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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



July, igo8 



Toronto Horticulture 



Ttic month of Junn was a busy one for the 

 members of the Toronto Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Four important gatherings took ' 

 place, each of which was largely attended. 

 On June 2nd, Mr. J. McPherson Ross gave 

 a splendid address on shrubs. The ad- 

 dress was a very instructive one. E.xtracts 

 from it are published in this issue. 



The second meeting was held on Saturday 



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afternoon, June 13, at the home of Miss 

 Blacklock, 504 Dovercourt Road. It prov- 

 ed to be one of the most deliglitful and in- 

 structive outings ever participated in by 

 the members. Miss Blacklock's garden is 

 so full of perennials and shrubs that it 

 seems almost impossible to find room for 

 another plant. Many plants were seen 

 there that are comparatively scarce and a 

 visit to this garden is well worth the time 

 spent. 



The third meeting was on June 16. It 

 was in. the form of a reception to Mr. Jas. 

 Wilson, the new Parks' Commissioner for 

 Toronto. About 250 members of the society 

 and their friends spent an enjoyable even- 

 ing, listening to addresses given by prom- 

 inent members of the City Council on horti- 

 cultural interests in Toronto. Mr. Wilson 

 appears to be the right man in the right 

 place and has been promised the co-opera- 

 tion of the citizens in general to carry out 

 his plans for making Toronto a "City Beau- 

 tiful." One of the most popular moves Mr. 

 Wilson has made was the removal of the 

 "Please-keep-off-the-grass" signs in .the 

 parks. Mr. Wilson's contention is that as 

 the citizens 'pay for the grass they are 

 entitled to walk on it and when it is worn 

 out they will have to pay for more. 



The society's annual excursion was held 

 on Friday, June 19, to St. Catharines. A 

 very enjoyable time was spent, visiting the 

 St. Catharines' Horticultural Society's Rose 

 Show. Many fine roses and peonies were 

 shown, which were gre'ktly admired by the 

 visitors. 



The membership of the society is now 

 well over the 200 mark. With the enthusi- 

 asm that is now being shown at the meet- 

 ings, it should not take long to have a mem- 

 bership of over 500. The genial president, 

 ■Mr. H. R. Frankland, is proving very pop- 

 ular and is having the co-operation of the 

 members in making the society more use- 

 ful than it has been in the past. 



I have just seen a copy of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist and find it most interest- 

 ing. I enclose $1.00 and shall feel obliged 

 if you will send it to me regularly. — W. 

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Summer Tragedies 



After more or less expense and more or 

 less anticipation, and after experiencing 

 the pleasure of a successful hatch, great is 

 the disappointment to find that one • or 

 more of our chickens has disappeared dur- 

 ing night-time. Good fortune it is if the 

 body of the deceased is found in the coop — 

 a victim of a clumsy mother — or to the 

 diseases of chickenhood, for then one has 

 a certain knowledge of the causes of death. 

 But altogether different are the circum- 

 stances, or causes of death, when the body 

 is not in evidence. What became of tlic 

 chick is in most cases a matter of con- 

 jecture. The most likely theory is that it 

 has been devoured by some animal or 

 bird. If so, precautions should be taken 

 at once to protect the rest of the brood, for, 

 if any bird ■ or beast takes one chicken 

 witliout being caught or frightened off, they 

 will nine times out of ten, return the fol- 

 lowing night and kill and take away an- 

 other. 



In country and suburban districts in 

 summer time, the poultry have many ene- 

 mies and breeders sometimes suffer heav- 

 ily by their depredations. Years ago the 

 hawks worked havoc amongst the young 

 fowl. They still do in unsettled districts 

 but near largo towns and cities they are 

 now rarely known to be troublesome. The 

 crow seems to have taken the place of 

 the hawk in destructiveness only much 

 more so. The hawk is a bold fellow, com- 

 ing down at midday with a swift rush, a 

 pounce,, and up and off with a chick right 

 before your face. One chick every otlier 

 day would satisfy him, but not so with 

 Mr. Crow. He sneaks down at dayliglit, 

 walks quietly amongst the coops, seizes and 

 cuts the throat of the young chick to pre- 

 vent it crying out and then flies off with 

 it. He takes one the first morning, two 

 or three the next and then if not shot or 

 frightened will bring his friends with him 

 and speedily destroy every chicken in the 

 place. Fortunately the crow is very cow- 

 ardly, and if fired at, will be so frightened 

 that neither he nor any other will come 

 near the neighborhood for some time. 

 Whenever a crow perches on the fence near 

 the poultry run or near the garden it is 

 safe to suppose he means no good to either 

 and should be promptly shot at and fright- 

 ened off. 



In the next issue in this column will be j 

 given a description of the animals thafcj 

 prey upon the poultry and their methods o£ 

 attack. By way of a word of warning, the 

 writer believes that these creatures are at-| 

 tracted in many cases by the smell from un^ 

 clean runs that nmst i^e noticeable in thel 

 moist evening and nights of midsummer toj 

 animals of keen ^-lent for a great distance.} 



Millions of feet of lumber are purchased 

 annually and kept in stock for 12 months 

 to enable the Consumers' Box Co. of Tor- 

 onto to handle their enormous box trade. 

 This firm makes a specialty of boxes for 

 fruit and vegetable growers and their prices 

 are as low as good quality will permit. Co- 

 operative associations would do well to ob- 

 tain their special prices for large quantities. 



