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CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



and will not succeed in Canada, but 

 with a little protection little difficulty 

 need be experienced by any one with 

 the Teconia rad^cans, T. atrosanguinea, 

 or T. grandiflora. These varieties 

 differ little except in the shade of color 

 of their flowers, and it will be observed 

 that our painting for this number 

 represents the latter of tlie three. 



The Trumpet flower is found growing 

 wild as far north as Pennsylvania, and 



in some of the Southern States it may 

 be found climbing to the tops of the 

 loftiest trees, clothing them with 

 wreaths of green, red and orange. 

 The tubes of the flowers are usually 

 three or four inches in length, 

 and sometimes fi v e or six 

 inches. 



In 1640, this climber was introduced 

 into England, and, it is there highly 

 esteemed. 



FRUIT PACKING. 



THE packing table described in 

 September number is being used 

 in our apple orchards with the greatest 

 satisfaction. By means of it one man 

 can pack for three pickers, and that 

 with the greatest comfort. We would 

 not again return to the old custom of 

 emptying out all the fruit upon the 

 ground and then gathering it all up again; 

 it is too troublesome and expensive at 

 the prices for which apples are usually 

 sold. We have instructed the packer 

 to make three classes of fall apples ; 

 No. 1 includes the perfect samples, free 

 from spots, worms, knots, etc. ; while No. 2 

 includes good cooking apples, but im- 

 pei'fect, and No. 3 those which are tit 

 only for cider. No. 1 goes to a foreign 

 market, No. 2 to a home market, and 

 No. 3 is thrown upon the ground, to be 

 utilized at the close of the season. 



Of such choice winter varieties as 

 King and Northern Spy we purpose 

 making an additional class of " extra 

 selected^'" for which the largest, finest, 

 and best colored of the No. I's will be 

 selected, and packed in half-barrels. 



Our first shipment for the British 

 market was made on Thursday, the 

 13th ult,, and shipments will continue 

 weekly till the end of the season. 



We will report results for the benefit 

 of our fellow fruit growers, and hope 

 to have something favorable to say 

 concerning the " cold blast " and the 

 " port ventilation " provided for us by 

 the Beaver Line. By reading the mar- 

 ket reports it will be seen that the pro- 

 spects for an export trade in apples are 

 favorable this season, and therefore, 

 notwithstanding the very heavy Cana- 

 dian crop, growers may expect good 

 prices for all prime apples fit for ex- _ 

 port. The great point to be observed 

 is to pack honestly, so that the grade 

 represented shall be faithfully preserved 

 through and through each barrel. It 

 seems too much to expect that all 

 packers will be uniformly honest, and 

 thus establish a national reputation^ 

 but each large grower and shipper can 

 do this for himself if he chooses, and so 

 establish a personal reputation that 

 will be of the greatest possible advan- 



