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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



January, 1908 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



Published by The Horticultural 

 Publiahinff Company, Limited 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 

 in the Dominion 



Official Organ of British Columbia. Ontario, Que- 

 bec AND Prince Edward Island Fruit Growers' 

 Associations and of the Ontario Vege- 

 table Growers' Association 



H. Bronson Cowan, 

 Managing Editor and Business Manager 

 A. B. Cutting, B.S.A., Horticultural Editor 

 W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager 



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 the 25th day of the month preceding date of issue. 



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Circulation Statement 



Since the subscription price of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist was reduced from $1.00 to 50 cents a year, 

 the circulation has grown rapidly. The following is 

 a sworn statement of the net paid circulation of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist for the year ending with 

 Dec., 1907. The figures given are exclusive of sample 

 and spoiled copies and of papers sent to advertisers. 

 Some months, including the sample copies, from 8,000 to 

 10,000 copies of The Canadian Horticulturist are 

 mailed to people known to be interested in the growing 

 of fruit, flowers or vegetable. 



January 1 907 4 947 



February 1907 ',,\ s!s20 



March 1907 6,380 



April 1907 6 460 



May 1907 6,620 



June 1907 6,780 



July 1907 6,920 



August 1907 6,880 



September 1907 7 o78 



October 1907 7)210 



November 1907 [ 7*250 



December 1907 ' 7',500 



Total for the year 79,525 



Average each issue 6J627 



Sworn detailed statements will be mailed upon ap- 

 pbcation. 



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TORONTO, CANADA 



OUR FRUIT IN ENGLAND 



The British Columbia government and fruit 

 growers are to be complimented on winning 

 the gold medal at the recent exhibition of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society in London, Eng- 

 land. Their energy and exactitude in display- 

 ing the products of British Columbia orchards 

 at this exhibition in England and at others 

 in other parts of the world are most commend- 

 able. Nova Scotia also made an excellent dis- 

 play at the Royal Exhibition. It is to be 

 regretted that Ontario made such a poor show- 

 ing. The fault lies, not in the quality and 

 character of the fruit, but in the condition in 

 which it arrived. This was due largely to 

 haste and carelessness in the matter of pre- 

 paring the exhibit for shipment. After being 

 packed and prepared for the Ontario Horti- 

 cultural Exhibition, some of it being kept in 

 cold storage, then exposed to the warm tem- 

 perature of Massey Hall and handled over and 

 over again by judges and passers-by, which 

 bruised the fruit and caused slackness in the 

 package, the exhibit was hurried off with 

 little or no attention being paid to the matter 

 of re-packing and re-selection. Fruit for ex- 

 hibition in England cannot be expected to ar- 

 rive in good condition unless it is placed in the 

 hands of the transportation company in a 

 condition that will give it a fair chance. 



Ontario fruit can hold its. own in competition 

 with the world. We would suggest that next 

 year the government employ an expert to 

 purchase and select the best samples of fruit 

 grown in the province, and to pack it with the 

 same care that is exercised by the packers of 

 British Columbia and Oregon. By so doing, 

 it may be expected that Ontario will redeem 

 the reputation made by the unfortunate ship- 

 ment that was sent to England last fall. 



would see the position of eastern nurserymen. 

 Before the present law in British Columbia 

 was passed, eastern nurserymen shipped stock 

 successfully to all parts of that province, and 

 seldom was there any kicking over losses. 

 This goes to show that the kicks that come 

 nowadays are due to the abuse in inspecting 

 and handling that the stock receives. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA INSPECTION 



In various issues of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist during the past the question of 

 government inspection and fumigation of 

 nursery stock in British Columbia was dis- 

 cussed, and it was suggested that an inspection 

 station be established near the eastern bound- 

 ary of that province. Many letters that sup- 

 port the stand taken by us were and are still 

 being received. As the matter is one of great 

 importance to British Columbia fruit growers 

 who desire to purchase nursery stock from 

 the eastern provinces, we feel that their inter- 

 ests demand further comments on the subject. 

