The Canadian Horticulturist. 

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New Books. 



The Illustrated Dictionary ok Gar- 

 dening, a practical encyclopedia of horti- 

 culture. This is the most complete work of 

 the kind ever published, illustrated with over 

 2,000 enj<ravings and containinf^ full infor- 

 mation about plants, trees, shrubs, fruit, 

 vef(etables. It is accurate both from a sci- 

 entific and a practical point of view. It 

 is published in se\en handsomely got up 

 volumes, at 'S3.00 each, and may be ordered 

 through this office. The agent for the U.S. 

 and Canada is Mr. Jas. Penman, 12 Dey 

 Street, New York City. 



Insects Injurious to F"ruits, by William 

 Saunders, F.R.S.C, F.L.S., P^C.S., Director 

 of the Experimental Farms of Canada, etc. 

 Illustrated with 440 woodcuts. Second 

 edition, Philadelphia: J. P. Lippincott & 

 Co., 1889. Most of the scientific treatises 

 upon Entomology are clothed in such tech- 

 nical language that they are wholly unat- 

 tracting to the ordinary farmer or fruit- 

 grower ; but it has remained for Prof. 

 Saunders in a most unitjue manner to sim- 

 plify this science so that the most ordinary 

 reader can read it with interest and be able 

 to identify all the insects which usually 

 come in his way and learn how to destroy 

 them. This second edition is not only 

 cheaper than the first edition, but it is also 

 more \aluable, for it has been most carefully 

 revised by the author and made as complete 

 as possible. The price is only '^2. 



Reports. 



The Forestry Report, 1887-8. CompiU-d 

 at the iiistiuicf of the GovLriiincnt of Ontario 

 by R. \V. Phipps, Toronto. Since the Fruit 

 Growers' .Association of Ontario has for one 

 of its objects the diffusion of a knowledge of 

 forestry among the farmers of Ontario, we 

 very gladly notice this fifth report of Mr. 

 Phipps on this subject. It is a volume of 98 

 pages and contains articles upon such sub- 

 jects as English and Scotch Forestry, Forest 

 Management, Forest and Rainfall, Increas- 

 ing the Durability of Timber, Treatment of 

 Parks. Pruning of Forest trees, and Varieties 

 of Trees to Plant, etc. The interesting de- 

 scriptions of the old country forests showing 

 the high value at which they are held b)- 

 the expense bestowed upon their preser\ation 

 sets forth in bold relief the reckless destruc- 

 tion to which our noble heritage of forests 

 is being yearly subjected. That forests 

 influence rainfall has been disputed of late, 

 perhaps by those who are pecuniarily pro- 

 fited by their destruction ; but this position 

 is well maintained by Mr. Phipps, who 

 shows, both from a meteorological stand- 

 point antl from actual facts, that forests 

 really do very largely aflect the rainfall of 

 a country, and that upon them consetjuently 

 depends, to the same extent, its prosperity. 



The remarks concerning the spoilation of 

 the beautiful natural groves in the vicinity 

 of Toronto, which, with proper treatment, 

 might have been converted into magnificent 

 pleasure grounds for the health, amusement 

 and relaxation of the citizens of Toronto 

 during ages to come, are well worthy of the 

 careful attention of the voters, who should 

 see to it that such public officers are elected 

 as have a proper appreciation of the value of 

 these natural forests and know something 

 about turning them to good account. 



A Record of some of the work done in the 

 Botanical Division, Bulletin No. 8, U.S.^Dept. 

 of Agriculture, Washington, 1889. 



1'each Yellows, a preliminary report by 

 Erwin F. Smith, B. Sc, special agent. Pre- 

 pared under the direction of the Commis.- 

 sioner of Agriculture of the United States, 

 1888. As a preliminary report this volume 

 is full of interest to peach growers, although 

 so far no certain explanation of the nature of 

 the disease, or of the best means of curing 

 it, is discovered. The engravings show the 

 spread of the disease in individual orchards, 

 the spread throughout the United States and 

 Canada from a small section of country 

 about Philadelphia, where its presence was 

 first reported, and pictures of trees and fruit 

 affected. Altogether, the report chiefly 

 amounts to a history and extent of the 

 disease, and to a demolition of most of the 

 favorite theories hitherto promulgated. Re- 

 garding the cure of peach yellows by use of 

 potash or phosphates, he considers that the 

 evidence seems to warrant that such treat- 

 ment neither cures nor prevents the disease. 

 See Report, p. 40. 



Exterimental Farms. Reports of the 

 director, Prof Saunders, and hisable assist- 

 ants, for 1888, 



The reports of the horticulturist, Mr. W. 

 W. Hillborn, and of the entomologist. Prof. 

 Jas. Fletcher, from year to year, will prove 

 of increasing interest to us fruit growers. 



Catalogues. 



Henderson's I'akmirs' Manual. 1889. 

 Peter Henderson & Co., 35-37 Cortlandt 

 Street, NY. Grasses, Grains, etc. 



Geo. H. Williams, Thorold, Ont. Price 

 List of Fruit Basket Packages. 



Lewis Roksch, IVedonia. NY. Grape 

 Vines, Small Fruit Plants, etc.. 1889. 



John Little, Granton, Ont. Small Fruits. 



Geo. S. Josselyn, Fredonia, NY., 1889. 

 Small Fruits Plants and Grape Vines. 



J.T. Lovett, Little Silver, N.J , Spring 

 1889. Nursery Stock. 



S. H. Mitchell. St. Mary's Ont. Price 

 List Garden and Field Seeds. 



J. A. Simmers, 147 King Street Elast, To- 

 ronto. Seeds. 



A. Gilchrist. West Toronto Junction, 

 Ont. Evergreens, Roses, Clematis, etc. 



