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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



July, 1915. 



CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 



Advertisements in this department inserted at rate of 3 cents a word for 

 each insertion, each figure, sign, or single letter to count as one word, mini- 

 mum cost 30c., strictly cash in advance. 



REAL ESTATE 



ALL KINDS OF FARMS— Fruits farms a speci- 

 alty. W. B. Calder, Grimsby. 



NIAGARA DISTRICT FRUIT FARMS— Before 

 buying, It win pay you to consult me. I make 

 a specialty of fruit and grain farms. Melvln 

 Gaymon & Co., St. Catharines. 



FARMS — AU kinds, all sizes, for sale, fruit 

 stock, grain and dairy farms. Let me know 

 what you are looking for. H. W. Dawson, 

 Brampton, Ont. 



BEES AND QUEENS 



GOLDEN AND 3-BAND ITALIAN, also Car- 

 niolan queens. Tested, each, $1.00; 3 to 6, 

 95c; 6 or more, 85c. Untested, 75c; 3 to 6, 

 70c; 6 or more, 65c. Bees, per pound, $1.50. 

 Nuclei, per frame, $1.50. C. B. Bankston, 

 Buffalo, Leon Co., Texas. 



GOLDEN 3-BANDED ITALIANS, also Carnl- 

 olan queens. Tested, $1.00 each, 6 or more, 

 86c each. Untested, 75c each, 6 or more, 65c 

 each. Everything guaranteed to reach you in 

 good shape. No disease. I. N. Bankston, 

 Buffalo. Texas, Box 135. 



BEST THREE BANDED ITALIAN QUEENS— 

 June to October, mothers selected from more 

 than 100 oolotnies and reared In hives run- 

 ning over with bees, according to the latest 

 scientific methods. Every queen a dandy. 

 Satisfaction guaranteed. Each 75c, per dozen 

 $7.20, per hundred $50.00. Also bees and 

 honey. J. H. Haughey, Berrien Springs, Mich. 



ITALIAN BEES AND QUEEN'S as advertised 

 on page 159. Catalogue free. Deroy Tay'or 

 Co., Newark, N.T. 



FOR SALE — ^Three banded Italian queens, 

 from the best lioney-gatherdng strains, that 

 are hardy and gentle. Untested queens, 75c. ; 6, 

 $4.25; 12, $8.00. Tested queens, $1.25; 6, $7.00; 

 12, $13.00. Selected queens, add 25 ots. each 

 to above prices. Breeding queens $3.00 to 

 $5.00 eaich. For queens in larger quantities, 

 write for prices and circulars. Robert B. 

 Spicer, Wharton, N. J. 



ITALIAN BEES AND QUEENS, reared for 

 Canadians. Hardy, winter well. Send for 

 circular. Standard bee hives shipped direct 

 from factory in Iowa at $1.20 each. Stover 

 Apiaries, Mayhew, Miss. 



HARDY NORTHERN QUEENS — Moore's 

 strain of Italians. Untested $1.00 each, 6 for 

 $5.00. Less in large numbers. P. B. Ramer, 

 Harmony, Minn. 



BEES AND QUEENS— Why not re-queen your 

 bees this fall with the best of Doolittle stock? 

 We offer special prices of 75c each, $7.20 per 

 dozen, or $54.00 per hundred. It will pay you 

 to give this stock a triaL Spencer Apiaries 

 Co., Nordhoft, Cal. 



ITALIAN QUEENS— For sale at 60c each, $7.00 

 per dozen. Safe arrival guaranteed. T. J. 

 Talley, R.R. No. 3, Greenville, Ala. 



QUEENS BY RETURN MAI L— Three-band 

 Italians only, which have been bred to a high 

 standard of excellence, to which leading bee- 

 keepers in Canada can testify. Tested queens 

 $1.00 each; untested, 75c; $7.00 per dozen. No 

 disease, and satisfaction guaranteed. J. W 

 K. Shaw & Co., Loreauvllle, La., U.S.A. 



MOORE'S STRAIN AND GOLDEN ITALIAN 

 QUEENS, untested, $1.00; 6, $4.50; 12 $8 00- 

 50, $32; 100, $60. Carniolan Caucasian, un- 

 tested, $1.25; 6, $5.00; 12, $9.00. Tested, any 

 kmd, $1.25; 6, $7.00; ,12. $12.00. Choice 

 breeding queens of any kind. $6.00 each. 

 Circular free. W. H. Ralls, Orange, CaU- 

 fornda. 



QUEENS OF QUALITY — Our Hand-Mooro 

 eUain of 3-banded Italians are beautiful and 

 good honey giath«reT«. Secured 223 sections 

 corab honey from best colony 1914 seajson. 

 Only drones from selected queens near mat- 

 ing yard. Breed strictly for business. Un- 

 tested, 76c; half doz., $4.00; Select, $1.00. 

 Queens mailed prom-ptly or money returned. 

 W. A. Latsha-w Co., Clarion, Mich.' 



SEEDS AND PLANTS 



WOULD LIKE TO EXCHANGE mushroom 

 spawn for bedding stock or cuttings, plants 

 or bulbs. Canadian Mushroom Growers, Lim- 

 ited, Lindsay, Ont. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



1,000 GUMMED HONEY LABELS, two colors, 

 any wording, for $1.30. Catalogue free. Pearl 

 Card Co., Clinton vllle. Conn. 



last year. The peach crop will be about 

 equal to last year. 



Fire Blight has made its appearance In a 

 considerable number of orchards In the 

 Southern Okanagan. Fnilt growers have 

 been urged to watch for It and to cut out 

 affected wood immediately upon its appear- 

 ance. 



There is a possibility that the pre-cooling 

 plant in the Surameriand District may not be 

 operated this year. The Government has 

 offered to rent .it to the fruit growers at 

 a rental equal to six per cent, interest on 

 the capital Invested. The growers have 

 claimed that this charge is too high. They 

 have offered to operate it if they can obtain 

 it at what they consider a nominal rate. 



One of the pioneer apple exporters of 

 Ontario in the person of Daniel L. Simmons 

 died at Colborne, Ontario, on June 15th. Mr. 

 Simmons is said to have been the first Can- 

 adian to ship apples to the English markets, 

 where his D.L.S. brand has been well known 

 for a third of a century. The success of 

 his initial shipments encouraged a greater 

 production of apples in Ontario. 



Implements for Orchard and 



Vineyard 



Orchard Disc Harrows 



REVERSIBLE 

 To throw the dirt to or from 

 the trees or vines. 



ADJUSTABLE 

 Gaags can be adjusted as re- 

 quired. Extension can be 

 furnished for working under 

 branches. 



Cultivators 



A great variety — for cultivating 

 small fruit — for vineyards — for 

 orchards. 



Grape and Berry Hoes, etc. 



Spring Tooth Harrows 



10, 15, or 17 Teeth 



The 10-Tooth size is in one Section 

 and can be furnished with handles 

 for vineyard work when so ordered. 



Spraying Outfits 



Small outfits on skids — large out- 

 fits on wheels. 



Vineyard Plows 



Both Walking and Riding Plows 

 especially built for orchard aiid 

 vineyard work. 



TORONTO 

 MONTREAL 

 MONCTON 

 WINNIPEG 

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Massey-Harris 



Co., Limited 



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 SWIFT CURRENT 

 CALGARY 

 EDMONTON 



