THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



February, 1913 



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KELWAY'S famous Hardy 

 Herbaceous Plants are modern 

 developments of the old English 

 favourites. The cottage "Piny 

 Rose" has become the Paeony, 

 incomparable in form, colour and fra- 

 grance. The old-fashioned Larkspur 

 has developed into the stately blooms of 

 the Delphiniums ; Gaillar- 

 dias, Pyrethrums and the 

 rest, all serve to bring back 

 the charm of the old-world 

 English garden. Special 

 care is taken in packing 

 plants to arrive in America 

 in good order, and they can 

 be relied upon to thrive with 

 a minimum of attention. 



Full particulars and illustra- 

 tions given in the Kelway 

 Manual of Horticulture 

 mailed free on request to 



KELWAY & SON 



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The Canadian Horticulturrst, 

 Peterboro, Canada. 



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KelwayS Perennials 



Direct Jrom 



KELWAY&SON 



The Royal Horticulturists 



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 copy of the Keheay 

 Book Free — and make 

 your Garden glorious. 



and during the first few years I was well 

 pleased with its developmont, and expected 

 great results. Last summer I drove over 

 the farm and had an interesting and illum- 

 inating talk with a young man well ac- 

 quainted with the institution. I was 

 greatly surprised and disappointed in what 

 I saw and heard, for the institution of which 

 I had exnof.-ted so much, had largfly failed. 

 The buildings, orchards and gardens, com- 

 pared with the prosperous farms of the 

 neighborhood, presented an untidy appear- 

 ance. Cover crops that were intended to 

 be turned under in the early spring were 

 being ploughed under late in June. Ex- 

 periments that had b<en .started in pre- 

 vious yrars had been discontinued, and 

 there seemed to be no we'l defined program 

 for the future. 



It should be understood that this criticism 

 is directed at a condition rather than at any 

 person or persons connected with the in- 

 stitution. I have great por.sonal regard 

 for Mr. P. W. Hodgetts, who at long dis- 

 tance is directing the work of the station, 

 and who has done so much in the interests 

 of horticulture. I agree with you that the 

 lack of efiiciency is due largely to the failure 

 of the government to appoint a competent 

 and experienced resident director. The On- 

 tario government in the past has liberally 

 supported the horticultural interests, and 

 it is safe to assume that if the Jordan Har- 

 bor Station had produced results it would 

 have been well supplied with funds. 



AN EPFIOIBNT STATION NEEDED 



There is a real need for an Experiment 

 Station in the Niagara District. A pro- 

 vince so extensive and diversified as Ontario 

 should maintain several such stations for 

 the purpose of studying the peculiar adap- 

 tations of the various regions. These local 

 institutions should be more than experi- 

 ment stations. They should serve the local- 

 ity in various ways. Few farmers are 

 familiar with the latest discoveries in agri- 

 cultural science, and what is needed more 

 than anything else and what may be aptly 

 maintained in connection with each of these 

 local experiment stations is a sort of demon- 

 stration farm where the latest and most ap- 

 proved practices may be exemplified. 



Like many other Canadians in this coun- 

 try, I am proud of the progress that has 

 been made throughout Ontario. "We hear 

 many flattering remarks about Ontario and 

 her progressive institutions, and only those 

 who are on the outside can fully appreciate 

 her greatness. It is hoped, therefore, that 

 the Ontario Government will act upon your 

 suggestion and endeavor to bring the Jordan 

 Harbor Station up to the standard of the 

 other institutions and make it of value to 

 its constituency and a credit to the pro- 

 vince. — Yours very truly, 



C. D. Jarvis. 



Director of Horticultural Extension and 



Research, 



Ccninecticut Agricultural College. 



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The Story of the Apple 



A farmer picked this apple in his orchard 



in the west 

 And put it in a barrel with some ethers of 



his best; 

 Because they were so splendid he declared 



the price must climb 

 And so he raised his figure on that barrel 



by a dime. 



The man who boTight that barrel stuck a 



label on the top. 

 Then told the interviewers of a shortage in 



the crop ; 



