152 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Editk.: 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



PubUsIied bf Th« Horticultural 

 Publishing Compaaj, Limited. 



Official Organ of Canadian Horticultural Council 



The Canadian HorUculturlst i^ publisfaed the first of 

 each month tn two cditioti'i, as follows: 



FLORAL EDITION 



Devoted to the intcrestn of amateur horticulture — 

 landscape gardening. Iloriculture, fruit and vegetable 

 cardcning — and to the worL and progress of Horticultural 

 Societies. 



Subscription Rates. — 60 cents a year; $1.00 for two 

 years. 



FRUrr EDITION. 



Devoted entirely to the interests of commercial fruit 

 and vegetable growers — official organ of Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Association and of Niagara Peninsula Fruit 

 Growers' Association, 



Sab»crlpUon Rates.— $1 .00 a year; ^2.00 for three years 



POSTAGE— FOREIGN AND PETERBORO 



For foreign subscriptions to either edition, add 50 cents 

 a year extra for postage. For subscriptions to the United 

 States and in the City of Peterboro add 25 cents a year. 



Advertising rates, circulation statements and sample 

 copieti free on request. 



Communications should be addressed 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 

 Peterboro, Ontario. 



Horticultural 

 Societies 



A Successful Peony Show 



Edward Wyatt, London, Ont. 



THE American Peony Show held in London, 

 June 16-17, was a hugh success from every 

 point of view including the number of 

 exhibitors from the United States and Canada, 

 the number of visitors and their entertainment, 

 and lastly the attendance. It was the first time 

 the Show was ever held in a Canadian city and 

 the first time in 19 years, in a city of less than 

 500,000 population. The international aspect 

 of the Show will be realized when it is known 

 that growers from the States of New York, 

 Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Minnesota and the provinces of 

 Ontario and Quebec were represented. Over 

 1000 feet of table space was required to stage the 

 exhibit. 



J. S. Middleton headed the Show committee, 

 assisted by Wm. Lawrence who knows well how 

 to artistically stage an exhibition . Some 50,000 

 blooms were placed, representing the finest 

 paeony acreage on the continent. Avalanche, a 

 wonderful white ball of pearly perfume was con- 

 sidered the best peony. This was placed by 

 Thurlow of Massachusetts. The second prize 

 went to J. G. Fairley of London with a beautiful 

 specimen of Solange. E.xperience has proven 

 that cheaper varieties can oe as well grown as 

 the more e.xpensive ones. Avalanche is one of 

 the cheaper varieties but nevertheless one of 

 the best. Another good variety that was freely 

 commented upon was Baroness Schroeder, a 

 snow white, very rich and profuse. 



From the revel of color it was possible to make 

 a personal acquaintance with a few. Walter 

 Faxon, a wild-rose pink, which stands up Well, 

 claimed many admirers. It is one of the new 

 rare ones that has come to stay. Grace Lomis a 

 seedling by Dr. A. P. Saunders, a close, full, 

 pure, white peony, had many admirers. The 

 writer bought one of these roots from Dr. 

 Saunders last fall, paying $25.00 for it. It has a 

 bloom on it now equal in size to those exhibited 

 in the Show. 



Another good seedling was 20-27 by Brand. 

 It resembled Walter Faxon somewhat in color 

 but with looser bloom. A couple of roots were 

 sold to Londoners at $l.i.00 each. 



Lady Alexander Duff was the proudest peony 

 in the Show with her wings of rose and her rose- 



tipped sprayed petals. There is no other peony 

 just like this one. 



Sarah Bernhardt was popular as ever, easily 

 crowning the pink peonies. It appeared in 

 almost every colled ion. 



Other good variiilis that deserve more than 

 mention are Claire Dubois, a good peony and 

 a cheap one too. Marie Lemoine, Raone Dessert, 

 Mont Blanc, Pride ol ICssex. 



Class 14 brought out some good specimens of 

 Kclway's Queen, l.a France, Guinette and 

 Tourangelle. The .i are all different shades of 

 the most l>eautiful pink. 



Some points wcr. cleared up and settled, for- 

 ever it is hoped, re„ irding correct nomenclature. 

 La France, a peony that is scarce and the true 

 variety being in doubt, came in for much dis- 

 cussion. Three gooil specimens were shown 

 which one was by S. F. Wood, London, and 

 another by Thurlow. The writer has a two-year 

 old plant from one grown by Miss Rose Mc- 

 Ilvenna of London, who showed one bloom at 

 the local peony show three years ago. This 

 captured the prize for the best peony at that 

 time and was named La France by Dr. Saunders 

 who was judge. A rather poor specimen of the 

 same plant was compared with those on exhibi- 

 tion at this Show bv A. M. Brand, Dr. Berthour 

 and others. Though they appeared identical, 

 the faded specimen lacked the crushed appear- 

 ance of those exhibited. I think myself they are 

 all the same. 



Among special peonies of interest were 

 blooms from a plant 87 years old shown by Mrs. 

 Jos. Marshall, London. The variety was called 

 Fragrans. 



Philippe Revoire, a new dark red originated 

 by a Frenchman of that name, had two speci- 

 mens. While not large, they had color, shape 

 and perfume. 



President Wilson, a $50.00 bloom, had many 

 interested spectators, on account of the price. 

 It is a nice bloom of light pink. 



Among the exhibitors were — Dr. Brethour, 

 Toronto; Treasurer Scott of Chester, Pa; Dr. 

