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T n E ( A N A 1) I A N II O R T I C U L T U R I S T 



April, igo8 



Western Horticulture 



The annual convention of The Western 

 Horticultural Society was held recently at 

 the Manitoba Agricultural College, Winni- 

 peg. There was a fair attendance and 

 much interest was taken in the papers and 

 discussions. The following officers were 



FOR SALE AND WANT 

 ADVERTISEMENTS 



Adveptisements under this heading in- 

 serted at rate of two cents a word for each 

 insertion, each figure, sign or single letter 

 to eonnt as one word, minimun cost, 25 

 cents, strictly cash in advance. 



MR. CHARLES ERNEST WOOLVERTON, Grims- 

 by, Ontario, landscape architect, parks, ceme- 

 teries, pleasure, school and home grounds laid 

 out, surveys made. Working drawings to a 

 scale so that any gardener can work them 

 out. Terms very reasonable. 



A MILLION STRAWBERRY PLANTS for sale, 

 not bought from dealers, but grown on my 

 own farm last year. Fifty-five varieties. New 

 Highland, Three W's, Victor, Wonder, Thomp- 

 son's No. 2, President, Morningstar, Abington, 

 Almo, Governor Rollins, and others, and all 

 the leading old varieties. If you want plants 

 this year that will please you when they 

 arrive, and please you better still when they 

 fruit, order Downham's. They have pleased 

 others and will please you. It will pay you to 

 get my free catalogue before you buy, ready to 

 mail now. Raspberry and Blackberry plants, 

 and Seed Potatoes. John Downham, Slrathroy, 

 Ont. 



FRUIT GROWERS 1 Drain your land and dou- 

 ble your income. This may seem exaggerated 

 but it's a fact. Use Doyle's tile. Estimates 

 given. R. J. Doyle, Owen Sound. 



SEND YOUR ADDRESS for list of strawberry 

 plants, also red and black raspberry plants 

 and seed potatoes. R. 0. Orysler, St. George, 

 Ont. 



FOR SALE— Six No. 8 Gurney Hot Water Boilers 

 in good condition, suitable for private house 

 or greenhouse work. Apply Stevenson & Mal- 

 colm Co., Guelph, Ont. 



GREENHOUSE FOR SALE— Length, 42 ft.: width. 

 18 ft. ; hinged double glass windows on each 

 side, 5 top ventilators with floor stand and 

 gear, equipped with a No. 3 Daisy boiler, and 

 6 run of 4-inch pipe on each side. Apply Box 

 G, Canadian Horticulturist. 



A FIRST-CLASS MARKET GARDEN for sale, 

 sale, with no opposition. Two large greenhous- 

 es, large dweling house, stable buildings, all 

 new. Implements all up-to-date, good team of 

 horses, new rigs, twelve acres of land. Can 

 be bought for cost. Easy terms. Apply at 

 once. — J. A. Brillinger, Box 377, New Liskeard, 



BROTHER, ACCIDENTALLY have discovered root 

 that will cure both tobacco habit and Indi- 

 • gestion. Glad to send particulars. 0. Stokes, Box 

 100, Mohawk, Florida. 



CANNAS, DAHLIAS AND GLADIOLI. Choicest 

 varieties, true to name. Write for list. Wil- 

 liam Colvin, Gait, Ont. 



FRUIT OR VEGETABLE GROWERS requiring 

 help for the spring season should write H. O. 

 Ellis, 181 Bellefair Ave., Toronto. No charge 

 made. 



TOMATO SEED, HILLSIDE COMET... A very ear- 

 ly variety, good Inside or out, good croppers, 

 size, shape and color, selected and grown In 

 Canada. Packets 25 cents, Ya-oz. $1.00, cash 

 with order. Frank Gilbert, Orillia, Ont. 



SPRAY THIS FAll WITH 



3CALECIDE: 



^ DON'T WAIT Till SPRING ' 



elected for the ensuing year : Hon. presi- 

 dents, Angus Mackay, Indian Head, Sask., 

 W. J. Black, Winnipeg, Jas. Murray, Bran- 

 don ; pres., A. P. Stevenson, Nelson, Man. ; 

 ist vice-president., Jas. Caldwell, Vir- 

 den ; 2nd vice-president, D. W. Buchanan, 

 St. Charles, Man. ; sec-treas., F. W. Brod- 

 rick. Agricultural College, Winnipeg ; rep- 

 resentatives to Winnipeg F3.iT Board, A. P. 

