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THE CANADIAN HORTI0ULTIIRI8T. 



A REPLY TO INQUIRERS. 



In reply to a large number of en- 

 quiries, which I cannot lind time to 

 answer personally by letter, I can coii- 

 tidently recomniend tlie following firms 

 to our Canadian shippers. In London, 

 Eng.— Mr. J. B. Tliomas, Covent Gar- 

 den Market ; Messrs. Williams, Thomas 

 & Co., Liverpool ; Messrs. L. & H. 

 Williams & Co., Clasgovv. These firms 

 have veiy large storage capacity. Their 

 method of liandling is this : When a 

 cargo arrives it is transported to the 

 storehouse and every barrel oi)ened and 

 examined. Those that are decaying 

 are sold at once. Those loosened 

 slightly by the voyage and not shewing 

 signs of decay, are tightened thorough- 

 ly. Then in selling they offer in the 

 auction mart, but do not sell unless a 

 bid is made up to what they consider 

 the fruit fairly worth. They sell 

 lai'gely in lots in the warehouses. A 

 grower can ship direct to these firms, 

 and get returns promptly. They will 

 pay drafts for a proportion at time of 

 shipping, say from $1 to $1.75 per 

 barrel, according to brand. The freight 

 rates vary from 80c. to $1.15 per bar- 

 I'el througli the season. At present the 

 rate is 90c. average. Fruit shipped 

 this season has carried best via New 

 York, owing to the fact that the Am- 

 erican roads handle with less shunting, 

 and steamships will give special apart- 

 ments and cold blast. 



Alex. McD. Allan, 



President F. (x. A. 



Eebkto 



The Illustrated Londox News. Ameii- 

 cau edition. Published at No. 237 Potter 

 Building, New York. 



The number for Oct. 15 contains an 



We will gladly give our candid opinion of any hooks, 

 magazines or catalogues received, especially if they 

 are likely to interest or benefit Canadian fruit 

 growers, but will not insert cut and dried reading 

 notices in fav^r of any publication whatever. 



article of two and a half pages about 

 the "Green Lanes" of England. The 

 writer claims that the beauty of tlie 

 country cannot be seen or appreciated 

 in a hasty ride through it in a phaeton, 

 a four-horse drag, or, much le.ss, "on 

 that abominable piece of mechanism, a 

 bicycle. Patient and persistent way- 

 faring through its green lanes — -by no 

 other means can you get at the secret 

 of its beauty, and undiirstand why it 

 is, and how it is, that Englishmen, who 

 thoroughly know their country, love it 

 with so deep and passionate an affec- 

 tion." A series of pictures illustrating 

 the scenery in the Atlas Mountains in 

 connection with an account of the 

 British Mission to Morocco is also 

 highly interesting. 



Report of the Botanist to the New York 

 Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. By 

 J. C. Arthur. 



The Report treats of Pear Blight, 

 Rotting of Tomatoes, Strawberry Mil- 

 dew, Plum-Leaf Fungus, Smut in 

 Oats, etc. 



CATALOGUES. 



Simmers' Illustrated and Descriptive 

 Catalogue of Flowering Bulbs. J. A. 

 Simmers, 147 King St. E., Toronto, Out. 



LovETr's Illustrated Catalogue of Trees 

 AND Plants. Autumn, 1S87. Choice 

 small fruits a specialty. J. T. Lovett, 

 Little Silver, N..J. 



The Grehnwoot) Nurseries, Como, Que- 

 Hardy apple trees for sale, suitable for the 

 Province of Quebec. R. W. Shephei'd, 

 jun., Montreal, Que., proprietor. 



Catalogue D'Ognons a Fleuks, graines et 

 plantes d'antomne, divers objets et usten- 

 siles horticoles de H. Schmitz, 20 Rue de 

 Brabant, Gand., Belgique. 



Bees and Honey. Illustrated Catalogue 

 and Price List. A. I. Root, Medina, Ohio. 



" Ah ! what's this '!" exclaims the intel- 

 ligent compositor. ' Sermons in stones, 

 books in the running brooks ?' That can't 

 be right. I have it ! He means ' Sermons 

 in books, stones in the running brooks.' 

 That's sense." And that is how the writer 

 found it. And yet he was not happy. — 

 Bo>itoti Traiiscrlpi. 



PBINTBD AT THE STEAM PRESS KSTABLISHMRNT OF THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY (LIMITED), TORONTO. 



