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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



July, 1908 



The Canadian Horliculturisl 



Published by The Horticultural 

 Publishing: Company, Limited 



PBTBRBORO AND TORONTO 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 

 in the Dominion 



OFnciAL Organ ok British Columbia, Ontario, Qdb- 

 BBC, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island 

 Fruit Growers' Associations and op thb Ont- 

 ario Vbgetabls Growers' Association 



H. Bronson Cowan, 

 Manasing Editor and Business Manager 

 A. B. Cuttino, B.S.A., Horticultural Editor 

 W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager 



1. The Canadian Horticulturist is published on 

 the 25th day of the month preceding date of. 

 issue. 



2. Subscription Price in Canada and Great Brit- 

 ain 60 cents a year, two years SI. 00. For United 

 States and local subscriptions in Peterboro, (not 

 called for at Post Office) 26c extra a year, in- 

 cluding postage. 



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 Postage Stamps accepted for amounts less than 

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5. Advertising Rates quoted on application. 

 Copy received up to the 18th. Address all ad- 

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6. Articles and Illustrations for publication will 

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CIRCULATION STATEMENT 



Since the subscription price of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist 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 giv- 

 en are exclusive of sample and spoiled copies 

 and of papers sent to advertisers. Some months, 

 including the sample copies, from 10,000 to 12,000 

 copies of The Canadian Horticulturist are mailed 

 to people known to be interested in the grow- 

 ing of iruit. flowers or vugetab.es. 



Circulation Statement 



.January, 1908 7,(i30 



February, 1908 7,824 



March, 1908 8,036 



.\pril, 1908 8,250 



May, 1908 8,573 



June, 1908 8,840 



January, 1907 4.917 



f"ebruary. 1907 5,330 



March, 1907 6,380 



April, 11KI7 6,160 



May, 1907 6.B20 



June, 1907 6,780 



July.lMJ" 6,920 



August, 1907 6,810 



September, 1907 7,080 



October, 1907 7.210 



November, 1907 7,'257 



December, 1907 7,500 



Total for the year, 79,525 



Average each issue in 1907, 6,627 

 Sworn detailed statements will be mailed upon 

 application. 



Our Protective Policy 



We want the readers of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist to feel that they can deal with our 

 advertisers with our assurance of the advertisers' 

 reliability. We try to admit to our columns 

 only the most reliable advertisers. Should any 

 subscriber, therefore, have good cause to be 

 dissatisfied with the treatment he receives from 

 any of our advertisers, we will look into the 

 matter and investigate the circumstances fully. 

 Should we find reason, even in the slightest 

 degree, we will discontinue immediately the pub- 

 lication of their advertisements in The Horti- 

 culturist. Should the circumstances warrant 

 we will expose them through the columns of 

 the paper. Thus, we will not only protect our 

 readers, but our reputable advertisers as well. 

 All that is necessary to entitle you to the bene- 

 fits of this Protective Policy is that you include 

 in all your letters to advertisers the words 

 "I saw your ad. in The Canadian Horticulturist." 

 Complaints should be sent to us as soon as pos- 

 sible after reason for dissatisfaction has been 

 found. 



Communications should be addressed: 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



Toronto Office: PETERBORO, ONTARIO 



72 Queen Street West. 



SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE 



Canadian fruit growers should pay more 

 attention to the development of the South 

 African trade in apples. There are good 

 opportunities for developing our export 

 trade in that direction. South Africa wants 

 mostly early apples. The trade there wants 

 apples in August, September, October and 

 a few in November. Among the varieties 

 "wanted are Gravenstein, Emperor, Baxter, 

 Snow, Blenheim and a few King, Spy, Ben 

 Davis, Baldwin and Russett. 



A prominent fruit merchant in South 

 Africa who visited Canada last year was 

 much impres.sed with the Scarlet Pippin, 

 or Crimson Beauty as it is called in some 

 parts of Canada. He told The Canadian 

 HORTICULTURIST that such apples, if placed 

 on his market in good condition, would 

 sell readily at 15.00 a barrel. For the 

 South African trade, it is best to ship in 

 Nova Scotia barrels. According to the gen- 

 tleman referred to, a difference of from 

 thirty-five to fifty cents is paid between 

 the two sizes. While this trade probably 

 would stand only a certain amount of push- 

 ing, our enterprising growers should con- 

 sider well the opportunity that it offers. 



THE WORTH OF GARDENING 



The people of our country should see to 

 . it that the grounds around and about their 

 homes, their schools, their parks and all 

 private and public places are made as beau- 

 tiful as it is possible to make them with- 

 in the bounds of good taste and economy. 

 To a great extent, travellers and tourists 

 estimate the prosperity and civilization of 

 a country or community by the homes and 

 public places of its people as these things 

 betray our ideals of comfort and beauty. 

