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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



December, 1907 



tity and kept indefinitely. The cooking is best 

 done in an iron kettle equipped with a cover 

 and so arranged that it can be readily removed 

 from the fire. The mixture being inflammable, 

 it is unsafe to do the cooking near a building. 



2. — THE COMPLETE SOUTBLE OIL 



Water 1 part 



Emulsifier 8 parts 



Crude petroleum 18 parts 



Rosin oil 4 parts 



T. J. POUPART 



Covent Garden, London, England 

 CANADIAN APPLES A SPECIALTY 



Commission only. All gfoods sold by 

 private sale. Highest prices guar- 

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Cables— POUPART, LONDON 



References : 



LONDON & COUNTY BANK, COVENT GARDEN 



BANK OF MONTREAL, MONTREAL 



Imperial Bank 



OF CANADA 



Eatabli.hed 1875 



Head Office . Toronto 



Capital Authorized, $10,000,000.00 

 Capital Paid-up, . $4,835,000.00 

 Rest. - - $4,835,000.00 



Savings Department at all Branches 



Interest allowed on deposits o( One Dollar 

 and upwards and credited four times a year. 



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This part of the formula may be made up at 

 any time without heat. The materials should 

 be added separately and in the order named. 



By securing the materials in large quantities 

 the complete "soluble oil" may be made up for 

 16 to 18 cents a gallon. If diluted with 15 parts 

 water, as is recommended, the spray mixture 

 costs slightly over one cent a gallon. The lime- 

 sulphur wash costs, including labor and fuel, at 

 least one and one-half cents a gallon and the 

 commercial soluble oils cost, depending upon the 

 amount of dilution, from two and one-half to 

 three and one-half cents a gallon. 



DIRECTIONS FOR USE 



After a thorough stirring, take one part of the 

 "soluble oil" to 15 parts of water. Before mix- 

 ing up large quantities, pour a few drops in a 

 glass of water to see if it mixes. If it has been 

 properly made the mixture will form a milky 

 emulsion without any free oil on the surface. 

 When satisfied that it will readily mix or "emul- 

 sify," a convenient way is to pour three gallons 

 of the soluble oil into a 50 gallon spray barrel and 

 fill the barrel with water. 



Thoroughness of application is of utmost im- 

 portance. Badly infested orchards should re- 

 ceive two applications, one in the fall and the 

 other in the early spring. As a regular practice, 

 however, one application, just after the leaves 

 drop in the fall, should keep the insect in check. 



Where the leaf curl is prevalent in peach 

 orchards the oil spray in the fall may be supple- 

 mented by a spring application of lime and sul- 

 phur. A finer nozzle should be used for the oil 

 than for the lime-sulphur wash. In this way 

 more thorough and more economical work may 

 be done. Because of its greater spreading action 

 and of its adaptability to a finer nozzle, one gal- 

 lon of oil emulsion will go as far as one and one- 

 half gallons of the lime-sulphur wash. 



Complete information is given in the bulletin 

 regarding the source and cost of materials, the 

 preparation of the "soluble oil," the necessary 

 precautions and the time and method of applica- 

 tion. The bulletin will be sent free upon request 

 by addressing the Storrs Experiment Station, 

 Storrs. Connecticut. 



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'Western Notes 



By a Staff Representative 



The west has many attractions and novel- 

 ties for the horticulturist. In the fall, the 

 north-shore route of the C.P.R. presents a 

 cold and harsh appearance; the fields of Mani- 

 toba appear brown and dry. Like oases in a 

 desert, from the horticulturist's standpoint, 

 are the station grounds at Regina and Calgary. 

 The beautiful flowers and green grass are re- 

 freshing to look upon. The landscape part of 

 the work reflects credit upon the designers. 

 They have made good use of the limited amount 

 of space at their disposal. 



Upon entering the Rocky Mountains, one 

 does not expect to find such beauty spots as 

 the station grounds at Field and Glacier. Ger- 

 aniums, nasturtiums, coleus, stocks, snapdrag- 

 on, and other equally tender plants were in 

 full bloom early in November. Snow-clad 

 mountains enclose each of these beauty spots, 

 and to travellers, after many hours of riding 

 through canyons and around mountains, their 

 appearance is a sight never to be forgotten. 



As the coast is approached, the traveller 

 observes that British Columbia flower growers 

 are more favored with mild climate than are 

 those of Ontario. In Vancouver and New 

 Westminster, sweet peas, dahlias, roses, stocks, 

 and many other flowering plants were in full 

 bloom in November. While at the home of 

 Thos. R. Pearson in New Westminster, The 

 Canadian Horticulturist's representative 

 was presented with a large bunch of roses. 

 They were equal to anything grown in Ontario 

 at any season of the year. Dahlias were seen 

 growing as large bushes. As many as 50 or 

 60 large blooms were counted on a bush at one 

 time, each bloom a perfect flower, and lots of 

 buds showing. 



Another novelty is the hollies. These shrubs 

 are now at their best, being loaded with large 

 red berries. Rhododendrons and azaleas are 

 perfectly hardy. Many beautiful specimens 

 are to be seen on the lawns of the residents of 

 the coast cities. Chrysanthemums were seen 

 everywhere, many of them being in flower late 

 in October. 



Please send a sample copy of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist. In the past I have been 

 taking United States papers, but in the futtire 

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