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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 1908 



The Canadian Horliculturist 



Publiihed by The Horticultural 



PublUhinff Company, Limited 



EBTERBORO AND TORONTO 



The Only Horticultural Magazine 

 in the Dominion 



Oppicial Okgam of British Columbia, Ontario, Qub- 

 BBC, New Brunswick and Prince Edward lajiND 

 Fruit Growers' Associations and of the Ont- 

 ario Vegetable Growers' Association 



H. Bronson Cowan, 

 Hanasing Bditor and Business Manager 

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

 W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager 



1. The Canadian Horticulturist is published on 

 the 25th day of the month preceding date of issue. 



2. Subscription Price in Canada and Great Britain 60 

 cents a year, two years $1.00. For United States and 

 local subscriptions in Peterboro, (not called for at Post 

 Office) 25c. extra a year is charged for postage. Foreign 

 subscriptions, $1.00 a year, including postage. 



3. Remittances should be made by Post Ofiice or 

 Uoney Express Order, or Registered Letter. Postage 

 Stamps accepted for amounts less than $1.00. 



4. Change of Address — When a change of address is 

 ordered, both the old and the new addresses must be 

 given. 



5. Advertising Rates quoted on application. Copy 

 received up to the ISth. Responsible representatives 

 wanted in towns and cities. Send Advertising copy to 

 our Toronto Office, 507 Manning Chambers. 



6. Articles and Illustrations for publication will be 

 thankfully received by the editor. 



Circulation Statement 



Since the subscription price of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist 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, 1907. The figures given are exclusive of sample 

 and spoiled copies and of papers sent to advertisers. 

 Some months, including the sample copies, from 8,000 to 

 10,000 copies of The Canadian Horticulturist are 

 mailed to people known to be interested in the growing 

 of fruit, flowers or vegetable. 



January 1907 4,947 



February 1907 5,520 



March 1907 6,380 



April 1907 6,460 



May 1907 6,620 



June 1907 6,780 



July 1907 6,920 



August 1907 6,880 



September 1907 7,078 



October 1907 7,210 



November 1907 7,250 



December 1907 7,500 



Total for the year 79,525 



Average each issue 6,627 



January 1908 7.650 



February 1908 7 824 



March 1908 8,056 



Sworn detailed statements will be mailed upon ap- 

 plication. 



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We want the readers of The Canadian Horticul- 

 nnuST to feel that they can deal with our advertisers 

 with our assurance of the advertisers' reliabiUty. We 

 try to admit to our columns only the most reliable ad- 

 vertisers. Should any subscriber, therefore, have good 

 cause to be dissatisfied with the treatment he receives 

 from any of oiu- advertisers, we will look into the matter 

 and investigate the circumstances fully. Should we 

 find reason to believe that any of our advertisers are un- 

 reliable, even in the slightest degree, we will discontinue 

 immediately the publication of their advertisements in 

 The Horticulturist. Should the circumstances war- 

 rant 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 benefits 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 sent to us as soon as {>ossi- 

 ble after reason for dissatisfaction has been found. 



Communications should be addressed: 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 



Toronto Office: PETERBORO, ONTARIO 



507 Manning Chambers. 



MODERN PARK SYSTEMS' 



Canadians should realize more fully than 

 they do the enormous benefits that accrue 

 from the improvements that a modern park 

 system brings about. There is a universal 

 recognition of the physical, moral and social 

 helpfulness which outdoor beauty confers, 

 but the financial investment that improve- 

 ments bring about through the increase in 

 desirability and value of nearby land is 

 not so well appointed. It is this increase 

 in the value of adjacent land that makes an 

 up-to-date park system such a valuable asset 

 to any city. 



The work is not wholly debt-creating as 

 many people suppose, but on the contrary, 

 it invariably proves an investment that pays 

 for the cost of all improvements. Upon 

 the intelligent selection of ground, how- 

 ever, mainly depends the success of the 

 undertaking. By an intelligent selection, 

 the cost of development is decreased and 

 the proper areas are left untouched and ad- 

 jacent, so that the enhancement of their 

 values may be worthy speculation for the 

 community. Mr. C. Ernest Woolverton, 

 landscape designer, Grimsby, Ont., who 

 spent last fall and winter in Boston, Mass., 



NOTE CHANGE OF ADDRESS 



Exchanges, Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Stations, Agricultural 

 Colleges, Boards ot Agriculture 

 and Horticulture, and so forth, 

 are requested to change the 

 address of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist on their mailing lists 

 from Toronto to Peterboro, 

 Ontario. 



studying and practicing landscape archi- 

 tecture, writes The Canadian Horticulturist 

 on this subject, as follows : 



"One of the most admirable features of 

 "the American park system is in the in- 

 "telligent selection of ground, and the 

 "kuowledge of just how much to take. • It 

 "is notable that the American park sys- 

 "tems have been built on land that orig- 

 "inally seemed worthless for ordinary use, 

 "that was either too steep or otherwise 

 "unsuitable for cultivation or building but 

 "had asthetic value. It has been made ac- 

 "cessible and developed for its beauty and 

 "the benefit to the adjoining land has paid 

 "the cost. This is especially applicable to 

 "parkway routes. 



