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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, igog 



The Canadian Horticulturist 



Published by The Horticultural 



Publishing Companr* Limited 



PETBRBOBO AND TORONTO 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 

 in the Dominion 



Official Okoan of British Columbia, Ontario 

 Quebec, Nf,w Brunswick and Prince Edward 

 Island Fruit Growers' Associations *. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Managing Director 



A. B. Cutting, B.S.A., Editor 



W. G. UooK, Advertising Manager 



1. The Canadian Horticulturist is published on 

 the 25th day of the month preceding date of 

 issue. 



2. Subscription price in Oanada and Great Bri- 

 tain, 60 cents a year ; two years, $1.00. For United 

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CIRCULATION STATEMENT. 



Since the subscription price of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist was reduced from $1.00 to 60 cents 

 a year, the circulation has grown rapidly. The 

 following is a sworn statement of the net paid 

 circulation of The Canadian Horticulturist for 

 the year ending with Dec, 1908. The figures giv- 

 en are exclusive of samples and spoiled copies, 

 and of papers sent to advertisers. Some months, 

 including the sample copies, from 10,000 to 12,000 

 copies of The Canadian Horticulturist are mailed 

 to people known to be interested in the grow- 

 ing of fruit, flowers or vegetables. 



January, 1909... 

 February, 1909.. 



March, 1909 



April, 1909 



.9,456 

 .9,310 

 .9,405 



.9,482 



January, 1908 7,650 



February, 1908 7,824 



March. 1908 8,aT6 



April, 1908 8,250 



May, 1908 8,573 



June, 1908 8.840 



July, 1908 9,015 



August, 1908 9,070 



September, 1908 9.121 



October, 1908 9,215 



November, 1908 9,323 



December. 1908 9,400 



Total for the year ,104,337 



Averaire each iuue in 1907, 6,627 



Average each issue in 1908, 8,695 



(Increased circulation in one year 2,068) 



Sworn detailed statements will be mailed upon 

 application. 



Our Protective Policy 



We want the readers of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist to feel that they can deal with our 

 advertisers with our assurance ot the advertisers' 

 reliability. We try to admit to ou.- columns 

 only the most reliable advertisers. Should any 

 subscriber, therefore, have good cause to be 

 dissatisfied with the treatment he receives from 

 any of our advertisers, we will look into the 

 matter and investigate the circumstances fully. 

 Should we find reason, even in the slightest 

 degree, we will discontiue immediately the pub 

 lication of their advertisements in The Horti- 

 culturist. Should the circumstances warrant, 

 we will expose them through the columns of 

 the paper. Thus, we will not only protect our 

 readers, but our reputable advertisers as well. 

 All that is necessary to entitle you to the bene- 

 fits of this Protective Policy is that you include 

 in all your letters to advertisers the words, 

 "I saw your ad. in The Canadian Horticultur- 

 ist." Complaints should be made to us as soon 

 as possible after reason for dissatisfaction has 

 been found. 



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THE CANADIAN HOHTIOtJLTURIST, 

 Toronto Office: PETERBORO. ONTARIO. 



72 Queen street west . 



IMPERIAL TRAINING IN HORTI- 

 CULTURE 



A recent issue of The Gardeners' Chroii- 

 icle, London, England, has an able editorial 

 on "Imperial Traininp; in Horticulture." 

 It advocates the establishnrient in England 

 of an Imperial Institute of Horticulture 

 at which men, who intend to emigrate to 

 one or other part of the Empire in order 

 to till the soil, may be trained in the sciencf 

 and practise of horticulture. It i oints out 

 that "it would be a good thing if the men 

 going out from these shores to grow fruit 

 in British Columbia, rubber in Malays, or 

 tea in Ceylon, were men trained in the gen- 

 eral, universal principles of horticulture, 

 and not men trained or untrained, selected 

 haphazard by the careless hand of chance." 

 Again : "It would be well for the P^mpire if 

 the home country were engaged in preparing 

 and sending out year by year colonists who 

 had a knowledge of the methods of horticul- 

 ture already implanted in them." While this 

 knowledge may not be sufficient to cope 

 with the diverse conditions which the emi- 

 grant is likely to encounter in the colonies, 

 it is contended that it would be of practical 

 value, in that the successful horticulturist 

 knows, consciously or unconsciously, the 

 ide.%1 conditions for certain plants, and pro- 

 ceeds sagaciously to provide the closest ap- 

 proximation to those conditions. "He learns 

 by experience to control, in as large a meas- 

 ure as is humanly possible, the conditions 

 under which his plants are growing." The 

 editorial suggests also that an Imperial 

 Institute of Horticulture would not only 

 train men to go abroad and train men for 

 home horticulture, but also it would attract 

 men from the colonies themselves, men who 

 wish to learn the latest word of horticultural 

 wisdom. 



