January, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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The sug-g-estion of Sir Wilfrid Laurier 

 that the tariff on foodstuffs, including fruit 

 and vps'Ptables, should be reduced in order 

 to benefit the consumer is not likely to 

 meet with the approval of our producers. 

 Sir Wilfrid has not made any sugtrestion 

 that the duty should be taken off insecti- 

 cides and sprayiny materials, off sprayincr 

 marhinery, fruit baskets, amd a hundred 

 and one other articles req'uired bv the 

 average fruit and vegetable grower in the 

 production and marketing of his crops. 

 Were the duty to be lowered on fruit and 

 vegetables and not on these other articles, 

 our producers would be placed under a tre- 

 mendous handicap, as compared with the 

 producers in the United States, and these 

 industries in Canada would soon show the 

 effect of .such a policy. Sir .Wilfrid Laurier 

 will show more of the qualities of a states- 

 man when he takes all such factors into 

 consideration, and not just those that are 

 likely to meet with approval by the con- 

 sumer. 



At the time of the recent annual conven- 

 tion in Toronto of the Ontario Horticul- 

 tural .Association the suggestion was ad- 

 vanced by one of the delegates that the 

 Department 6f Agriculture should send out 

 speakers to meetings of horticultural soci- 

 eties as is done in the case of Farmers' 

 Institutes. The superintendent of horti- 

 cultural societies should follow up this sug- 

 ge.stion more thoroughly than has been 

 done in the past. With proper encourage- 

 ment more societies might be induced to 

 en.^age speakers than have yet done so, 

 and a better arrangement of dates could be 

 effected. What has been done in a more or 

 less haphazard way hitherto, might be 

 systematized with advantage to the depart- 

 ment, and to the societies concerned. 



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Our front cover illustration shows the 



interior of the magnificent conservatory in 



the private residence of Sir Montague Allen 



in Montreal. It reveals the comforts and 



pleasures which may be derived from a 



home conservatory. We would that all the 



readers of The Canadian Horticuclturi.st 



who delight in having flowers in their 



homes might have similar conservatories. 

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The year 1913 proved the most successful 

 in the history of The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist. This encourages us to anticipate 

 even better things for 1914. Well we real- 

 ize that the paper which is not better to- 

 day than it was a year ago is falling behind 

 in the race. Therefore, it will be our aim 

 to make The Canadian Horticulturist dur- 

 ing 1914 stronger and better in every way 

 than it has been hitherto. 

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The February issue of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist will be our Third Annual 

 Spraying Number. It will include a special 

 front cover, which will be in harmony with 

 the issue and an attractive feature in itself. 

 The articles and illustrations will give spe- 

 cial emphasis to spraying. They will be 

 furnished by some of Canada's leading 

 authorities. Watch for this issue. It will 

 be a particularly good one. 



The February, March, and April issues 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist are always 

 crowded with advertising. Every year we 

 find it difficult to give those advertisers 

 whose copy is received late in the (tiuntli 



as advantageous positions as w'e otherwise 

 niieht. Advertisers are urged, therefore, to 

 prepare for this issue and to cooperate with 

 us by forwarding the copy for their adver- 

 tisemeints as earlv in the month aspossible. 

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May the year 1914 be crowded with bless- 

 ings for the readers of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist, is the wish of its Publishers. 



Plant Registration 



At the recent convention in Toronto of 

 the Ontario Horticultural Association, 

 the committee on "Names and Varie- 

 ties" suggested the inauguration of work 

 in connection with an official registration 

 of plants, which it was pointed out will need 

 the support and cooperation of kindred so- 

 cieties. The work of preparing lists givinq- 

 'he correct pronunciation of words frequent- 

 ly mispronounced had been continued and a 

 commencement made on a series of lists 

 giving the most .generally accepted English 

 or Common names of popular and desir- 

 able plants. Progress had been made also in 

 the preparation of a series of lists giving 

 various common terms used in plant 

 nomenclature, together with the meanings 

 of such names. The report wais signed by 

 Messrs. H. J- Moore, of Niagara Falls, and 

 by Mr. F. E. Buck, of Ottawa. 