"There is, for instance, the low marshy 

 "ground that has been selected in the city 

 "of Boston. The Fens were once a tract 

 "of back water swamp with here and there 

 "rich clumps of willows and other tree 

 "growth breaking the dismal monotony. 

 "To-day the Fens contain the fashionable 

 "drives and promenades and is bordered by 

 "some of the most highly taxable prop- 

 "erty in the city. Great public, education- 

 "al, religious institutions and mansions are 

 "securing sites adjacent, borrowing its 

 "beauty for a setting and enjoying the 

 "proximity for the use and benefit of its 

 "members. This sort of foresight on the 

 "part of the landscape architect working 

 "with the park board characterizes the Am- 

 "erican planning." 



There is no reason why Canadian cities 

 should not use their apparent waste ground 

 to like advantage, and instead of using 

 such places for dumping grounds and un- 

 sightly billboards, convert them into parks 

 and parkways. The result would be that 

 the land adjoining would be tjuickly bought 

 for residential and building purposes and 

 this would more than pay for the costs of 

 the improvements. i 



SHOULD BE MORE STRINGENT. 



It was announced recently in The House-, 

 of Commons, that probably the Fruit Marks^Ji 

 Act would be made more stringent. Thi^r 

 announcement should be welcomed by aJB 

 honest fruit growers and shippers. Th« 

 innumerable reports from Great Britain dur-''' 

 ing the past winter respecting false mark-,' 

 ing and packing indicate most forciblj^J 

 that prompt official action is necessary. : 



Concerned in our export apple trade, there, 

 are many packers and shippers who operate 

 on such a large scale that the fines at pre-f 

 sent imposed are not sufficiently large to5 

 cause them a moment's uneasiness. They* 

 seem to count upon a certain amount to-., 

 be paid in penalties each year and continue, 

 their fraudelent practices without fear. They' 

 know that only a small percentage of their 

 output can come under the observation oil 

 the inspectors and feel that the risk is lit-^ 

 tie and take it. Vf 



A law that merely permits the imposing*, 

 of small fines is a law that lacks meanaf" 

 of proper enforcement. If it is not capa- 

 ble of reaching offenders, and experience^ 

 has proven that it is not, the necessary^ 

 amendments should be made at once. Af 

 period in prison after two or three oifens- 

 es would aid in solving the difficulty. 



The Cooperative Fruit Growers of On-.' 

 tario which was organized about two years? 

 ago has been of much value to the local; 

 associations that have become affiliated with: 

 it. Included in its work, nave been week-i 

 ly reports on fruit crop conditions and pri-jJ 

 ces in all parts of the province and else-t 

 where, the keeping of the associations ini 

 touch with each other and with buyers, the;^ 

 compiling of information respecting the co-'! 

 operative movement in general, and so- 

 forth. This season the central organizationt* 

 is endeavoring to aid the local associations ■ 

 in the matter of purchasing the best grade?! 

 of supplies for spraying and other opera-7 

 tions at the lowest possible prices. To do"- 

 this eifectively, however, the associationV 

 should be incorporated. It would then be^; 

 in a position to increase its value to the lo-"- 

 cal associations many fold. ■. 



Many British Columbia fruit growers wanra 

 eastern stock. Why should the government 

 prevent them getting it, and getting it in goodS 

 condition? Eastern stock can be shipped to 

 the coast in good condition, if 'twere not for 

 the double-fumigation and the abuse in hand-,, 

 ling that it receives. No other province 

 Canada puts such restrictions upon the impor- 

 tation of nursery stock, and they plant annu- 

 ally hundreds of thousands of trees from out 

 side sources. The government of British Col 

 umbia should see that its own interests am 

 that of its people would best be served by 

 amending its inspection law in such a way as 

 to give the fruit growers of that province and 

 outside nursery firms a fair chance. 



We are receiving some inquiries this wcil 

 from fruit growers regarding our han 

 and are pleased to advise you that tlii 

 are traceable to The Canadian Hortitii, 

 turist. — T. E. Bissell, Elora, Ont. 



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