiplied many times. As 

 brass offers the most resistance to the chemi- 

 cal action of spraying liquids, it is there- 

 fore necessary that a sprayer have all parts 

 of brass through which the liquid travels. 

 It can be readily observed if careful machine 

 work has been used in the construction of 

 an outfit, by noting if all parts fit snugly, 

 insuring minimum amount of wear, and also 

 if the main castings are fairly smooth to the 

 touch. To those interested in learning just 

 what constitutes a first-class spraying outfit. 

 The Deming Company, Salem, Ohio, will be 

 pleased to forward a copy of their 1909 

 spray pump catalogue showing 24 varieties 

 of hand and power outfits, including also a 

 12 page spraying chart, free of charge. 



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COMING EVENTS 



'Hf r .'*"* heading, notices of fortlicoming =3 



exhibitions -and meetings of horticultural im- IHS 



portance will be published. Send the infor- =01 



•nation as long in advance as possible. QJ^ 



CONVENTIONS. 



Oka, Quebec Pomological Society, Aug 24-23 



Toronto, Co-operative Fruit Growers of 

 Ontario June 8. 



Toronto, Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion Nov. 10-11. 



St. Catharines, American Pomological So- 

 ciety Sept. 14-16. 



EXHIBITIONS. 



Calgary, Alberta Provincial July 5-10. 



Halifax, Nova Scotia Provincial, Sept. 2-10. 

 London, Ont., Western Fair.. Sept. 10-18. 



New Westminster Oct. 12-16. 



Ottawa, Central Canada Sept. 10-18. 



St. Catharines, Niagara Dist., Sept. 15-17. 

 Toronto, Canadian National, Aug. 26- 



Sept. 10. 



Toronto, Ontario Horticultural, Nov. 9-13. 



Victoria Sept. 20-25. 



Winnipeg Industrial July 11-17. 



