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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Floral Edition 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



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Communications should be addressed 



THE CANADL^N HORTICULTinilST, 

 Peterboro, Ontario. 



Hardy Phlox 



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Ontario Gladiolus Society 



THE first annual e.Khibition of the Ontario 

 Gladiolus Society is being held at Alma 

 College, St. Thomas, on August 23 and 24. 

 This is a new venture but one which is worthy 

 of the support of the gladiolus growers of 

 Ontario. The first exhibition is being held under 

 th^ auspices of the St. Thomas Horticultural 

 Society, which is doing a great deal to put this 

 new society on its feet. There are about 50 

 classes for exhibitors and nearly $600 being 

 offered in prizes. Not only amateur growers but 

 societies are asked to take an interest and co- 

 operate in this exhibition. Prize lists may be 

 secured from P. S. Dobson, Secretary, Alma 

 College, St. Thomas. 



Welland 



Over 400 entries marked the inauguration of 

 the first annual Rose Show of the Welland 

 Horticultural Society. It was quite a success- 

 ful event. The silver cup for the best single 

 rose and the Rotary Club cup for the best display 

 of roses were awarded to T. J. Dillon. The 

 Cooper cup for the School Children Exhibit went 

 to a country school. The marvellous and 

 abundant display of roses was a substantial 

 foundation for Welland's claim to the title of 

 Rose City. 



St. Thomas 



THe local horticultural society will have as 

 its guests on .\ugust 23 and 24 the Ontario 

 Gladiolus Society and flower lovers gener- 

 ally. Those who attended the A.G.S. exhibition 

 in 1921, will have pleasant memories of the pro- 

 fitable and pleasant time that they had. The 

 Ontario show should be equally as good. The 

 same beautiful parlors and class rooms at Alma 

 college, will be used, thanks to the public spirited- 

 ness of the board of directors. 



The St. Thomas Society gladiolus garden has 

 been doubled in capacity and will contain in- 

 numerable new varieties donated by growers, 

 from Canada, the United States and Europe. 

 The social aspect has not been overlooked and 

 it is planned to have an even better time than in 

 1921, including a banquet at Port Stanley and a 

 drive through the city under the auspices. of the 

 Kiwanis Club. A hearty welcome is extended 

 to every visitor. 



THESE great gorgeous panicles of flowers 

 arc now appearing in almost every garden. 

 Phlox has wond<:rfully improved within 

 the past few years. Some real flowers are now 

 available. The old time Hardy Phlox gave us 

 more of the dark colors while the newer varieties 

 run almost together to the lighter and softer 

 shades of color. On account of the fact that 

 Phlox have such glowing and vivid colors it is 

 necessary to use great care in planting. The 

 colors must be placed in such relation to each 

 other that harmony will prevail in the color 

 scheme. One would not use a scarlet and a pink 

 in combination. The pink and white together 

 with the mauve can all be worked out in beauti- 

 ful combinations of color, which will make a de- 

 lightful view to the eye and produce a beautiful 

 and cooling landscape. 



In selection of Hardy Phlox one should pick 

 out the varieties best suited to individual taste 

 and to fit the particular place in the garden, 

 where the plants are to be set. The proper time 

 to plant Hardy Phlox is during September and 

 early October. It is a very good idea to plant 

 Phlox in the Fall because they will then produce 

 good flowers the following summer. 



Dividing Perennials 



Many people will be splitting up old clumps 

 for increase this time of the year, and the method 

 usually recommended is to transfix the clump 

 with two forks placed back to back and so 

 wrench it in two without risk of cutting the 

 roots. Some clamps can be broken up very 

 easily in this way, but others prove very obstinate 

 and for such I find it an excellent plan to split 

 with a knife down the centre of one of the old 

 flowering stems, extending the split right down 

 as far as possible. In this way it is easy to 

 divide the most obstinate clumps without harm- 

 ing the roots. I was dividing some old clumps 

 of Inula glandulosa the other day and found the 

 two-fork plan almost useless. The new growths, 

 being very brittle, were easily broken off by the 

 forks, but by splitting down the old stems, 

 division was easily effected. — Gardening Illus- 

 trated. 



Control of Cucumber Beetle 



THERE have been so many remedies recom- 

 mended for striped beetles that I hesitate 

 about adding another one to the list, but 

 as we got fine results last year, I will mention the 

 mixture we used. 



The flea beetle is more or less of a nuisance 

 with us and last year wc tried a mixture of lime, 

 Bordeaux and arsenate of lead as a dust for this 

 beetle. The mixture was made up of 65 pounds 

 of hydrated lime, 20 pounds of powdered Bor- 

 deaux and 15 pounds of arsenate of lead and 

 applied with a dusting machine. 



