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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Eddtlon. 



55 First Prizes 

 in One Garden 



What a source of satisfaction it 

 is to produce in your own garden 

 the finest vegetables and flowers, 

 fit to compete in a prize contest 

 with the best the neighborhood 

 can produce 



You can do this if you sow 



D. & F.'s 

 HIGH GRADE SEEDS 



55 First Prizes taken by Mr. F. S. 

 Watson, of Lachine, Que., last 

 year on products grown from D. 

 & F.'s High Grade Seeds. 



Have a prize garden yourself 

 this summer. Catalogue sent free 

 on request. 



Dupuy S Ferguson 



38 Jacques Cartier Square, 

 Montreal, Que. 



i&h Columbia Fruit Growers' Association 

 has urged itlie amendment or Interpretation 

 of tlie Anti-iDumplng Clause of the Tariff 

 Act so as to Impose an adequate dumping 

 duty on fruits Imported at less than the 

 cost of production. 



Final Resolutions. 



Resolutions passed referred with regret 

 to the death of the late Eobt. Thompson, of 

 St. Catharines, md Major A. E. Kimmins, of 

 Winona, thanke^l iHon. Martin Burrell, Do- 

 minion Minister of .Agriculture, for the ap- 

 pointment of Mr. D. Johnson as Fruit Com- 

 missioner, thanlied Hon. Mr. Duff, Provincial 

 Minister of Agriculture, for work done by the 

 fruit branch under Mr. P. W. Hodgetts, at 

 the Vineland Statioii iby Mr. Clement, and 

 for 'the work of Prof. L. Cae.sar. Cold Stor- 

 age Commissioner, J. A. Ruddick, was con- 

 gratulated on the success of the work his 

 Division has done, in regard to the pre-cool- 

 ing of fruit. The a.s.sociation decided to 

 amend the constitution so thait 'the fees to 

 local associations vfii'i 'be &0c hereafter, in- 

 stead of 25c as formerly. 



A Book That Will 

 Help You 



To make your home look worth while — and 

 worth more. 



Lovers of Roses 



will And many suKtitstioiis in its list of 115 

 hardy varieties. It also lists many varieties, 

 new and old, of Shrubs, Vines, Herbaceous 

 I'erennlals, Trees and Bedding Plants. 



The Book Is Free 



Canadian Horticulturist. 



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 HAMILTON, ONTARIO 



Items of Interest 



A free short course In fruit growing ana 

 vegetable gardening will ibe held at :Mac- 

 donald College, Quebec, 'February Tth to 

 11th. 



The well known seed firm, "Kelway's," of 

 Bnglamd, has issued a little booklet entitled 

 "besit we Forget," giving a list of the em- 

 ployees of the tiTm who have enlisted in the 

 British Army or Navy since the war started. 

 The list includes almost fifty names. In 

 addition a still larger list is puibllshed of 

 former employees who have also enlisted. 



Paint Without Oil 



Remarkable Discovery That Cuts 

 Down the Cost of Paint Seventy- 

 Five Per Cent. 



A Free Trial Package Is Mailed to Everyone 

 Who Writes. 



A. K Rice, a prominent manufacturer of 

 Adams, N.T., ha3 discovered a process of mak- 

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 He calls it Powdrpaint. It comes in the form 

 of a dry powder and all that is required Is cold 

 water to make a paint weather proof. Are proof 

 and as durable as oil paint. It adheres to any 

 surface, wood, stone or brick, spreads and looks 

 like oil paint and costs about one-fourth as 

 much. 



Write to Mr. A. L. Rice. Manufr., 37 North 

 St., Adams, N.Y., and he will send you a free 

 trial package, also color card and full Informa- 

 tion showing you how you can save a good 

 many dollars. Write- to-day. 



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Engine, Pump and 

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