THE 



VOL. VIII.] 



JUNE, 1885. 



[No. G. 



THE OATALPA. 



The great oV)ject which the Directors 

 have in view iii giving, without charge, 

 to each subscriber to the Canadian 

 Ilorticidtiirist the choice of certain 

 trees or plants, is that tliose things 

 may be tested in different parts of the 

 country, and in this way their ability 

 to endure the climate, their adaptation 

 to the various soils, and their value 

 to us as Canadians may become more 

 speedily known. An impression seems 

 to exist in the minds of some that 

 these things are a Sort of bonus given 

 to them for subscribing to the maga- 

 zine. We desire to correct this im- 

 pre.ssion, and to have our readers un- 

 derstand that these things are given 

 not so much to benefit the recipient as 

 to benefit the entire community. Of- 

 ten times they may greatly benefit the 

 recipient, but even when the article 

 planted proves to be utterly valueless, 

 owing to the fact which is in this way 

 ascertained that it is unsuited to our 

 climate, or to the exposure in a certain 

 part of the country ; the knowledge of 

 that fact, if it be only communicated, 

 is of immense value to others, saving 

 them from serious disappointment and 

 loss. For this reason the Directors 

 have made it a condition of receivinij 



these articles that the person who gets 

 them shall in due time communicate 

 to the Canadian Horticnltufist, for the 

 benefit of all, the results of his experi- 

 ence therewith, whether of success or 

 failure. 



For this reason in a very especial 

 manner have the Directors offered the- 

 hardy Catalpa to our subscribers this 

 spring. The reports that, h-iive come 

 to them of its great valn©^, both as a 

 timber and an ornamental tree, have 

 led them to believe that it may be 

 valuable in a large part, if not in all 

 parts of this Province. Letters have 

 been received from subscribers asking 

 if it v/ould be hardy enough to thrive 

 in their locality ; if so they would 

 select the Catalpa to be sent them. If 

 the Directors knew that this tree was 

 sufliciently hardy, and in all respects 

 suited to the soil and climate of all 

 parts of Ontario, there would have 

 been no occasion for testing it, and it 

 would not have been offered. 



It is said of this variety of the Ca- 

 talpa that it is remarkably hardj', 

 much more hardy than the variety 

 which has been to some extent planted 

 in Canada as an ornamental tree, sam- 

 ples of which are to be seen in Hamil- 



