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produces individuals that it is very difficult to know definitely whether 

 they are Speciosa or something else. 



All this variation could easily be accounted for if the species would 

 hybridize, but their blooming periods seem to indicate that this is very 

 improbable if not quite impossible. In 1909 I made daily observations 

 ana records of the blooming of both species with the following results: 



SPECIOSA. 



First bloom, June 18th. Full bloom, June 22. Begins to fade June 

 22. All off June 29. 



BTGNONIOIDES. 



First bloom, June 27. Full bloom, July 2. Ail off July 6. Beaten olf 

 by a heavy rain. 



The trees observed were growing on high prairie land separated only 

 by the public highway, probably not over fifty feet apart. 



In order to better illustrate what I have tried to tell you I have 

 here five specimens of catalpa wood showing the different kinds of bark, 

 also seed pods and seeds from the same trees, together with a number of 

 samples of seed pods 'and seeds showing this apparent merging of one 

 species to the other, or might it be the result of hybridization? 



Chairman: Mr. C. S, Harrison is on our program for a paper on the 

 subject of "State Parks," but Mr. Harrison is unable to be with us at 

 this time on account of sickness. However, we have with us Mr. W. F. 

 Kydd, of Canada, and we are very lucky to have him drop in at this time 

 He is going to give us an idea of what the Canadian government is 

 doing to advance horticultural Avork. I take pleasure in introducing Mr. 

 W. F. Kydd, of Sinco, Ontario: 



WHAT THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO ADVANCE 



HORTICULTURE. 



W. F. KYDD, SIXCO, ONT. 



I do not come before you this morning with any idea of telling you 

 how to grow fruit in this state, but I was asked to say a few words of 

 what is being done in my country. I can not say anything against your 

 government, but I believe our government is the best for the farmer that 

 there ever was in existence. Very nearly everything our farmers ask 

 for they get from our government. It is granting immense sums of 

 money for agriculture in Ontario. It has now begun to help the fruit 

 growers; large grants have been taken in the last few years; men have 

 been sent to different localities where fruit growers, or farmers have 

 taken little care of their apple orchards to help them. Apple growing 

 is no new thing with us; I have seen farms with 10,000 to 12,000 trees 

 most large enough to bear, but I can think of only three or four apple 

 orchards that have had any care that would justify a man In expecting a 

 fair crop from such an orchard. It was those orchards that our govern- 



