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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 1909 



support or oppose it, according as it recog- 

 nizes or ignores their interests and those of 

 the general public. Bear in mind that a 

 good bill may be ruined by amendments. 

 The manufacturers will probably present 

 their views effectively and though the inter- 

 ests of honest manufacturers do not neces- 

 sarily conflict with those of the consumers, 

 yet it is by no means impossible that those 

 who do not guard their own may suffer for 

 their negligence. — J. F. Snell, Assistant 

 Professor of Chemistry, Macdonald College. 



Mr. Tkot. Beall 



One of Our Old Friends 



-The subject of the accompanying portrait, 

 Mr. Thomas Beall. of Lindsay, Ont., became 

 a member of the Fruit Growers* Association 

 of Ontario in 1869, and was elected a direc- 

 tor in 1870. The secretary, Mr. D. W. 

 Beadle, proposed in 



1877, the publication 

 of a magazine or 

 journal in the inter- 

 ests of the associa- 

 tion. This was heart- 

 ily endorsed by all 

 the directors, includ- 

 ing Mr. Beall, and 

 the first number of 

 The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist was pub- 

 lished in January, 



1878. The magazine 

 was published under 

 the direction of Mr. 



Beadle until 1887, when Mr. Linus Woolver- 

 ton was apointed secretary of the associa- 

 tion and editor of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. 



Work in connction with the association 

 and with the publication of the magazine 

 went alone smoothly for a while, but thfl 

 membership gradually fell off. Unon in- 

 vestigation, it was found that lack of money 

 was the trouble. As a means of increasing 

 circulation, Mr. Beall suggested, about 1890 

 that local horticultural societies be orgpn- 

 ized throughout the province. The idea 

 was strongly opposed by some of the direc- 

 tors. In 1893, however, Mr. Beall succeeded 

 in getting a resolution passed at the annual 

 meeting, requesting each director to organ- 

 ize one or more of these societies in his 

 district. At the following annual meeting, 

 it was reported that two societies had been 

 organized and this was done by Mr. Beall. 

 In spite of early opposition, the number of 

 societies increased as the years went by 

 and a large measure of the success was due 

 to the enthusiasm and energy of the afore- 

 mentioned eentleman. 



Mr. Beall has always been a great friend 

 of horticulture. As indicated in the fore- 

 going paragraphs, he has been instrumental 

 in raising our organized forces of horticul- 

 ture to their present standing. Although 80 

 years old, he still takes an active interest 

 in all things that have to do with the grow, 

 ing of plants for pleasure. It is the wish 

 of the horticulturists of Canada, as well as 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist, that Mr. 

 Beall may be spared many years yet to 

 enjoy bis chosen hobby, horticulture. 



I am more than pleased with the im- 

 provements ill The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist, and could not well get along with- 

 out it. — B. Dixon, Elgin Co., Ont. 



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Herbaceous Perennials 



Reviewed by John Cavert, Oakville, Ont. 



There was issued from the Department of 

 Agriculture at Ottawa, last month, a bul- 

 letin which is deserving of more than a pas- 

 sing notice. It is modestly called "A List 

 of Herbaceous Perennials," and its author 

 is Mr. W. T. Macoun, horticulturist and 

 curator of the arbhoretum and botanic gar- 

 den of the Central Experimental Farm at 

 Ottawa. While the list is confined to the 

 herbaceous perennials, to the number of 

 2116, and to a few botanical species growing 

 in the botanic garden under Mr. Macoun's 

 charge, it may well be considered as a hand- 

 book of the species and varieties listed, be- 

 cause of the wealth of information given. 



The introduction, the page on "The 

 Planting and Care of Handy Herbaceous 

 Perennials," and the introductory notes on 

 the chrysanthemum, the delphinium, the 

 dianthus, the iris, the pseony, the phlox, and 

 others, are features that are valuable and 

 thoroughly practical. The list shows that 

 the collections of iris and perennial phlox 

 are large and comprehensive. 



The collection of pseonies is not given in 

 detail, but three "best lists of twelve" are 

 given, one giving the judgment of Mr. Ma- 

 coun ; another, that of Mr. R. W. Whyte, 

 of Ottawa ; and the third, that of Dr. A. 

 P. Saunders, of Hamilton College, Clinton, 



It Brings Business 



Editor, The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist: — Our experience with The 

 Canadian Horticulturist as an ad- 

 vertising medium has been entirely 

 satisfactory. Last year it proved to be 

 the second best of all the papers we 

 used in Canada, from the standpoint 

 of the number of enquiries received, 

 and from the standpoint of cost per en- 

 quiry it was the lowest and stood 

 second from the standpoint of sales 

 from enquiry. Taking it all around, 

 we consider it one of the best, if not 

 the best medium in Canada, for our 

 line. — Spramotor Co., W. H. Heard, 

 Manager, London, Ont. 



