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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
October 29, 1904. 
Fruit from British Columbia. 
Many people in this, country are already familiar with the 
fine exhibits of fruit, but more particularly Apples, which have 
reached us from the more eastern provinces of Canada. The 
British Columbian Government, has an eye upon the British 
market at some future period. In the meantime, however, 
there is an ample market for all the fruit they can produce in 
the North-west, Territory and Manitoba, By way of showing' 
us a sample of their fruit the British Columbian Government 
exhibited a splendid collection of fruit;, chiefly Apples, at the 
new Horticultural Hall on the 18th inst. Accompanying' the 
fruit was a series of large photographs, giving views of fruit- 
farming as it is conducted in. that far-off settlement, and litera¬ 
ture relating to the subject. 
The fruits were of splendid size', well graded, highly coloured, 
and of excellent quality. The clean, skin of the fruit gave 
ample indication! of the absence of fungoid and insect pests. 
They had been brought. 3,000 miles by rail and 3,000 miles by 
sea before reaching our coast, yet they looked as fresh and 
well preserved as if they had only come from some, of the home 
counties or the Channel Isles. 
In British Columbia, as elsewhere in British colonies, the 
Government, takes an active part in subduing insect and other 
pest,si, and ‘this must, in a measure, account, for the clean 
appearance of the fruit. Provided always the produce sent to 
our markets equals the sample sent, there will be no difficulty 
in finding buyers. 
The exhibit contained thirty varieties of Apples, two varie¬ 
ties of Plums, and four varieties of Pears. The latter con, is,ted 
of samples of Beurre Diel, Howell, Beurre d’Anjou and Beurre 
Blairgeau, the latter being of a rich red’ and very handsome.' 
Beurre Die! isi a large and luscious pale yellow fruit as grown 
in British Columbia,, the pale yellow flesh being quite buttery 
and melting with scarcely a. trace of the grit, that, is often so 
marked a, feature of fruit, grown, in this country. In, external 
appearance Howell closely resembles Beurre Diel. Three out 
of the four Pears are. well known in this country, being of 
European origin. 
Amongst the Apples, several consisted of well-known British 
Apples of considerable repute, including Warner’s King, Gra- 
venstein, Ribston Pippin, Blenheim Orange, and others. By 
far the largest, Apple, was that named Wolfe River, a huge red 
fruit speckled with white, and about 4 in. in diameter. Even 
more handsome in appearance, though not so large, was 
Wealthy, a shapely fruit of a deep, red all over. Golden 
Reinette is similar to, Cox’s Orange Pippin, and about 24 in. in 
diameter. Twenty-Ounce is a light, green fruit of large size. 
Several baskets of Ribston, Pip,pin. show that it- can be grown 
to great perfection in.the Far West. 
Ontario, is a. large fruit with a red cheek ; while King may 
be described as a huge pale green Apple with a red cheek, but, 
is sometimes red all over. 
Blue Pearmain is a, very deeply conical red Apple, speckled 
with white. G-anw is. conical and green, with a red cheek. St. 
Lawrence is also a handsome fruit, being green,, striped with 
crimson, and recalling Hoary Morning, except that the.ground 
colour is green, and' the t,o.p five-angled. Very attractive also 
is Vandervere, a fruit much of the same build as Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, and similarly coloured. Snow Pippin, Fall Pippin, 
Canada Red, King of Tomkinsi’ County, Jonathan, Golden 
Russet, Northern. Spy, Belle, de Bo.skoop, Baldwin, Northern 
Greening, Emperor Alexander, Wagoner, and McIntosh were 
other sorts staged in, this highly attractive exhibit. Usually 
these fruits are to be seen a.t, 819, Salisbury House, London 
Wall. 
A Use fob, Windfall Frlut. —Californian fruit-growers are 
now engaged in the work of turning their rough fruit into poik. 
They are feeding their windfall and diminutive Apples, Pears, 
Peaches, Plums, and Grapes to pigs. The latter thrive remark 
ably well on the new diet. The waste Prunes have been proved 
to be worth more even than barley as food for pigs, anil even 
equal to maize for fattening liogs. 
