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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 1915. 



For That Big Monday 



Right after that Sunday 

 rest-up— for a running 

 start at that job Monday 

 morning with plenty of 

 time at noon and the 

 work all done by sun 

 down — Big Ben. 



Set him for any hour you wish. 

 He will have you on the job at 

 any time you say— with one 



straight five-minute ring that 

 can't miss fire or with ten gentler 

 taps every other half minute for 

 ten minutes. 



Big Bfn stands seven inches high 

 with a clear, deep-toned bell, large 

 black hands and bold numerals which 

 show up clearly in the dim early light. 



His price is $2.50 in the States-$3.0C 

 in Canada. Ste hiir. at your dealer's. 

 If not there, a money order to his 

 makers, "Wistchx. La Salle, Illinois," 

 will bring him to your addrejs— postpaid. 



RENNIE'S 



Sold by leading merchants. 

 Catalogues FREE. 



Wm. RENNIE Co. 



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No. 226, entitled "Plum Culture in On- 

 tario." by F. M. Clement, B.S.A. 



Foreign bulletins include the following. 

 "Comparative Cookinsr Qualities of Some 

 of the Common Varieties of .'Xpples Grown 

 in OrcR-on" and "Windbreaks, Hedues and 

 Ornamentals for Irrifjatcd Sandy Soils of 

 Eastern Oregon," both issued by the Ore- 

 eon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Ore- 

 gon. 



Bulletins 171 and 172 of the New Hamp- 

 shire Agricultural Experiment Station, Dur- 

 ham, New Hampshire, are entitled respect- 

 ively "The Apple Map-o-ot," by Mr. W. C. 

 O'Kane, and "Mendelism in Melons," by 

 David Lumsden. Both bulletins deal fullv 

 with the subjects mentioned. 



The University of Illinois, Urbana, 111., 

 has issued the following: Bulletin 174, ".An 

 Efficient and Practicable Method for Con- 

 trolling Melon Lice," by C. E. Durst, Bul- 

 letin 175. "Experiments in Onion Culture," 

 by John VV. Lloyd, Bulletin 176 "The use of 

 Commercial Fertilizers in Growing Carna- 

 tions." hv H. B. Dorncr. F. \V. Munrie, and 

 A. H. Nehrling, and Circular No. 176, 

 "Practical help on Landscape Gardening." 

 bv Wilhelm Miller. 



Bees Increased the Crop 



Many rema.rttable facts have been noticed 

 by fruit inspectors, while on their regular 

 toTirs of Inspection, regarding the impor- 

 tance of bees in orchards in spring during 

 the apple-iblossoming period. In the county 

 of Middlesex, Ontario, there were compara- 

 tively few apples one season. Practically 

 the only exception was an orchard ol 

 twelve or fourteen acres, the proprietor of 

 which was also an extensive bee-keeper. 

 The ex.planation given was that, as the bees 

 were kept in the orchard, they were able 

 during even the short periods of sunshine, 

 to fertilize the blossoms fairly -well. 



Bee-keeping Is a paying and profitable 

 occupation; one that should receive much 

 more attention than is given to this very- 

 Important industry. Fruit blossoms of 

 neariy aU kinds depend almost exclusively 

 upon insects for their pollenization. The 

 wild bees include about fifty per cent, of 

 the insects useful to the fruit grower for 

 this purpose, but in large plantations, such 

 as orchards, plantations of strawberries or 

 bush fruits, the large number of blossoms 

 coming in at the same time overtax the 

 usual number of wild bees in the neighbor- 

 hood, so that it is advisable to have a spe- 

 cial stock of honey bees to supplement 

 them. More than this, tame bees kept in 

 the immediate neighborhood, or directJy in 

 the fruit plantations, are more useful than 

 wild bees, which may, in many cases, have 

 to fly long distances, and cannot reach the 

 orchards during the mild spells between 

 showers. 



Fruit and Vegetables Solicited 



Branch Warehouses: 



Sudbury, North Bay, 



Cobalt, Cochrane and 



Porcupine 



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WE GET YOU BEST PRICES 



OUR facilities enable us to realize top prices at all times for your fruit, 

 vegetables or general produce. Aside from our large connection on the 

 Toronto market, we have established branch warehouses with com- 

 petent men in charge at Sudbury, North Bay, Cobalt, Cochrane and Porcu- 

 pine. In time of congestion on the Toronto market we have a ready outlet 

 through these branches. We never have to sacrifice your Interests. 



H. PETERS 



88 Front St. East, Toronto 



References: The Cana- 

 dian Bank of Commerce, 

 (Market Branch) and 

 Commercial Agencies 



