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THE CANADj^AN HORTICULTURIST 



September, 1901 



of little or no fertilizer of any kind. To do this 

 the whole ground would, of necessity, after the 

 first two or three years, have to be given up to 

 the trees. Of course, the better way would be 

 to keep the space about the tree the first year 

 clean for three or four feet, and increasing this 



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THIS artistic volume tells how to lay out 

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distance at least a foot a year until the trees 

 occupied the whole ground. During that in- 

 terval, low, late-growing crops could be grown 

 between the trees, supplying sufficient fertilizer 

 to make up for the plant food taken out by 

 these crops. 



The last great bugbear was the possibility of 

 over-stocking the market. It was difficult to 

 persuade the growers that for years to come 

 they could not supply even the nedr-by towns 

 of Nova Scotia, and when the needs of these had 

 been met there was still the great Northwest and 

 the markets of Great Britain ready and willing 

 to take all they could grow. 



The transportation facilities on the Island, 

 while not all that could be desired, are quite 

 equal, all things considered, to the rest of the 

 Dominion-, and will be very greatly improved as 

 the fruit growers unite to demand better equip- 

 ment and lower freight rates. 



Ontario Hort.l ExKibition 



Great arrangements are being niade for the 

 next Ontario Horticultural Exhibition. The 

 directors have decided to hold the exhibition 

 this year in Massey Hall, instead of in the St. 

 Lawrence Arena, as was proposed at first, it 

 having been found that the expense of preparing 

 the arena for the exhibition was so great as to 

 be impracticable. ^\ 



A special effort will be made to add some 

 striking features at the next exhibition. One 

 of these may include a hanging garden suspended 

 from the roof of Massey Hall, and hanging in 

 front of the gallery and over the main floor. 

 This garden will be covered with beautiful 

 orchids and other flowers and would include 

 singing birds, and possibly a fountain, with other 

 interesting features. 



The county of Huron has made a grant of $75 

 to encourage an exhibit from that county and 

 the Goderich Horticultural Society is anxious 

 to arrange a large exhibit. Attempts are being 

 made whereby the senior classes of the public 

 schools of Toronto will be allowed to visit the 

 exhibition as a class, accompanied by their 

 teachers, during the mornings of the exhibition, 

 free of cost. 



The musical features this year will mclude the 

 city bands of Toronto and of Hamilton for the 

 evenings, while first-class orchestras will be 

 engaged for the afternoons during the week. It 

 is also probable that first-class lady and gentle- 

 men singers will be engaged for the evenings at 

 least This, it is believed, will make a very 



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attractive musical program. A great effort will 

 be made to secure Sir Wilfrid Laurier to open the 

 exhibition. The prize list is ready for distri- 

 bution. Copies may be secured by application 

 to the secretary, H. B. Cowan, Toronto, Ont. 



Items of Interest 



The Tillsonburg Horticultural Society has 

 been very busy this season, as it undertook 

 the restoration and beautifying of the Wash- 

 ington Grand Avenue Park, '.vhich it is making 

 permanent with shrubs, perennials, bulbs and 

 so forth. The society distriljuted about .500 

 packages of flower seeds to the school children. 



The fruit prize list for the Ontario Horticul- 

 tural Exhibition is practically the same as that 

 of last year. Ivnlries close on November 5. 

 All fruit tnust be delivered at Massey Hall or 

 the Toronto Cold Storage Co. on or before 

 Novei-.-iber 12. Write for a prize list and 

 particulars to P. W. Hodgetts, Tarliaraent 

 Buildings, Toronto, tDnt. 



We have received a letter from Mr. A. C. 

 Deayton, Bank Chambers, Teddington, S.W. 

 London, Eng., who offers to corrtspoi;d 'ivith 

 any readers of The Canadian Hortici.'LTUrist 

 who desire information in regard to the London, 

 Eng., market for apples. We have had 

 consideralJe correspondence with Mr. Deayton 

 and have found him well posted on British 

 conditions. Mr. Deayton is interested in the 

 handling of fruit in London. 



Officers and members of the agricultural 

 and horticultural societies of Ontario, who 

 n.ay be in Toronto during the Canadian Na- 

 tional Exhibition, .4ugust 26 to September 7, 

 are notified that a representative from the office 

 of the superintendent of these societies will be 

 present in the tent of the Ontario Department 

 of .'Agriculture, located near the cattle judging 

 ring on the grounds, from Friday, .August .30, 

 to Friday, September 6. Every one connected 

 with these societies is cordially invited to make 

 this tent his headquarters at the exhibition. 



In the October number of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist we purpose giving a diagram 

 of a hardy herbaceous border, sliowing an 

 arrangement of plants suitable to our Canadian 

 climate. The arrangement will be such as to 

 give a harmonious blending and progression 

 of colors and a succession of bloom in all parts 

 of the border throughout the season. Mr. E. 

 Byfield, who contributes the article in this 

 number on "Making the Herbaceous Border," 

 has the work in hand, and is preparing it as a 

 sequel to his present article. It is intended 

 that the diagram will be of special interest, 

 and will contain many helpful suggestions to 

 those of our readers interested in that class 

 of plants. 



K\. this season, fruit growers are busy making 

 preparations for the apple harvest. To secure 

 best prices, they nmst pack their fruit properly. 

 To do this and to prevent bruising in the box 

 or barrel, paper in various forms may be used. 

 Paper for wrapping apples, pears and peaches 

 is carried in stock by G. P. Read, 199 Duane 

 St., New York City; also cushions for boxes 

 and barrels and corrugated caps. Read his 

 advertisement on another page. 



The importance of marketing fruit in per- 

 fect condition is being impressed upon the 

 fruit growers of Canada. In years gone by, it 

 was the custom to climb the tree and shake 

 the fruit down, now the careful picker takes 

 a ladder and goes up and picks the fruit. Lad- 

 ders for this purpose must be light and strong. 

 The Berlin Woodenware Co. will exhibit lad- 

 ders at the Toronto Exhibition that are ideal 

 for fruit picking. 



Enclosed find my renewal subscription. The 

 readers of your magazine get full value for their 

 money. — E. Ruggles, Bridgetown, N S 



