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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



October, 191 2 



The View from a Corner of the Garden — Notice the Effect of the Border. 



ery, cucumbers and dahlias. The rose 

 garden is young- and not yet in full 

 bloom, but the owner has a hint that next 

 year will give him great pleasure, judg- 

 ing by the way the bushes are growing. 

 His choice is Mildred Grant, Liberty, La 

 France, General McArthur, Duchess of 

 Portland, General Jacquiminot, Kilken- 

 ny, Van Houti and Dean Hale princi- 

 pally. 



Mr. and Mrs. Rewbotham are great 

 lovers of stocks and wonder why people 

 do not raise more of these beautiful flow- 

 ers. He is a chronic prize taker in St. 

 Thomas, and on some occasions has been 

 judge of the local flower shows. Last 

 year he took all the first prizes given by 

 the Horticultural Society, and so far this 

 year has taken three firsts and one sec- 

 ond prize. 



Asked as the course of procedure in 

 producing such a fine garden, Mrs. Rew- 

 botham told me that ordinary manure 

 and bone meal were used for the garden ; 

 whale oil soap diluted for rose pests, and 

 a compost of bone meal, ashes and salt 

 for the lawn. 



Mr. Rewbotham 's method of celery 

 raising is worth noting. He makes a 

 tile shaped coat of felt paper and fastens 

 it around the plant. While there I saw 

 the young leaves appearing above the 

 coat. It is successful, and saves a lot 

 of hard digging. 



When not on duty, Mr. Rewbotham 

 is always in the garden, and certainly 

 this happy pair get all the good there is 

 out of this beautiful home. 



rich, loamy potting soil. Keep them in 

 a cool window and do not give them too 

 much water for a month or six weeks 

 until well started. After this they re- 

 quire more water. Spray the tops with 

 tobacco water once or twice to keep down 

 green aphis. Spray the tops frequently 

 with clear 'water. — Wm. Hunt, 0..\.C., 

 Guelph . 



Fall Planting Recommended 



J. McPherton Ron, Toronto, Oct. 



Speaking from actual experience as 

 a practical horticulturist, I most em- 

 phatically recommend fall planting for 

 the great majority of fruit and orna- 

 mental stock with the possible ex- 

 ception of evergreens, peach and cherry 

 trees. Nor would I except evergreens 'f 

 proper care is given to seeing that the 

 roots are not too long exposed when 

 transplanting, l\ut it is preferable to 

 transplant them in September. 



The great requisite for fall planting 

 is good drainage and although this is 

 just as necessary and essential in the 

 spring it is compulsory in the fall. This 

 being provided then there is everything 

 to be said in favor of fall planting. Nor 

 do I believe that this important fact is 

 suflRciently impressed on the mind of the 

 intending planting or gardening public 

 as it should be, or are they aware of it.s 

 importance. 



Let me mention a few of the reasons 

 why fall planting is best. First, the 

 ground or soil is in the most desirable 

 condition. Being dry, mellow, and warm 

 it is easier handled or worked than it 

 can possibly be in the spring, and when 

 the stock is planted it has a chance to 

 get the soil properly settled about the 

 roots and it is all ready to start in to 

 grow the first thing in the spring. The 

 average experience of every spring 

 planter is the loss of the best part of the 

 spring weather before the stock arrives 

 from the nursery. Many delays such as 

 may occur by the nurseryman being rush- 



Lilium Harrisii— Should be potted in 

 October in six or seven inch pots in good 



An illustration of How Tomatoes Grow in Mr. Rewbotham's Garden. 



