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WHERE VEGETABLES RULE. 



surpassed Pliny by publishing a book of 250 

 octavo pages, giving receipts and describing 

 the curative properties of the* rose for al- 

 most every known disease. 



Travelers who have visited Persia say 

 that in no country of the world does the 

 rose grow in such profusion as in Persia ; 

 it has been caned the fatherland of the rose. 

 In eastern literature there are many chaste 

 and beautiful allegories. Here is one : " As 

 this dark mould sends upwards and out of 

 its very heart the rare Persian Rose, so does 



hope grow out of evil, and the darker the 

 evil the brighter the hope, as from a richer 

 and fouler soil comes the more vigorous and 

 larger flower." In a Persian legend we read 

 that Sadi, the poet, when a slave, presented 

 to his tyrant master a rose, accompanied 

 with this pathetic appeal : " Do good to thy 

 servant whilst thou hast the power, for the 

 season of power is often as transient as the 

 duration of this ueautiful flower." This 

 melted the heart of his lord, and the slave 

 obtained his liberty. 



GROWING VEGETABLES UNDER CLOTH 



W. T. MACOUN, HORTICULTURIST, CENTRAL CANADA EXPT. FARM. OTTAWA. 



AT the Central Canada Experimental 

 Farm last .summer an experiment 

 was tried in the raising of vegetables under 

 cloth. A small enclosure, 24 x 14 feet in 

 area, was made in which different kinds of 

 vegetables were grown. 



The same kinds of vegetables were raised 

 just outside the enclosure for purposes of 

 comparing the two. Owing to the very 

 cool, wet summer, which was unfavorable 

 to a test of this kind, the results in most re- 

 spects were by no means conclusive, but thp 

 following notes are interestir^g and may be 

 suggestive. All the vegetables inside grew 

 better than those outside, and some con- 

 tinued to grow better until' the end of the 

 season. 



some; inte;ri;sting results. 



Beets — The tops were about as good •n- 

 side as outside, but when pulled it was 

 found that the crop of roots outside weighed 

 225^ pounds, while that inside was only 9 

 pounds. 



Lettuce, sown June 10. — The plants grew 

 almost equally as well inside as outside the 

 enclosure. Outside they were from two to 

 four days earlier than inside. 



Radish, sown June 10. — Radish was ready 

 for use inside, fully three days before those 

 outside. The radishes inside were perfect- 



ly free from maggots, while those outside 

 were practically worthless. Those inside 

 grew to be a large size before losing their 

 crispness. 



Beans, sown June 10. — The beans were 

 ready for use three days earlier inside than 

 outside, and the pFants were about as vigor- 

 ous. There were 11 quarts of green beans 

 inside, as against 14 quarts outside. 



Egg Plants, Water Melons and Musk 

 Melons, planted June 10. — These were all 

 failures as regards crop, both inside and 

 outside, owing to the wet and cool summer, 

 but all plants grew well in both cases. Hand 

 pollination would be necessary to insure a 

 crop even in a favorable season, as few or 

 no insects cou.- get into the enclosure. 



Cauliflower, planted June 10. — The root 

 maggot attacked those outside badly, while 

 those inside, though injured some in the cold 

 frame before transplanting, were not affect- 

 ed inside the enclosure. ■ 



Cucumbers, planted June 10. — Although 

 the plants grew well, no cucumbers set in- 

 side until autumn, at which time a few rent's 

 in the cloth permitted insects to enter. 

 There was only a very small crop outside 

 owing to the unfavorable season. 



Tomatoes, planted June 10. — The plants 

 grew well inside, but were never as robust 



