THE CANADIAN H0RTICULTUK18T. 



paid full fare going, at one cent per 

 mile for the return trip. Valuable pa" 

 pers are announced upon various horti- 

 cultural subjects b}^ some of the leading 

 men in the science and practice of 

 horticulture of our time. Members 

 pay an annual fee of two dollars, and 

 receive a copy of the transactions by 

 mail without fui'ther expense. 



THE WHITE WATER-LILY. 



Nymphea odorata. 



We desire to call the attention of our 

 readers to the fact that this beautiful, 

 sweet-scented flower, which is to be 



Water-Lily. 

 (Nymphea odoraia). 

 found in so many of our ponds and 

 sluggish streams, can be very easily 

 grown in a tub or half barrel. It is 

 only necessary to have a water-tight 

 tub, place a little rich soil from the 

 bottom of any shallow pond or ditch in 

 it, say to the depth of a foot or fifteen 

 inches, in this set a plant of the water- 

 lily, and then fill the tub to the brim 

 with soft water. For convenience the 

 tub may be set in the ground with the 

 top just about even with the surface. 

 It will only be necessary to add a little 

 water occasionally to supply the waste 



by evaporation. There is a variety of 

 this lily that is tinged with red. If 

 not convenient to obtain plants from 

 the ponds, they can be px'ocured thi-ough 

 any of our seedsmen or nurserymen. 



If we can not ornament our grounds 

 with the showy Victoria regia, we can 

 plant onr own native species, which 

 belongs to the same order, and in its 

 leaf structure bears a miniatui'e resem- 

 blance to its majestic South American 

 relative. 



Indeed we are quite too prone to- 

 think that beautiful things must come 

 from some far-off land, and that plants 

 which can be found growing in our 

 own woodlands, or lakes, or streams can 

 not be worthy of attention. There are 

 very few things more beautiful or more 

 deliciously scented than our native 

 white water-lily. 



COUNTY OF RENFREW FRUIT 

 GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 

 An association of the fruit-growers 

 of Renfrew County has been formed for 

 the purpose of collecting the informa- 

 tion on the subject of fruit growing 

 that lies scattered about in the experi- 

 ence of those who have been experi- 

 menting in fruit-growing in dififerent 

 pai'ts of the county. It is expected 

 that when these persons meet too-ether 

 they will be able to prepai-e a list of 

 the varieties of fruit suitable for culti- 

 vation in that county which will be 

 reliable. It is intended that this asso- 

 ciation shall be affiliated with the On- 

 tario Fruit Growers' Association, who 

 will publish in their Annual Report 

 the proceedings of the Renfrew County 



