June, I 912 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



159 



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Canadian Gardens 



(Concluded from page 144) 



were edged with English Box (Buxus sem- 

 pervirens), reminding one of the old Eng- 

 lish gardens, fnside of the box edgings are 

 narrow borders of hardy perennial plants, 

 that give the garden an attractive appear- 

 ance in summer. The north boundary of 

 this garden was taken Tip with a long range 

 of glass graperies and greenhouses. In the 

 graperies have been grown about fifteen 

 varieties of the luscious French hothouse 

 grapes. The fruit from these vines has 

 l,een much enjoyed by many prominent peo- 

 ple, including His Majesty King George 

 when, as Prince George, he paid a visit 

 some years ago to Inglewood, whilst an offi- 

 cer on H. M. S. Canada. In the lobby of 

 these vineries is a fine specimen of the 

 Chinese Wistaria. 



In the fruit orchards, several acres in 

 extent, are planted the finest kinds of 

 peaches, apples, pears and plums, as well as 

 of small fruits. Possibly the first .shipment 

 of apples to China from Canada was made 

 from these orchards, about .five years ago. 

 The conservatory attached to the residence 

 deserves some notice. A fine collection of 

 palms, cycas, banana and other plants occu- 

 l)ied this building. 



Much more might be written about these 

 gardens and grounds with which the writer 

 i.s so familiar, but space will not permit. 

 What has been written is very largely of a 

 reminiscent nature. In a few years, and 

 perhaps in less time, what has been written 

 will be subject matter of history only. These 

 grounds have recently passed into the hands 

 of a local syndicate. The stakes of the sur- 

 veyors now seen here and there indicate 

 very clearly that at least many of the points 

 spoken of will soon have city residences 

 erected on them. The graperies mentioned 

 have already been removed preparatory to 

 building operatioris. It is to be hoi)od that 

 some portion of these grand old gardens 

 and lawns will be preserved as history marks 

 of the early pioneer days of this now rapid- 

 ly growing city. 



British Columbia 



A considerable reduction in British Col- 

 umbia fruit rates has been made by the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway as a result of con- 

 ferences held last February in Omaha be- 

 tween the executive of the British Colum- 

 bia Fruit Growers' Association and W. B. 

 Lanigan, assistant freight trafiic manager of 

 the road. Since that time some correspon<!- 

 ence has taken place on the subject and the 

 reductions are now announced. The reduc- 

 tions apply to fruit shipped to the prairie 

 markets. 



The next quarterly meeting of the British 

 Columbia Fruit Growers' Union will be held 

 at Kaslo, July 30, during the holding of the 

 first annual cherry show at that point. 



The Deijartment of Agriculture this year 

 had seven power sprayers at work in dif- 

 ferent parts of the i>rovince, and an expert 

 with each, who taught not only .spraying, 

 but also pruning, thinning and the cultiva- 

 tion of the soil as well. Difficulty was ex- 

 perienced in finding the right class of men 

 to handle this work, but good results must 

 follow. As a result of their demonstra- 



tions last year numerous power .sprayers 

 were i)urchased throughout the province 

 and a carload went into the Okanagan 

 country recently. When the department 

 started the use of the power sprayer two 

 years ago there were only two in the pro- 

 vince. 



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 vines. 



It is adjustable to any depth, in 

 the middle or at the ends, by 

 means of gang hinges. Levers 

 adju^ each gang separately to any 

 angle, regulating the amount of 



dirt thrown. In grape cultivation 

 the Massey-Harris cultivates all 

 of the ground. A plow^ cannot 

 do this. It is a good side-hill 

 harrow. The steel frame is in one 

 piece. Strong arches or yokes 

 support the gangs, separate bear- 

 ing boxes take up the fridtion. 

 We furnish, as an extra attach- 

 ment, a steel extension frame. 

 With it the operator can cultivate 

 under the trees, close to the trunks, 

 and the horses do not interfere 

 with the branches or injure the 

 fruit. This extension will save 

 nnany times its price. 



With the extension frame the 

 machine measures 10 feet I inch 

 in width. 



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