N.Y. The variations in these three lists 

 may well be taken as an evidence of the 

 wealth of coloring and form in the bloom 

 of this favorite plant. 



The bulletin bears evidence of the great- 

 est care in the collection of data, in the 

 proof-reading and in the mechanical work 

 on it. The illustrations are in excellent 

 form and they make an honest appeal to the 

 eye. The correct botanical names of the 

 species and varieties, if any, the names of 

 the discoverers, the habitat, the time plant- 

 ed at Ottawa, the hardiness, the height, 

 time of flowering, and a brief description 

 of the plant or flower are given. 



The names are so generally accurate that 

 a somewhat careful examination has reveal- 

 ed to the writer only a few instances in 

 which the rule would appear to require 

 "i i" as an aflBx instead of "i" ; as for in- 

 stance, Aguilegia Stuarti, on page 15, 

 should be Stuartii. It is respectfully sug- 

 gested that Canadian catalogue makers 

 might well accept this bulletin as our auth- 

 ority on the spelling of names in herbaceous 

 perennials. 



Many of the varieties of these plants bear 

 Latin, French, or Latinized names, and in 

 some cases the name suffers in the spelling. 

 "Jeanne d'Arc" is a popular name for 

 French productions in the plant kingdom. 

 The following variations on the name are 

 found in catalogues, viz., Jane, Jean and 

 Jeannie. Such instances of carelessness are 



not creditable to the men who make the 

 mistakes and, with thinking people, they 

 reflect on the character of the business me- 

 thods of these men. Catalogue makers are 

 about equally divided in listing dicentra and 

 dielytra as botanical names for "bleeding 

 heart" ; and pyrethrum for early flowering 

 chrysanthemum. Mr. Macoun follows the 

 nomenclature adopted by the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Kew, London, and gives dicentra 

 and Chrysanthemum coccineum, dielytra and 

 Pyrethrum roseum as being synonymus for 

 these names respectively. 



At the end of the bulletin are given lists 

 of the best 12, the best 50, and the best ICK), 

 hardy herbaceous perennials. Mr. Macoun 

 has earned the congratulations and is en- 

 titled to the best thanks of the horticultur- 

 ists of this country for this valuable con- 

 tribution to our native horticultural liter- 

 ature. 



Re Queen Victoria Park 



Editor, The C.'VN.vdian HoRxic^TLTtTRiST : — 

 Your correspondent, "A Citizen" (page 63, 

 March issue) does not appear to grasp the 

 situation. The subject being discussed is 

 that Queen Victoria Park, being a provin- 

 cial park, (one might almost say a nation- 

 al or even a world park), appointments that 

 are made to carry on the horticultural work 

 of the nark should be made with the view 

 of obtaining the very best horticultural re- 

 sults. It goes without saying that if the 

 "butcher, the baker, the candle-stick mak- 

 er" the politician or even the farmer is put 

 into a position requiring the best horticul- 

 tural knowledge, the results, from a horticul- 

 tural point of view will not be satisfactory. 

 It appears, therefore, that the stand taken 

 by The Canadun Horticiiltxtrist in the 

 matter does it every credit and is in all re- 

 spects the right stand. No reflection has 

 been cast on the personal character or 

 standing of any one concerned ; they may 

 be and doubtless are very good fellows in 

 their line. 



It does not appear that what Mr.- Wilson 

 or Mr. Cameron have done in the past has 

 anything to do with the question now. What 

 is wanted now is that thoroughly experienc- 

 ed horticulturists should be appointed to 

 positions on the staff requiring that know- 

 ledge regardless of politics or anything else 

 outside that knowledge (character, of 

 course, excepted.) "A Citizen," when he 

 saw what could be done with the park by a 

 thoroughly experienced horticulturist, 

 would probably be the first to acknowledge 

 that experience and knowledge are the first 

 requisites and do count in improving and 

 keeping on improving a park with the pos- 

 sibilities of Queen Victoria Park. There 

 are men in Canada fully capable of doing 

 the work, even better than it has been done. 

 Why not get the best for such work in such 

 a place ? — Veritas Vincif. 



Toronto Horticultural Society 



A meeting of the Toronto Horticultural 

 Society was held on March 2nd, with a good 

 attendance of members. The president, 

 Mr. H. R. Frankland, was in the chair. The 

 secretary reported 57 new members since the 

 last meeting. A committee was appointed 

 to draw up a prize list for exhibits by mem- 

 bers of the society at the Canadian Nation- 

 al Exhibtioin next September, the idea hav- 

 ing been adopted by the meeting. 



A paper by Mr. A. W. Annandale on "The 

 Best 24 Annuals for the Toronto District," 

 was read in his absence by Mr. Roderick 

 Cameron. Extracts from this paper will 

 be published in next issue, together with 

 some comments by Mr. Cameron. Copies of 

 this paper were printed in advance and 

 mailed to members so that they came pre- 

 pared to discuss the same. 



