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CAiVABIAX HORTICULTURIST 



of 41 2 pages, giving abundance of matter 

 of great local interest, such as climatology of 

 the State, history of discovery and occupa- 

 tion, and a history of its horticulture. A 

 local history of the eighty -three counties is 

 then given separately. 



Bulletin No 31, A(;ricultural Col- 

 lege, Michigan being the Annual Report of 

 the Professor of Horticulture and Landscape 

 Gardening to the President of the College for 

 the year 1887. 



This is a work of 94 pages, and contahis a 

 arefully classified synopsis of the known 



varieties of cultivated tomatoes, peppers, 

 onions and strawberries ; besides numerous 

 miscellaneous notes. 



Bulletin No 2. Central Experimental 

 Farm, Ottawa. This is a pamphlet of eleven 

 pages, showing the progress of the work at 

 the farm, especially with reference to the 

 testing of seed given for suitability to the 

 various parts of Canada. A large collection 

 of large and small fruits, and of forest trees is 

 being made for testing, and from this depart- 

 ment of the farm we hope for many items of 

 special interest to our readers. 



THE HOME. 



Ivy Fop Pietupe Frames. 

 Ivy is one of the best plants to have 

 in the house, as it bears a large amount 

 of neglect and abuse, and gratefully 

 repays good treatment. It is not rare 

 to see a pot of ivy placed where it can 

 be trained around picture frames or 

 mirrors, and thus border them with 

 living green. A good plan is to dis- 

 pense with the pot, or rather have a 

 substitute for it, which is kept out of 

 sight. Our illustration, Fig 1, shows 

 a picture frame wreathed with ivy 

 after this method Only a good-sized 

 picture or mirror can be treated in 

 this way, and as such are usually hung 

 so that the top of the frame leans for- 

 ward, the space between the frame and 

 the wall is available for the receptable 

 for the plant. A pot or pan of zinc, 

 of a wedge-shape, and size to suit the 

 space between the frame and the wall, 

 can be made by any tinsmith. This is 

 to be hung against the wall so as to 

 be quite concealed by the picture, and 

 the ivy tastefully trained over the 

 frame. A rustic frame is better suited 

 to this purpose, as it not only 

 affords better facilities for attach- 

 ing the stems to the frame, but 

 its style seems better adapted to 

 this kind of decoration than more pre- 

 tentious ones. Still, a gilt frame may 

 be made beautiful in the same way. 

 There is only one precaution to be 



Ivy For Picture Frames. 



used, viz.: Xot to hang such a frame 

 over the fire place, for the combined 

 heat and dust would soon destroy the 

 plant. Let it hang so that it may face 

 a north or east window. Don't forget 

 the water ; the pan holding the plant 

 is out of sight, and, therefore, should 

 be kept in mind. 



Murray & Co., 26 and 2S Front St. West, Toroxto. 



