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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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FOR 

 YOU 



STRAWBERRIES 



AND HOW TO 

 GROW THEM 



Beautifully 

 Illustrated 



Mighty 

 Interesting 



U yoo want to Jtnow how to prow bi? crops of big 

 red strawberri'^s and how to get bie prices, send lor 

 cor 1908 book. It tellsall about soil preparation, set- 

 tine, mating, pruning, cultivating, spraying, mulch- 

 ing, picking, packing and marketing. All of these 

 essential features and many mors are explained m 

 such a way that you can't go wrong. It was written 

 right out in the strawberry field by a man who has 

 made a fortune growing strawberries, and he tells 

 you just exactly how he does things. Send your 

 •ddress. That's all. The book is free. 

 R. M. KeUogs Co, Box 5 70. Three Rivers. Mich. 



T. J. POUPART 



Covent Garden, London, England 

 CANADIAN APPLES A SPECIALTY 



Commission only. All goods sold by 

 private sale. Highest prices guar- 

 anteed. Correspondence invited. 



Cable.— POUPART, LONDON 



References : 



LONDON & COUNTY BANK, COVENT GARDEN 



BANK OF MONTREAL, MONTREAL 



GLADIOLI 



Groff s New Hybrid Seedlings. GrofP» Pan- 

 American Collection. Grofrs World's Fair 

 Collection. Groff's New Named Varieties. 



Cannas, beat varieties. Dahlitu, many varieties. 



Paeonies, choice new varieties. 



Write for Catalogue. 



Campbell Bros., Simcoe, Ont. 



Mention The Canadian Horticulturist when writing 



STENCIL 

 ^ . "" BRANDS 



MFG. CO. RUBBER 



Wi KAHE «ll KIHDS fOU AU HlUPOStS ^ "*'"'^^ 



KONGE ST. TORONTO. 



V-yj 124-YONGEST. 



Bulletin on Miscible Oils 



Reviewed by Prof. W. Lochhead 



Home-made Miscible Oils and Orchard Tests 

 of Miscible Oils. — Delaware Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Bull. 79, by Penny & Hough- 

 ton.— Horticulturists appear to be as anxious 

 to find out some easily prepared and easily 

 applied cheap substance that will control the 

 San Jose scale, as the alchemists of the middle 

 ages were to discover the Elixir of Life. The 

 lime-sulphur wash does not satisfy them, for 

 it is abominable substance to apply. For some 

 years, efforts have been^ made to prepare a 

 cheap miscible oil that will emulsify readily 

 with water. The Delaware station^ has^done 

 more perhaps than any other in the line of 

 experimenting with soluble oils. The kero- 

 sene-limoid (K-L) mixture was well received 

 a few years ago, but the verdict^ is that it is 

 not thoroughly effective against the scale. A 

 more viscid oil than kerosene was needed. 

 Accordingly, experiments were begun with the 

 heavy oils, such as paraffin oil, crude'oil, and 

 rosin oil, and so forth. 



The miscible oil was prepared by mixing (1) 

 the soap solution with (2) the heavy oils. The 

 soap solution was made by heating to about 

 300 degrees Fahrenheit in a large iron kettle: 

 Menhaden fish oil, 10 gals.; carbolic acid (liquid 

 crude), 8 gals.; caustic potash, 15 lbs; and add-, 

 ing to this hot mixture: kerosene, 14 gals.; 

 water, 22 gals. This on stirring forms a uni- 

 form liquid which does not separate on stand- 

 ing, and which may be kept for months. 



To make the miscible oil (Delaware formula 

 34, considered one of the best), the following 

 proportions are used: Soap solution (as above), 

 9 gals.; paraffin oil, 40 gals.; resin oil, 6 gals.; 

 water, IX gals. These mix well when cold. 

