I go 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



which is to destroy the Codling Moth. It 

 is also a season when the Apple Spot Fun- 

 gus is usually very active. These three 

 sprayings are the most important and should 

 not be neglected. At the farm we make at 

 least two more for winter apples, and be- 

 lieve that taking one season with another It 

 pays to spray winter apples five or even six 

 times. 



WHEN SPRAYING MAY BE DONE. 



If a fruit grower feels that he cannot 

 spray more than three times I would suggest 

 making the first spraying just before the 

 flower buds open, tne second within a week 

 after the blossoms fall, and the third from 

 ID to 15 days later. In districts west of 

 Toronto, where there are two broods of Cod- 

 ling Moth, it would be well to make two 

 sprayings of the poisoned Bordeaux mix- 

 ture in addition to the banding of trees. 

 These sprayings should be made about July 

 20 and two weeks later. 



Plum trees will be sprayed while the trees 

 are still dormant with copper sulphate and 

 water (i pound copper sulphate to 25 gal- 

 lons of water), to prevent the spread of the 

 brown or ripe and black knot. A second 

 spraying for the same purpose will be made 

 with poisoned Bordeaux mixture before the 

 flower buds open. A third spraying will 

 be given with the same object and mixture 

 about a week after the blossoms have fallen. 

 This spraying will also destroy the curculio. 



As with apples, the early applications are 

 the most important and should not be 

 omitted. Pears should be sprayed at about 

 the same time as apples.' 



This immediate vicinity has few growers 

 of large fruit, as people became discouraged 

 in the days of darkness. New interest, 

 however, is now manifest, as farmers are 

 putting out new orchards. My brother is set- 

 ting out 300 trees this spring.— (W. H. Hut- 

 ton, Smith's rails, Ont. 



Ownership of Roadside Trees 



H. L. HUTT, ONT. AGRI. COL. 



The council of the municipality in which I 

 live is selling the beautiful shade trees along the 

 highways for paltry sums of money and allow- 

 ing them to be cut down. The trees are princi- 

 pally pines and elms growing wild along the 

 fences. To me this seems scandalous, and if it 

 is not stopped the beauty of our country will be 

 destroyed. Can not the owner of the adjoining 

 land or any ratepayer forbid this cutting ? — 

 (E. E. D., Harrowsmith, Ont.) 



Public officials elected by popular vote 

 are usually very sensitive to the effect of 

 public opinion, and if the pressure of pub- 

 lic opinion can be brought to bear upon 

 such a council probably this would be the 

 best way to deal with them. This, however, 

 may be too slow to prevent their seriously 

 destroying the natural beauty of the high- 

 ways. It may be necessary to resort to 

 stronger means. If this has to be done, I 

 give below the opinion of a legal friend : 



A I.EGAL OPINION. 



"If the trees constitute an obstacle to the 

 free use of the highway, as such, or are a 

 nuisance, it is the duty of the municipal 

 council to have them removed, and the coun- 

 cil may have such trees removed whenever 

 such removal is deemed necessary for any 

 purpose of public improvement. The owner 

 of adjoining property, however, is entitled 

 to ten days' notice of the intention of the 

 council to remove the trees, and the inten- 

 tion of the council must be expressed by a 

 resolution of council regularly passed. 



" Compensation must also be paid to the 

 owner of the adjacent lands, but only if he 

 has planted or protected the trees. No 

 pathmaster or other person has any authority 

 to remove any shade tree on the highway 

 without a special resolution of council being 

 first passed. 



"Under R. S. O., Chap. 243, Section 2, 

 Sub.-Sec. 4 : ' Every growing tree, shrub 

 or sapling whatsoever, planted or left stand- 

 ing on either side of any highway for the 

 purpose of shade or " ornament, shall be 