The first application was put on just as the 

 cucumbers ana cantaloupes broke through the 

 ground and was foUoweu by two other applica- 

 tions about ten days apart. This mixture not 

 only handled the flea beetle but was equally as 

 effective in handling the striped cucumber beetle. 



Several other growers tried the same mixture 

 and reported that they were able to keep the 

 striped beetle in check. As may be well known, 

 the beetle will attack the young plants just as 

 soon as they break through the ground and for 

 that reason it is necessary that the first applica- 

 tion be at this time. It is also a good scheme to 

 firm the soil around the small plant with the foot 

 or a hoe to assist in keeping the beetle from 

 getting under the small leaves. 



We have tried other mixtures and other 

 methods, but this mixture has been most satis- 

 factory. — -Market Grower's Journal. 



The Japanese barberry, snowberry, and coral 

 berry are good dwarf shrubs that do well in the 

 shade. Bush honeysuckles, elderberries and 

 nine bark are tall shrubs to be used in the shade. 



Kerosene for Lawn Ants 



To get rid of lawn ants entomologists of the 

 United States Department ol Agriculture suggest 

 drenching the nests with boiling water or pouring 

 in a small quantity of kerosene oil. Similar ; 

 treatment may be applied to nests lictwcen or 

 beneath paving stones. Spraying the lawn with 

 kerosene emulsion or with very strong soap wash 

 is also recommended. For large ant nests bi- 

 sulphid of carbon injected into the nest by means 

 of an oil can or a small syringe is recommended 

 to kill the ants. The fumc-s of bisulphid of 

 carbon have a very disagreeable odor and are 

 inflammable, but they are not injurious to 

 higher animals in the open air. 



Kerosene emulsion made up of fourteen parts 

 soap suds and one part kerosene is the best 

 spray for green aphis. Black I^eaf 40. or any 

 nicotine preparation will also usually kill them 

 with one or two applications. 

 • A strong application of arsenate of lead is 

 better than Paris green for potato bugs, as it 

 does not burn the leaves. 



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Correspondence 



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Editor, The Canadi.\n Horticulturist: — 



There is a species of poppy called Ryburgh 

 Hybrid, a Ranunculus Shirley. I have had it in 

 bloom from the first of June and those trans- 

 planted are stiU at it. They were planted in 

 early March coming up strong and thrifty. The 

 flower Is the most delicately beautiful pink seen 

 in poppies and no insects trouble them. 



It is a sorrow to me, however, to find honey 

 bees swarming over them in the early forenoon. 

 Where the green aphis is abusing every flower 

 that benefits our bees, these poppies with no 

 enemies are so damaging to these workers. 

 What can we do about it. A. Kunderd Glory is 

 growing beside a poppy with five open flowers 

 and this morning a poor drunken bee was trj'ing 

 to get a hand hold of the ruffle of " Miss Glad." 

 It was pitiful. 



These poppies bloom so well and come between 

 the iris, roses and other perennials and the 

 asters, dahlias, cosmos and gladioli. It is up to 

 us flower growers to find a way to grow them 

 without injury to our friend bee, but if they are 

 a danger they must go with the weeds. 



My future experiments, so far as I am con- 

 cerned will be to prepare my onion bed this fall, 

 planting three rows of onions and then one row 

 of poppy as a neighbor told mp that onions are 

 free from the onion root maggot, grown with 

 poppies. Then probably the onion odor being 

 too strong for the fine sensibility of the bee, she 

 will shun " Miss Poppy ' ' as she ought. However 

 this is only a surmise yet and must be worked 

 out. 



The asters I planted with tobacco stems under 

 their feet are looking great. That is where I 

 would keep the tobacco: make it a servant of 

 mankind instead of a slave master. My first 

 "glad" was open Saturday, July 15. Four are 

 open now and one is due to-morrow. 



— Mrs. Clara L. Taylor, Dutton, Ont. 



In sowing lawns, for ordinary purposes use 

 the following in the proportions required. The 

 quantities given are for the acre. 



Kentuckv Blue, grass, (Poa pratensis 50 lbs 



Red top,' (Agrostis alba) 20 lbs 



English rye,.(Lolium perenne) 10 lbs 



White clover, (Trifolium repens) 2 lbs 



The first two grasses are quite tenacious and 

 persistent. These possess creeping rootstocks 

 which produce runners and leafy growth. The 

 rve is quicker in growth and makes a good sward 

 readily, but dies usually in the second year. 

 White clover aids in making a thick mat-like 

 surface and crowds out weeds. For tennis 

 courts it should not be sown, as it readily holds 

 moisture after rains or dews and makes the 

 courts wet and slippery. — A. H. Tonilinson, 

 O.A.C., Guelpb, Ont. 



