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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 1909 



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SHOE POLISH 



"I tell yoTi,Bo«s, neople are so par- 

 ticular about the Shoo Poll=h they 

 use that they aak me each night to be 

 Bureanduse *'2 im 1 ." 



It's easier for me, too. and yon 

 should see the smile I get in the 

 morning." 



A.t all 



Dealers 

 lOc* azkd 

 25c. tins 



Canadian National 

 Exhibition 



TORONTO 



AUGUST 29th — 1909 — SEPTEMBER 13th 



ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 14TH 



, For all information, write 



J. O. ORH, Manager, 



CITY HALL, - - - TORONTO 



PEONIES 



"FESTIVA MAXIMA" 

 The Queen of Whites. The 

 greatest Peony ever grown. 

 50c. Each 



PHLOX 



"MISS LINGARD" The best white 

 20 cents 



IRIS 



German and Japan 



H. P. VAN WAGNER 



STONEY CREEK, ONT. 



Allen, "the trees never looked better than 

 they do this spring. The growth has been 

 exceptional and has been remarked about by 

 my neighbors. These fluids will control oy- 

 ster-shell all right. I used V.l. in Novem- 

 ber last year and intend in future to give 

 one spraying in the fall." 



Benzoates as Fungicides 



W. F. Van Winckel, Toronto 



During the last two or three seasons, Mr. 

 Herbert H. Dow, general manager of the 

 Dow Chemical Co., of Midland, Mich., has 

 been experimenting with benzoates as fun- 

 gicides on his orchard. Having had con- 

 .siderable experience with benzoates as food 

 [ireservatives, Mr. Dow concluded that ben- 

 zoates should also kill any fungi or bact- 

 eria on unripe fruits ; consequently, during 

 the season of 1906, when a crop of plums 

 began to rot when only about two-thirds 

 grown, sodium benzoate was sprayed, and 

 although the spread of the rot was entirely 

 stopped, the sodium benzoate being exceed- 

 ingly soluble was so easily washed off as to 

 necessitate spraying after each rain. This 

 led to experiments with the more insoluble 

 benzoates, and the calcium salt was found 

 more satisfactoi'y. 



Experiments during the season of 1907. — 

 Eight have shown calcium benzoate used in 

 conjunction with a very weak Bordeaux to 

 be very effective ; also this mixture was 

 found to adhere much better than ordinary 

 Bordeaux. The most effective mixture is 

 made as follows : One pound of copper sul- 

 phate is dissolved in 10 gallons of water, 

 and to this is added one pound of calcium 

 benzoate dissolved 'in 10 gallons of water. 

 When well mixed, one pound of lime is 



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Be Sure 



and 



Workthe 



Horse 



HE CAN WORK 

 EVERY DAV 



If yon nae Bickmore'sQaH Cure yourteama 

 can work right alont? and be cured of Saddle 

 and Harness GaUa,Cnafe9, Rope Burns, Cuts, 

 Scratches, Grease Heel, etc. while in har- 

 ness. The more work the quicker the cure. 



BICKMORE'S GALL CURE 



is the standard Remedy for all these and 

 similar troubles. Is excellent for Manee and 

 Sore Teats in cows. Above trade mark is on 

 every box. For sale by dealers. Money re- 

 funded if it fails. Sample and Horse Book 

 every farmer should read 6c. 

 WINQATE CHEMICAL CO. LTD., Canadian Dist'brs, 

 645 HOTKE DAME ST., W. MONTREAL, CANADA_ 



DontTTirowilAwa! 



^^■mssRiisnsffi 



Hoi Water Bog L. 



ENDETS 



^^'TCMr MTru 



^^s0Y They mend all leaks in all uten3ns— tin, 



<5»1 brass, copper, granlteware,hotwaterbags,etc. 



Vi. r--^ ^ No Holder, cement or rivet. Anyone can use 



N,/^ ' them; fitanysurface.twomilllonlnuse. Send 



,- 1| for sample pkg., 10c. Compj.etb package 



/I ASR0KTKDSIZF9, 25c., POSTPAID. Agents wanted. 



^^ Collette Mfgi Co., Dept V . Colllngwood, Ont. 



added and water sufficient to make one 

 barrel (40-42 imperial gallons.) 



One very prominent authority (Thorfe) 

 gives the relative efficiency of a number of 

 difiorent fungicides and according to this 

 table one jjart of sodium benzoate to 2,000 

 parts of water will prevent all fungus 

 growths, while to accomplish the same re- 

 sults with copper sulphate one part to 133 

 of water is required. Calcium benzoate 

 would be approximately the same strength 

 in fungicidal value. 



For potato scab soaking the potatoes in 

 a solution of one ounce calcium benzoate 

 a gallon of water (for three or four hours 

 highly recommended, and the Michigan 

 ricultural College reported a yield of 

 bushels to the acre more where benzi. 

 Bordeaux was used as a spray, than wl 

 ordinary Bordeaux was useu. 



Benzoates are not ijoisons, and wherr 

 insecticide is desired as well as a fungic 

 calcium benzoate has been used with ]> 

 arsenate and adheres exceedingly well to 

 foliage, giving splendid results. 



[Note. — Should any of the readers of I 

 Canadian Horticulturist desire samplc- 

 benzoate for experimental work, it is pi 

 able that they could get same by apply- 

 ing to the author of the foregoing article. 

 Address, 148 Van Home St., Toronto.— 

 Editor.] 



Buy a kodak and take some photogrn ] 

 of your lawn and garden. 



The Ottawa branch of the Ontario ^\„ 

 etable Growers' Association had a pleasant 

 and profitable outing on the afternoon of 

 July 8th, as guests of the Ottawa Nurser- 

 ies. Mr. W. J. Kerr conducted the party 

 over the nurseries. Addresses were given 

 by Messrs. W. T. Macoun, Alex. McNeill 

 and others. 



The decorative floral display will again 

 be a feature of the floriculture exhibit 

 the Canadian National Exhibition, Toi 

 to, this year. These immense banks 

 flowers cover 500 square feet and the pi' 

 iums total $1100. Tho.se who saw this 

 play last year will not miss the opport 

 ity of seeing it again. 



Pack your APPLES in 



BARRELS 



THE BEST PACKAGE 



and for prices on Staves, Hoop 



and Kiln Dried Heading, write 



to 



JOHN HAYNE 



Brigden. ... Ontario 



JAPAN GROWN BJJLBS 



Multiflorum, Longiflorum and Gi- 

 ganteum Lilies, Freesias for forcing. 

 We import by northern route and 

 no injury by coming through the 

 tropics. Large stock of Japan Iris, 

 $5.00 per 100. Florists' seeds. 



LIST FREE 



M. J. HENRY 



Office--3010 Westminster Road, Vancoaver, B.C. 



Nl'liSKKIKS SOl'TH i^V CITV 



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