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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIS2. 



etc. , and furnishes an arbor day program for use 

 in the public schools. 



The Riverside Press, Riverside, Cal., gives an 

 account of a lecture delivered by Mr. C. M. Loring 

 to the citizens of that town on beautifying the 

 streets, in which he gave some practical hints that 

 other cities would do well to observe. After telling 

 how many European cities made even their busi- 

 ness streets attractive by trees and grassy spots, 

 Mr. Loring emphasized the natural beauties of 

 Riverside, and gave some specific directions for 

 improving their streets and home grounds as fol- 

 lows : Authorize trustees to plant, remove and 

 care for street trees, and assess property owners 

 for cost of the work ; create the office of city 

 forester ; reduce width of driveway on residence 

 streets, and keep plantmg spaces clean ; induce 

 property owners to adopt a regular alignment of 

 buildings, and to maintain neat lawns ; prohibit 

 adverifements from trees, other natural objects, 

 telegraph and electric light poles ; enforce the or- 

 dinance against hitching hor.ses to trees; keep 

 drives and streets well sprinkled ; plant trees 

 where needed, and remove them where too thickly 

 planted ; plant more deciduous trees. "The whole 

 city," said Mr. Loring. " should be a work of art. 

 Even packing houses and manufacturing institu- 

 tions can be made more attractive with vines." 



elated over the peach and cherry prospects ; it was 

 a little early for full reports on grapes. 



V'^ery few insects are noticed. More new plant- 

 ing than usual. 



Fruit Report. — Barns, Secretary Kansas 

 State Horticultural Society, under date of 

 May 8th, sends us the followingf early re- 

 port of fruit prospects, which, from present 

 appearance of our blossoming season, will 

 be duplicated in Ontario, except perhaps in 

 apples : 



Promise of fruit of all kinds was never better at 

 this time or the j^ear in this state. 



Apricots and raspberries do not promise over 

 one-fourth of a crop, and in some low spots peaches 

 will fail ; otherwise, all kinds of fruit promise a 

 full crop. 



We have 120 reports, from seventv-five counties, 

 fully distributed over the state, as follows : Ap- 

 ples — 77 report full crops; 13, seven-eighths; 12 

 three-fourths ; 8, one-half ; 2, one-fourth. Pears — 

 68 report full crop; 4, seven-eights; 13, three- 

 fourths; II, one-half; 2, one-fourth; i, one-tenth. 

 Peaches — 78 report full crop; 8, seven-eighth ; 12 

 three-fourths ; 6, one-half ; 6, one- fourth. Plums 

 — 83 report full crop; 8, seven-eights; 12, three- 

 fourths; 5, one-half; 2, one-fourth. Cherries^ 

 99 report full crop ; 9, seven-eighths ; 10, three- 

 fourths ; II, one-half; i. one- fourth ; 4, one-tenth. 

 Apricots — 31 report full crop; 9, seven-eighths; 

 10, three-fourths; i, one-fourth; i, one-fifth; 4, 

 one-tenth. Mulberries — 83 report full crop ; 4, 

 seven-eighths; i. three-fourths; 3, one-half; i, 

 one-fourth. Grapes — 75 report full crop ; 8, seven- 

 eighths ; 9, three- fourths ; i, one-half; i, one- 

 fourth. Berries, excepting raspberries — 74 report 

 full crop ; 10, seven- eighths ; 13, three-fourths; 4 

 one-half. 



The central and western counties are especially 



Sweet Pe.a Window Screen. — A writer 

 in the Ladies' Home Journal suggests a 

 sweet pea window screen as a good screen 

 against the ugliness of the sun at the back 

 window. The following is the paragraph : 



Fig. 2089. 



Given a long, narrow box for this purpose 

 with a simple trellis work of ordinary wire 

 or twine, well pulverized and enriched earth, 

 with a small addition of sand and a moderate 

 amount of sunshine (sweet pea vines being 

 easily scorched) and a pretty window, a fra- 

 grant room, and plenty of blossoms for 

 cutting may be confidently counted on, says 

 the authority quoted, and an accompanying 

 illustration verifies the statement. 



A peculiarity of sweet peas is that the 

 higher they are trained the more profusely 

 they will bloom, and if all fading blossoms 

 are removed before they can go to seed, a 

 constant succession of bloom is secured. 