 The question is not whether British Columbia 

 can grow as good nursery stock as Ontario or 

 thj other provinces, but whether it is a fair 

 deal on the part of the local government al- 

 most to compel British Columbia growers to 

 purchase home-grown stock when they want 

 that grown in the east. Neither is it a fair 

 deal for eastern nurserymen ; to ship stock from 

 Ontario, for instance, to British Columbia costs 

 money and entails some risk. In spite of these 

 drawbacks, eastern nurserymen feel that they 

 can compete successfully with coast and west- 

 ern United States firms, but under present 

 conditions they are almost prohibited from 

 entering the province by the unjust and unreas- 

 onable British Columbia law that compels all 

 stock to be fumigated at Vancouver. Nursery 

 stock for points in eastern British Columbia 

 must go to Vancouver for inspection and fumi- 

 gation, and then be returned to destination, 

 which place, perhaps, it has passed by rail two 

 weeks previous. If the British Columbia gov- 

 ernment and coast nurserymen would ask 

 themselves the question, "How would my 

 stock fare if consigned to Windsor, Ont., and 

 compelled to go to Ottawa for fumigation be- 

 fore finally reaching Windsor?" they soon 



The success of the short courses in fruit 

 growing held recently at Grimsby and Trenton, 

 under the supervision of the Ontario Govern- 

 ment, marks a new departure in the progress 

 of the industry in that province. No commen- 

 datory words are necessary to justify their 

 continuance. Such courses cannot be too 

 highly valued. They add interest and zest 

 to the operations of the orchard. Such courses 

 are given with just enough theory to make 

 them interesting. If full advantage is taken 

 of them, they will add materially to the annual 

 income of the attendant fruit growers. The 

 government is to be commended on instituting 

 these courses. 



Apple Shippers' Association 



At a meeting of representative apple shippers 

 held in Toronto on Nov. 27, an association was 

 formed to be known as the Ontario Apple Ship- 

 pers' Association. The following officers were 

 elected: President, Samuel Nesbitt, Brighton; 

 secretary- treasurer, John Brown, Brighton; 

 executive committee, D. C Matthews, Colbome; 

 Matt. Stetsinger, Thombury; Frank Everist, 

 Toronto; J. G. Anderson, Lucknow; R. J. 

 Graham, Belleville; E. D. Smith, M.P., Winona; 

 F. L. Fowke, Oshawa; M. S. Schell, M.P., 

 Woodstock; W. H. Matthews, Trenton. Among 

 the resolutions passed were the following: 



1st. That whereas, there are about 450,000 

 barrels of apples stored at different points in 

 the province of Ontario for export to Etirope 

 during the next three months, and, whereas, 

 it will require from 200 to 250 refrigerator cars 

 per week to move this fruit, that we make a 

 demand on the railways along whose lines 

 these apples are stored to furnish sufficient 

 refrigerator equipment to handle this business 

 as required. The bulk of this fruit will re- 

 quire to be shipped during the months of Janu- 

 ary and February. 



2nd. Shippers shall have the option of di- 

 recting apples via Portland, Boston or St. 

 John, as service is inadequate at any one port. 



3rd. That where cars are fitted up for pro- 

 tecting the apples from frost, such as the put- 

 ting in of straw, shavings, boards, etc., 

 such fittings be left in the cars and returned 

 to the shipping points for the reloading of 

 apples, as such equipment this season (particu- 

 larly straw) is unusually expensive. 



4th. That in case the railways along which 

 apples are stored are unable to furnish refriger- 

 ator cars, that shippers be supplied with good 

 tight box cars, and be allowed expense for 

 fitting them up, and also that the man in charge 

 of said cars be carried to and from the sea- 

 board free of charge, and that the cars so fitted 

 up be returned to the shipper who fitted up 

 same. 



Strawberry Pl<-)nts. — Growers of strawberries 

 recognize the superiority of Canadian-grown 

 plants. Among the Canadian nurseries that 

 supply high-class plants, is that of W. H. 

 Vanderburg, Poplar Hill, Ont. Mr. Vanderburg 

 has been in the business over nine years, and 

 is in a position to furnish plants that are re- 

 liable and true to name. He offers a large list 

 of varieties. A handsome catalog has been 

 issued, which is valuable, not only for its de- 

 scriptions of varieties, but for accurate cul- 

 tural directions. Mr. Vanderburg is an old 

 and well-known advertiser in The C.^NADIAN 

 Horticulturist. 



