February, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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work of civic improvement in Canada pro- 

 moted ere our towns and cities attain a size 

 which will make such improvement more 

 difficult. There has 'been a latent desire in 

 the hearts of many Canadians for a move- 

 ment of this character. It has only lacked 

 leadership to make it a potent force towards 

 improvement. The newly formed league, 

 with the influence behind it of Mr. Thos. 

 Adams, the town planning expert of the 

 Canadian Commission of Conservation, has 

 a broad field for work and will not lack for 

 ready public support throughout the Do- 

 minion. 



The memt)ers of the Nova Scotia Fruit 

 Growers' Association, at their recent annual 

 convention, in Wolfville, placed themselves 

 unanimously on record as favoring the free 

 importation into Canada of fertilizers. We 

 are spending millions in Canada to en- 

 courage more production per acre. There 

 is no way in which this could better be pro- 

 moted than by making it easier for our fruit 

 growers and farmers to obtain the fertilizers 

 they need. By all means remove the tariff 

 on fertilizers. To call for increased pro- 

 duction and then to retard it hy making it 

 difficult for those who would increase their 

 production to do so by increasing the cost 

 of fertilizers is hardly consistent. We trust 

 the Government will see this and' act ac- 

 cordingly. 



There is a movement on foot in Manitoba 

 having for its object the enactment of legis- 

 lation which will promote the formation of 

 horticultural societies along the lines which 

 have proven so successful in Ontario. Any 

 person who has visited Manitoba and talked 

 with the people of that province cannot help 

 being impressed lay the keen desire that 

 exists for the development of horticulture 

 in the urban and rural districts. A move- 

 ment of this kind should meet with hearty 

 response from the legislature and the socie- 

 ties interested will receive ready public sup- 

 port if they press this matter vigorously. 



B PUBLISHER'S DESK 



Our front cover illustration shows a dust 

 sprayer in operation in a New York state 

 orchard. The experiments conducted by 

 Cornell University indicate that this form 

 of spraying is likely, in the course of the 

 next few years, to toe used extensively. 



The March issue of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist will ibe crowded with interesting 

 articles. Many papers read at the conven- 

 tions of the pnovincial fruit growers' associa- 

 tions held during January have reached us. 

 It has "been utterly impossible for us to pub- 

 lish them all in this is.sue. Further conven- 

 tions will be held during the early part of 

 February. The pick of the papers from 

 these various conventions will be published 

 in our March issue and will form a feature 

 of special interest. 



Among the special articles we expect to 

 publish in our March issue will be one 

 written specially for The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist by Mr. Jas. Marshall, of Hamilton, 

 giving the results of sixteen years' experi- 

 ence in peach growing. It will be illus- 

 trated. There will toe an article by Prof. 

 W. H. Brittain, Provincial Entomologist for 

 Nova Scotia, entitled "Sucking Insects of 

 the Apple." One of the toest addresses de- 

 livered at the Convention of the Nova Scotia 



Fruit Growers' Association, in January, dealt 

 with "Pruning Methods," and was delivered 

 by M. B. Davis, B.S.A., of the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm, Ottawa. It will appear in 

 our March issue. The results of experi- 

 ments in the precooling of fruit conducted 

 in 1915 and their relation to the extension 

 of the tender fruit market will be discussed 

 by Edwin Smith, of the Cold Storage Divi- 

 sion, Grimsby, Ont. The "Packing of Apples 

 in Boxes and Barrels" will be handled by 

 C. W. Baxter, Chief Fruit Inspector, Ottawa, 

 while Dr. A. J. Grant, recently elected Presi- 

 dent of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion, will deal with the sutoject, "Better Net 

 Returns for Local Associations." 



In the floral pages of our March issue, Mr. 

 Wm. Hunt, of the Ontario Agricultural Col- 

 lege, will continue his article in this issue 

 by describing in detail some of the best 

 flowers for the amateur gardener. Illustra- 

 tions of several ti the varieties will appear. 

