February, 1916. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Carters Tested Seeds Inc. 



Write for our 1916 Catalogue of 

 Garden, Lawn, and Farm Seeds. 

 Prices substantially reduced. 

 Stocks as good as ever. 



Dept. A. 133 King St. 

 TORONTO, ONT. 



East 



Strawberry Plants that Grow 



Selected plants. All standard varieties $3.50 

 to $6.00 per 1,000. Send for list. 



Ontario Nursery Co. Ti 



vraiLLINGTON. ONTARIO. 



GLADIOLI 



Gladioli are now amon^r the most popular 

 of summer cut flowers. We grow about five 

 acres, largely Groff's collections and GrofE's 

 named varieties: Peace, War, America, Blue 

 Jay, LiaLuna, Peachblow, Lavandula, and 

 many others. 



We make mi special collections for Horti- 

 cultural Societies. 



We also grow Paeonies, Dahlias, Peren- 

 nials. Flowering Shrubs and general Nursery 

 Stock. 



Write for Catalogue. 



CAMPBELL BROS. 



SIMCOE, ONT. 



o'clock, and in the evening long enough 'be- 

 fore dark that the hens will get a good feed 

 before they wish to go to roost. As to how 

 much to feed depends upon the birds. Feed 

 just what they will clean up, and whether 

 you are feeding too much or too little can 

 be easily asceriained by examining the litter. 

 Scrape a little of the straw off the floor, and 

 if you find any quantity of grain on the floor 

 you are feeding too much, on the other 

 hand, if there is practically no grain, you are 

 not feeding enough. The hens should have 

 just enough grain to keep them scratching 

 and not enough that they will ibecome dis- 

 couraged and not scratch. 



As a rule the dry grain does not contain 

 enough protein for the high production of 

 eggs and the lack should toe made up in 

 some other way. This is frequently done 

 by feeding a mash. The mash may be fed 

 dry or, as is the case in some small flocks 

 where there is plenty of table scraps, it 

 might be mixed with the scraps and fed in 

 a moist condition. In this case a mash mix- 

 ture of the following: One part bran, two 

 parts shorts, one part corn meal or oats, 

 makes a good feed. If, however, the oats 

 in use are not very good, the hull should toe 

 removed. This dry material can be mixed 

 in with the table scraps and milk and fed 

 at noon, just what the hens will clean up 

 in about twenty minutes. Should it not be 

 possible to use table scraps, put the dry 

 mash into a self-feeding hopper, where the 

 birds can have free access to it, and add 

 to the dry mash ten per cent, of good toeef 

 scrap. 



One of the most valuable poultry foods 

 is milk. Skim milk or touttermilk will bring 

 a better price in new laid eggs than in any 

 other product, and if milk is at all avail- 

 able, it ought to toe given to the hens. Milk 

 is used to advantage in the mixing of wet 



BEST GLADIOLI 

 Half Price. February only. 



Mrs. F. Pendleton, said to be the finest of 

 all, very large, wide-open flower, delicate 

 salmon pink, red mark in throat. IB cents. 



Myrtle — the Queen of Gladioli, most lovely 

 of all, the most beautiful pink in Gladiolus. 

 30 cents. 



Europa — the purest of whites, white as 

 us. 



Peace — the grandest white. 10 cents. 



Sohwaben — the strongest grrowlng, largest 

 flowering yellow on the market. 20 cents. 



War—blood red, unrivalled for vigor, size 

 of bloom and brilliancy of color. 16 cents. 



All home grown, superior to the Imported 

 stock usually sold. 



H. P. VANWAGNER, 

 R. R. No. 5 ■ ■ Hamilton, Ont. 



PRIZE DAHLIAS 



Grown in Canada. 

 Twenty named varieties, $1.00. Fifteen 

 choice named varieties, $1.00. Ten Giant 

 prize-winners, all correctly named, $1.00. 

 Four different colors, 25c. All are field- 

 grown roots. Postpaid. Send for Catalogue 

 of over 200 beautiful varieties. 

 MISS G. S. DOUGLASS, Buctouche, N. B. 



GLADIOLI BULBS 



-Vmerica, Ught Pink. Per 100. 



Bulbs 13-4 In. and up $1.75 



11-2 in. to 13-4 in l.BO 



'• 1 1-4 in. to 1 1-2 in. 1.2R 



" 1 in. to 1 1-4 In 1.00 



" 3-4 in. to 1 in 80 



Napoleon — Bright, Brilliant Red, with 



markings of cream and maroon. 

 Napoleon, Bulbs 1 1-4 in. to 1 1-2 In, 

 1 in. to 1 1-4 In. .. 



" 3-4 in. to 1 in 



50 or more at 100 rates 

 purchaser's expense. All 

 growing. 



G. W. J. BRIDGER, 



R. R. No. 1 - - - Sarnla, Ont 



1.60 

 1.26 

 1.00 



By express at 

 bulbs my own 



NEWCASTLE- ON -TYNE 



is the HUB of one 



of the most densely 

 populated 

 and pros- 

 perous dis- 

 tricts in the 

 United 

 Kingdom. 



iRBRDUCM 



HARROGATE 



YORK 



An Excellent 

 Market for 

 Canadian 

 Growers. 



We want regular weekly shipments of the best apples and 

 pears. Our wide connection enables us to dispose of It at excellent 

 prices. 



Full i>articulars of quantities and varieties sent on request. 



Cablet— LONGFIELD, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. A.B.C. Code, 



5th Edition. 

 Bankers — Bank of Liverpool, Gallowgate Branch, Newcattle-on- 



Tyne. 



W. LONGFIELD & SON 



1Z.14-16-22 Green Market, NEWCASTLE. ON-TYNE, ENGLAND. 

 Established 1868. 



For the Land^s Sake 



Use the best Manure 

 and get 



GOOD CROPS 



For Nurseries, Fruit Growers 

 and Gardeners. 



Sure Growth Compost 



(A Composition of all Natural Manures) 



Makes poor land fertile and keeps fertile 

 land most productive. 



Supplied by 



S. W« Marchment 



133 Victoria St., TORONTO 



Telephone* : Main 2841 ; Residence. Park 951 

 Say rou MW thU wL in Tli* Caudiaa Hortieukivwt 