 This miscible oil is mixed with aboutften parts 

 of water for spraying purposes. Thus, the 

 writers state, nine gallons of soap solution will 

 make 35 to 50 gallons of miscible oil, andjthis 

 in turn form 350 to 750 gallons^off spray ma- 

 terial, at a cost of about one cent to one and a 

 half cent per gallon. This miscible oil can be 

 used along with Bordeaux by adding from two 

 to five gallons to a barrel of Bordeaux. Pro- 

 fessor Houghton, the entomologist, tested 

 the different miscible oils on scale-in ested 

 trees, and found them very effective. "^ 



BETTER WORK 

 LESS LABOR 



Two thinors much desired by every 

 farmer. Two things you're sure 

 to get Id Iron Age Imple- 

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 have been recognized the leao- 

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 ter work, doit easier, 

 do more of it, and 

 thus save hired 

 help. Excep- 

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 made — dur- 

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 No. 6 Com- 

 b i n e d 

 Double 

 and 

 Sin 



gle Wheel 

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■Bargains in Fruit Trees, 

 Vines and Plants 



special low prices on Apple, peach. Plum and Dwarf Pear Trees,] 

 Roses, also Asparagus Roots, Currant Bushes and other small fruits. 



Order trees direct from our nursery and save agent's profits and ^ 

 half your money. 



Kverythinji you want for Orchard, Garden, Lawn or Park. Send 

 to-day for (ireen's Dollar Book on Fruit Growing, also for our Fruit 

 Catalog, and a copy of Green's Fruit Magazine, all ■ gift to you. 

 PDCrU'O QAMDIC nCCCD"One Elherta Peach Tree, 



UnLlln O OAmrLC UrrCn. Btish,oneC.A.Green New White Grape Vine, one 

 Live-Forever Rose Bush, all delivered at your house by mail for 25 cents. 



one Red Cross Currant 



March, 1908 



^^_^ W^ '^ For fresh- 

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 are in a class by them- 

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 have confidence 

 in t'.iem because 

 they know they 

 can be relied up- 

 on. Don't experi- 

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 seeds — your sure- 

 ty lies in buying 

 seeds sent out by 

 a conscientious 

 and trustworthy 

 house. 

 Ferry's Seed Annual 

 for r.XJ8 is FREK. Addraig 

 ^ '■• PrPBTfiCO..WlllD10«.0«- 



The "Gibraltar" Black Cap 



A most excellent new Canadian Raspberry'. Eldor- 

 ado Blackberry. The prize taker Golden Gate 

 Strawberry, and the Best Standard Varieties. Unique 

 collections and low prices. Send for Catalogue. 



N. E. MALLORY, - BLENHEIM, ONT. 



Fertilize Your 

 Lands 



DO YOU KNOW ;; 



THAT WORN-OUT i 



lands may be made 

 ppoductiveand profitable 



BV THE JUDICIOUS USE OF il 

 THE RIGHT KIND OF V 



FERTILIZER ? ^, 



NOW IF YOU HAVE : 

 A PIE.CE OF LAND THAT 

 WONT GROW ANYTHING 



I BUT WEEDS,TALK WITH 

 US ABOUT IT AND LET U5 



i SUGGEST 



THE RIGHT FERTILIZER 



WE FEEL VERY SURE THAT 

 WE CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO 

 USE FERTILIZER 5 

 WITHOUT GREAT EXPENSE SO 



YOUR LAND WILL PAY 



CONSULT us FREELY IT IS ■ 

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ENQUIRIES FREELY A NSWERED 



AGENTS WANTED FOR 

 TERRITORY NOT TAKEN UP 



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 HAMILTON ONTARIO.. «^ 



GREEN'S NURSERY COMPANY, Rochester. N. Y. Box is? 



FLOWER POTS 



fl We have a large stock 

 of all sizes and varieties 

 for spring' trade. 

 Q Try our pots for growing 

 early tomato plants, etc. 



q Write for Price List and 

 Catalogue. 



The FOSTER POTTERY CO., Limited 



Main St. West, Hamilton, Ont. 



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'"EBESTMAW- 



FOSTER-Sv' 

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