 Stevenson, Nelson ; directors, Messrs. 

 Robt. Aitken, Louise Bridge, Man., Dr. 

 H. M. Speechly, Pilot Mound, Man., 

 Dr. S. J. Thompson, St. James, Man., S. 

 A. Bedford, Brandon, Man., Rev. Dr. 

 Baird, G. H. Greig, J. D. Duthie, Geo. 

 Batho and Wm. G. Scott, all of Winnipeg. 



Secretary Brodrick showed in his report 

 a membership of 137 during the past year, 

 with the finances of the society in a healthy 

 conditon. A report was read from Mr. J. 

 A. Killough, Moosejaw, Sask., whose re- 

 marks were optimistic over the future of 

 horticulture in the West. An excellent ad- 

 dress on "Good Taste in Gardening" was 

 delivered by Dr. H. M. Speechly, of Pilot 

 Mound, Man. Extracts from this address 

 are published in another column of this 

 issue. Valuable papers were read also by 

 Mr. J. J. Ring of Crystal City of "Wind- 

 breaks and Shelter Belts"; bv Mr. D. W. 



Buchanan of St. Charles on "Manitoba Hor- 

 ticulture" ; by Mr. Norman M. Ross of the 

 Indian Head Forestry Farm on "Hardy 

 Conifers for Western Planting" ; by Mr. 

 A. P. Stevenson, of Nelson, Man. on "Pro- 

 pagation of the Apple"; and by Mr. Jno. 

 Caldwell of Virden on "Forestry." We 

 hope to publish these papers in part or in 

 full, in later issues. Mr. Brodrick gave' 

 an interesting demonstration in judging 

 garden vegetables. 



A friend lent me a copy of The Canadiaq 

 Horticulturist, and I am so well please^ 

 with it I would not like to be without if 

 any longer. It will be a great help to mi 

 in making a garden. Enclosed is my sub 

 scription. — Mrs. R. W. Hyndman, Port At 

 thur. New Ontario. 



Giving Organs Away. — This heading it 

 misleading if you lik(^, only to the exter 

 that when Heintzman & Co., Limited, llS 

 117 King street west, Toronto, announce 

 that they are selling organs at $10, $15 an^ 

 $20 each, in payments of 50 cents a week, 

 is next door to giving the organs awa'y 

 One can hardly expect that s'uch barp; 

 will last very long. Wise ones will 

 about -he matter at once. 



THE "BISSELL" Orchard DISK HARROW 



Can be reversed 

 to throw out and 

 by detaching the 

 wings can be 

 closed up for 

 ordinary disking 



This illustration shows the 12 x 16 

 In-Throw style with 2 wings added 



extended to the outside width of 

 over i2 feet, for use in cultivating; 

 under truit trees. One extension 

 wing may be used separately r 

 desired and one side only of tlu 

 harrow extented under the trees. 



A fe^v good Agents wan'ed. Address: 

 T. E. Bissel, Co., Ltd.. Dept. N. Elora, On, 



"THIS is the HAND SPRAMOTOR No. i or 

 1 No. 2 mounted on a No. 2 Wheel Cart. 

 Has 52 inch, wood wheel with iron hub, coUi 

 rolled .steel axle, hardwood frame, for one horse. 

 Adjustable all-brass 4 row Sprayer for one nozzle 

 to a row from 26 inch, to 36 inch. Fitted with 

 our Patent Parallel Nozzle Controller, holding: 

 nozzles in correct position when raised or 

 lowered, with rack and pinions all fitted for 

 vineyard, and mustard, and orchards, and all 

 kinds of hand work. FuUv guaranteed. Prices 

 from $44.00 to $50.00. 



Sendjor Free Treatise, S6 pages. 



SPRAMOTOR, LTD., 1182 King St., London, Ont. 



Sure Death to San Jose Scale 



Add 16 gallons water to 1 Scalecideand it's ready to use. Absolutely permanent per" rf^— ^ 

 centage maintained, saves time enough to pay for the material Guaranteed. It's cheap, 10R0£M\ 

 effective, easy to use, non-corrosive, non-clogging, and contains more oil and less water I A | 

 than any other commercial spray. In l-o-lO gallon cans, 25 and 50 Kallon barrels. Free \S4^^£l] 

 booklet. B. G. PRATT CO., Mfrs. New York. \ AOt^l 



SPRAMOTOR CO.. Sole Can. Agents, 1069 KING St.. London, Cf n. V^l,^ 



Mention the Canadian Horticulturist when writing. 



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