THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



87 



THE 



CanaMmi gorticnlturist. 



^N Illus- 

 trated 

 Monthly Journal, de- 

 \ oted to the interests 

 ' of Fruit Growers, 

 Gardeners, and Gentle- 

 men owning rural or su- 

 burban homes. 



Subscription price SI. 00 

 per year, entitling the subscri- 

 ber to membership of the Fruit (xrow- 

 ers' Association of Ontario and all its 

 privileges, including a copy of its 

 valuable Annual Report, and a share in its 

 annual distribution of plants and trees. 



This Journal is not published in the in- 

 terests, or for the pecuniary advantage of 

 any one, but its pages are devoted wholly to 

 the progress of Horticultural Science and 

 Art in Canada. We aim at the development 

 of the fruit growing industry in our Province ; 

 at the general distribution of knowledge con- 

 cerning all the newest and best varieties of 

 fruits ; and at the education of a refined 

 taste in the art of decorative gardening 

 around the h( mej of our Canadian people. 



With such ends in view we invite the co- 

 operation of the lovers of Horticulture both 

 in extending the membership of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario, and in con- 

 tributing to these pages such items as may 

 be of general interest and profit. 



Please pay in your subscription for '87 

 on receipt of this number, if you have 

 not already done so. There are still a 

 limited number of back numbers of 



this year on hand for new subscribers 

 who wish them ; but subscriptions may 

 begin with any month in the year. 



The Plants, including the Cherry and 

 the Grape, will soon be distributed 

 through the mail. Of course, members 

 of the Association must not expect 

 large-sized plants, as the size is limited 

 by the P. O. authorities to two feet in 

 length. The Russian Cherry is at best 

 more of a bush than a tree, even in its 

 Russian home. The Vladimir Cherry 

 having run short, the Executive Com- 

 mittee has succeeded in securing a few 

 other Russian cherries of equal value, 

 viz., the Litham and the Ostheim, by 

 means of which we hope to suit the 

 wishes of all the members preferring 

 this selection. 



The packages of flower seeds will be 

 mailed in a few days to those who have 

 chosen them. The names of the seeds 

 to be sent are (1) Aster, Victoria ; (2) 

 Morning Glory, Variegated ; (.3) Even- 

 ing Primroses and (-i) Nasturtium, Em- 

 press We send four instead of three, 

 because we have been disappointed 

 about getting the P. Cashmeriana, and 

 we hope thus to more than make up for 

 the failure. 



Summer Meeting. — The Horticultural 

 Society of Ontario, of Collingwood, has 

 given the Fruit Growers' Association 

 of Ontario a very hearty invitation to 

 hold the summer meeting there. 



Invitations may be addressed to the 

 Secretary, Grimsby, who will lay them 

 before the Executive Committee. 



The Hatch Bill. — There has been a great 

 deal of agitation of late, in the United 

 States, in favor of the passing of this 

 bill, and finally the friends of progress 

 in agricultural and horticultural science 

 bid fair to win the object of their am- 

 bition. 



This bill provides for the establish- 

 ment of an experiment station in each 

 state, under the direction of the State 



