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The openings for such philanthropic work 

 are many and great, the fire of public spirit 

 is spreading, it has caught the trity of Harpil- 

 ton, where our society is working enthusias- 

 tically along the lines of Civic .Imprpvepient, 

 and interesting the school children in help- 

 ing to carry out some of their plans, an^ 

 we hope other cities and towns will make up 

 in like manner. 



The Barberry Shrub. This is a beautiful 

 ornamental shrub which has so long held a 

 prominent place, among^ornamentaL shrubs, 

 has been tried, convicted and copdemmed. 

 The students of Mycolpgy (fungus plant 

 life) have discovered that this beautiful shrub 

 is the host plant upon which the: wheat rust 

 fungus spends the winter, and from whence 



sends forth broadcast the summer spores 

 for the spread of the wheat rust. This may 

 not be an evil in sections of southern Ontario, 

 where wheat is no longer a principal agri- 

 cultural crop, but in those parts where it is 

 still grown, the barberry shrub is a nuisance, 

 and must be destroyed. 



The following are the important sections 

 of the Act relating to the shrub, recently 

 :passe4 by thp Ontario Legislature. 



I. No parson shall plant, cultivate or sell the 

 shrub known as the barberry shrub, and every 

 person guilty: of the violation of this section shall 

 be liable, on summary conviction thereof before a 

 justice of the peace, to a penalty not exceeding 

 $io.oo, besides the costs pf, convict jop, to te re- 

 covered as provided by the Ontario Summary 

 Convictions Act. 



4. Where prior to the passing of this Act any 

 has planted or has growing upon lands owned or 

 occupied by him and situate within any city, town 

 or incorporated village any hedge or fence formed 

 b}^ the said shrub or any plants of the said shrub, 

 the Minister of Agriculture may, upon a petition 

 signed by at least three owners or occupants of lands 

 in an adjoining rural municipality, and after the re- 

 port of one or more qualified persons appointed by 

 the Minister for such purpose, require the person 

 owning or occupying the said lands tg remove and 

 destroy such hedges, fences, or plant, and upon 

 his neglect or refusal to do so within one month 

 after service of notice in writing regarding such 

 removal and destruction, the Minister may cause 

 the same to be removed and destroyed. 



5. Provides for Compensation ; and 



6. Defines the variety as Berberis Vulgaris L. 



Unfortunately for landscape gardeners, 

 the beautiful purple leaved Barberry is a 

 variety of vulgaris, and is included under 

 this Act as an enemy to wheat growers, and 

 therefore doomed to destruction. 



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