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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



May, igoq 



more this year than ever before. Some 

 are using lime-sulphur and others pro- 

 prietary preparations. The worst evil 

 of the latter is that they cost 

 much more and are generally not as 

 effective. The weather was very cold up 

 to April 13. Since then the buds have been 

 swelling and grass becoming green. We 

 have had very little rain thia spring. 



Annapolis Valley East, N. S. 



Eunice Watti 



There is a very great demand for nurs- 

 ery stock, of which there are not sufficient 

 trees to supply the call. An interest is be- 

 ing taken in dwarf apple trees, and a few 

 plantations of this f;0rm are being set out; 

 these small trees are also being used as fill- 

 ers, the advantages ' being that they come 

 into bearing earliei- than standard forms, 

 are easier to spray, prune and gather, and 

 more trees can, be grown on the acre. 



■Much interest has been taken in lectures 

 given by Mr. F. W. Chute who has just 

 returnd from England where he inspected 

 the apple markets of London and Liverpool. 

 Mr. Chute described the methods of the 

 auctioneers in the various salesrooms, where 

 only ticket holders were allowed to enter ; 

 he also compared the English and Nova 

 Scotian fruit growers, and came to the con- 

 clusion that people in the Old Country had 

 many lessons to learn from us in spraying, 

 especially if they wished to grow clean 

 apples. 



The orchardists of the Annapolis valley 

 ape very keen on starting co-operative 

 fruit packing companies. They claim that 

 if the farmers will work together, that there 

 will be a saving of about 30 cents a barrel ; 

 the fruit will be packed uniformly, and 

 English apple buyers might give a special 

 commission. 



Send notices of exhibitions and conven- 

 tions for publication. 



The Best Annuals 



In commenting on the list of annuals 

 recommended by Mr. Armandale at the 

 meeting referred to on iiage 102, Mr. R. 

 Cameron, park superintendent, Toronto, ad- 

 vised growing antirrhinum.s from cuttings 

 as the blooms are then larger and better. 

 Eschscholtzias must be grown from seed in 

 the open, as they cannot be transplanted. 

 He recommended the carnation poppy, 

 sown at intervals the first year ; once sown, 

 they reproduce themselves. He questioned 

 the inclusion of verbenas, dianthus and 

 sweet alyssum in a list of annuals, the first 

 and last being perennials and the dianthus, 

 a biennial. 



Mr. Cameron also gave the meeting a list 

 of 24 of his own selection as follows : 1, As- 

 ters. 2, Sweet peas. 3, TAnum (jroMdi- 

 floTum rubrum, a grand blooming plant, 

 which grows one foot high, with red and 

 scarlet flowers. It is not good for cutting. 

 Sow it twice successively and in bunches. 

 4, Mignonette "Machet." 5, Ckrysanthe- 

 num modorum, new, a pure white and 

 blooms all season. Seed must be sown in a 

 hot bed. 6, Gaillardia Lorenziana (double 

 flowers. 7, Ten-week stocks. 8, Torenia 

 Fournieri, (6 to 12 inches high). Good for 

 pots, hanging baskets and windows. 9, Cc- 

 loria plumosa. Sow indoors in tiny pots, 

 and put in large box with sand between 

 pots, which will hold moisture. Should be 

 sown in March. Most delicate plants of 

 these generally give the best bloom. 10, 

 Sweet Scabiosa. 11, Antirrinum, yellow, 

 crimson and pure white. Best blooms and 

 earliest are from cuttings. 12, Nasturiums 

 tall or dwarf. 13, Lobelia tenuior, (12 tq 

 15 inches high). 14, Phlox Drummondii. 

 15, Candytuft, in colors. 16, Annual Lark- 

 spur, in colors, sown in open. 17, Coreop- 

 sis sown in open. 18 Statice Suworoivi (lilac 

 color), hardy. 19,Zinnias. 20, Salpiglos- 

 sis (in colors), giant strain. In conjunction 

 with this, sow seeds of Asi)erul..i azurea- 

 setosa in the fall as a border plant for edg- 

 ing and plant in the same row, a foot 



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apart, Torenia Fournieri, the seeds of thi.,„j 

 to be sown early indoors. The asperula will 

 be the first to bloom in the spring to be suc- 

 ceeded by the torenia. 21, Esohscholtzia 

 (California Poppy). Cannot be transplant- 

 ed. 22 Centaurea cyanus. 23, Linaria bi- 

 partita, violet purple, 12 to 15 inches high. 

 There is also a beautiful white variety. 24, 

 Verbena, which should not be really called 

 an annual. 



The following were recommended as climb- 

 ers : Tall nasturiums, Humulus Japonicus 

 variegatus, gourds, hyacinth bean, morning 

 glory and ipomaeas. — G. 



A Reader for Many Years 



Among the readers of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist who have been subscribers 

 for many years is Mr. Charles James Fox, 

 of South London, Ont. 

 In a letter received from 

 him recently, he states, 

 'I became a subscrihei; 

 to The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist in Mr. Bea- 

 dles' time. As an ama- 

 teur, I have always tak- 

 en a great interest in 

 the growing of vegetables 

 and flowers. My love 

 for flowers dates back to 

 the year 1838. I cainei 

 to Canada in 1856 and 

 settled in Delaware, 

 Mr. Chas. Ja». Fox Ont." For many years 

 Mr. Fox was the secretary and treasurer 

 of the Delaware Township Agricultural So- 

 ciety. During that time ho introduce^ 

 among the farmers many new varieties ol 

 early and late potatoes. 



"it is very pleasing to me," he writes 

 "to see the great improvement that has 

 been made in The Canadian Horticultlr- 

 1ST. I trust that in another year or two 

 the. list of subscribers will be more than 

 double what it is now. I wish the publi 

 cation every success. 



About Dahlias. — For years, the show of 

 H. P. Van Wagner's dahlias has been one 

 of the features of local exhibitions. In 

 order that lovers of this flower, who have 

 not attended these exhibitions, might have 

 an accurate ■ description of the best and 

 newer varieties, Mr. Van Wagner has made 

 an arrangement with the largest commer- 

 cial grower of dahlias in the United States, 

 by which he is enabled to give their descrip- 

 tion and illustrations of the dahlias found 

 best after being tested over a wide range 

 of territory. In his catalogue will be found 

 choice dahlias priced from 16 for $1 to the 

 sensational "Jack Rose" at 75 cents a plant. 

 A dahlia root should last a life-time, mak- 

 ing it the most inexpensive of flowers. 



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* FROM BEST SEED 

 $ Queen of the Market,— white, early 



* Queen of the Market,- -pink, early 

 ^ 1 5 cents per dozen, 40 cents per hundred, postpaid * 

 ^ Elarly Wonder,--white and pink f: 



Lavender Gem,— early 

 Royal Purple.— medium early 

 Vick's Branching,— white, medium esu-ly 

 Vick's Branching,— white and pink, late 

 1 5 cents per dozen. 50 cents per hundred, postpaid 



Packed to so anywhere by mail. 



May be planted with Rood results until 1 5th"June. 



Not less than 25 of one variety at 100 rates 



Orders received now will be filled in 



latter part of May and in ecrly June. 



Please send postal note with order. 



China Aster Plants f 



I John Cavers, Oakville, Ont. 



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