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very large cases, they might reach the British market in good condition. Suppose this 

 were practicable, what a boon it would be to our fruit growers. What think you of the 

 suggestion ? 



Another question I wish to have an answer to is this : Can apples, or any other fruit, 

 be ripened in the same way ? Perhaps some of your correspondents may have tried it, 

 If so, would they oblige me with their experience through the columns of' The Canadian 

 Horticulturist? Yours very truly, 



J. L. Thompson, S6 Howard St., Toronto. 



October 9th, 1893. 



1. What apples should we grow for the British market ? 



*-i. Are there any other good markets for Canadian apples beside Great Britain ; and 



what varieties are wanted ? 



3. How should apples be packed and shipped to foreign markets ? Experiences of 

 some present. 



4. What is the value of apples as cattle food, compared with turnips at 8c. per 



lei ? "" 



5. Why are so many persons injured by eating foreign canned vegetables and fruits ? 



6. Has the color and quality of our fruit during the past season been as good as 

 usual ? If not, why ? 



7. How may better results be obtained for the time and monev expended in getting 

 and advertising new varieties of fruit, than has been realized during'the last ten or fifteen 

 years ? ' • 



bushel ? 



CATALOGUES. 



Wholesale Price List, Fall, 1893. Stark Bros.' Nurseries and Orchards Co., 

 Louisiana, Mo., U.S. 



Illustrated Floral Catalogue— Fall and Winter Bulbs, Roses, Plants. Champion 

 City Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio. The Good & Reese Co., Proprietors. 



Lovett's Illustrated Catalogue of Trees and Plants, Autumn, 1893. J. T. 

 Lovett Co., Little Silver, N.J. 



Catalogue of J. V. Munson's Nurseries, Denison, Texas, U.S. 

 Annual Fall Catalogue of Bulbs and Plants, Autumn, 1893. Illustrated. 

 Webster Bros., Hamilton, Out. 



Special Trade List, Roses, Pa?onias, Fruit Trees, etc. Louis Paillet, Nurseryman, 

 Vallee de Chatenay (Seine), near Paris, France. 



Planting Time, Fall, 1893— A Reminder. Ellwanger & Barry. 



Fall, 1893. American Grape Vines, grown and for sale by Bush & Son & Meissener, 

 Bushberg, Jefferson Co., Mo., U.S. 



BOOKS. 



Annual Report of the Bureau of Industries for the Province of Ontvrio, 

 1S93. Parts ], II and III. 



Birds of Michigan. By A. J. Cook. Issued by the Michigan Agricultural College. 



Journal and Proceedings of the Hamilton Association for Session 1892-93. 

 Secretaries— Thos. Morris, jr., Hamilton, and C. R. McCullough, Hamilton. 



Second Biennial Report of the Oregon State Board of Horticulture, 1893. George 

 I. Sargent, Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon, U.S. 



