The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . d being fresh from the field of Waterloo the Duke filled the upon his return Brant laid out a square village plot nearIlls own home beside the Big W^ater and called it WellingtonSquare, hence the original name. This land has now. all passed outof the hands of the Brant family, and together with the balance ofthe district, is largely occupied with thoroughbred and dairy herdsand large fruit plantations and gardens. The firmness and richness ofthese horticultural products are recognized in all markets, particularlymelons
The garden of Canada : Burlington, Oakville and district . d being fresh from the field of Waterloo the Duke filled the upon his return Brant laid out a square village plot nearIlls own home beside the Big W^ater and called it WellingtonSquare, hence the original name. This land has now. all passed outof the hands of the Brant family, and together with the balance ofthe district, is largely occupied with thoroughbred and dairy herdsand large fruit plantations and gardens. The firmness and richness ofthese horticultural products are recognized in all markets, particularlymelons and tomatoes, which are a specialty and shipped in car loadsdaily. The season here is particularly early and exempt from summerfrosts. The first home-grown strawberries that appeared in Torontothis year were shipped from Burlington. In a good average year theshipments of fruit from this point alone exceed five thousand tons. Most of the section was impi-oved at an early date, but less thantwenty-five years ago the lands along Maple Avenue were a wilder-. A View of the Cliffs and Beach, Burlinhton. ness of brush and pine stumps. These have now disappeared andare replaced with luxuriant orchards, hedges, lawns and beautifulhomes, which testify of the remarkable suitability of the soil for thepurpose to which it is put. Good spring water is abundant. Thesoil is excellent, of great variety and well drained. The generalfarm improvements are of an exceptionally high order, especially inregard to buildings, and the situation is perhaps unequalled in theProvince. Railways running east, west, north and south, daily boats runningdirect to Toronto, and others to Montreal and intermediate points,and an electric service, afford splendid shipping facilities. The samemorning they are picked Burlington fruits are placed on the breakfasttables of Toronto hotels still wet with dew. Unaided ahd alone the Burlington fruit growers were pioneers inexporting perishable fruits in cold storage, and co
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