 It is important, therefore, to make the op- 

 pearance of our homes attractive and im- 

 pressive. Compare a residence in the town 

 or country th.:t stands bleak and alone 

 on a bare plain or stark and cold against 

 the sky, with one backed by a grove and 

 surrounded with well-chosen shrubbery and 

 flowers, tastefully arranged. The contrast 

 is obvious. The first is nothing more than 

 a "house" the latter may be fittingly term- 

 ed a "home." 



The travelling public recognize the force 

 of the contrast and are impressed by it. 

 Such an impression is not temporary, es- 

 pecially when it is not a pleasant one. The 

 critical tourist is more apt to retain and 

 speak about the bad features of the coun- 

 try than he is to applaud the points of 

 excellence. To obviate bad impressions, it 

 is necessary to make the good features 

 prominent and "striking. All patriotic citi- 

 zens should do their part in stimulating 

 this means of national advertising. 



SEEDLESS APPLES 



The failure of the Michigan Spencer 

 Seedless Apple Comiiany, last March, 

 is another evidence of the fact that 

 no scheme that is based upon the 

 the idea that up-to-date fruit growers can 

 be fooled will last long. In various issues 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist we have 

 had something to say about the seedless 

 frauds. It would be a useless waste of 

 space to publish further comments just now 

 as the fruit growers themselves already 

 have judged and know the merits and de- 

 merits of all seedless apples that as yet 

 have been placed on the market. The in- 



cident of the failure referred to adds further 

 interest to the following item that we re- 

 ceived some time ago from Mr. C. C. James, 

 Deputy Minister of Agriculture. Toronto, 

 and which proves the truth of the aphorism 

 that "there is nothing new under the sun." 

 "The Ontario Department of Agriculture 

 has recently come into possession of Part 2 

 of an illustrated work on fruits published 

 in England over 200 years ago. The title 

 page is missing, but a frontispiece is en- 

 titled as follows: 'Flora, Flowers, Fruicts, ; 

 Beastes, Birds and Flies exactly drawne.i 

 with their true colors lively described.] 

 Printed and sould by Peter Stent at thel 

 White Horse in Guilt Spur Street, nerej 

 Newgate.' A pencil entry gives the authorl 

 as John Rea, and the date 1665 or 1676., 

 Under the list of many sorts of the best ap- 

 ples to be planted at large in orchards isi 

 given the following: 'Figg Apple is without J 

 Core or Kernel, and without Blossoms, the,' 

 Fruit Cometh out of the sides of the branch- 

 and as big as a Pippin.' " 



SPRAYING IN CITIES 



Insect and fungous pests are becoming 

 more and more numerous and troublesome, 

 on fruit and ornamental trees and plants! 

 in towns and cities. This is due chiefly 

 to the fact that the majority of household- 

 ers have not suitable facilities and equip- 

 ment for fighting them. A spray pump is 

 too expensive for most persons who have 

 only a small lot and the proper methods 

 of preparing spraying mixtures are not well 

 enough known. As a result, the pests havt- 

 the field to themselves. 



It would be a good plan, therefore, as is 

 now done in one or two places that we know 

 of, for our horticultural societies to pur- 

 chase one or more spraying pumps for the 

 use of their members. If the societies can- 

 not do this they should interest their local 

 councils in the matter and have a ma- 

 chine purchased by the municipality. Such 

 a machine, with suitable mixtures already 

 prepared, could be rented to householders 

 for use on their grounds at a small price 

 per tree or hour. 



Such a scheme would keep the town or. 

 city that adopted it comparatively free 

 from the depredations of insects and fun- 

 gous diseases. It would add greatly to the 

 appearance of the municipalities and would 

 pay for itself in the increased value of prop- 

 erty that would result from the better fruita 

 and the increased beauty of ornamental 

 trees and plants that would be had. 



BUY YOUR BARRELS NOW ^ 



Apple growers should buy their barrels* 

 and boxes now, or a portion of them ati' 

 least. If the apple crop next fall is a norJ 

 mal one or above, it is probable that barrela| 

 will cost more later in the season. As has^ 

 happened in some past years, it may bei|; 

 practically impossible to secure barrels at^ 

 any price at picking time. ^ 



As some growers may want to sell theil- 

 fruit on the trees, they may hesitate to bujC^ 

 barrels. While this system of selling is; 

 not always the best, particularly where iheii 

 sale is made by the lump, it is followed?" 

 year after year by many who should kno^ 

 better. In such cases, it often happens thaft 

 the best way to sell the fruit on the treeBF 

 is to be able to furnish the packages. Buyip' 

 ers, as well as growers, have difficulty v£ 

 securing barrels in seasons of scarcity. If 

 you have a supply stored on the farm, you 

 may be able to make a profit on the bar-, 

 rels as well as sell your apples at a good 

 price. Every grower who expects to have 



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