THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



I do not believe that that question of expense 

 i? the whole thing. I am of the impression that 

 'iiir markets might be supphed to some extent 

 I luring the off season, or ccSld months, providing 

 (lur growers, commercial or otherwise, could 

 obtain some reliable, honest facts as to the cost 

 of production, the labor attached to such pro- 

 duction, and the gross or net results of a season's 

 work. Facts could be given also concerning 

 [ireparation of the soil for greenhouse benches, 

 how to prepare it, what kind would be prefer- 

 able for different vegetables, what kind of fer- 

 tilizers should be used for certain vegetables, 

 and why certain fertilizers are used, etc. 



The field is a large one and a good one for ex- 

 ploration. I have been doing something in it 

 for my own satisfaction, and the idea suggests 

 itself to me that after reading your editorial on 

 page 40, also in this month's Horticulturist, 

 regarding the Quelph college work along these 

 lines, that something should be done to further 

 the general information on this subject for the 

 benefit or profit of those who are in the business. 

 Why should not this work be carried on as well 

 as other experimental work, in connection with 

 farm questions in general? I see no reason 

 whatever for further delay, as life is short enough 

 for most of us, and the sooner we get a move on, 

 and give out something for the betterment of 

 the world, the better. As to the Guelph results, 

 I am, along with almost, if not all, the growers 

 here, completely in the dark as to what is going 

 on. It may be possible that a lot of good work 

 is being done, but for some reason or other we 

 do not get a trace of it, which possibly may be 

 our own fault. However, we have The Horti- 

 culturist, and if anything is doing, apparently 

 the results might be published in it, and a great 

 many of those who are interested could then see 

 for themselves what has been done. — E. E. 

 Adams, Leamington, Ont. 



I congratulate you on the recent changes and 

 improvements in your valuable paper, The 

 Canadian - HoRTicuLTtJRisT. — C. D. Jarvis, 

 Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 



Fruit Experiment Station 



While it has not been officially announced, it 

 is generally understood that the fruit experi- 

 mental farm the Ont. government purposes 

 establishing in the Niagara district will be 

 located on 50 acres of ground that has been 

 offered to the government free of cost by Mr. 

 M. F. Rittenhouse. This ground is located 

 near Jordan. Mr. Rittenhouse is a well- 

 known millionaire of Chicago, formerly of the 

 N'iagara district, who already has given a fine 

 schoolhouse and public library to his old school 

 secticm near Jordan. 



It is imderstood that the government ap- 

 pointed a committee to inspect the soils, and 

 see if this land would be suitable for the pur- 

 poses of the farm, and that this committee has 

 reported favorably. It is understood also 

 tliat more land can be bought immediately 

 adjoining at a reasonable price. 



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Items of Interest 



The illustration of an apple tree in bloom, 

 shown on the front cover of this issue of The 

 Horticulturist, is that of an old Fall Pippin 

 tree. Is is located on the lawn of Mr. C. Ernest 

 Woolverton, at Grimsby, and was planted in 

 1798 by Mr. Jonathan Woolverton, the great- 

 grandfather of Mr. Linus Woolverton, the 

 former editor of The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist. The photograph was taken by Mr. 

 Chas. Saunders, of Ottawa. 



The Ont. government is considering the ad- 

 visability of estabh.sliing experiment stations in 

 Essex County. If a satisfactory location can 

 be seciu-ed, experiments will be conducted in 

 vegetables, fruits and tobacco. This move was 

 recommended by the board of control of the 

 fruit experiment stations at a meeting some 

 time ago. 



That it is becoming popular to advertise in 

 The Canadian Horticulturist, is shown by 

 the steady increase in our list of advertisers 

 and by the increased space our old adver- 

 tisers are taking. New advertisers in this 

 issue are the Sovereign Bank and the Dominion 

 Steamship Co. of Montreal. The Robt. Reford 

 Steamship Co., of Montreal, and the Gerhard 

 Heintzman Co., of Toronto, have each doubled 

 their advertising space in this issue. How is 

 that as a sign of progress? 



I have been taking The Canadian Horti- 

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 say it is very much improved of late. — Robt. 

 Mitchell, Coleman, Ont. 



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Eldorado Potato 



so PERFECTLY BLIGHT DISEASE PROOF, 

 SUCH AN ENORMOUS CROPPER OF HIGH- 

 EST QUALITY, IT HAS CREATED THE 

 GREATEST SENSATION OF ALL TIME 



"Even so recently as September last, when Mr. G. Massey sold 14 lbs. 

 of Eldorados for £20 ($100) iKople were amazed and incredulous; yet 

 three months later the same gentleman received a check for £1,400 

 ($7,000) for 14 pounds of same variety." 



FREE PRESS (London, Eng.), Jan. 19th, 1904 



"Last April pot grown plants of the Eldorado potato sold at $52.50 

 each, one grower selling over $2,000 worth at this price." 



RURAL NEW YORKER. New York, Aug. 24, 1904 



"The yield of the Eldorado potato, the kind that brought the record 

 price, is reported to run from 1 50 to 300 lbs. from one pound of seed 

 tubers." RURAL NEW YORKER, New York, Jan. 14, 1905 



PRICE $1 PER POUND 



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