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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



In this respect it has no equal. It is a very 

 long lived tree and when a man has planted 

 an elm and protected it until it has been 

 well established, he may rest assured that it 



will give shade to many generations after he 

 has passed away. 



Francis Wayland Glen. 



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New Horticultural Society Formed. — Mr. 



Frank J. Barber, of Georgetown, writes us as 

 follows: I beg to report that on the 2nd ult., a 

 horticultural society was formed in Georgetown 

 with very bright prospects. A good membership 

 has already been secured and a progressive Board 

 of Directors appointed. The following is the list 

 of officers : 



President, Mr. John R. Barber; ist vice-pres., 

 Dr. Wm. T. Roe ; 2nd vice-pres., Miss Young ; 

 sec.-treas., Frank J. Barber. 



We are arranging for our first public meeting 

 this fall. (Sgd.) Frank J. Barber, secretary. 



We are glad to note advancement in horti- 

 cultural work. Besides the formation of Local 

 Fruit Growers' Associations throughout the agri- 

 cultural districts of the province, the towns are 

 taking a great interest in horticultural work. 

 Besides floriculture, which has always attracted 

 considerable attention from amateurs and practical 

 florists, many citizens and their families are be- 

 coming interested in horticultural study. 



One line of horticultural work that has become 

 quite prominent and is being fostered and en- 

 couraged by the horticultural societies is the im- 

 provement of parks and private residences in towns 

 and cities. This is doing much to increase the 

 value of property in these towns. Our horti- 



cultural soeieties are taking hold of this work in 

 enhancing the general appearance and beauty of 

 urban localities. It will be noticed that the organ of 

 the Provincial Fruit Growers' Association, the 

 Canadian Horticulturist, has been giving attention 

 to this branch of horticulture in its article on "The 

 Home Beautiful." 



Advancement along more practical lines of 

 horticultural work is illustrated in the following 

 report of the Port Elgin Branch of the Lake Huron 

 Fruit Growers' Association: 



" We held a monthly meeting on May 31st and 

 considering the busy time of the year, had a very 

 good attendance. The topic of the meeting was 

 ' Insects Injurions to Plant Life.' It was taken up 

 by Mr. James Muir, who handled the subject to 

 perfection. After the reading of the paper a dis- 

 cussion, which was very interesting, took place on 

 this subject. 



" It was decided to hold our meetings on the 

 last Saturday of every month at 3 p.m. Our presi- 

 dent, Mr. Wm. George, was appointed delegate to 

 the district meeting in Hanover, on June nth. 

 There seems to be an increased interest taken in 

 all the meetings and good results are expected in 

 the working of the association in this district." 



(Sgd.) W. A. Mitchell, Secretary. 



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Forestry of Minnesota, by Samuel B. Green, 

 Professor of Horticulture, the University of 

 Minnesota, published by the Geological and 

 Natural History Society of Minnesota, 1902. 

 Second edition, postpaid, 37 cents. 



This is one of the finest publications we know, 

 on forestry. It is full of interest from beginning 

 to end, a book of nearly 400 pages, in cloth. Part 

 I deals with such subjects as The Tree, The 

 Forest, Forest Influence, Propagation, Nursery 

 Practice, Forest Protection, Forest Mensuration, 

 Wood and it uses, etc. Part 2 with the Trees of 

 Minnesota, which are much the same as those of 

 Ontario. 



Irrigation Farming. A handbook for the 

 practical application of water in the production of 

 crops ; by Lute Wilcox. New edition, revised, 

 enlarged and rewritten. Since the publication of 



the first edition of " Irrigation Farming," six years 

 since, so many important improvements in irriga- 

 tion have been made, and new and better methods 

 introduced, that in order to keep abreast with the 

 times a new edition of this standard work has be- 

 come a necessity. Realizing this need, the author 

 has prepared the present volume, which has been 

 largely rewritten, entirely reset, and considerably 

 enlarged so as to present in systematic sequence 

 and concise form everything pertaining to the most 

 modern irrigation methods and means, thus mak- 

 ing it the most complete manual on the subject 

 ever published. As the author has devoted the 

 greater portion of his life to practical irrigation 

 work, and is the recognized authority on the whole 

 subject of irrigation, from a practical standpoint, 

 every statement made in this book is based on the 

 best experience, practice and science, and may be 

 unhesitatingly relied upon as absolutely true. The 



