. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 462 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. yet been reached. Four new seedlings from Gravenhurst were promising. One was a seedling from Duchess but had bet- ter keeping qualities. .Another, of the Wealthy type, was a prolific bearer when young, and kept well on into the winter months. A seedling from a Guclph garden was of the Colvert type but the fruit was of longer season. .\ seedling peach from. P. W. Hodgetts, , Secretary Ontario Fruit Growers' Association. Hamilton, of Crawford type, was no better than many stand
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. 462 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. yet been reached. Four new seedlings from Gravenhurst were promising. One was a seedling from Duchess but had bet- ter keeping qualities. .Another, of the Wealthy type, was a prolific bearer when young, and kept well on into the winter months. A seedling from a Guclph garden was of the Colvert type but the fruit was of longer season. .\ seedling peach from. P. W. Hodgetts, , Secretary Ontario Fruit Growers' Association. Hamilton, of Crawford type, was no better than many standard varieties. Mr. Wm. Orr. of Fruitland, sent a seedling peach that was large and free-stoned. It was of fine quality and superior to any of its season, the second or third week in October. At the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Mr. \\\ T. Macoun has been crossing with the object of obtaining a variety with quality as high as Mcintosh that will keep all winter. It takes time, however, and a thorough test is given before any new varie- ties are recommended. Mr. Norman Chauteauguay Basin, Quebec, the Quebec Pomological Society representative, told of the advancement made in spraying and in methods of pick- ing, packing and transportation. He said that no hard and fast rules can be laid down regarding cultivation, as much depends on the season. BENEFITS OF COOPERATION. The members of the cooperative commit- tee then gave their report on the season's work. It was clearly shown that the co- operative organizations have come to stay and that the growers in the different sec- tions realize that it is the most satisfactory way to handle the crop. Mr. Sherrington referred to the advantage to be gained by having the apple crop packed and marketed through the local associations and regretted that in many sections where organization had been effected there was no fruit to do business with. In most cases the mem- bers of the association pick their own crop and take the fruit to
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