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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



February, 1909 



best barrel pack. In the best box pack 

 entry all three prizes went to British Colum- 

 bia people, Mrs. J. A. Smith, of Victoria, 

 coming second and Mr. Herbert W. Collins, 

 of Grand Forks, third. 



For the best individual plate exhibit of 

 apples grown by a woman, Mrs. E. Lowe, 

 of Keremees, B. C, took the first prize. 



which consisted of $50 worth of Burbank'a 

 crimson winter rhubarb, and in addition a 

 diploma. 



The management of the show are consid- 

 ering the advisability of making it an an 

 nual affair. It has been a big success finan- 

 cially and so much encouragement has been 

 given by exhibitors who purpose competing 



another year that the continuation of ti 

 show and making it an annual affair . 

 practically an accomplished fact. 



AMBEROLRECORDS>r 



"^/Te EDISON 

 PHONOGRAPH 



The greatest improvement in 

 sound-reproducing instruments 

 was made when Mr. Edison 

 invented Amberol Records 

 for the Edison Phonograph 



No one thing has added so much to the pleasure of 

 the Edison Phonograph as a Record which plays more than 

 four minutes, and reproduces the melody or voice so clearly 

 and perfectly that the illusion almost defies detection. 



Edison Amberol Records are the same size as the ordi- 

 nary Edison Records. They can be played upon any Edison 

 Phonograph by the addition of an attachment which any 

 dealer can supply and any dealer can afHx. 



Longer selections are now available for the Edison 

 Phonograph than have ever been available before for any 

 sound-reproducing machine, and these selections arc better 

 given. 



No Edison Phonograph outfit is complete without the 

 attachment to play Edison Amberol Records. 



You can hear these new Records at any dealer's. Learn 

 about the attachment and equip your Phonograph with it 

 today. If you haven't an Edison Phonograph, you can 

 now buy one which plays both styles of 

 Records — the two-minute and four-minute. 



We will b« clad toicnd to anyone, however, a booklet describing 



Se new attachment, describins the Amberol Records, eivine a list 

 the music now available on these Records and sivine ail the other 

 Information necessary to make it possible for you to get more thaa 

 twic* as much enjoyment out oi your Edison Phonograph aa you ax* 

 ■ow getting. 



We Desire Oood, Lire Dealera to aell Edison Phonograplia la 

 •▼cry town where we are not now well repreaented. Dealers havint 

 catablished storea should write at once to 



Warioifl Phonograph Company, 121 Lakodda Avanna, Oranga, N. J, U. S. Ai 



Improving School Grounds 



An excellent work entitled "Improvement 

 of School Grounds" has been issued by the 

 Ontario Department of Education. Its, 

 author is Prof. H. L. Hutt. of the Ontarifti 

 Agricultural College, Guelph. The bulletin? 

 is attractive and neat in appearance. It is 

 well-printed on paper of good quality. A 

 number of interesting illustrations show the 

 value of school ground improvement by' 

 contrast and comparison and a dozen dia- 

 grammatic plans of grounds properly arrang- 

 ed teach the possibilities of this much necr! 

 ed line of effort in rural communities ai 

 in towns and cities. The bulletin is a ci 

 dit to the author and to the department. 



In subject matter, it is concise and r. 

 plete with valuable pointers on the need f 

 and, the methods of doing the work that 

 advocates. In the space given, a wealth 

 information is imparted, including the Id 

 tion and planning of the grounds, gradi; 

 and levelling, how to make a lawn and en 

 for it, laying out and caring for walks an i 

 drives, planting trees, shrubs, vines, flowurs 

 and so forth. The bulletin should be in tli 

 hands of all persons who are interested 

 making our country more beautiful. 



Re Pall Bulb Planting 



Editor. The Canadian Horticulturist: 

 — The best results in bulb-planiin;^ are ob- 

 tained from ^buying new HoUand bulbi 

 every year as there is much less "bother 

 But some people like to "bother" abo, 

 their garden. In that case, it is better ■ 

 take the bedding tulips up after they ha , 

 bloomed, leaving them in the beds as loiig 

 as possible to ripen before planting thu- 

 summer bedding plants. The beds can thi ^ 

 be well dug and fertilized which is vu 

 necessary. I take the tulips up by son 

 being careful not to break the tops off and 

 stand them upright in a clump (each color 

 in a separate clump) under the shade of 

 some hemlock and spruce trees, slightly 

 banking up each clump with soil. 



In the summer, I spread them out in an 

 airy place under some trees for a few days, 

 then clean them oft and sort them into sizes 

 and put them into flat 'boxes, being care- 

 ful to put a label into each box. The bo.x 

 are then piled, leaving a space betwe. 

 each box (a stick at each end will do thi 

 in a cool, dry, airy cellar until the f: 

 when it is time to plant them again. Tl. 

 is not so much "bother" as it looks to ! 

 on paper, but can be easily done at oi 

 spare times. 



The later kinds of tulips, such as tho, 

 Darwins, Gesneriana, Bybloem, BizarreT 

 Parrot, and so forth, are better planted in 

 the permanent border where they cai 

 stand for two, three or four years withoul 

 being touched, after which they can bf 

 treated as above. — A. H. Ewing, Woodstoci 

 Ont. 



Making a Hotbed.— The amateur garden! 

 er, as a rule, obtains better satisfaction iB 

 growing his plants from seed in a hotbed 

 than when he buys the plants already 

 grown. The latest ideas on making a hot 

 bed are published in the 1909 seed catal 

 logue of Dupuy & Ferguson, of Montrealn 

 This catalogue will be sent free on requesi 

 to The Canadian Horticulturist readersi 

 A splendid silver cup, valued at $25. anq 

 $15. in cash prizes are offered by this firiB 

 for competition among the members of Thf; 

 Montreal Horticultural Society. Full pari 

 ticulars will be furnished upon application! 



