October, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



XI 



Give Us Your Help 



Ever since the subscription price of The 

 Canadian' Horticulturist was reduced from 

 $1 to 50 cents a year, the circulation has in- 

 creased steadily. Each month, we add sev- 

 eral himdred more new subscriptions to our 

 rapidly growing mailing list. A year ago, we 

 had a paid circulation of about 4,000. Now, 

 our subscription list contains the names of over 

 7,000 paid subscribers. By early next year 

 we want to reach the 10,000 mark. We de- 

 sire the help of every subscriber in this effort, 

 and make the following special offers to secure 

 our readers''help. 



In clubs of three and over, we will accept 

 yearly subscriptions f<jr The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist at the rate of three for .$1.00. 



Many fruit, flower and vegetable growers 

 are not aware that a live Canadian horticul- 

 tural paper is being i)ublislied in their inter- 

 ests. We would suggest that you show a cojjy 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist to your 

 friends, and probably you will be able to secure 

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 ity. Your friends will at least appreciate your 

 thoughtfulness in bringing The Canadi.an 

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Send us two new subscriptions to The Cana- 

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Send us your own renewal subscription, to- 

 gether with one new subscription, and we will 

 send you a free copy of F. Schuyler Mathews' 

 beautifully illustrated book, "The Beautiful 

 I'lower Garden." Or, as announced in the 

 September number, we will send you free, for 

 one new subscriber, a Maynard plum tree, 

 postage prepaid. 



As The Canadian Horticulturist is the 

 only horticultural publication printed exclu- 

 sively for Canadian fruit, flower and vegetable 

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 By giving us your support, you not only secure 

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THe St. La-wrence Rotate 



This seems to be an opportune time to place 

 before our readers the advantages of selecting 

 the St. Lawrence route for shipments of perish- 

 able freight. The St. Lawrence being the Can- 

 adian route, it is but natural that those who 

 have spent so much time and money in building 

 up the port of Montreal should expect Canadians 

 to patronize their own route. This expectation 

 is not born of loyalty alone; the St. Lawrence 

 route offers to shippers many advantages not 

 possible of attainment by other routes. The 

 ships of this route have been equipped with the 

 most modern appliances for the safe carriage of 

 fruit, dairy products and bacon ; and in addition, 

 vessels take the North Atlantic course, thus get- 

 ting the advantage of the coolest trans- Atlantic 

 voyage. 



A glance at the history of shipping via the St. 

 Lawrence should be of interest at this particular 

 time, when so much is being said of fast Atlantic 

 services, imperial unity and colonial preference. 

 In taking a retrospect of the improvements, 

 one cannot do better than look at the history of 

 the Allan Steamship Company. The year 1852 

 saw this company with four steamers aggregat- 

 ing 3,400 tons. Since then the growth has been 

 marvellous, and always in keeping with the re- 

 quirements of the times. As soon as it became 

 evident Canada would contribute largely to the 

 food supply of Great Britain, the ships of the 

 line were gradually fitted with cold storage 

 refrigerators and other appliances for the safe 

 stowage of perishable property, until to-day the 

 Allan Line fleet consists of 32 steamers, aggre- 

 gating 175,000 tons, with a cold storage and cool 

 air capacity of say, 371,000 cubic feet, whilst the 

 ordinary holds of the ships are equipped with 



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