April, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



ix 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



Contents for April 



Scene in Niagara District Cover 



Photograph by P. W. Hodgetts, Toronto. 

 Fruits and Fruit Grooving 



Small Fruits in Orchards . . . L. A. Hamilton 81 



Fruningf Raspberries C. F. Sprott c i 



Top-working Peach Trees . . W. O. Burgess 82 



Planting Peach Trees .... W. E. Gorman 82 



Orchard Cultiva. ion Cooper Bros 82 



Bees in the Orchard G. W. Tebbs 83 



Facts about Gooseberries S. Spillelt 83 



Plant Breeding W. Lochhead 84 



Pruning the Peacn J- L. Hilborn 84 



Bordeaux Mixture 85 



Setting out an Orchard . . . . f. A. Moore 85 



Flower Garden and Lawn 



The Brugmansia D. B. Hoover 86 



Culture of Sweet Pea . . . . H. J. Edwards 87 



A Desirable House Plant . . . Chas. Turner 87 



Hedges for Quebec .... A. D. Verrault 88 



New Hybrid Gerberas .... R. Pinkerton 88 



Gardening on Vancouver Island . J- A. Grant 89 



Philadelphus Coronarius . . . . H. L. Hutt 89 



Cut loaned by Canadian Nursery Co. 



Failure in Asters S. A. Chase gj 



New and Little-known Plants 90 



Hints for Amateurs gi 



Photograph by Felix Koch. 



Vegetables and Market Gardening 



Growing Transplanted Onions . . A. V. Main 88 



Asparagus A. V. Main g2 



Use of ¥\a\.s in Gardening . . . W. S. Blair 92 



How to Grow Celery Plants . . . F. IV. Hack 92 



Leaf Hoppt-rs on Vegetables . . .A. Gibson 93 



Tomatoes in Western Gardens . . B. E. Neville 93 



General 



Editorials 94 



What is a Crab Apple? 95 



Notes from the Provinces . .- 100 



Niagara District Fruit Meetings xi 



Poultry Notes .S. Short xii 



INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Automobiles 102 



Bank xvi 



Hoxes and Baskets 97 



Building Material ' . xii 



Cameras xii 



Classified Advertisements 107 



Knauiels and Watches xii KKi 



Fencing xiii, xv', 10.5 



Fertilizers xiv 



Flower Pots ' . 108 



Greenliou.se Material x 



Grower.s' Supplies 98 



Hot Water Boilers : . ' xvi 



Implements and Tools . . . xiv, xvi, W, 104. 100 107 



In.secticides and Fungicides . . ii, v, vi, ix, xi, xii, iKi. 97, 08 



Maple Syrup xii, xv, lO.i, 107 



Nursery Stock, iii, iv, vl, viii, x, xii, xiv, xvi, 96, 98, 99, 104, 105, 107 



Phonograjjlis 100 



Pianos 103, lliH 



Hoofing Material ........ xiv, xviii 



Seeds and Bulbs, vi, vii, ix, xiii, xiv, xv, 99, 102, 1(H, 105, 100, 107, 108 

 Sprayers . . . xi, xii, xiii, xv, xvi, 99, 102, 103, 105, IO(i, 108 



Steamship Companies xvii 



Tea 105 



Telephones 101 



Typewriters vi 



Veterinary Remedies xvi 



WasliinK Machines . KXi 



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