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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition. 



Cold Storage 

 Fruit Warehouse 



Plnest Appl€ Rooims in the DominJon 

 for Export and Local Trade. 



Special Rooms for All Kinda of Per- 

 ishable Goods. 



The Canada Cold Storage Co. 



Limited 



S3 William St., MONTREAL, QUE. 



FREE LAND 



For the SETTLER in 



NEW ONTARIO 



Millions of acres of virgin soil obtain- 

 able free and at a nominal cost are call- 

 ing tor cultivation. 



Thousands of farmers have responded 

 to the call of this fertile country and are 

 being made comfortable and rich. Here, 

 right at the door of Old Ontario, a. home 

 awaits you. 



For full information as to terms, regu- 

 lations, and settlers rates, write to 



H. A. Macdonell 



Director of Colonization 

 Parliament Buildings, TORONTO 

 HON. J AS. S.. DUFF, 



Minister of Agriculture 

 Parliament BIdgs., Toronto 



The Apple King of Eastern Canada 



(Continued from page 231.) 



Wiiere apple-growing, as in this case, Is 

 cairried on extensively along with general 

 farming, the harvesting of the fruit presents 

 a difficult problem. Mr. Chute lias obviated 

 this difficulty to some extent by planting 

 and grafting varieties that ripen tJielr fruit 

 In succession. He expects to gather thla 

 present year one thousiand barrels Crimson 

 Beauty, a very early variety. Then follows 

 Astrachan, Duchess, Bow Sweet, Early Wil- 

 liam, Gravenstein, Blenheim, King, etc. 

 Then, too, the pressure of worH is some- 

 what relieved by making two or more pick- 

 ings of the earlier vairieties. The barrels, 

 holding a mlnimimi of ninety-six quarts, are 

 made in a cooperage on the farm and hauled 

 to the fields as wanted. In the case of most 

 oi the early varieties, the heads of the bar- 

 rels are removed before being taken to the 

 orchard, and the filled barrels are covered 

 with hags held in place hy the top hoops. 

 This not only lessens labor, but also 

 serves to keep the fruit free from bruises. 

 With later varieties care is taken mot to fill 

 the barrels so full that bruising will result 

 from too tight beading. The fruit Is hauled 

 to a large frost-proof warehouse owned by 

 Mr. Cihute. 



Packing. 



Apples are packed both in boxes and 

 barrels, for" the most part in the latter. 

 Box packing is yearly taking a more import- 

 ant place in Mr. Chute's packing operations. 

 At first it oansisted of a mere jimible pack, 

 the apples being placed in the hoxes with- 

 out any regard to system. Now, thanks to 

 instruction given hy experts sent out by the 

 Doaniniom Government, the diagonal pack 

 with approved hilge has taken the place of 

 the ibaTtrel pack in the packing of fancy 

 grades of Gravenstein, Blenheim, Mcintosh, 

 King, Wagener and Spy. All apples packed 

 in hoxes are wrapped in paper, thus facili- 

 tating packing, and also ensuring the apples 

 against eairly decay. 



The principal varieties are divided into 

 three groups, according to size. Thas Blen- 

 heim, King and Fallawater belong to group 

 I.; Gravenstein, Duchess, Astrachan, Bald- 

 win, Greening, Stark, Spy and B. Davis to 

 group II.; Rlbston, G. Russet and Wealthy 

 to group III. In the following table, the 

 nunimtmi size, inches in diameter, of each 

 of the grades, is given. It will be noticed 

 that the sizes differ uniformly by exactly a 

 quartjer of an inch, and that in all only five 

 sizes are given— 2% in., 2'^ in., 214 in., 2 

 in., 1% in. 



Each packing table is provided with a 

 gauge with holes accurately cut out of zinc 

 or stiff cardiboard, sihowing the sizes — 2%. 

 in., 2% in., 2% in., 2 in., 1% in. These 

 gauges are of great use to beginners, es- 

 I>ecially. It is a very good plan when pack- 

 ing any variety, Gravenstein, for example, 

 to place near at hand three apples repre- 

 senting the smallest that can be packed as 

 I's, 2's, and 3's, respectively. Tliis, of 

 course, is ascertained by use of the gauge. 



The hilge hoops of the barrels in which 

 apples are to be packed mtist be firmly 

 driven down, and securely nailed with three 

 or four nails in each hjoop. These nails 

 should be stout and short. A pulp-head is 

 nx)w laid on what is to be the face end of 

 the ibarrel. Great care is taken to make 

 this face as attractive as possible. The 

 apples chosen for the face should be of me- 

 dium size for the grade and variety, tree 

 from blemishes, and well colored. The 

 stems are clipped and the apples placed so 

 as to cover the entire bottom of the barrel 

 It requires skill to do this quickly. Now 

 the apples may be poured carefully Into the 

 barrel and shaken down as fast as they 

 come from the packing table. When the 

 barrel is nearly filled the last two baskets 



St. Joseph or Madonna Lily 



On stem 3-4 feet tall, the deliciously frag- 

 rant flowers are borne 10-20 to each stalk. 

 Keep in bloom June-August. 



The one pure white Hardy Garden Lily. 

 Must be planted early. (Bulbs ready now.; 

 Bach. 12. 100. 



Extra Size $0.15 $1.20 $7.00 



Mammoth 0.20 2.00 12.00 



We furnish the best northern grown 

 bulbs. 



(Lilium 

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We wish to interest you in the growing 

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 in winter, your grounds in early Spring. 



Tulips flaunting gay banners. 



Hyacinths to perfume your rooms and 

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Crocus and Snowdrops to gaily ring In 

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Lilies gathered in deep forests or mossy 

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We are offering these collections at extremely low prices to influence a wider interest in 

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No change can be allowed in these collections. 



COLLECTION A. For Outdoor Culture. (Postpaid.) 300 BULBS, PRICE $3.75. 



12 Hyacinths, single, assorted. 

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8 Trumpet Narcissus. 



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 12 Pooeticus Narcissus. 



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 2$ Spanish Iris. 

 12 Scilla Siberica. 

 12 Ranunculus, mixed. 



8 Anemones. 



4 Lilium Candidum, white. 



COLLECTION B. 



For 



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 28 Tulips, double, assorted. 

 28 Parrot Tulips, mixed. 

 100 Crocus, ail colors. 



120 BULBS, PRICE $2.75. 



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 2 Easter Lilies. 

 2 White Calla Lilies. 

 12 Spanish Iris, mixed. 



House Culture. (Postpaid.) 



'/2 Coll. $1.75. 1/4 Coll. $1.00. 



12 Hyacinths, splendid, named. 8 Narcissus, double, mixed. 



12 Hyacinths, Roman, red. white, blue. 4 Narcissus, single, mixed. 

 24 Tulips, single, mixed sorts. 12 Alliums, Neapolltanum. 



12 Tulips, double, mixed varieties. 12 Freesia Refracta Alba. 



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