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tested the water used in watering my 

 plants with the thermometer, and can- 

 not give the proper temperature in de- 

 grees. My own impression is that it 

 is of less consequence to raise the tem- 

 perature of the water than is generally 

 suj)posed. I have used the city water 

 here (St. Catharines), direct from the 

 hydi'ant, without perceiving any inju- 

 rious effects. But I apply it early in 

 the morning — about sun-rise -and al- 

 low the sun to warm it as it ascends 

 towards the zenith. Nor has enough 

 been used to keep the temperatui-e of 

 the soil abnormally cold. Perhaps a 

 liberal application of stable manure 

 would render the soil less thirsty. 



REPLIES TO PREVIOUS INQUIRIES. 



45.— Quart Boxes.— Mr. W. B. Chis- 

 holm, Oakville, who advertises in this 

 number, says : "Re M. E's query in 

 May No. I would say that we can 

 make quart baskets, or any other size 

 to order, providing a little time is 

 given us. 



Messrs. A. C. Rice & Co., Sarnia, 

 also write : " We make the full quart, 

 the same as are used in the States. We 

 ship them either flat or made up." 



€anabian ^ortictilturist. 



Privet makes a very good ornamental 

 hedge, where ornament only is the 

 object. The chief objection we have to 

 it is its rapid growth, requiring rather 

 frequent clipping during the busy sea- 

 son of the year ; but if trained in a 

 conical shape the work is much less 

 than if trained with a square top. A 

 writer to the American Garden recom- 

 mends the California privet {Ligustrum 

 ovalifolium), and the common kind [L. 

 vulgare), to be planted thickly together. 

 He says they make a perfect thick green 

 wall of a hedge. 



Another pretty plant for an ornamen- 

 tal hedge is Spiraea Van Houtti, one 

 of the prettiest, as well as the hardiest 

 of the Spiraeas. 



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