. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. A BIG r> LSI NESS FIRM. 6i ble one. like those of the nurseries that have been described in The Horticulturist, the business has grown to such an extent that everything has to be done on a large scale. In addition to the wholesale department, and the greenhouses and trial grounds al- ready described, it has been found neces- sary to establish a retail store on King street, as well as branches in Hamilton and Winnipeg. Some conception of the volirme of business transacted may be gained from the fact that over loo
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. A BIG r> LSI NESS FIRM. 6i ble one. like those of the nurseries that have been described in The Horticulturist, the business has grown to such an extent that everything has to be done on a large scale. In addition to the wholesale department, and the greenhouses and trial grounds al- ready described, it has been found neces- sary to establish a retail store on King street, as well as branches in Hamilton and Winnipeg. Some conception of the volirme of business transacted may be gained from the fact that over Lilies Growing in Bermuda A view of one of the fields of lilies as grown in Bermuda under contract for the Steele Briggs Seed Co., of Toronto, is here shown. In Bermuda lilies are grown to perfection. printed in English and French, are dis- tributed every year, describing the seeds, small fruits, fertilizers, garden tools, that the firm deals in. SEED MUST BE CLEAN. A most interesting piece of apparatus at the wholesale warehouse is one used for cleaning the seed. This is accomplished by a sort of fanning machine. " A\'e have to exercise great care," said Mr. Annan- dale, " to see that the seed we send out is free from all impurities. The germinating seed is the heaviest, and when we turn the blowing machine on the seed the lighter im- purities are forced out. " As most of the seeds sold through our retail branches, and the firms with whom we do business, is put up in small packages many hundreds of thousands of these paper packages are required. On this account we have found it necessary to instal ma- chinery for the special purpose of making these bags. One machine will make 35,000 in a day. These bags are printed on ordi- nary printing presses on the premises and then filled and sealed by another machine at the rate of 28,000 per day. The card- board cartons containing larger seeds, such as sugar corn. peas, beans, turnips, man- go
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