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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



February, 1908; 



The Canadian Horticullurisi 



Published by The Horticultural 

 Publishing Company, Limited 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 

 in the Dominion 



Official Organ op 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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Circulation Statement 



Since the subscription price of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist was reduced from $1.00 to 60 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 1907 4,947 



February 1907 5,520 



March 1907 6,380 



April 1 907 6,460 



May 1 907 6,620 



June 1907 6,780 



July 1907 6,920 



August 1907 6,880 



September 1907 7.078 



October 1907 7,210 



November 1 907 7,250 



December 1907 7,500 



Total for the year 79,525 



Average each issue 6,627 



January 1908 7,650 



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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



506-7-8 Manning Chambers, 



TORONTO, CANADA 



a warning to planters 



We think that it is our duty to sound a 

 warning to farmers and fruit growers who are 

 placing orders for nur^ry stock, fruit trees 

 in particular, for next spring's planting. There 

 will be a large planting of fruit trees the coming 

 spring. Certain varieties that have been in 

 large demand are at the present time very scarce 

 with the nurserymen in both Canada and the 

 United States. This scarcity is due in a great 

 measure to the fact that certain varieties are in 

 large demand, and also that the drought of last 

 season curtailed, more or less, the growth of 

 young trees, so that not as large a quantity 

 graded up to standard as was usual, therefore 

 the amount of saleable stock is short. 



Responsible and reliable nursery concerns who 

 guarantee their trees true to name are frank 

 enough to tell their customers that they cannot 

 supply the varieties required, and will not accept 

 orders for those varieties they are short of, but 

 this gives a chance for jobbers and dealers who 

 have no responsible standing, have no reputation 

 to keep up, and who simply want to do a catch 

 trade, to book orders for these varieties (for 

 these people always can fill whatever variety is 

 asked for no matter how scarce the stock may be 

 or how large the demand), but the chances arc, 

 that not many of the trees furnished by these 

 jobbers and dealers will turn out true to name. 

 If our large and responsible nursery concerns 

 cannot furnish these varieties which are scarce, 

 what chance has a jobber and dealer who expects 

 to pick up cheap stock, of filling his order W'ith 

 trees that will be first-class and true to name? 



We would advise and caution all farmers and 

 fruit growers to find out where their trees are 

 coming from. Find out whether the nurserv 

 concern is well rated and of a responsible stand- 

 ing before their order is placed. A man should 

 be just as careful in this matter of buying trees 

 as if he were investing money in stocks or bonds. 

 After going to the expense of buying trees, pre- 

 paring ground, cultivating and properly caring 

 for them, it is naturally expected that when the 

 trees come into bearing they will bear varieties 

 that will be a source of income and profit for 

 years to come. Often'the reverse is the case, 

 when sufficient care has not been taken in order- 

 ing 'stock from '"reliable concerns whose trees 

 generally can'be depended on. 



be in that state. The important point is to 

 secure the proper materials unadulterated. 

 Local dealers are likely to substitute materials '• 

 utterly unsuited for the purpose. Buyers 

 should allow no substitution. All fruit grow- ! 

 ers in San Jose scale infected districts should 

 give home-prepared miscible oils a trial. 



THE SAN JOSE SCALE 



Fruit growers soon will be preparing for the 

 annual warfare against the San Jose scale. 

 Many kinds of spraying mixtures will be used. 

 Probably the most effective and cheapest rem- 

 edy that has been in general use is the lime 

 and sulphur wash. Its objectionable features 

 in the matter of disagreeableness in application 

 have caused many growers to neglect spraying 

 in orchards that should be treated. For this 

 reason, some of the experiment stations on the 

 continent have been endeavoring to discover 

 a remedy that can be more easily and more 

 pleasantly applied. In the December issue of 

 The Canadian Horticulturist mention was 

 made of certain experiments that have been 

 conducted with this end in view by the Storrs 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. The for- 

 mulas therein recommended are a step in the 

 right direction. It is to be hoped that their 

 application will prove satisfactory to the fruit 

 growers of Canada. 



From present indications and from the trend 

 of opinion among fruit growers on the subject, 

 it would seem that oil spraying is going to be 

 the thing in the future. If not the formula 

 recommended by 'the Storrs Station, some 

 other will be used. All the ingredients neces- 

 sary for the preparation of the mixture ought 

 to be obtained in Canada as cheap as they can 



PROGRESS IN NEW BRUNSWICK 



The article in our December issue that told 

 of horticultural progress in Nove Scotia, leads 

 us to ask, "What have the fruit growers of 

 New Brunswick done and what are they doing : 

 to get their share of the benefits of our grow-' 

 ing fruit trade?" While it must be admitted . 

 that the horticultural progress of that province 

 has been slow, it is encouraging to know that ■ 

 there has been, and still continues to be, a , 

 steady advance in fruit growing. 



The increase in the production and use df 

 small fruits, especially strawberries, has been 

 marked. Many farmers in the St. John V'alley 

 are finding that apple growing is much more 

 profitable than mixed farming, and they are 

 giving more attention to their orchards. The 

 result is seen plainly in better fruit, that is . 

 handled with more care and that sells readily for 

 prices that give a good profit. 



The outlook ffir fruit growing in New Bruns- 

 wick is good for those who will apply to the 

 work the intelligence and energy that is neces- 

 sary for success in this as in other lines of 

 business. With suitable cold storage avail- 

 able at St. John, with frequent regular sailings 

 of steamers for the principal ports on the other 

 side, with regular transportation by water or 

 rail to United States points, and with a good 

 home market, it will lie their ow-n fault if the 

 fruit growers of New Brunswick do not get a 

 .share of the profits that are being derived from 

 fruit growing in Canada. 



The stand taken by Prof. M. Cumniing, Sec- J 

 retary for Agriculture for Nova Scotia, against ■ 

 the brown-tailed moth in that province, is to " 

 be commended. His efforts to suppress and 

 to exterminate the pest have been fruitful of 

 good results. To assist in the extermination 

 of this pest, the fruit growers and citizens of i 

 Nova Scotia can do much. Any person who | 

 knows of a locality where the pest is present, 

 in nests or in some other stage of its life cycle, 

 should communicate at the earliest opportunity 

 with the Agricultural College at Truro. If ail 

 persons who are .suspicious of the presence of 

 this insect would do this, they would greatly 

 facilitate future movements in connection with« 

 the suppression of this dangerous pest. ^ 



On all sides is heard the story that money » 

 is tight, and some persons even go so far as to S 

 say that times are hard. While this may be "T 

 so in a few lines of business, it is far from true 

 when the general prosperity of the country is 

 considered. The condition of the money market 

 has little effect on the fruit grower and farm- 

 er. While some growers may feel some 

 pressure from the present condition of the 

 money market, they should not be discouraged, g 

 Indications point to a 'successful and profitable # 

 season next year, and the growers should pre- ■ 

 pare for it. M 



We will deem it a favor if secretaries of hor- 

 ticultural societies will send, as soon as possible, 

 a list of their members who are to receive The 

 Canadian Horticulturist for 1908. We have 

 over 3,000 horticultural society members' 

 names on our mailing list, and a large number 

 of these expired with the January issue. The 

 secretaries will help us greatly, therefore, by 

 sending in their renewal suljscriptions at an 

 early date. 



Readers of The Canadian Horticulturi.'-'i 

 who desire a copy of the Index to \'olume XXX, 

 canlhave same by applying to this office. 



