September, 1909 



THE CANADIAN HOETIC ULTURIST 



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in the past has surpassed this for lartje 

 crops of every known variety suitable 

 to the climate. In all probability the qual- 

 ity of some of the sorts ma^' not equal that 

 of drier seasons; this refers chiefly to the 

 potato crop, which at present promises a 

 record yield, if the tops are any index of 

 what the crop will be. Cabbage, cauliflow- 

 er, beets, carrots, onions, peas, corn and so 

 on, are all far ahead of former seasons, 

 tending to make this a record year for the 

 vegetable garden. Flowers like all else are 

 surpassing themselves this year in beauty, 

 brilliancy and abundance. 



Winnipeg 



A. J. Richards 



Most of the houses of Winnipeg have a 

 garden not only with a view to having a 

 "back-yard beautiful," but from aneconomic 

 standpoint as well. That Winnipeg- 

 ers are lovers of beauty in nature is evi- 

 denced by the pride they take in showing 

 visitors their boulevarded streets, cemeteries 

 and numerous parks which are kept in 

 splendid order under the able supervision of 

 Mr. G. Champion, Parks Superintendent. 



Cosmopolitan as Winnipeg's population is, 

 drawn from the British Isles, eastern Can- 

 ada, the United States and most of the 

 countries of Europe — there is a tie that 

 binds them all in their citizenship, and that 

 is a love of gardening. No matter in what 



quarter of the city you ramDIe there are 

 plenty of gardens to admire. In the resi- 

 dential districts, where the merchant prin- 

 ces reside — Broadway, Crescentwood, Fort 

 Rouge, St. Johns — the grounds surrounding 

 the mansions are in keeping with the man- 

 sions themselves, having fine lawns with 

 tastefully arranged flower beds in which 

 are grown most of the annuals and peren- 

 nials it is possible to grow in this city. These 

 wealthy citizens, like their less fortunate 

 brothers, vie with each other in keeping 

 abreast of the times in all matters pertain- 

 ing to gardening, with the result that there 

 is no city of the size of Winnipeg that can 

 boast of prettier residential sections. 



In the north end where "foreigners" pre- 

 dominate, vegetable gardens surrounding 

 houses of any or no design are the order, 

 and as the residents are mostly of Teutonic 

 extraction, bringing with them from theii 

 old homes a love of "Sauerkraut," the 

 national dish of their country, cabbage, 

 which is an essential ingredient, is grown 

 more than any other vegetable and a good 

 part of every garden is devoted to cabbage 

 culture whilst the other vegetables are grown 

 in smaller quantities and are grown success- 

 fully, so that the table expenses of these 

 peoples are kept at a low figure during the 

 greater part of the year. This is a big thing 

 ivhen it is considered that the average num- 

 ber of persons living in a house is from 10 to 

 15. 



In the centre of the city where the houses 



are close togther and population thickest, 

 the back-yards as a rule are large enough 

 to contain good-sized gardens, either flower 

 or vegetable, and with a little labor and a 

 small outlay can be made to yield a crop 

 of vegetables that materially reduce table 

 expenses, for it has been proved beyond 

 doubt that the soil of Winnipeg will grow 

 most vegetables, or if a flower garden is pre- 

 ferable, as good results can be obtained 

 from a pleasurable standpoint by planting 

 flowers, as from a profitable one by growing 

 vegetables. 



On the outskirts of the city where the 

 population is mostly made up of working 

 men, is where the advantages of gardening 

 are most apparent. There, large gardens, 

 and intense cultivation of both flower and 

 vegetables is the order. This is especially 

 so in Weston, the home of the C.P.R. shop- 

 men, where a cottage gardening association 

 was formed last June and a successful ex- 

 hibition was held in August. This year 

 an earlier start is possible. The association 

 is in a flourishing condition and the mem- 

 bers are busy looking after their gardens in 

 anticipation of the show to be held at the 

 end of the season. To foster artistic and 

 systematic work, the association is offering 

 prizes for the best kept lawn and garden, 

 best flower garden, and best kept vegetable 

 garden. 



The advantages of gardening are so 

 many that one could go on writing indefinite- 

 ly about them. In Winnipeg where all are 



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