July, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



THe Canadian Horticxilturist 



Contents for July 



View of Grey Canal, Coldstream Valley, B.C. Cover 



Photograph furnished by H. Gordon, Vernon 



Fruits and Fruit Gro-wing 



Fruitlndustry of BrkishColumbia Maxwell Smith 159 



Map Sketch by the Author. Map and article copyrighted. 



Fruit Growing in Okanagan Valley . H. Gordon 162 



Packing British Columbia Fruit. . B. T. Boies 153 



Diagrams and photograph by the author. 



FloTver Garden and JLa-wn 



Care of Gladiolu.s Flowers . . . H. H. Groff 165 



Early Summer Border Plants. . . Wm. Hunt 166 



Lawn and Garden Hints for July 167 



Photograph by Galbraith, Toronto 



Cattleya Maxima ^- J- Goode 168 



Photograph by the author 



The Peony CD. Harrison i6g 



Care of Dahlias 169 



To Keep Cut Flowers Fresh 169 



Walks and Driveways 170 



Styrax Japonica .... Roderick Cameron 170 



Saving Seed of Sweet Peas 170 



V^e^etable Department 



Growing Squash A. McMeans 170 



Potato Diseases Douglas Weir 171 



Seed Selection ''Rambler" 172 



Melon Pests W. G. Home 172 



Dijst Spray for Cabbage 172 



General 



Editorial 174 



The Niagara Experiment Station 175 



Cooperative Fruit Growers Meet 176 



Fruit Crop Reports 177 



Vegetable Crop Reports 177 



Notes from the Provinces 178 



B.C. Fruit Growers' Association W.J. Brandith 179 



A Comparison of Methods . . . M. Burrell 179 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 



Acetylene Latnp jx 



Banks v vi 



Baskets, Boxes and Ladders 156, vii, viii 



Commission Merchants 180 



Fencing . ix 



Fertilizeis v, ix, x, 182 



Flower Pots x 



Furnaces ^ji 



Gasoline Engines viii 



Greenhouse Material vii 



Horticultural Books x 



Land Companies ig, vii 



Nursery Stock iii_ ,80, vi, v 



Orchard and Garden Tools . . . . , viii, 179, 181 



Paper for Fruit Wrapping ix 



Pianos and Organs iii 182 x 



Roofing '. Ciii 



Rubber Stamps and Engravers vii ix 



Seeds, Bulbs and Plants 182 vi viii 



Spraying Machines and Insecticides xi 



Steamship Companies ....... i, 181, xi xii 



Typewriters ' viii 



Veterinary Remedies vii 181 



Water Tanks ,82 



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