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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTrRIST. 



his mother. Those friends collected the 

 necessary means and the young- man went to 

 Munich to take a course in the Academy of 

 Fine Arts. After this he was invited to teach 

 drawing in a rich Russian family. At the 

 close of his sixtieth year we find him again in 

 Odessa, earning his living by teaching, and 

 soon after he was admitted as teacherof draw- 

 ing in Real College. His moral qualities and 

 his successful methods of teaching led to his 

 appointment as inspector in the same college. 



"About this time he purchased at Winnitza 

 a small garden and shortly developed a 

 passion for fruit growing, and he became 

 such a specialist on small fruits and wine 

 that all his friends were surprised at the 

 vast extent of his knowledge. 



" From Odessa he was removed to Rovno, 

 in W'olinia, and finally, to his great satis- 

 faction, to Winnitza, in PodoUie. Here he 

 was able to devote all his leisure to his 

 beloved occupation. He procured plants, 

 cions and seeds from many countries, such 

 as Bohemia, France, Germany, England, 

 Canada and the Uoited States, and in such 

 quantity that his garden had the appearance 

 of an experiment station. He conducted 

 quite extended correspondence with many 

 eminent fruit growers of both the Eastern 

 and Western Hemispheres, sending them 



"The Cut-leaved Birch is one of the 

 very best trees for small lawns," writes 

 Eben E. Rexford, in the April Ladies' Home 

 Journal. "It is entirely hardy. It is 

 easily transplanted and it requires as little 

 attention as any tree I know of. And it is 

 very attractive, with, its finely cut foliage, 

 which is always bright and healthy, no 

 matter what the season may be. The 

 Mountain Ash is another good tree for a 

 small place. It "s a strong, rapid grower, 

 of utmost hardiness, fully equal to taking 

 care of itself after it gets a start. It has 

 very pleasing foliage, and great drooping 

 clusters of scarlet fruit. The Japanese 



in exchange, grafts, plants and seeds, and 

 taking considerable care to acquaint for- 

 eigners with the excellence of Russian 

 varieties. Frequently he suffered serious 

 personal loss and met with disappointing 

 failures through carelessness of Customs 

 officials, loss of precious grafts, by reason 

 of their long journey, so that recently he 

 had sold some trees and cions in his col- 

 lection to cover some of the enormous 

 expenses incurred in securing them. 



' ' His work was brought to the notice of the 

 public by the Russian Minister of Agricul- 

 ture, who proposed that he be sent to 

 America to learn the methods of fruit grow- 

 ing adopted there ; so in 1895 he made the 

 tour of the United States and Canada, 

 especially the fruit-growing sections, 



"After returning home he suffered very 

 much with his eyes and was ill with inflam- 

 ation of the lungs, which causes delayed the 

 publication of his report, which did not 

 appear until the summer of 1898 and was 

 most highly valued by fruit growers. 



" Wishing to consult a specialist about his 

 eyes, he set out for Berlin, but at Prague he 

 was again taken ill and died two weeks 

 later. He was buried by the side of his 

 mother at Prague, but his name will ever 

 continue to live among fruit gfrowers." 



Maples are lovely trees, in all stages of 

 growth. Most varieties have delicately cut 

 foliage, a broad, spreading habit, and the 

 merit of rapid growth combined with great 

 hardiness. Some varieties have slender, 

 drooping branches, and make extremely 

 attractive specimens for use on an open lawn 

 where their beauty may be fully displayed. 



The Negundo or Ash-leaved Maple (Box 

 Elder) is of extremely rapid growth, and on 

 this account many persons who are impatient 

 of results select it for lawn use. It is a clean 

 tree, has attractive foliage, is as hardy as an 

 oak, and become quite a good-sized and a 

 hardy specimen in five or six years." 



