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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



water plentifully and carefully ; by this 

 method you will have an appetizing' salad fit 

 for use in a week or ten days that will be 

 free from the customary ing-redients of grit 

 and dirt. Lettuce and radish seed may be 

 sown, and any very small onions left may be 

 planted in the hot bed, they will come in for 

 an early relish. A few early seed potatoes 

 may be taken from the cellar or pit and 

 spread out near a window so that they are 



safe from frost ; they will be nicely sprouted 

 by the time they are required for planting. 

 A week or two can be g^ained by dig-ging 

 time by this method if properly managed. 

 Sow a few pots or boxes of tomato, early 

 cabbag-e, cauliflower, and a few pepper 

 seeds, put them in the hot bed and trans- 

 plant into cold frames when ready ; they will 

 make nice plants for early planting in the 

 garden. Hortus. 



NOTES ON SOME GOOD TREES AND SHRUBS. 



fHE following notes with accompany- 

 ing- photographs, were kindly furn- 

 ished us by Mr. R. Cameron, Supt. 

 of Victoria Park, Niagara Falls: — 



Fig. 1768. Oak Leaved Mountain Ash. 



The White Fring^e Tree* {Chionanthus Vir- 

 ginica), though a native of North America is 

 very scarce ; indeed I do not know of an- 

 other in this vicinity excepting that shown 

 in the frontispiece, which is g-rowing on the 

 beautiful grounds of Mrs. Jas. Wilson, who 

 is one of the directors of our Society. I 



always admire the White Fring^e when in 

 bloom. The flowers are white, grown in 

 terminal racemes, and are quite fragrant. 

 After blooming in May, this plant of Mrs. 

 Wilson's, which is about ten feet high, pro- 

 duces a crop of purple fruit, like small olives, 

 and indeed the White Fringe is a member 

 of the olive family (Oleacae). It receives 

 its name. White Fringe, from the flower 

 being cut into narrow segments. 



The tree is propagated by grafting it 

 upon the common Ash, or from the seeds, 

 which resemble common plum stones. 



Oak Leaved Mountain Ash {Pyrus Quer- 

 cifolia). This tree stands at the side of 

 the residence of Mr. J. Gallinger, Stam- 

 ford, one of the directors of our 

 Society, and is probably the finest specimen 

 of its kind in Ontario. The Oak-leaved 

 Mountain Ash is an excellent lawn tree and 

 endures for many years. It grows to a 

 height of thirty feet and the spread of its 

 branches is about the same. The branches 

 are very dense, the leaves deeply lobed, 

 bright green above and downy beneath. 

 When the tree is in flower it is a beautiful 

 object, but when covered with fruit in the 

 fall, few trees can be compared with it. 



*See frontispiece. 



