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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



In discussing injurious insects, Mr. W. A. 

 Mcintosh, of St. John, N.B., whose collection 

 of New Hrunswick insects exceeds 14,000 speci- 

 mens, gave an interesting address illustrated 

 with large colored plates and also s|)eciniens 

 of the insects in their various stages. 



Mr. Macoun pointe<l out that it was difficult 

 to get a good winter apple on a thoroughly 

 hardy tree, because an apjile that will keep well 

 means one that is not matured, and if the 

 apple is not matured, the tree is almost 

 certain not to have its wood hardened up 

 in time for early frosts. The Milwaukee was 

 referred to as the nearest to a northern grown 

 winter apple known. He recommended it as 

 a good' tree to plant as a fdler between rows, 

 but would not advise planting it extensively 

 as a better winter variety might soon be dis- 

 covered. 



Prof. Sears gave a talk on pruning, illustrat- 

 ing his lecture with the shears, as he talked. 



Ideals in BritisH Colvimbia 



W. J. Brandrith, Sec. British Columbia Fruit 

 Growers' Association 



SOME maintain that the fruit grower in 

 British Columbia has set himself too high 

 an ideal, and that when he comes in com- 

 petition with the fruit growers of the rest of 

 Canada he will have to come down a peg. 

 These prophets will be surprised to hear that 

 instead of reducing the grade, the British Colum- 

 bian intends to raise it. We put the chip on 

 our shoulder in 1904 when a display was made 

 at the Dominion Exhibition in Winnipeg. Last 

 year, in New Westminster, prizes such as were 

 never offered in Canada before were himg up 

 with the hope of inducing competition from the 

 rest of Canada, and in order that there should 

 be no hint of partiality. Prof. H. E. Van Deman, 

 of Washington, D.C., was secured as judge. 

 As at Winnipeg, so at New Westminster — grow- 

 ers from other parts of Canada were conspicuous 

 by their absence. 



Personally, I do not place such a high value 

 on the gold medals British Columbia fruit has 

 been winning in England as do some people. 

 They are good advertising for British Columbia, 

 but when I see in the market reports that 

 Ontario apples are selling in Winnipeg for $3 

 to $4 per barrel, and at the same time British 

 Columbia apples are selling in the same market 

 at $1.25 to $1.75 per box, I ask myself why this 

 is? It can be answered only by calling to mind 

 the high ideals of the British Columbia fruit 

 grower. To-day, in our own market, apples 

 are retailing at $1 to $2.50 per box. It is the 

 apples packed by the man with high ideals that 

 bring the latter price. It is too early yet to 

 predict what the crop of 1906 will be. So far 

 there has been no damage by frost or snow. 

 The output for 1905 was about double that of 

 1903, and barring accidents, will nearly double 

 again this year. 



With rapidly increasing home consumption, 

 and the enormous emigration to Alberta and 

 Saskatchewan, we have no fear of the market. 

 As soon as satisfactory rates to eastern cities 

 can be obtained there will be a certain market 

 there for choice apples and pears from this 

 province. 



Apples for Bvirlington District 



In discussing the best varieties of fruits for 

 the different sections of Ontario in the last issue 

 of The Horticui^TurisT an omission by the 

 printer caused an error in the Burlington list 

 that resulted in the placing of the leading vari- 

 eties for domestic purposes under the commer- 

 cial list. 



The paragraph relating to Mr. A. W. Peart's 

 recommendations for that district should read 

 " For commercial purposes: Duchess, Ribston 

 Pippin, Blenheim Pippin, Greening, Baldwin, 

 and Northern Spy. For domestic purposes: 

 Astrachan, Sweet Bough, Gravenstein, Wagener, 

 Seek-no-Further and Golden Russet. 



Modern Garden Methods 



'J"hink what a change it nnist be from the lire- 

 some labor of old-fashioned garden planting by 

 hand, to be able to open the ground, plant and 

 cover seed at any desirable depth or spacing, 

 at a single o[)erati()n and at an easy walking gait ! 

 Yet this is just what is made |X)ssible by the use 

 of the Iron Age Implements made by the Bate- 

 man Manufacturing Co., of Grcnloch, N.J. 



The No. 6 Iron Age Combined Double and 

 .Single Wheel Hoe, Hill and Drill Seeder, cut of 

 which is shown, can be changed in a moment 

 from a seeder to do any of a dozen different kinds 



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of garden cultivation. It can be adjusted to work 

 one or both sides of a garden row, to cultivate 

 to or from the growing plants; to rake, plow or 

 hoe; or many of the attachments can be used 

 to advantage in combination. 



This too, however, is only one of many of the 

 wonderful Iron Age labor saving implements. 

 Every farmer or gardener will find a vast 

 amount of valuable information in the New Iron 

 Age Book, which will be sent to any address free 

 f)n application. This book describes and illus- 

 trates the full line of Iron Age Implements, com- 

 prising Seeders, Wheel Hoes, Cultivators, Horse 

 Hoes, Fertilizer Distributors, etc. Also a full 

 line of Potato Machinery, consisting of Planters, 

 Sprayers, Cultivators and Diggers. 



Write to the Bateman Manufacturing Co., 

 Box 516, Grenloch, N.J., or to J. A. Simmers Seed 

 Co , Toronto, for a free copy of this valuable book. 



Hints and Helps 



A book of si«cial interest to amateur horliciil 

 turists has been issued by H. D. Hemenway, 

 Director of the School of Horticulture, Hartford . 

 Conn. This txxjk has been prepared with a 

 view to furnishing a low-priced guide to schcxil 

 and home gardeners, and is of value not only 

 to youthful gardeners but also to those young in" 

 experience. Directions are given for planning 

 the garden, for fertilizing, cultivating, and the 

 methods to be followed clearly outlined in each 

 case. 



The making of hotbeds, window gardening, 

 strawberry culture, asparagus culture, seed test- 

 ing, tree planting and numerous other subjects of 

 interest to general gardeners are fully dealt with. 

 A table has been prepared for tKjth vegetables 

 and flowers, giving the particulars regarding the 

 methfxl of planting, the time of planting, and 

 general culture of each. The Ixi'ik s<lls at 35 

 cents. 



Sprays More Than Grapes. — An error in the 

 punctuation of the extract from Henry L. Rob- 

 erts' letter used in connection with the Wallace 

 Sprayer advertisement in the Feb. issue of The 

 HoKTicuLTUKisT made it appear as though the 

 "Duplex" [xiwer sprayer maintained abundant 

 pressure for grapes only. This extract should 

 have read "My Wallace Power Sprayer (a 

 'Duplex') has always worked well; also main- 

 tained abundant pressure. For grapes, etc., I 

 use only one pump and find it ample." 



The catalogue recently sent out by Flansburg 

 & Potter of Leslie, Mich., contains much that is 

 of interest to the grower of small fruits. Several 

 pages are devoted to information regarding 

 strawberry culture and the description of the 

 leading varieties handled by that firm. In 

 raspberries the New Eaton is mentioned as 

 being one of the best red raspberries for the com- 

 mercial gardener. 



