September, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



225 



exhibition, only two years later, there were 

 almost five times as many entries of packed 

 fruit, and there was scarcely a [•oorlj' packed 

 box or barrel in the exhibition. The im- 

 provemefit manifest was wonderful, and alone 

 justified every expenditure the Ontario De- 

 partment of Agriculture has made to date in 

 connection with the exhibition. 



Since the first exhibition was held, the On- 

 tario \'egetable Growers' and the Ontario 

 Horticultural Associations have been formed 

 and now hold their annual conventions at the 

 time of the exhi'iition. These conventions, 

 together with those held by the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' and Bee Keepers' Associations, have 

 had the effect of making the exhiiiition the 

 one big event of the year for those interested 

 in the horticultural development of the prov- 

 ince; we might say, of Canada. 



No better evidence of the important posi- 

 tion the exhibition now occupies need be cited 

 than is afforded by the changed attitude in 

 regard to it of the great railway companies. 

 For the two first exhibitions, the best arrange- 

 ments they would make for attendance from 

 points outside of Toronto, was on the trouble- 

 some certificate plan. This year, as was done 

 last year, they will run half rate excursions 

 from all parts of Ontario on the two prin- 

 cipal days of the exhibition, and will give half 

 rates, on the certificate plans, throughout the 

 rest of the week. In addition, they will ad- 

 vertise these excursions in the local press of 

 the province at their own expense. 



The rapid development of the Ontario Hor- 

 ticultural Exhibition is gratifying, because it 

 proves the imjjortance of our horticultural 

 interests and the splendid progress they are 

 making. It advertises our horticultural pro- 

 ducts as nothing else could. Already it is 

 the best annual exhibition of the knid held 

 on the continent. In time it will become as 

 well known as the Royal Horticultural Ex- 

 hibition held in London, England. 



THIS ISSUE MAKES NEW RECORDS 



This number of ThR Canadia.m HorTicui,- 

 TURIST is exceptional in several respects. It 

 is the largest issue that has ever been printed. 

 It will be mailed to more paid subscribers than 

 any ether number since the present manage- 

 ment assumed control. The value of the ad- 

 vertisements carried surpasses all , records. 

 With this number, also, we commence the pub- 

 lication of a sworn circulation statement which 

 is given elsewhere on this page. This state- 

 ment shows the wonderful growth that has 

 taken place in the subscription list of The 

 Canadian Horticultuki.'st during the past 

 year. 



There is nothing of the mushroom character 

 connected with this new circulation. It has 

 been secured mainly because of the drop in 

 otir subscription price and through our pre- 

 mium offers, advertiseintnts in other papers and 

 by means of agents. It is a circulation that 

 ^1 stick. The management confidently ex- 

 pects that the paid circulation of The Cana- 

 dian HoKTicui<TURisT, within a few months, 

 will reach the 8,000 mark, and that the aver- 

 age for next year will be considerably in excess 

 of that figure. 



The growth in our advertising patronage has 

 grown in proportion. This growth has forced 

 us to enlarge The Canadian Horticulturist 

 several times this year to prevent our reading 

 columns being encroached upon unduly. This 

 bas been done at heavy expense. We now 

 have reached the point where we must either 

 enlarge The Canadian Horticulturist per- 

 manently or advance our advertising rates. 

 Were the f(jrmer course to be pursued, the ex- 

 pense of publication would be increased so 

 greatly it would force us to advance out sub- 

 scription rates. This we are not prepared to 

 It has been decided, therefore, to advance 



our advertising rates on and after the first of 

 next November. This action, we feel, is more 

 than justified by the great increase that has 

 taken place in our circulation. Until that 

 date we will continue to accept advertising 

 contracts at our present rates. Contracts now 

 in force, and that may be signed during the 

 next two months, which run on for one or 

 more issues after November first, will not be 

 affected by this advance in rates. 



Our readers, we believe, will join in our 

 feeling of pride in the progress that has been 

 made. It is only one more evidence of the 

 great development that is taking place in all 

 lines of business in Canada from one end of 

 the Dominion to the other. Soon, we hope to 

 be able to introduce several more improve- 

 ments in the paper, and to nake it the peer of 

 any other horticultural publication in the 

 world. 



We would direct the attention of horticul- 

 turists and their sons to the courses in horti- 

 culture that iiiay be taken in the agricultural 

 colleges of Canada. Guelph, Truro, Winnipeg, 

 Ste. Anne de Bellevue and two or three smaller 

 colleges or schools teach horticulture. These 

 courses should be taken advantage of by fruit 

 growers' sons in particular. No matter how 

 well experienced a young man is in the matter 

 of growing fruits, vegetables, or ornamental 

 plants, he can gain much valuable information 

 at these institutions. A practical horticul- 

 turist cannot be well informed without a fair 

 knowledge of theory as well as practice. We 

 would advise young horticulturists to take 

 advantage of a course in the agricultural col- 

 lege of his province. These courses commence 

 in September. To secure the full advantages, 

 immediate application should be made for ad- 

 mission to the secretary or president of the 

 chosen college. 



