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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 1911 



Strawbsrry Plants 



Fine stocky well rooted plants. All tested 

 varieties. Neatly tied in bunches and care- 

 fully packed. Prices reasonable. Send for 

 free catalogue and price list. 



S. H. RITTENHOUSE 



Jordan Harbor, - • Ontario 



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J. W. CROSS 



Old GrtmiDU Scboel 

 W1SBECH,ENGLAND 

 Wbtlttsic Fruit, Balb and Seed Potato Specialitt 



101! 



FRUIT TREES of nil (loKcriilliini, Gooteberry, Cur- 

 rants, Strawberrie>, Raspberry Canei, etc. 

 BULBS -DaKodib, Narciuiu, Tulipt, eic, English 



(frown. 

 SEEDS of all deflcriptions, including all the best 



variclicK in Potatoes. 

 NURSERY STOCK, such aa PriTet, Quick for 



hedgCH, Herbaceous Plants, etc., etc. 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, all best varieties in stock. 

 State requirements, special quotation will be given 

 Send For List 



Established 61 Years 



SPECIAL OFFER. PRICES POSTPAID. 



Bruce's Royal Nosegay Collection Sweet 

 Peas — 1 pkt. each of 8 superb sorts. 

 separate colors, for 25o. 

 Bruce's Peerless Collection Dwarf Nas- 

 turtium — 1 pkt. each of 7 finest sorts, 

 separate colors, for 25c. 



frnfTI^ Our handsomely illustrated 104-page catalogue of 

 * ***-'*-'"Vegetable, Farm and Flower Seeds, Plants. Bulbs, 

 Poultry Supplies, Garden Implements, etc, for 1911. Send for it. 



Bruce's Peerless Collection Tall Nastur- 

 tium — 1 pkt. each of 7 grand sorts, sep- 

 arate colors, for 25c. 



Bruce's Empire Collection Asters — 1 pkt. 

 each of 5 magnificent varieties, separ- 

 ate, for 2Sc. 



I John A. Bruce 8L Co., Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. | 



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THE PHENOMENAL 

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is not accidental, but the natural result of the 

 realization of a higher ideal in piano quality 

 than ever before recorded in the history of 

 Canadian piano building. 



Musicians and all music lovers -who are 

 ready to acknowledge superiority have recog- 

 nized their superlative qualities and voluntarily 

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Allow us to tell you more about them. 

 Ask for Catalogue and prices. 



GOURLAY WINTER & LEEMING 



188 Yongc St., Toronto 



A Pica for the Observance of 

 Arbour Day in the Country 



Much has been done during reci-nt years 

 towards the loautifying of Canadian cities 

 and town.s by the awakening of the people 

 to the importance of making their homes 

 more attractive by the planting of trees, 

 shrubs, vines, and hcrbac<?oU8 plants. Many 

 influences have been at work, chief among 

 which are the Horticultural Societie.s. which 

 through their organizations have been able 

 to do much to bring about the great itn- 

 prcvement which is already apparent. 



In the country, unfortunately, it is quite 

 otherwise, and one fails to note any de- 

 cided improvement in the home surround- 

 ings during recent years. To us it seems 

 almost sad that in the older settled parts 

 '>f Canada a large proportion of farmers' 

 homes are bare and uninviting to the passer- 

 by. The contrast between the city and 

 country home in Canada becomes greater 

 every year, and greatly to the advantage of 

 the city. This should not be so. With the 

 greater room in the country and the abun- 

 dant sunlight, the country home .should be 

 a delight to all beholders, and we are glad 

 to say some country homes in Canada are a 

 great credit to their owners. 



Can nothing be done to chanpe all this? 

 We believe that something could be done 

 if interest can be awakened in the right 

 quarter and it seems to us that the Wo- 

 men's In.stitut«s are the best organizations 

 to effect a change. Through organizations 

 plants could be ordered and distributed to 

 the members ; or as there are so many beau- 

 tiful wild trees, shrubs, and vine.s which 

 can easily be obtained in the woods without 

 cost expense need not be a consideration. 

 Then there should be a certain day or after- 

 noon set apart every year as Arbour Day 

 when the women would see to it that some 

 planting was done about the home grounds. 

 A vino one year, a tree or shrub the next, 

 a flower bed, a hedge, a flower herder, a well 

 kept lawn ; all these would gradually come 

 and in a surprisingly short time there would 

 be a great change. One can imagine Ar- 

 bour Day becoming a day looked forward to 

 in every community when each family would 

 vie with its neighbor in making the great- 

 est improvement in the shortest time. 



Will net the women of Canadian rural 

 homes rise in their might and see to it that 

 their homes are made as beautiful as any 

 in the land? There is abundant informa- 

 tion about gardening that can be obtained 

 free for the asking. Which will be the first 

 Women's Institute to take this good work 

 in hand? Perhaps some have done so al- 

 ready. — ^W. T. Maooun, Dominion Horti- 

 culturist. 



Fortune From One Acre 



The possibilities of profitable gardening 

 on one acre of land are not confined to 

 France, where the system of intensive cul- 

 ture on such small plots has become the 

 most developed. An acre of land cultivated 

 on the French system near London yielded 

 last year £600 in gross returns, which is a 

 record for England. The nearest approach 

 to it is an acre of land between London and 

 Oxford, which has yielded in one year flower 

 seeds to the value of £260. 



Make your Honie Attractive 



K-K Lighting' Syst^-Mi will make your h.jiiip at- 

 tivM. cheerful and invitiuK. BeAutiful fixtures for 

 different rimms giving a pure white brilliant lif;ht 

 superior to pas or electricity at out-half 

 the cost* Can lie installed anywhf re, in 

 your residence-churrh-store. ttc En-sy to 

 operate-fully guaranteed. Wiite our near- 

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