THE CANA-DfAN HORTICULTURIS'i. 



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Spotton, of Barrie, and one that we are 

 confident will be received with no ordin- 

 ary pleasure by many of our readers. 

 Mr. Spotton is most favorably known 

 as a writer on Canadian botany, and 

 we are confident that the papers he 

 will furnish will be read with avidity 

 by every one who desires to become 

 acquainted with our wild wood plants 

 and flowers. We intend that they 

 shall be suflaciently illustrated to make 

 them easily intelligible to the youngest 

 reader. These papers will constitute a 

 series of popular instruction in element- 

 ary botany, illustrated wholly by refer- 

 ence to Canadian plants. It is too 

 true that our young people are very 

 lai'gely growing up in ignorance of the 

 correct names and natural affinities of 

 our most common wayside flowei-s. It 

 seems to us that some of the time now 

 spent in our common schools on arith- 

 metical conundrums might be better 

 employed in the study of the forms of 

 life with which we are surrounded, but 

 as such matters are beyond our reach, 

 we commend the forthcoming papers 

 from Mi-. Spotton to the attention of 

 all, and especially of our younger 

 readers. 



The Directors of the Association by 

 whom the Canadian Horticulturist is 

 published, have decided that the sub- 

 scription book be thrown aside at the 

 end of the year, consequently old sub- 

 scribers will kindly renew their sub- 

 scription during this month if they 

 wish to receive the magazine for 1885. 

 If any numbers for the past year have 

 not been received, they can be supplied 

 on application. Subscribers for the 



coming year will be entitled to receive 

 a copy of the Annual Report of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 

 for the year 1884, now in course of 

 preparation. They will be also en- 

 titled to receive whichever one of the 

 following articles they may ask for, on 

 remitting their subscription, viz : 



A Yearling Tree of a Russian Apple ; or, 

 A Yearling Tree of the hardy Catalpa ; or, 

 A Yearling Plant of Fay's Proliflc Cur- 

 rant ; or, 

 A Tuber of a Choice Double Dahlia ; or. 

 Three papers of Flovrer Seeds, one each 

 of the Diadem Pink, Salpiglossis and 

 Striped Petunia. 



These will all be securely packed and 

 sent by mail, post paid, to each sub- 

 scriber, according as he may designate. 



If you think that the Canadian 

 Horticulturist is worthy of support, 

 that the information published is of 

 value, will you not interest your neigh- 

 bors in our magazine and send their 

 subscriptions with your own ? The 

 usefulness of such a magazine is in- 

 creased as its circulation is enlarged. 

 It is not published for profit. Every 

 dollar is expended in the appi'opriate 

 work of the Association, namely : in 

 collecting and disseminating inform- 

 ation. You are requested to help in 

 making this information more widely 

 known. Will you not encourage and 

 sustain the Directors, upon whom the 

 care and responsibility rests, by your 

 sympathy and active co-operation. 



We find that Tent Caterpillars are 

 killed by the Buhach (pyretlirum) pow- 

 der, blown through bellows. It is an 

 easy method of application, while no in- 

 jury results to either leaves or branches. 

 — Rural New Yorker. 