 A. P. Saunders, Clinton, N.Y.; Miss M. E. 

 Blacklock, Meadowvale, Ont.; A. M. Brand, 

 Faribault, Minn; Henry S. Cooper, and Mrs. 

 Cooper, Kenosha, Wis.; R. Bonnewitz, Van 

 Wert, Ohio; W. H. Thurlow, West New Bury, 

 Mass.; F. C. Green, Greenwood, Ontario; Jas. 

 H. Howarth, Toronto; Dr. R. W. Schnarr, 

 Kitchener; H. M. Rolph, Markham, Ontario; 

 J. M. Peachey, Brantford, Ont; G. F. Donohue, 

 Newton Lower Falls, Mass. 



The following acted as judges — B. H. Farr, 

 Wyomissing, Pa.; H. A. Norton, Ayres Cliffe, 

 Que.; Pres. A. H. Fewkes, Newton Highland, 

 Mass; Jas. Boyd, Haverford, Pa.; A. M. Brand, 

 Faribault, Minn.; and Dr. A. P. Saunders, 

 Clinton, N.Y. 



At the annual meeting and banquet held at 

 the Tecumseh House, A. H. Fewkes, was elected 

 president and W. E. Saunders of London, 

 President for Canada. The Show next year will 

 be held at St. Paul, Minn. 



St. Catharines 



That St. Catharines has well earned the name; 

 The Garden City of Canada, was borne out by 

 the recent annual rose show, held on June 20. 

 A wonderful collection of roses was placed on 

 exhibit, in the local armories. While essentially 

 of roses there were .ilso many fine displays of 

 paeonies and other cut flowers. 



Grimsby 



The popular annual rose show was held on 

 June 20 in the local arena. A very large exhibit 

 of bloom was staged, the condition and arrange- 

 ment being excellent. The show attracted a 

 large attendance of enthusiastic flower lovers. 



Town- spirit Improves Child 



Magistrate Fry, president of the Dundas 

 Horticultural Society, recently said that in 

 past years he had frequently to discipline 

 children who sought to destroy and injure civic 

 and private property. Since the spirit of im- 

 proving the town had been developed, by the 

 horticultural society, however, this wasteful 

 sort of petty mischief had largely disappeared, 

 and the children were co-operating in the good 

 work. This is a form of endeavor that could 

 be more largely fostered. 



A Grafting Experience 



To the Editor:— On May 7, 1921, a friend of 

 mine put six Northern Spy grafts on a 

 Golden Russet tree. They were watched a1! 

 summer but no sign of life appeared. The 

 were given up for dead but left in branches. 



In Alay this year, when cutting off a dea 

 limb on same tree, I was surprised to see some 

 thing green in the end of one of these grafts. To 

 make sure, I took a step-ladder over and sure 

 enough there were two leaves on a stem, coming 

 out of the end of last year's graft. To-day it has 

 as healthy a bunch of leaves as any one would 

 wish. Have shown this to a number of persons 

 and it was a surprise to all. The question is, 

 wiU it bear Spys or Russets? It will be carefully 

 watched until it fruits. — E. W. Moyle, Langstaff, 

 Ont. 



The Western Fair 



The interior of the Horticultural Building at 

 Queen's Park will be re-arranged this year with 

 a view to making it better for both exhibitors 

 and visitors. The tables in the centre for fruit 

 and flowers will be placed crossways of the build- 

 ing, leaving an aisle on each side of every table. 

 With the present prospects for a good fruit crop 

 this building should be very attractive this year. 

 Special interest is being taken in the display of 

 Flowers, and extra editions of the Prize List in 

 this Department were issued to all prospective 

 exhibitors through the London Horticultural 

 Society. The dates are Sept. 9th to I6th. All in- 

 formation will be promptly given on application 

 to the Secretary, General Offices, London, Ont. 



Mildew is a fungus which attracts the leaves 

 of rose hushes and can be distinguished by the 

 white appearance oi tlie leaves. It can be easily 

 controlled by spraying with Bordeaux mixture. 



Give the Child Vegetables 



VEGETABLES and fruit* are now con- 

 sidered a necessary part of the diet of 

 the child. The reasons are many, but 

 most of them may be summed up by saying that 

 they furnish material needed to form bone 

 and tissue and to regulate body processes. The 

 mild acids which some of them contain help to 

 prevent constipation; so, too, does the cellulose 

 or fiber, especially when it is raw, though- its 

 value for this purpose may have been exagger- 

 ated in popular literature. 



Green vegetables are also a valuable means 

 of introducing into the diet mineral matters, 

 particularly iron, in a form in which the body 

 can utilize them. Even at city prices, green 

 vegetables have been shown tobe an economical 

 source of iron. Leaf vegetables, like spinach, 

 beet greens, kale, etc., have recently been found 

 to contain some of the growth-promoting sub-- 

 stances that are found in milk. 



The uses of fruits in the diet are much the 

 same as those of green vegetables, though, un- 

 like most vegetables, they have a considerable 

 percentage of sugar, especiallv when they are 

 dried, an^ sugar is a quickly absorbed fuel food. 

 Like vegetables, they have value because they 

 contribute some of the nitrogen required for 

 tissue building and repair, and some energy. 

 However, they are valuable chiefly because they 

 supply growth-stimulating and body-regulating 

 substances and also mineral matter needed for 

 bone and for many other purposes. The quantity 

 of these materials in fruits and vegetables^ is 

 small, it is true, but large in comparison with 

 the amount in many other common foods. 