Mr. C. W. Nash of Toronto gave an en- 

 tertaining talk on "Wild Life About the 

 Home." 



Weston 



The Weston Horticultural Society has 

 had the most successful season in its his- 

 tory. Great interest has been taken in the 

 lawn and flower competitions, and in many 

 respects the appearance of the whole town 

 has been transformed. In presenting his 

 report to the society. S. A. Frost, of Tor- 

 onto, who judged the competitions, said 

 in part : 



"During the past three years the im- 

 provement in the lawns, gardens and flow- 

 ers of your town has jjeen most marked. 

 When in 1911 I judged the gardens, I saw 

 some very nice ones and a few that were 

 fair. In 1912 I noticed a great improve- 

 ment. The lawns were cleaner, the grass 

 was better grown, the edges were more 

 neatly cut, and the surroundings improv- 

 ed. This year I have noticed a still 

 greater improvement. Many lawns have 

 been reseeded and are just like velvet. 

 Although we have had a drier season, they 

 have been better watered. Weeds have 

 been kept down and flowers have been 

 better arranged. The asters were fine. I 

 have seen some asters in Weston better 

 than I could buy in Toronto. 



"This shows what the Horticultural So- 

 ciety has done for Weston. If we could 

 only show other towns what an improve- 

 ment can be made when a few people take 

 an interest in their gardens and surround- 

 ings, what a lovely country we would have. 

 Members, get busy ! Hustle up some more 

 candidates for the W.H.A. Get them 

 interested in prize gardens. Push the good 

 work along and make Weston worth 

 while!" 



Ottawa 



Last summer there were one hundred and 

 cighteem entries in the garden competi- 

 tions inaugurated by Her Excellency lady 

 Grey, ancj now continued by the Ottawa 



J. H. Bennett, Barrie, Ont. 



President. Ontario Horticultural Association. 



Horticultural Society. Greater interest 



than ever is being shown in the work. 

 A garden that has often been a prize 

 winner is that of W. G. Black. Year after 

 year it has been praised by the best 

 judges of floral displays who have visited 

 this city. A. G. Acres was the winner of 

 the first prize for verandah effect. Some 

 beautiful palms formed a suitable back- 

 ground for the various oher splendid col- 

 lections of flowers. Wm. Holtz, who this 

 year exhibited for the first time, was much 

 surprised when he learned that he had 

 won first prize for box of flowers mot ex- 

 ceeding five feet. 



A garden that presents a splendid ap- 

 pearance from the street is that of Mr. 

 J. B. Spencer. The garden of Mr. Wm. 

 Graham is a fine example of what can be 

 accomplished within a limited area. That 

 the backyard can be made as attractive as 

 the front lawn is the belief of Mr. C. A. 

 Glemdennin. The beautiful garden in the 

 rear of Mr. Glendennin's residence is 

 ample evidence that he has made his ideal 

 a reality. 



Berlin 



That the citizens of Berlin appreciate the 

 work that is being done by the Berlin Hor- 

 ticultural Society is evidenced by the inter- 

 est which they take in the workings of the 

 Society, the membership of which mow 

 numbers two hundred and eighty. The 

 lawn and garden competitions are open to 

 all. Last year the rivalry was even keener 

 than ever. 



On August 27 and 28 a most successful 

 flower show was staged in the market build- 

 ing. Eightv-nine exhibitors showed over 

 one thousand entries. The receipts from 

 admission were one hundred per cent, ahead 

 of last year's record. More prize money 

 too was paid out — over four hundred and 

 fiftv dollars in all. During the season sev- 

 eral lectures on gardening, which were 

 open to the general public, were given in 

 the hall of the public library. 



The Canadian Horticulturist — It is 

 strictly high-class, and I prize it very 

 much -Geo. E Falconer, Port Elgin, 

 Qintsno. . 