 There will toe aruillustrated article by John 

 Dunbar, of RocJ^^ter, N.Y., describing the 

 "History, Development and Propagation of 

 the Lilac." This is the season of the year 

 when plans are being laid for next summer's 

 gardens. The "Planning of the Home Lot" 

 will be dealt with toy Mr. F. E. Buck, B.S.A., 

 of the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 

 Lack of space prevents our mentioning other 

 interesting features of our March issue. It 

 will be worth the price of a full year's suto- 

 scription. 



An error appeared in the January issue 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist which, to our 

 regret, did Prof. Caesar, of the O. A. C, an 

 injustice. A few lines from a longer article 

 were inserted as an item at the bottom of 

 a page which quoted him as saying, 



"It is best not to use Arsenate of Lead 

 on fruit trees. It cannot toe used with 

 lime sulphur at all, tout it may toe used with 

 Bordeaux Mixture. The Arsenate of Soda 

 will tourn everything if put on toy itself." 

 The fact is, as all fruit-growers know, Ar- 

 .■fenate of Lead can be comtoined safely either 

 with lime sulphur or Bordeaux mixture, or 

 may be used alone. It is up to the present 

 time the safest arsenical we have for use 

 on plants. The paragraph attributed to Prof. 

 Caesar, therefore, was misleading and in- 

 correct. 



Notice the crowded condition of the ad- 

 vertising columns in this number of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist. It is one of the 

 largest and toest issues we have ever pub- 

 lished. As we expect our March issue will 

 be equally as good, if not better, advertisers 

 are again advised to reserve space early to 

 ensure our being atole to give them the best 

 possible position. Early action ensures our 

 best possible service. 



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LISTOWEL. 



.\R a result of a meeting of our citizens 

 lield on January 14'th, a horticuitural society 

 was organized in Listowel. The' society 

 plans to undertake the beautifying of the 

 town, the .holding of floral e»h4bitiona, the 

 distribution of horticultural literature, and 

 other similar lines of work. The following 

 officers were elected. Honorary iPresidenT, 

 H. B. Morphy, K. C, M. P.; President, J. M. 

 Camptoell; 1st Vice-President, Thos. .Male; 

 and Vice-President, W. IR. Clayton; Direc- 



DR. A. J. GRANT, THEDFORD, ONT. 



Dr. Grant was recently elected President of the Ontario 



I'ruit Growers' Association. 



tors, F. W. Hay, A. W. 'Feajther&tone, W. R. 

 Logie, A. H. Hawkins, T. L. Hamilton, R A. 

 Glimie, N. A. Gowdy, H. Goddard, J. H. Gun- 

 ther; iSecretary-Treas^urer, A. St. Geo. Haw- 

 kins. 



ORILLIA. 



Although Oriilia is one of the most pro- 

 gressive towns of its size in Ontario, it has 

 lacked a horticultu'ral society until one was 

 organized last month with ,Mr. Isaac Day, as 

 secretaryjtreasurer. The society is planning 

 to conduct consideiable aggressive work 

 during the coming year. 



HAMILTON. 



The Hamilton Horticultural Society held 

 a meeting January 21st, at which an illus- 

 trated lecture on "What can be Grown in 

 the Home Garden," was given by Mr. Wm. 

 Alien, of Toronto, bead gardener to Sir Eid- 

 mund Osier. The rociety has decided to 

 offer first, second and third prizes to the 

 members bringing in the largest number of 

 new members durins the year. 



ST. THOMAS. 



On account of the increased demand for 

 public flower beds, tiie iSt. Thomas Society 

 this year intends to purchase a much larger 

 quantity o£ flowers than ever before. The 

 society is using its influence in favor of the 

 preservation and increase of the natural 

 beauty of the ravines surrounding the city 

 and tffi'eir acquisition for public parks amd 

 driveways. A large order for many varie- 

 ties of flowers has toecn given for planting in 

 Pinafore Park, which the society hopes to 

 make one of the show places of Onitario. Mr. 

 John Dunbar Superiutendent of Parks, Ro- 

 chester. IN.Y., is to address the memtoers of 

 the society on February 16th. The address 

 will be Illustrated' toy lantern views. 



The .Michigan Agricultural College, Kast 



Ivansing, Mich., is distributing Technical 



Bulletin No. 31, entitled "How Contact In- 

 secticides Km." 



