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THE CANADIAN H0RTI0DLTDRI8T. 



The Report of The Michigan Horticultural 

 Society 1886. A magnicent work of 572 

 pages, compiled by Mr. C. W. Garfield, 

 the indefatigable and energetic Secre- 

 tary. It is nicely bound in cloth, and 

 contains not only the Society report, 

 but also much of the cream of the dis- 

 cussions at auxiliary as well as National 

 sister societies. The Secretary's Port- 

 folio too is invaluable. 



Descriptive List of Greenhouse, Window 

 and Bedding Plants grown and for sale 

 by J. P. Cockburn, Gravenhurst, Ont. 



Seed Annual, D. M. Ferry & Co., Wind- 

 sor, Ont., 18S7. A most complete 

 catalogue of both vegetables and flowers. 



George Leslie & Son's Illustrated Descrip- 

 tive Catalogue of Fruit Trees, Ornamen- 

 tal Trees, Shrubs, Roses &c. Leslie 

 P. O. Ont. 



Prize Offer. A circular from Fonthill 

 Nurseries offering a first prize of $50 

 at Industrial Exliibition Toronto, in 

 ftill of 18'JU for best three clusters of 

 Moore's Diamond Grape. 



On Emperor William's birthday, 

 it is said that one poor woman left at 

 the door of the palace a small bunch of 

 flowers with a petition praying for the 

 pardon of her husband who was in 

 prison. The flowei-s and the petition 

 were placed in a position where they 

 could attract the Emperor's attention. 

 The petition was granted. 



Mrs. Tootoo — " Now, Charlie, you're 

 really not going to bring Mr. Early 

 home with you at this season of the 

 year 1 " 



Mr. Tootoo — " Why, of course, dear. 

 Why not ] " 



" Because evei-y thing looks so bare ! 

 Why, even the limbs of the trees have 

 nothing on them ! " 



" That's so ; 1 never thought of that. 

 But I'll send up some garden hose I saw 

 advertised, and I guess you can make 

 them presentable." 



The wind is always blowing about 

 something, but there is nothing in it. 



Brown : " Hello, Jones ! How's 

 your wife]" Jones (a little deaf): 

 '• Very blustering and disagi'eable this 

 morning." — E. S. Agriculturist. 



Old Mr. Bently (reading the paper) 

 — " I see that in a I'ecent storm at sea 

 a ship loaded with passengers went 

 ashore." Old Mi-s. Bently (placidly) 

 — " How fortunate ! I can imagine just 

 how glad those passengers must have 

 been to get on dry land. " 



" The car is full of alumni," whispered 

 Miss Beaconstreet to her friend fi-om 

 the West, as they both journeyed Cam- 

 bridgeward in the horsecar. " Yes," 

 said the Chicago girl, '-and how it 

 chokes one up, don't it? I wonder 

 they do not open the ventilators." 



PRINTED AT THK STEAM PRESS KSTABLISHMKNT OF THE COPP, CLARK COMPANY (LIMITED), TORONTO. 



