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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



August, 191 1 



9 GOLD MEDALS IN 2 YEARS FOR 



DELPHINIUMS 



Largost collection in Europe, 100,000 plants ready 

 to sell. Seed 25c per pkt. ListH free. 



PERRY'S HARDY PLANT FARM 



Enlleld, Middlesex, England 



PLANET JR. POTATO DIOQERS Kave time 

 liibor, money- andlaBt a. lifeliiiie Write to-day. 

 for mil cjitalogue free. 



8. L. ALLEN & CO., 

 Box 1106 Q., Philadolphia, Pa. 



N CANADIAN r 

 ATIONAL t 



XHIBITION 



TORONTO 



AUG. 26th to SEPT. 11th, 1911 

 $60,000 in Prizes 



For Products of the Farm the 

 Garden and the Home 



LIBERAL PHIZES FOR ALL 

 CLASSES 0/ HORTICULTURE 



AUWfMES^CloiE AUGTiS 



For Price Lists and Information, write 



J. O. ORR, Exhibition Office 



City Hall, Toronto 



Imperial Bank 



OF CANADA 



HEAD OFFICE TORONTO 

 Capital Authorized, $ 1 0,000,000.00 

 Capital Subscribed 5,913,000.00 

 Capital Paid-up. . 5,775,000.00 

 Reserve Fund . 5,775.000.00 



D. R. WILKIE, Franldant 

 HON. B. JArVBAT, Vloe-Prmtd«Bt 



Branohoa and Asencias throughout 

 tha Dontlnion of Canada 



Drafts, Monar Ordars and lj»H»n of Cradit 



iMued availabla ia any part of the world 



Spaoial attantion (iTan ta collactioiu 



Savinss Papartmant — Interest allowed on ds. 

 posits from date of deposit. 



RELIABLE 



ENGINES 



I=OR THE I=KR7V^ 



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From 1|^ Horse 

 Power Up, 



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For Gasoline, 

 Gas, Kerosene 

 or AlcohoL 



Jump Spark System op Ignition — Simple — Effective. 

 The Water Jacket, Cylinder, Valve Chamber and Main Frame 

 are four entirely separate castings. 



The Cylinder Head is cast solid with the Cylinder — no packing 



to blow out — no ground joints to leak. 

 Speed Changed at will while engine is in operation. 

 The Governor is of the hit and miss type — the most economical 



known. 



The Pistons and Cylinders are made of the very hardest iron 

 and are ground to a perfect fit — each piston being ground to 

 fit the cylinder into which it is to go. 



The Patent Seager Mixer ensures a perfect mixture of gaso- 

 line and air, and works without a gasoline pump. 



The Bearings are large, well oiled and lined with genuine anti- 

 friction babbit metal. 



The olds combines simplicity and quality in every detail of 

 its construction. 



MASSEY'HARRIS CO.. Lid., 



SOLE AGENTS FOR CANADA. 



Toronto, Montreal, Moncton, Wumipeg, Calgary, 



Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton. 



POULTRY DEPT. 



Give, Green Feed 



Chickens running ott grass should b« 

 given plenty of finely chopped vegetabl< 

 matter between other meals. Fine lawt 

 mowings, onion tops, lettuce and cabbagt 

 leaves, thinnings trom the seedling beds, 

 or any other garden produce that is frosli 

 and wholesome is good for chickens ant 

 they should have all they will eat. 



A common cause of constipation in chicks 

 is traceable to indigestion brought about 

 through lack of grit. Unless the food fed 

 to chicks is, by the aid of grit, properlj 

 dealt with in the gizzard, a great strain is 

 put upon the other digestive organs, with 

 the result that they become debilitated, 

 and, consequently, the bowels become loaded 

 with unassimilated matter. Not only should 

 the chicks have a constant supply of fin« 

 grit, but they should have a little finely 

 powdered charcoal added to their soft food 

 occasionally to sweeten their crops and tone 

 up their digestive systems. A sprinkling 

 of sulphur also will have a beneficial eftect 

 upon the liver, and assist the bowels to 

 properly perform their functions. 



Chickens failing to feather up properly 

 often cause anxiety to the attendant. Such 

 a condition is traceable either to low vi- 

 tality, inject pests, or lack of animal mat- 

 ter in the rations. Such chickens as fail to 

 produce feather should be examined for 

 lice, and if they are found to be free from 

 these pests they should be given a liberal 

 allowance of milk and a little sulphur in 

 their soft food. A little linseed meal in 

 the food will also do good, as will also a 

 daily allowance of well cooked and finely 

 chopped lean meat. Finely chopped cab- 

 bage is a good feather producer, and this 

 should be fed as much as the chicks will 

 eat. — The Poultry Advocate. 



Fruit Investigation 



The Minister of Agriculture has author- 

 ized a special inquiry to be made into the 

 fruit growing industry of Canada, under 

 the direction of Mr. J. A. Ruddick, Dairy 

 and Cold Storage Commissioner. The well- 

 known fruit grower, Mr. W. H. Bunting, 

 of St. Catherines, Ontario, has been en- 

 gaged to conduct the inquiry, and it is safe 

 to say that no man in Canada is better 

 equipped to undertake this important work. 

 The officers of the fruit division will coUab. 

 orate with Mr. Bunting in this work, as 

 far as their other duties will permit them 

 to do so. He will be assisted also by local 

 officials of the different provinces and dis- 

 tricts. The report, which should be a very 

 valuable one, will be available for the Do- 

 minion Conference of Fruit Growers, that 

 is to be held at Ottawa some time next 

 winter. The investigation will be conducted 

 with a view of securing some reliable data 

 respecting : 



1. Area and extent of land adapted to 

 fruit growing in the various provinces. 



2. Varieties of fruits which have been 

 found to be most profitable and successful 

 in the several provinces or subdivisions of 

 the same. 



3. General trend of the industry towards 

 concentrating the production of large quan- 

 tities of standard varieties. 



4. Difficulties which are likely to be en- 

 countered. 



5. Methods of production. 



6. Facilities of distribution and market- 

 ing. 



