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ay, 190' 



it was 20 years before our desires were 

 granted, and the stations we now have 

 were established. Alread> tney have paid 

 more than tenfold the cost of their main- 

 tenance. 

 I should like to eulogize the names of 



"BUCO" HAND CULTIVATOR 



One man with a "Buco" is worth two with a hoe. 

 Tines can be adjusted to width as required. Handle 

 4i £cet long. It gets DOWN DEEP, loosens the soil 

 thoroughly and cieans all the weeds out BY ROOT. 

 Makes a clean healthy garden and saves a lot of work. 

 Great around shrubs and trees. 



Sold by hardware and seedsmen. If your dealer 

 cannot supply you, we will send on receipt of price, 

 $1.50 each. Return after trial at our expense and 

 money refunded if not satisfactory. 



BAILEY-UNDERWOOD CO. 



NEW GLASGOW, N.S. 



Limited 



those who have spent their time and money 

 in this work, but their works will be a more 

 enduring tribute to their memory. Many of 

 them have passed away and I rejoice to see 

 that the association has appointed a his- 

 torical committee who, in the annual re- 

 port of 1906, began to "-ive biographies 

 of some of these men. Many of the old 

 members have retired from active work. 

 They would be entitled to a pension had 

 they done as much for the country in any 

 other capacity. Others; are still active and 

 a new generation of workers are coming on 

 to enjoy the fruits of our labor. May they 

 Jje faithful in continuing the advancement 

 of the fruit interests of Canada and in main- 

 taining the reputation that we have estab- 

 lished. 



China AstCf Plants 



FROM BEST SEEDS 



QUEEEN OF THE MARKET— White, Early 



" —Pink 

 LAVENDER GEM— Early 

 ROYAL PURPLE— Medium Ute 

 VIOLET KING — " 

 VICK'S BRANCHING— White, Medium Early 

 —White and Pink, Late 

 IS Cents per dozen — 40 Cents per hundred, postpaid 



For prices on larger quantities please write. 



Packed to go anywhere by mail. 



May be planted with good results until 15th June 



Orders receiyed now and will be 



filled after 15th May. 



Please send Postal Note with order. 



JOHN CAVERS - OakvUle, Ont. 



The Apple Industry 



In the report of Mr. J. A. Ruddick, Com- 

 missioner of Dairying and Cold Storage, 

 under whose jurisdiction is the fruit divis- 

 ion appears an excellent treatise on "The 

 Apple Industry of Canada," by Mr. A. Mc- 

 Neill, chief of the Fruit Division. It is 

 an exceedingly well prepared article, and 

 should be in the hands of all persons inter- 

 ested in growing and handling apples. 



The article gives advice respecting the 

 planting of large vs. small orchards. It 

 discusses orchard management, including 

 drainage, fertilizing, pruning, spraying, 

 cover crops, and so forth. The profits in 

 growing apples are dealt with at some 

 length, under the following headings : 

 Prices, gross receipts, methods of selling, 

 lump buying, picking and packing, cost of 

 harvesting and storing, co-operation and so 

 forth. The varieties grown in our apple 

 districts and those recommended for plant- 

 ing are well described, and commented 

 upon. 



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 STAMPS 



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MANUFACTURERS OF 



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 Material 



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 VEGETABLE FORCING HOUSES 



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LONG DISTANCE CONNECTION 



Mention the Oanadian Horticnlturiat when writing. 



Pruit in England 



Editor, The Canadian Horticulturist .- 

 We have handled about i6,ooo barrels of 

 apples from Ontario and Nova Scotia, so 

 far this season, which is a fair quantity 

 considering we have been only two years 

 in this particular branch of the business. 

 The bulk of the apples now arriving with 

 the exception of Nonpareils and Russets 

 are showing a sign of waste, although the 

 Ontario apples in the majority of cases 

 have been reaching us in good condition. 

 This especially applies to the Georgian 

 Bay district. 



The Ontario apples have been consider- 

 ably in advance of the Nova Scotians this 

 season both in quality and grading, a large 

 proportion of the latter being very poor. 

 The Nova Scotian shipments again have 

 sent a big quantity of No. 3 apples, which 

 can hardly ever pay to ship and in a year 

 of poor prices, such as this has been, can 

 have hardly realized freight. We under- 

 stand, however, that these apples will in 

 future be consigned to the evaporators, 

 which will be better for everyone concerned. 



March 28th saw the first arrival of the 

 season of Australian apples. This consign- 

 ment consisted of 7,000 cases all in fair 

 condition and will be followed at frequent 

 intervals by large arrivals of both Austra- 

 lian and Tasmanian fruit. It is estimated 

 that Tasmania will export 500,000 cases to 

 the United Kingdom and the continent and 

 that South Australia and Victoria will send 

 160,000 cases. 



The Victorian crop this season has been 

 more or less a failure, or these quantities 

 would have been considerably augmented. 

 As it is. South Australia will probably con- 

 tribute about five-sixths of the total crop. 

 The last consignment is due in London 

 on June 10, by which time we shall probably 

 be in the full working of our English fruit 



South Africa has played an important 

 part this season in the fruit trade of Great 

 Britain. Cape Colony has exported, rough- 

 ly speaking, about 2oo,opo cases of various 

 fruits, black and white grapes, peaches, 

 pears and plums have been arriving in rich 

 profusion. The condition on arrival has 

 been uniformly good and, with the excep- 

 tion of the grapes, which are small and 

 not particularly good eating, the fruit has 

 made itself extremely popular in England. 

 This colony is now sending large quantities 

 of pineapples. These are small and rather 

 insignificant in appearance, but they are of 

 exceptionally fine flavor and should have a 

 future once the general public has ceased to 

 judge the fruit from its outside appear- 

 ance. 



Early in the month, the Cape Govern- 

 ment held an exhibition in London with the 

 idea of popularizing their produce in Eng- 

 land. It may interest you to know thai 

 we were awarded the gold medal for the 

 best show of fruit in the exhibition. 



In conclusion we must inform you that 

 our advertisement in The Can.\dian Hor- 

 ticulturist has been of value to us, prov- 

 ing that your journal is cir<;ulated in the 

 right quarters. We consider it a highly in- 

 teresting, chatty and newsy paper. We will 

 take space again next season, commencing 

 with the August issue. — W. Ravenhill, of 

 T. J. Poupart, Covent Garden Market, 

 London, W.C., England. 



The Ottawa Horticultural Society this 

 year is making a great spurt to secure new 

 members. It has already over 700 members. 

 The Hamilton Society also is making rapid 

 progress, having added 100 new members 

 so far this year. 



