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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2256. Small, Park. 



an address on Market Gardening, dealing 

 more especially with celery growing, which 

 he claimed could be made a financial success, 

 if certain conditions were observed such as 

 location near a city or convenient shipping 

 point ; suitable soil, such as black muck in 

 a drained cedar swamp and abundance of 

 manure. Mr. George Awrey acted as chair- 

 man and Mr. Erland Lee, of Stony Creek, 

 as secretary. 



A Small Park. — So many of our Horticul- 

 tural Societies are desirous of doing some 

 works along the various lines of civic im- 

 provement, that we give herewith a design 

 from Moeller's Deutsche Gaertner-Zeitung 

 of an attractive " Pleasure Garden" in the 

 Kaiserstrasse in Mainz. A small park of 

 this kind could easily be laid out in any of 

 our Canadian towns or villages ; the trees, 

 shrubs and plants could be selected to please 

 the taste of those most interested, and the 

 result would be great comfort and pleasure 

 to many who are not fortunate enough to 

 own pleasure grounds of their own : — 



To the left of the central space of open 

 turf at a, is a clump of Celosia cristata. 



and across the green at b, is a mixed group 

 of flowering plants and shrubs. At project- 

 ing points, formed by the curves of the walks, 

 are placed single specimens of pines or 

 other needle-bearing trees. A group of 

 palms in a shady nook are designated by c 

 and farther along are fuschias and Erythrina 

 Crista-galli with its coral-red flowers. 

 Group d is planted principally with Cala- 

 diums, Aralias, and Cannas, and at e is a 

 little rock-garden adorned with Musa Ensete 

 and twining and flowering plants. Oppos- 

 ite this at f stand tall heliotropes, and B 

 shows the park seats. Between these plant- 

 ings as well as in front of the wooded parts 

 which border the park and give it a secluded 

 atmosphere, are flowering shrubs, making a 

 refreshing spot in the heart of a great city. 



Protection for Men Spraying. — There is no 

 more unpleasant work for the fruit grower 

 than spraying with copper sulphate solu- 

 tions, which are very poisonous. Nothing 

 is better than a sailor's oilskin suit, for it is 

 light, and is water and wind proof. A hat 

 or cap should be worn that will protect both 

 the eyes and the back of the neck, and long 

 rubber gloves for the protection of the 

 hands. If necessary also glass or mica 

 goggles may be used for the eyes. 