The fruit growers of the Niagara District 

 will do well to patronize the St. Catharines 

 Horticultural Exhibiton this month in every 

 way in their power. The more the horticul- 

 tural products of the district can be adver- 

 tised the better it is for the district. The 

 exhibition is held at a time when exhibits can 

 be made to the best advantage. Such exhi- 

 bitions draw attention to the fruit possibilities 

 of the district, they attract fruit buyers, and 

 they help to induce people to buy land and 

 take up fruit growing. 'The residents of the 

 Niagara District should rally around this ex- 

 hibition and help to make it an even greater 

 success than its promoters expect. 



We are pleased to note, by circular just re- 

 ceived, that a short course in fruit growing is 

 to be given this winter at the Ontario Agri- 

 cultural College, Guelph. This is a move in 

 the right direction, and one that should be 

 welcomed by those fruit growers of Ontario 

 who cannot afford the time to undertake a 

 regular course of study. As Professor Hutt 

 will be assisted by such men as Mr. Alex. Mc- 

 Neill, Chief, Fruit Division, Ottnwa; Mr. W. 

 T. Macoun, Horticulturist, Central Experimen- 

 tal Farm, Ottawa; Mr. A. E. Sherrington, Pres- 

 ident of the Cooperative Fruit Growers of 

 Ontario; and Mr. H. S. Peart, Director of the 

 Ontario Horticultural Experiment Station, the 

 course should be a valuable one. 



The Canadian Horticulturist has re- 

 ceived some letters from fruit growers, asking 

 us why we do not devote more space to arti- 

 cles dealing with the question of heading trees 

 low. As this is a subject of much interest 

 and importance, our readers are invited to give 

 their views. Letters on either low heading 

 or high heading of trees, with the reason why 

 one is preferred more than the other, would be 

 read with much interest by the readers of The 

 Canadian HoRTicuLTiniisT. 



Cooperative Gro-wers Meet 



A meeting of the directors of th: Coopera- 

 tive Fruit Growers of Ontario was neld in To- 

 ronto on August 15. Among tnc resolutions 

 passed was one dealing with a means of as- 

 sisting associations that require such services 

 in the disposal of their fruit. The secretary 

 was instructed to ask the local associations for 

 the na.Ties of all buyers or firms who send tliem 

 orders that they cannot fill. The local asso- 

 ciations are also required, as usual, to furnish 

 the secretary with information regarding the 

 quantity and kinds of fruits that they have 

 for sale, so that the same may be communi- 

 cated to responsible buyers. The executive 

 decided, also, to appoint a man or firm to act 

 as selling agent for any associations that desire 

 to dispose of their fruit in that way. 



A resolution was passed, also, instructing 

 the secretary to communicate with one firm 

 in each of the following cities: Winnipeg, Bran- 

 don, Regina, Calgary, and Edmonton, with 

 a view to making arrangements with them 

 to receive cars or smaller consignments that 

 the associations, for some reason or other, may 

 desire diverted; that is, should any association 

 ship a car to any point in the west, and cir- 

 cumstances arise when it is in transit that 

 make it necessary for the original -order to be 

 cancelled, such may be sent to one of the firms 

 mentioned who would sell same to the Ijest 

 advantage. 



A. Novel Feature 



At a meeting of the directors of the Ontario 

 Horticultural Exhibition, held recently, it 

 was proposed to introduce a novel feature at 

 the exhibition next November in the form 

 of a hanging garden, which will be suspended 

 from the roof of Massey Hall. This garden will 

 be lavishly decorated with flowers and, hid- 

 den in the foliage, will be singing birds and 

 other attractive features. 



Arrangements are being made with the rail- 

 ways for the running of half-rate excursions 

 from all parts of the province, as was done last 

 year. Several thousand people from out of 

 Toronto attended the last exhibition, and it 

 is expected that the attendance this year 

 will be much larger. Huron County Council, 

 as well as a number of others, have made lib- 

 eral grants to encourage the making of repre- 

 sentative exhibits of fruits from their respective 

 counties at the next exhibition. The Ontario 

 Agricultural College, Guelph, will have a special 

 educational exhibit of injurious and beneficial 

 insects. Arrangements are being made, also, 

 for an unusually attractive musical programme. 



The 10th annual convention of the Canadian 

 Horticultural Association was held in London 

 on August 28 and 29. 



The August meeting and flower show of the 

 Ottawa Horticultural Society was marked by 

 distinctive features of excellence, chief of 

 which was a lecture by Mr. Alex. McNeill, 

 Chief of the Fruit Division, Ottawa, who in a 

 most entertaining manner described how the 

 usually unsightly city back-yard may be eas- 

 ily transformed into a bower of beauty. 



The Deming Company, of Salem, Ohio, manu- 

 factures all kinds of modern spraying apparatus, 

 pumps, nozzels and attachments for the orchard, 

 field, vineyard and garden. It is a well-known 

 fact that fruit growers who have bought spray- 

 ing machines and sprayed regularly and intelli- 

 gently have the best and finest crops of fruit. 

 The machines manufactured by The Deming 

 Company are easily operated and cared for be- 

 cause they are simple in construction, well made, 

 and will stand lots of wear and hard work. 

 Canadian growers who want to own a machine 

 that will do what is expected of it should consult 

 the advertisement on the inside back cover and 

 write immediately to The Deming Company for 

 further information. 



