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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, 1910 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



Publuhed bjr The Horlicultyrcl 

 Publiihinc Company, Limited 



PKTKKBOKO, ONTAKIO 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 



in the Dominion 



Okfiuiai. Ouoan ok Bkitisu Columbia, Ontario 



QuKBKC, NkwBhun6wick and Pkinck Edward 



Island Fruit Gkoweks' Associationb 



H. Bbonson Cowan, ManaeriiiK Director 

 A. B. Cutting, B.S.A., Editor 



1. The Canadian Horticulturist Is published on 

 the 25th day of the month preceding date of 

 issue. 



2. Subscription price in Canada and Great Bri- 

 tain, 60 cents a year; two years, $1.00. For United 

 States and local subscriptions in Peterboro, (not 

 called for at the Post Office) 25 cents extra a 

 year, including postage. 



3. Remittances should be made by Post Office 

 or Express Money Order, or Registered Letter. 

 Postage Stamps accepted for amounts less than 

 $1.00. 



4. Change of Address.— When a change of ad- 

 dress is ordered, both the old and the new ad- 

 dresses must be given. 



5. Advertising Rates quoted on application. 

 Copy received up to the 18th. Address all ad- 

 vertising correspondcjice and copy to our Ad- 

 vertising Manager, Peterboro, Ont. 



6. Articles and Illustrations for publication 

 will be thankfully received by the editor. 



CIRCULATION STATEMENT. 



Since the subscription price of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist was reduced from $1.00 to 60centi 

 a year, the circulation has grown rapidly. The 

 following is a sworn statement of the net paid 

 circulation of The Canadian Horticulturist for 

 the year ending with Dec, 1909. The figures giv- 

 en are exclusive of samples and spoiled copies, 

 and of papers sent to advertisers. Some months, 

 including the sample copies, from 10,000 to 12.000 

 copies of The Canadian Horticulturist are mailed 

 to people known to be interested in the grow- 

 ing of fruit, flowers or vegetables. 



January, 1910... 

 February. 1910 . . 



March. ISIIO 



April, 1910 



.8,92.5 

 .8,967 

 .9.178 

 .9,410 



January. 1909 9,456 



February, 1909. 9,310 



March, 1909 9,4a') 



April, 1919 9.482 



May, 1909 9,172 



June, 1909 8,891 



July, 1909 8,44r 



August, 1909 8,570 



September, 1909 8,605 



October. 1909 8,675 



November, 1909 8,760 



December, 1909 8,875 j 



Total for the year .107,638 



Awmngm each iuue in 1907, 6,627 



1908. 8.695 



" •• 1909, 8,970 



Sworn detailed statementa will be mailed npon 

 application. 



Our Protective Policy 



We want the readers of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist to feel that they can deal with our 

 advertisers with our assurance of the advertie- 

 era' reliability. We try to admit to our columns 

 only the most reliable advertisers. Should any 

 subscriber, therefore, have good cause to be 

 dissatisfied with the treatment he receives from 

 any of our advertisers, we will look into the 

 matter and investigate the circumstances fully. 

 Should we find reason, even in the slightest 

 degree, we will discontinue immediately the pub- 

 lication of their advertisements in The Horti- 

 culturist. Should the circumstances warrant, 

 we will expose them through the columns of 

 the paper. Thus we will not only protect our 

 readers, but our reputable advertisers as well. 

 All that is necessary 10 entitle you to the bene- 

 fit of this Protective Policy is that you include 

 in all your letters to advertisers the words, 

 "I saw your ad. in The Canadian Horticultur- 

 ist." Complaints should be made to ns as soon 

 as possible after reason for dissatisfaction has 

 been found. 



Communications should be addressed: 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



PETEBBOEO. ONTABIO. 



SPARE THE WILD FLOWERS 



The lure of thn woods and the growing 

 interest in nature study may prove to be 

 a menace to our wild fl6T»ers. Many per- 

 sons unconsciously do great injury to na- 

 ture in their desire to acquire benefit. Many 

 nature seekers gather great bundles of flow- 

 ers that are destined to wither and die. 

 There should be a personal, and possibly a 

 legal, restraint to prevent this unwanton 

 destruction. 



Nature can best be studied and appre- 

 ciated in her secluded haunts and not by 

 robbing her of her plants and flowers. In- 

 discriminate and lavish collecting will ex- 

 terminate many species of our native flora. 

 .\nnuals and biennials suffer more than per- 

 ennials. .Specimens of some of the latter 

 mav be transferred with advantage to our 

 gardens, but the collectors, even for this 

 purpose, should not dig everything in sight 

 and destroy a dozen plants for each one to 

 be transplanted. We should gather wild 

 flowers and plants with discretion. Reck- 

 less collecting is folly. 



THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH 



Although the brown-tail moth has not 

 yet made any permanent appearance in any 

 state or province on thiS continent outside 

 of New England, it is almost certain to be- 

 come established throughout the whole 

 country if stringent preventive measures 

 are not taken. Splendid work has been 

 f^one in Nova Scotia to control it there and 

 tb" Dominion entomologist and staff have 

 taken means to prevent its introduction 

 into all the provinces on nursery stock im- 

 ported from France. In spite of these pre- 

 ciutions, however, the pest is almost sure 

 to become established sooner or later. It 

 is practically impossible to inspect all the 

 imnortations of nursery stock and the moth, 

 being a strong, swift flyer, may be expected 

 some time to gain entrance from the eastern 

 states. The annual report of the Secretary 

 for Agriculture for Nova Scotia states that 

 large numbers of moths have been carried 

 by winds from Massachusetts to Nova 

 Scotia. 



The brown-tail moth is a serious enemy 

 to orchards, parks and forest plantations. 

 Were it to become established in_. Canada, 

 the greatest danger will l,€ in private and 

 public grounds in towns and cities, and in 

 forests, as these are seldom sprayed and 

 special methods of control will have to ba 

 adopted. In orchards, spraying in spring is 

 one remedy although strong applications of 

 poison are necessary, particularly in the 

 control of full-grown larvae. A more prac- 

 tical means of control is to collect and des- 

 troy the hibernating nests. These are eas- 

 ily seen in winter at the ends of twigs. 



Not only is the brown-tail moth a serious 

 enemy of trees but it is dangerous to human 

 health. Injury to man comes through hairs 

 carried bv the wind and dropped on hands 

 or face, or by inhalation. Hairs are said 

 also to collect on clothing hanging on the 

 line and are thereby transferred to the wear- 

 ers. The hairs are barbed and are covered 

 with a poisonous secretion. They readily 

 pierce the skin, causing an irritating rash 

 and when in the throat catise trouble of a 

 serious nature. Cases of death due to these 

 hairs have been reported. 



Citizens in all parts of our country can 

 aid in preventing the establishment of the 

 pest by sending to the Dominion Entop-olo- 



gist, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 

 any suspicious leaf clusters encircled by 

 webs that they may see in winter or early 

 spring. The moth itself is easily identified, 

 being pure white (except that occasionally 

 there mav be a few black spots on the forts- 

 wing of the male) with a tuft of brownish 

 hairs at the tip of the abdomen, from which 

 it gets its name. 



Vigilance on the part of the authorities 

 and thorough inspection of nursery stock, 

 not only from abroad but also from the 

 United States, are necessary in order that 

 the first of these insects to appear in any 

 locality may be detected and destroyed. 

 There is danger also from nursery stock, 

 originating in France and consigned to the 

 Ignited States, being re-shipped to Canada. 

 There are many sources of infestation. No 

 dependence can be placed on the inspection 

 systems of European countries. If im- 

 portations from infested areas cannot all 

 be inspected at our nurseries it would be 

 advisable to have them in.spected at Uie 

 ports of entry. 



ADVERTISING VEGETABLES 



Judicious advertising in newspapers is a 

 good investment for market gardeners. . It 

 is a business advantage over other fellows 

 who take chances in selling their products. 

 A gardener may have a good trade without 

 advertising but he can double and treble it 

 by the use of printer's ink. If you think 

 that people do not read the advertisements 

 in the papers and that you would not get 

 results, place the following "ad" in one of 

 your local papers every day for one week : 

 "Crisp Red Radishes — Five large bunches 

 for ten cents — Delivered to every one who 

 mentions this advertisement with name of 

 paper to me — Offer open for one week, com- 

 mencing May 9, 1910." Although the price 

 is low the publicity will well repay you and 

 you will learn something about the value of 

 newspaper advertising. 



Never sell anything that is not first-class. 

 If you have any inferior products on your 

 wagon, explain the situation to your cus- 

 tomers and charge much less than the usual 

 price. Have your vegetables graded ; if in 

 packages, have them just as good at the 

 bottom as at the top. If a customer finds 

 a spoiled specimen, give him his money back. 

 .Vlways give good measure and have all veg- 

 etables clean. Grow good stuff, market it 

 in an attractive way, adverti.se these facts 

 in the local press and you will secure new 

 customers every day. It pays to advertise. 



Fruit growers should keep a few hives of 

 bees in their orchards in order to assure 

 cross-pollination of the blossoms. Pollen 

 is transferred from flower to flower by wind 

 and insects. In some seasons, bees are the 

 most important agents. A few colonies in 

 the orchard will aid in getting better crops. 



Some parts of British Columbia still grow 

 apples unmolested by codling moth. The 

 mountain-girt valleys are particularly adapt- 

 ed for repelling insect invasions. If the 

 growers in such districts realize what is good 

 for their pockets they will maintain a stern, 

 unremitting watch for the first sign of this 

 moth, which will come as surely as it has 

 come to nearly every apple district on this 

 continent. Prompt, concerted action when- 

 ever the moth appears will be worth thous- 

 ands of dollars to the groweis. 



One of our subscribers in the Okanagan 

 Valley, B.C., asks the following question : 

 "Can any of The Canadian HoRTicuLTtrRiST 

 readers give the facts about how and just 

 when the late Charles Arnold of Paris raised 

 the Ontario apple h There seems to be ■ a 