The Ilth of November. 
This date is a. very familiar one with young gardeners of 
private establishments,, at least: in our northern clime. In 
some instances, this date whirls round to be. a source of delight 
to know you are. to quit a situation which may not have been 
amenable to your tastes. There is quite, a multitude, of these 
places, but the. problem would be, what do. we determine, to be 
a good situation as a, journeyman, in our private gardens? In 
common parlance, I will give, a few expressions, used by many 
regarding the merits of private gardens :—“ It’s a rough place, 
•all marketing ” ; “I will tiy and 1 put in a twelvemonth ” ; “ A 
fine, place, but a bad boss ”; “ It’s an awful place, yon,; the 
garden is reduced and lias a. bad bothy ” ; “ It’s a good shop, 
fine, stuff about it, a good' gardener and bothy.” 
Such are the suggestions' in, deciding.the stability of our 
various gardens. The lltli of November is the. day fixed for 
gardeners exchanging situations for better or for worse. It. 
is through the medium of the respective seedsmen in, Edin¬ 
burgh, the- chief centre, where engagements are effected. 
Evidence of this will be recognised by the influx of gardeners 
on the term morning and previous night. The. vast display of 
trunks about, the. Waverley Station will fully convince, you. 
My experience of the term is very remote, but, can realise, 
partly its, formalities, for the day. Some gardeners liavei their 
favourite seedsmen for getting a, reliable situation. I am a, 
Leith Street callant myself; all the same, I surmise that they 
are all a “mixtie maxtie ” lot. All have, a replete, selection ; 
the. qualities of some, situations are irreproachable. An ocm- 
sional caller livens matters 1 , bantering away with the seedsmen, 
remarking that such a place is not, for me. Tldsi often cul¬ 
minates in, a. rough situation after all, or a circular tour of the 
■other seedsmen. 
We have the alluring alternative, if a, fastidious subject to 
please—that is, the nursery, with the landladies’ high tariffs. 
1 learn that terms are not nearly so. much patronised, now. 
Private engagement® and changing situations at every month 
•of the year might account, for this.. Some amusing conversa¬ 
tion is 1 recalled on a, term day, as. is often the fact when a. few 
meet at other periods 1 about Wa.verley and vicinity. The 
last engagement I made I received some startling information. 
Here are a few twisters.: “ If I wanted a barrow, I had to. walk 
along the top 1 of the garden wall, as Seneeio vulgaris had got 
full command. I thought this an awkward barrow-shed. Some 
of my reliable chums said the place was in, a, most dilapidated 
condition; another exclaimed, ‘You are onlv wasting time’— 
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whether it. was. the barrow-shed he was alluding to. or not, I 
could not say. However, I have survived, it. all, in spite of 
these, erratic, sayings. It. is at times' most depressing to remain, 
any length of period working under a. severe gardener, had 
bothy and other minor details which complete comfort. A 
lack of interest, in. your work results from it. 
For my own part, I am not a believer in high-class gardens 
where; you have such abundance of time in executing your 
work. It. is not requisite to. be in such places to he. an all¬ 
round gardener. Nothing beats a piece of rough work : 
gardens that are undermanned are not the worst; yon soon 
acquire a rapid and yet. efficient modus operandi bow to. grow 
stuff. The commercial tone in, many gardens curtails the cul¬ 
tural work into, a rough and ready motto. No, ; it is not only 
the well-manned garden, where good garden produce is; grown. 
I can learn as much in a. rough place, as we define it; it, is 
not the name of tile garden., but your own endeavours to. 
succeed. I do. not mean to disparage the well-kept garden,?', 
but. perhaps; some like myself have not, been fortunate to be in 
■such ■placesi. We need not be discouraged if some, of our 
experience emanates, from this rough and ready system, as we 
are just as capable, for a good position as; our more lucky in¬ 
dividual. A. Y. M. 
Wishaw. 
A Monster Potato.—M r. Sian Hutchen, of Little Irc-hestei, 
has just dug an Up-to-date Potato weighing 3 lhs. 10g ozs. 
