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where some storms, or the persevering coldness of winter, hinder very much the progress 

 of vegetation. Thence follows that so many failed improvements (plantings) of the white 

 thorn are to be seen. Yet it is the desire of every assiduous proprietor to see his estate 

 solidly hedged in. 



The Swedish upright-growing box thorn, however, is tougher and much more unassum- 

 ing. In 8 to 4 years that plant, being content with every ground, even if it be the most 

 barren one, forms dense and durable hedges. 



The home of the box thorn is the northern part of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, 

 where we find the farms surrounded by stately hedges of that plant, even in such parts 

 where the climate is rough and most unfavorable. The inhabitants of those countries set, 

 therefore, a great value upon the box thorn, which is most advantageously set as layers in 

 the months of March and April. I am ready to answer posc-paid inquiries respecting 

 the cultivation of that plant. 



P. B. Christian, Engineer of Plantations, Tondern North Germany. 



Horticultural Institutes. 



^""fSiR, — The idea you suggested in last month's Horticulturist regarding a school, or 

 institute upon horticultural subjects, I think is an excellent one, and I, for my part, would 

 be very pleased to give lectures connected with such work. My three lectures, " Fungi," 

 " Plant-ceds," "Fertilization," illustrated with large charts, would be suitable for such 

 meetings. 



J. H. Panton, Guelph. 



Trenton Horticultural Society. 



The adjourned meeting of the Horticultural Society was held in the Town Hall, on 

 Friday, March I5th, Mayor Morrison in the chair. The full number of fifty subscribers 

 have been secured already. The meeting elected officers as follows : — President, R. Fraser ; 

 Vice-President, W. H. Berkinshaw. Committee : — J. H. Stewart, W. Jaques, G. VV. 

 Ostrom, J. W. Hyde, S. J. Young, W. H. Dempsey, W. T. Wilkins and T. F. Weir. 

 D. J. Clarke and J, Nicolson were appointed auditors. Meeting adjourned. 

 > Board meeting — S. J. Young was appointed Secretary-Treasurer. It was resolved to 

 make all members of the Fruit Growers' Association. 



S. J. Young, Sea-etary. 



The Report of the Western New York Horticultural Society for 1895 is a book of 174 

 pages, and as usual contains a large amount of valuable matter. An excellent lithograph 

 of the late P. Barry forms the frontispiece. No fruit-grower shohld fail to correspond with 



the secretary, Mr. John Hall. Rochester. N. Y., in order to secure a copy Dairying 



for Profit, or the Poor Man's Cow, by Nrs. E. M. Jones, Brockville, Ontario, Canada. A 



most excellent work, invaluable co Canadian farmers Annual Report of thePomologi- 



cal and Fruit Growing Society of the Province of Quebec, 1894. Secretary, W. W. Dun- 

 lop, Outremont, Que Twenty-second Annual Report of the Minnesota State Horticul- 

 tural Society, 1894. A. W. Latham, Minneapolis, Minn., secretary New York 



Agricultural Experimental Station, 12th Annual Report. Peter Collier, Geneva, N.Y., 

 director Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S.A., 1893. I. S. Morton, Wash- 

 ington, secretary 20th Annual Report of the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. 



CATALOGUES. 



Green's Fruit Instructor. Rochester, N. Y. A very amusing and interesting catalogue 



of fruits Fourth Annual Catalogue, strawberry plants and seed potatoes, N. J. Bryan, 



Mohawk Bruce Cataloglue of Seeds, John A. Bruce, Hamilton, Ont Niagara Falls 



Nurseries, E. Morden, proprietor, Niagara Falls South, Ont. 



