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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



July. iqT4 



SOCIETY NOTES 



Hamilton 



The Societyl held a most enjoyable out- 

 injf. June 16th, at the honne of Mr. W. D. 

 Flatt, Lakehurst Villa, Port Nelson. Mr. 

 amd Mrs. Flatt had a cordial welcome for 

 the two hundred ladies and gentlemen who 

 were present. 



The party spent some time admiring 

 the grounds and the fine view of the lake, 

 which nearly touches the back of the lawn 

 There are several terraces from the back of 

 the house, the last one being a short dis- 

 tance from the lake beach. Along the side 

 and across the frcmt is an artistic cobble 

 stone wall, with large iron gates attached 

 to tall stone pillars. All around this wall is 

 a continuous flower bed, three yards wide, 

 which was a mass of bloom, from the lovely 

 old flowers, many of which are seldom seen 

 now — giant poppies, fleur de lis, sweet wil- 

 liam, larkspur, cosmos, pinks in great var- 

 iety and many other kinds of old flowers. 

 In the comer where the front and side walls 

 join, is a fine large rockery, filled with 

 ferns and flowers that bloom in the shade, 

 as it is under some large trees. At the back 

 of the house is a large star-shaped bed, 

 each point of the star being a solid mass of 

 a different color of pansies, the effect of 

 which is charming. A pedestal stands in 

 the centre,, upom which a sun dial will be 

 placed later. Mr. and Mrs. Flatt had after- 

 noon tea served on the lawn, chairs being 

 placed under the trees for the guests. The 

 outing was voted by all as a most enjoyable 

 one. 



Ten Million Egg Masses 

 Destroyed 



From last November to the first of June 

 a campaign was waged by the schools of 

 Connecticut against the tent caterpillar. 

 The State Agricultural College organized 

 a cocntest and suitable prizes were offered 

 to schools and pupils. As nearly as can be 

 estimated over 10,000,000 egg-masses have 

 been collected through the efforts of the 

 pupils of the state. 



While there seems to be more tent-cater- 

 pillars than ever throughout the state and 

 the collection of over ten million masses 

 does not seem to have materially lessened 

 the tent caterpillars, such is not the case. 

 In the localities where the children have 

 collected large numbers of egg-masses there 

 is a marked difference in the number of 

 defoliated trees aaid a large amount of dam- 

 age has been averted. Also by the efforts 

 of the children many roadside trees have 

 been kept free from the ugly nests and de- 

 foliated branches. While collecting ^gg- 

 masses of the tent-caterpillar the egg- 

 masses of other insects have been found 

 and sent to the Connecticut Agricultural 

 College for identification. One <jf the most 

 effective methods of controlling many in- 

 sects has been brought to the attention of 

 the children of the state. 



School Gardens Increasing 



A gratifyin<>f sign of the times is the 

 increased interest that is being shown in 

 connection v.ith school gardening. A re- 

 presentative of Prof. McCready's depart- 

 ment at Giiclph recently called at the 

 office of The Canadian Horticulturist and 

 gave am optimistic report of conditions as 

 he found them while dcing inspection 



work. Last year the number of rurs 

 schools in Ontario conducting a regula 

 system of school gardening was one hur 

 dred and seventy-seven. This season th 

 number has increased to two hundred an 

 ninety-three. About five hundred more g« 

 seeds from the department, but have n"t 

 spiecially prepared garden at the s' 

 for the use of all the pupils. In add 

 each district representative — there is on 

 in nearly every county — has on an averag 

 twenty schools which hold school fairs 

 have the children conduct plot experin 

 at home. 



Eight inspectors travel throiughcut th 

 province in the summer, inspecting th 

 gardens and also giving instructions an 

 holding meetings wherever necessary. Th 

 inspectors comfine themselves mostly t 

 rural schools, but occasionally visit the citi 

 schcols. These men are also available fO 

 lecture work, and on several occasions ai 

 dnesscs on school gardening have beei 

 delivered before horticultural societies, i 

 number of societies have set excellent et 

 amples by cocperating with the school 

 and aidimg by such means as donatinj 

 prizes and distributing seeds. 



Item of Interest 



Mr. Marshall, .i business orchardist o' 

 Fitchburg, Mass., who last year pi' 

 4,000 boxes of choice apples, has had 

 years a standing offer, posted on the v 

 of his packing house, of one dollar to 

 man, visitor or laborer, who found a worm} 

 apple on any tree or under a tree. Th< 

 dollar is there yet, and the wormy ;ii "'■ 

 has not been found. This speaks voli: 

 for the thoroughness of Mr. Mar«h 

 spraying. 



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