In most respects, the proposal of The Gar- 

 deners' Chronicle is an excellent one. Among 

 our leading horticulturists can be named 

 scores of men who came from the British 

 Isles, men who were trained at Kew and 

 elsewhere in the old land and who have 

 become in Canada authorities on horticul- 

 ture in one or more of its branches. These 

 men have done much to advance the horti- 

 cultural interests of our great Dominion. 

 On the other hand, many emigrants to Can- 

 ada have no knowledge of horticulture what- 

 ever. Many of them attempt the practice 

 of fruit growing, floriculture or vegetable 

 gardening and fail. Not only because of 

 their lack of knowledge of the principles of 

 horticulture are they unsuccessful, but also 

 on account of the changed conditions of 

 climate and custom. A course of training 

 at home would mean much to men like tliese 

 when abroad. It would aid them in over- 

 coming the special diflBculties that would 

 confront them in a new country. 



There is another class of Old Country 

 emigrants to Canada that apparently would 

 be benefitted by some "coaching" in the 

 study of climates and how those of the differ- 

 ent parts of Canada differ from that of 

 Great Britain. In this class we refer to men 

 who have learned the art of horticulture at 

 home, but who, in this country, fail to real- 

 ize or to recognize the fact that all "home" 

 methods and practices will not be successful 

 here. They tell of their skill and success 

 in the old land and they attempt to operate 

 siltailarly here but they do not "make good." 

 Before they are in Canada two months they 

 are writing articles for the agricultural 

 press, often well prepared and written, but 

 which must be rejected because of their utter 



impracticability for performance under Can- 

 adian conditions. 



Horticulturists from Great Britain and 

 Ireland and men who purpose becominfi < 

 horticulturists are welcome immigrants. Had ! 

 they the advantage of training in an Imper- 

 ial Institute of Horticulture, such as is pro- 

 posed, they would be doubly welcome. Ther<' 

 is room for such mtn in Canada and the 

 other colonies and we want them to succeed. 

 To make the proposition more certain, how- 

 ever, we would suggest that one horticul- 

 tural expert from each of the leading col- 

 onies be appointed to the staff of the pro- 

 posed Imperial Institute. In addition to 

 the general course of study, these men could ^ 

 teach horticulturally-inclined emigrant' 

 those facts that are just as important ;i 

 principles, the actual condition of things 

 and the climate with which they will have 

 to contend in the country of their choice. 



UNIFORM JUDGING OF FRUITS 



There is a difference of opinion in re- 

 gard to the manner in which fruits should 

 be judged at our fairs and exhibitions. A 

 number of letters have been received by 

 The Canadian HoRTictTLTURisT, expressing a 

 desire to have some uniform system adopt- 

 ed. AVhile attending the annual meetings 

 of the provincial fruit growers' associations 

 in the maritime provinces during the pa.st 

 winter, Mr. W .T. Macoun suggested that i 

 circular be issued that would give some 

 general information to the judge as to what 

 maritime fruit growers consider to be the 

 important points in judging, this circular 

 to be available to the exhibitor and to the 

 judges. Committees were appointed foi' 

 this purpose. 



This question of uniformity in judging 

 is well worth discussion. It would be de- 

 sirable to have, not only a uniform system 

 adopted in the maritime provinces, but one 

 that would be equally acceptable in Que- 

 bec, Ontario, British Columbia and the oth- 

 er provinces. The provinces should co-op- 

 erate in the movement. Each provincf 

 should adopt a plan and then arrange for 

 a national understanding. This is one of 

 the many national questions that could be 

 discussed at another Dominion Fruit Con- 

 ference. 



FRUIT PEST LEGISLATION 



It is to be regretted that the Ontario 

 Legislature saw fit to shelve for another 

 year the request of the Ontario Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association that certain other injurious 

 orchard pests and diseases be incorporated 

 in the Act to Prevent the Spread of the 

 San Jose Scale. The codling moth, crown 

 gall and other orchard troubles should 

 be controlled by the law. The codling moth 

 played havoc with many orchards last year. 

 The damage from these pests increases as 

 the years go by and will become a permanent 

 menace to fruit-growing until their control, 

 so far as is practicable, is made compulsory. 



We are informed that the Department of 

 Agriculture intends to distribute copies of 

 the propsoed Act throughout the provinci 

 for consideration by Ontario fruit growers 

 and that unless objection is raised to it 

 the Act will be passed at the next session. 

 Fruit growers who do not receive a copy 

 may obtain one by applying to Mr. P. W. 

 Hodgetts, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. 

 The proposed Act should have the support 

 of all persons interested in the advancement 

 of the fruit industry of Ontario. 



Tell your friends about our big premium 

 this month. They may take advantage of 

 it even if they are not subscribers to 2'he 

 Canadian Horticulturist. 



