February, tgii 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTUEIST 



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the following cflScers were elected : Presi- 

 dent S. J Williams; vice-president, H. L. 

 Janzen ; and secretary-treasurer, Geo. 

 DekleinLans. 



MILTON 



One of the new societies of Ontario 

 which is doing good work is the Milton 

 Horticultural Society, which was crgan- 

 zed about a year and a half ago. The 

 members were encouraged to improve their 

 home surroundings and much was done in 

 the way of civic improvement. A Toronto 

 gentleman who was formerly a resident of 

 Milton, recently donated three valuable 

 sterling silver cups for competition among 

 the members each year. This feature help- 

 ed greatly in arousing the interest cf the 

 members and in encouraging them to put 

 forth their best efforts to improve their 



homes and to make the society a success. 

 The memberhip is increasing rapidly, and 

 the officers anticipate a successful year. 



The Barrie society last year ranked 

 tenth among the societies of the provinces 

 and second among the societies in towns. 

 A feature which has done much tc build 

 up the society has been the interest taken 

 by the business men of the town, many of 

 whom contributed cash prizes for compe- 

 tition. The good work has consisted of 

 civic improvement and improving public 

 grounds. Encouragement has been given 

 towards the construction of lawns and 

 boulevards by the members. A grand chal- 

 lenge cup was donated to the society for 

 competition each year among the members. 



Spray Mixture 



Bordeaux Mixture. — The old formula 

 four-four-fifty is made by taking four 

 pounds of copper sulphate or blue vitriol, 

 four pounds cf stone lime, water fifty gal- 

 lons. Dissolve the copper sulphate by sus- 

 pending in a cheese cloth bag in a pail of 

 water. Use a wooden pail, as the copper 

 sulphate has a corrosive effect on iron or 

 tin. Pour the solution into a barrel or 

 tank used for spraying, half filled with 

 water. 



Slake the lime by the addition of a small 

 quantity of water. When slaked add seve- 

 ral gallons of water and stir. Pour the 

 milk of lime thus made into the dilute 

 copper sulphate, straining through a brass 

 wire strainer of about thirty inches to the 



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