June, 1915. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



157 



Under the third division comes the ex- 

 periments with small lots of the leading 

 varieties of fruits under different cold stor- 

 age conditions, carrying on the work started 

 last year which covered the following: — 



Strawberry— Williams. 



Cherries — Governor Wood, Early Rich- 

 mond, Montmorency. 



Gooseberries — Columbus (European), 

 Downing (American). 



Black Currant — Prince of Wales. 



Red Currant — Red Dutch. 



Blackberry — Lawton. 



Blueberry — Canada. 



Raspberry — Cuthbert. 



Plums— Bradshaw, Washington Gage, 

 Yellow Egg, Reine Claude, Grand Duke. 



Tomatoes — Earliana, Chalk's Jewel, Dan- 

 ish Export. 



Grapes— Niagara, Concord, Agawam, 

 Lindley, Wilder, Catawba, Vergenne. 



Canada's Fruit Exhibit 



Win. Hutchinson, Canadian Commissioner 

 General 



The Canadian Palace at the Panama Ex- 

 position in San Francisco, Cal., Is a rec- 

 tangular building 330 x 210 feet, and a weld- 

 ing of New-Greek and Colonial architecture. 

 Impressive British lions guard the main 

 entrances, and numerous huge columns all 

 around the building contribute to give It 

 an imposing and stately appearance. Gar- 

 dens surround the majestic edifice. The ma- 

 terials used in the construction of the pa- 

 vilion are wood, plaster and cement. 



Perhaps Canada's boldest display is in her 

 fruit, for here she brings her strawberries, 

 her pears, her peaches, her apples and all 

 her native fruits to compete with the great 

 products of California. Here Canada beards 

 California in her own den, as it were, and 



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 Parliament Bidgs., Toronto 



the display of fruit she makes is an admir- 

 able one. The blush of nature has not yet 

 left it and it looks very fresh, very inviting 

 and very beautiful. 



In one corner are shown the orchards from 

 which all this delightful fruit comes. These 

 orchards placed among fields of blue grass 

 are inhabited by men, women and children 

 in miniature, busily engaged In gathering 

 apples, pears, plums and peaches. On the 

 ground are seen hundreds of baskets of real 

 fruit, put there to show the world the sort 

 that Canada grows. In another part, in 

 Jars, is a display of table fruits and jams 



Quebec's Demonstration Orchards 



Prof. T. G. Bunting, B.S.A., Macdonald College 



THERE have been a number of demon- 

 stration orchards established in the 

 better-iknown fruit sections of this 

 provmce, which have t)een under the man- 

 agement of the Department of Agriculture 

 and the Pomological and Fruit Growing So- 

 ciety, and these have been successful in 

 encouraging the taking of greater interest 

 in the many old orchards of these respec- 

 tive sections. 



In recent years there has been a very 

 keen demand for information and instruc- 

 tion in apple growing in some sections 

 where apple growing has not been put on a 

 firm basis. Realizing this, the HorUculture 

 Department of Macdonald College has lieen 

 holding orchard demonstrations in pruning, 

 spraying, grafting, and management of 

 orchards in various districts. These meet- 

 ings have been held in orchards at the fol- 

 lowing places:— Ayer's Cliff. North Hatley, 

 Smith's Mills, Rootobnm and Shawville, 

 and at other points as opportunity oc- 

 curred. In addiUon, it has (been deemed 

 wise to estaJblisTi a numlber of illustratiom 

 orchards at central points in sections out- 

 side of the better-known apple districts. 

 At Lennoxville and at ShaiwviUe, small ap- 

 ple orchards of 50 trees of Mclntoslh and 

 Fameuse have heen planted, and it Is the 

 intention to add more varieties to these In 

 the near future and also to establish other 

 plantings of a similar nature elsewhere. 

 Only those varleUes that are perfectly 

 hardy and most likely to be satisfactory are 

 being planted. The orchards are Intended 

 to ^be a gathering place for meetings In the 

 future as well as a demonstration of just 

 what may be accomplished in apple groiwing 

 in these sections. 



The two orchards already planted are un- 

 der the management of the Macdonald Col- 

 lege demonstrators located at ShajvFville and 

 Lennoxville, and *oth of these orchards 

 have done exceptionally well during the 

 past year. Plans are now heing made for 

 the planting of several more orchards in 

 the spring. 



British Columbia Fruit Prospects 



R. M. Winslow, Victoria, B.C., Provincial 

 Hirliculturist 



The general outlook is for a fruit crop in 

 British Columbia slightly in excess of last 

 year. There has been very little winter ti- 

 jury and only slight injury from spring : 

 frosts. Soil moi.sture conditions are gener- 

 ally favorable throughout the interior, but 

 unusually dry weather In all Coast and 

 Island sections to date makes considerable 

 rain necessary for normal yields. 



Orchards are generally receiving care, at 

 least as good as previously, while generally 

 better care Is noted In most Interior sec- 

 tions. Dormant sprays were applied on 

 about 7.5 per cent, of cared-for orchards in 

 the Island and Coast sections, while about 

 25 per cent, of Dry Belt orchards were given 

 tile dormant spray. In the Interior humid 



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OAKVILLE, ONT. 



Hardy Plants 



Grown in Canada 



We name below a few things that we de- 

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