February, 1908 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



47 



Ne-w Spray Fluids 



During the past 15 or 20 years rapid progress 

 has been made in combatting insects and fvmgi 

 that attack cultivated trees and plants. The 

 advance in this department of economic horti- 

 culture is difficult to realize. As the season for 

 spraying approaches each year, new discoveries 



I in insecticides and fungicides are brought to 

 the attention of growers. Most of them prove 

 of little worth; a few are of value. The latest 

 discovery and one that, according to reports 

 from England, gives promise of revolutionizing 

 the practice of fruit tree spraying has been 

 originated in England, and is now being brought 

 to the attention of the fruit growers of Canada. It 

 is a product from the laboratories of Wm. Cooper 

 & Nephews, Berkhamsted, England. iThis 

 firm is well known all over the world for a 

 score of scientific preparations that have proven 

 of incalculable value in practice, particularly the 

 famous Cooper's Sheep Dip. 



The spraying mixttires introduced by this firm 

 are known as VI Fluid and V2 Fluid. The 

 former makes a winter spray mixture, and the 

 latter is prepared for summer use. These 

 fluids have been tested extensively in the 

 orchards of Old Country growers, and it is 

 claimed have proven eflBcient in all respects. 

 Both of them are easy to use. They have only 

 to be diluted with cold water and they are 

 ready for the trees. They are highly concentrat- 

 ed. One gallon of either fluid must be diluted 

 with 100 gallons of water before using. These 

 fluids are harmless to the trees if applied as 

 directed. They are easy to use and do not 

 corrode _ and clog the nozzle. Unlike some 

 other mixtures in common use in this country, 

 they may be applied without risk or discomfort 

 to the user. They are uniform in composition 

 and are reported to be reliable in action. An 

 immense amount of labor is saved by their use. 



as one application of each fluid usually is suffi- 

 cient for a whole year. 



In the opinion of Mr. Walter E. CoUinge, 

 M.Sc, the foremost authority on insecticides 

 and fungicides in Great Britain, "the fruit 

 growers will have in the VI and V2 Fluids a 

 winter and summer spray fluid almost impossible 

 to improve upon. Most important results 

 have been obtained from their use. In one 

 orchard where VI, the winter spray, was tried 

 on about 100 acres of apple, pear and plimi trees 

 and 34 acres of other fruits, pear psylla, apple 

 and plum aphis, and oyster-shell scale were 

 exceedingly bad last year. A careful inspection 

 was made in the following March of some 30 to 

 40 of the worst attacked trees, and not a single 

 egg of any of these pests could be found alive." 

 Another report states: "I consider the winter 

 wash with VI Fluid very effectual, and I think 

 a most wonderful stride in the art of spraying 

 fruit trees has been made." 



As spraying is one of the great problems in 

 successful fruit culture in Canada, it is with 

 pleasure that we bring these fluids to the notice 

 of orchardists. Every fruit grower should give 

 these fluids a trial. Wm. Cooper & Nephews 

 have established a general office for Canada in 

 Toronto. It is probable that distributing points 

 will be established in all the provinces. Mr. 

 W. Staley Spark is manager for the Dominion! 

 Write at once for booklet "A" to Wm. Cooper 

 & Nephews, Room 306 Manning Chambers 

 Toronto. 



Giving Organs Away. — ^This heading is mis- 

 leading if you like, only to the extent that when 

 Heintzman & Co., Limited, 115-117 King Street 

 West, Toronto, announce that they are selling 

 organs at $10, $15, and $20 each, in payments of 

 50c. a week, it is next door to giving the organs 

 away. One can hardly expect that such bargains 

 will last very long. Wise ones will see about 

 the matter at once. 



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1 acre Tomatoes 1,000 



4 acres Onions, 75 tons. . . 2,550 

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