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THE CAN ADI AN HORTICULTURIST 



July, 1908 



An Excellent Service 



As the question of quick and cheap trans- 

 portation of perishable goods is always an 

 interesting- one to the readers of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist, it may not be 

 amiss at this particular time, to draw at- 

 tention to the improved Allan Line ser- 

 vices via the St. Lawrence route for the 

 summer and fall of 1908. 



This pioneer line between Canada and 

 Great Britain, is a.ifain to the front with 

 three new steamers for the Canadian trade, 

 built, launched and put into commission 

 during- the last eighteen months, the "Cor- 

 sican," ii,oco tons, "Grampian," and 

 "Hesperian," each 10,000 tons, the first 

 named for the Liverpool service, and the 

 latter for Glasgow. These ships are 

 equipped with all the latest devices for 

 loading: and discharging, as well as being 

 fitted with the most modern system of re- 

 frigeration and ventilation. The advent of 

 these ships has made it possible to perform 

 the Glasgow service with four vessels, in- 

 stead of five as heretofore, and, whereas, in 

 former years, the Allan Line took ten days 

 to land fruit and other perishables in Glas- 

 gow, the fleet for this season will make 

 an average voyage of eight days between 

 Montreal and Glasgow. 



The particular attention of the apple ex- 

 porters is drawn to this improvement. Ex- 

 perience has proved that apples, especially, 

 must be stored in well ventilated compart- 

 ments, and that the quicker they are trans- 

 ported the better for the fruit. The 

 "Grampian." "Hesperian," "Ionian," and 

 "Pretorian," of the Allan Line undoubtedlv 

 comprise the best Glasgow fleet ever put in 

 the St. Lawrence trade. 



The Liverpool service is the same as last 

 year, being comprised of the well-known 

 fast turbine steamers "Victorian" and 

 "Virginian," 12,000 tens each, and the fav- 

 orite io,ooo-ton twin screw "Tunisian," as 

 well as the new 1 1,000-ton twin screw 

 "Corsican," already referred to. 



The improvements on the Glasgow and 

 Liverpool routes, have enabled the Allan 

 Line to very materially strengthen the Lon- 

 don fleet, and the following well-known 

 vessels will give a weekly service to this 

 port, viz., "Corinthian," "Sicilian," "Par- 

 isian," "Sardinian," "Pomeranian," and 

 ''Hibernian." 



These ships discharge at Surrey Commer- 

 cial Decks, where, it is said, the finest 

 cold storages in Europe have been erected 

 and shippers of all kinds of dairy products 

 and fruit are assured of the very best 

 safeguards for the protection of perishable 

 prod'JCts. The Surrey Docks are the most 

 conveniently located in London for the de- 

 livery of apples to Covent Garden, Spital- 

 fields, the Monument and Borough markets. 



The agents of the Allan Line are always 

 prepared to supply information to the in- 

 quiring public, and any applications for 

 spare, rates, and so forth, will receive im- 

 mediite attention. When writing, kindly 

 mention The CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fruit Convictions 



The Fruit Division of the Dominion De- 

 partment of Agriculture, has been very ag- 

 gressive during the past few months in 

 pressing prosecutions against apple ship- 

 pers and packers detected in shiping im- 

 properly crated fruit. During the past few 

 months, almost 170 convictions against the 

 Fruit Marks Act have been secured, in- 

 cluding 21 in the Maritime Provinces. The 

 prosecutions in Ontario have been in the 

 hands largely of Mr. M. R. Baker, of the 

 department, who has done exceptionally 

 good work, having scarcely lost a case. 

 Between the first of last September, and 

 the end of November, five inspectors of the 

 department^ with four assistants, inspected 

 15,000 barrels of apples. 



It is believed that this year, the price 

 paid for apples in Canada is likely to be 

 considerably less than that paid last year, 

 owing to the fact that the packers lost so 

 heavily on last year's crop. One well- 

 known Ontario packer is said to have lost 

 over $80,000 on his shipment of fruit. 

 These losses are going to make the pack- 

 ers more cautious this year in their pur- 

 chase of apjiles. 



The official report of the 15th .annual in- 

 ternat'onal convention of the North West 

 Fru^t Growers' Association, which was held 

 at \'ancouvrr last December, has been is- 

 sued. It contains a score or more of in- 

 teresting articles on all phases of fruit cul- 

 ture. Its compilation is a credit to the 

 energetic secretary of the association, Mr. 

 Maxwell Smith, of Vancouver. 



Please send photographs of orchard and 

 garden scenes for publication. 



A little booklet, entitled "Fertilizing Root 

 Crops and Vegetables," by Walter Shipley, 

 has been published bv the Dominion .Agri- 

 cultural Offices, of the Potash Syndicate, 

 Toronto. It gives the results of experi- 

 ments with these crops, and points out the 

 respective value of the difi'erent kinds of 

 comrnon and commercial^ fertilizers. Write 

 to this firm for a copy. 



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FOR DELIVERY IN FALL OF 1908 AND SPRING 1909 



FRUIT TREES : Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, Quinces, etc. in un- 

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GRAPE VINES by the thousands, extra strong two-year- old vines, under the 

 direct supervision of a Grape Vine Specialist 



ORNAMENTAL SHADE TREES for Parks, Streets, and Gardens. Large speci- 

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 dug with plenty of fibrous roots 



ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS in all best varieties, field grown and carefully dug 



ROSES in bushes, standards, or half-standards. Field grown and budded on their 

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