October, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



249 



as direct orders come at the last of the 

 season, and in that way, many varieties 

 would be sold out while, perhaps, better 

 ones are left in stock. 



REPRESENTATIVES ARE RELIABLE 



ReHable men with good references 

 always can obtain employment. The 

 firm is particular, however, in the mat- 

 ter of emplojang agents. Good refer- 

 ences regarding the character and re- 

 hability of the apphcants are necessary. 

 While most of the stock is sold by can- 

 vassers, the firm will sell direct to cus- 

 tomers who desire it. An up-to-date 

 catalogue is furnished upon application. 

 Stock is shipped twice yearly, in October 

 and in April. During the shipping sea- 

 son, fully 200 men are employed in the 

 different departments, under skilled 

 foremen, in billing out and shipping the 

 stock. 



NOVELTIES ARE TESTED 



All the latest and best novelties are 



A Block of 60,000 Two-Year Plum Trees 



A Block of 75,000 Two-Year Cherry Trees 



bodies of water. The lakes so modify 

 the temperature in winter, that the young 

 trees are not damaged by freezing and 

 are free from black heart. It isj'well 

 known that black heart is caused by 

 young trees being frozen in winter, by 

 pruning at the wrong season, or by too 

 close pruning, which is often done by 

 smaller concerns who are not posted in 

 the business. The writer was offered 

 $100 if he could find a single tree in the 

 nursery with black heart. It is the 

 heavy fall of snow, which is protective 

 in its influence, and the situation, 

 tempered by the water, that makes the 

 trees so healthy. The climate in winter 

 is just cold enough to keep the trees 

 thoroughly dormant throughout the sea- 

 son, and to prevent the premature 

 swelling of buds, which otherwise might 

 be frozen, and not cold enough to cause 

 severe freezing and injury. 



HARDY~VARIETIES 



Of late years Stone & Wellington have 



grown in these nurseries. In fruits, any 

 new variety with supposed merit is ob- 

 tained immediately and grafts are put 

 in the trees growing in their testing 

 orchard, so that such new varieties may 

 be . tested before selhng. The public 

 secures the benefit of these tests. In 

 the apple testing section of this orchard 

 alone, there are over 600 distinct varie- 

 ties. Those that are worth fruiting and 

 of being disseminated, are offered for 

 sale to the pubHc. 



STOCK IS HEALTHY 



A special point in respect to the stock 

 at the Fonthill Nurseries is the healthi- 

 ness of the trees. The climate at Font- 

 hill, which is situated between the two 

 great lakes, Ontario and Erie, is tem- 

 pered by the influence of these large 



A Block of 100,000 Norway Spruce, Twice Transplanted, Eighteen to Twenty-Four Inches High 



