lariiary, 1915 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



MID-WINTER SALE CATALOGUE 



Every page is filled with bargains — every 

 article depeiidable Simpson merchandise 

 mavkGd closer to cost than ever before. To 

 get the most for your money you need this 

 book. Send a post card to-day. 

 Wo pay delivery charg^est 

 We srive a. one-da.y service. 



ROBERT SIMPSON LIMHED^^ 

 ^_i^_i... TORONTO ^^^m^mt^mm^ 



SANDER SI SONS 



ST. ALBANS, ENGLAND 



ORCHID GROWERS. The Finest Stock 



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Useful 

 New Invention 



Enables Anyone to Play 

 Piano or Organ With- 

 out Lessons 



A Detroit musician has invented a 

 wonderful new system which enables 

 any person or a little child to learn to 

 play the piano or organ in one even- 

 ing. Even though you kmow abso- 

 lutely nothing about music or have 

 never touched a piano or organ you can 

 now learn to play in an hour or two. 

 People who do not know one note from 

 another are able to play their favor- 

 ite music with this method without 

 any assistance whatever from anyone. 



This new system, which is called 

 the Numeral Method, is sold in Can- 

 ada by the Numeral Method Music 

 Co. of Canada, and as they are desir- 

 ous of at once making it known in 

 every locality, they are making the 

 following special free trial and half- 

 price offer to our readers. 



You are not asked to send any 

 money until you have tried and are 

 satisfied with the new method. The 

 Numeral Company is willing to send 

 it to you on one week's free trial, and 

 you will not have to pay them one 

 cent unless you desire to keep it. 

 There are no express charges to be 

 paid, as everything will be sent by 

 mail. Simply write a letter or post 

 card to the Numeral Method Music 

 Co. of Canada, 246A Curry Hall, Wind- 

 sor, Ontario, saying "Please send me 

 the Numeral Method on seven days' 

 free trial." If you are satisfied after 

 trying it, the Method and fifty differ- 

 ent pieces of sheet music will cost 

 you only $5, although the regular 

 price of these is $10. You should not 

 delay writing, as the Numeral Com- 

 pany will not continue this special 

 half-price offer indefinitely. Later on 

 the Method and fifty pieces of music 

 will be sold at the regular price. 



tent instructor. These schools will be con- 

 ducted on practically the same lines as last 

 year, except that it has been found advis- 

 able to shorten the length of the course 

 from three days to two. 



At least ten pupils must be guaranteed 

 for each school. It is specially requested, 

 also, that there is not more than twenty 

 pupils taking the course at once. If more 

 than twenty are enrolled, the representative 

 is requested to organize two schools of two 

 days each, or else notify the Fruit Branch 

 in suflScient time so that two instructors 

 may be sent. 



A fee of one dollar, to be collected by 

 the Government representative, will be 

 charged for each pupil taking the course. 

 The money so collected will be put up in 

 five proportionate amounts as prize money 

 for the five best packers. The last after- 

 noon of the course will be given over to the 

 pupils to pack a box for this competition. 



The Fruit Branch will supply boxes, 

 wrapping and lining paper, and will pay 

 accounts for hauling and rent of halls. The 

 local district representatives are requested 

 to procure sufficient apples, at least a bar- 

 rel for every two pupils. 



Douglas Gardens 



OAKVILLE, ONT. 



The American Civic Association 



The magnetic power of the word Wash- 

 ington was responsible for the presence of 

 six Canadians at the tenth annual conven- 

 tion of the American Civic Association. 

 Several of the Canadian delegates made 

 important addresses. The presence of Mr. 

 Thomas Adams, one of the Canadian dele- 

 gates, late of London, England, who is at 

 present civic adviser to the Conservation 

 Commission of Canada, was particularly ap- 

 preciated. He contributed to the pro- 

 gramme on two out of three of the regular 

 sessions, and in addition delivered several 

 addresses before other Washington asso- 

 ciations. 



Important addresses were also delivered 

 before the association by Mr. Arnold W. 

 Brunner, Mr. George A. jParker, Mrs. John 

 T. B'. Blackburn, Mr. Mark H. Daniels, 

 Mr. J. B. Harkin (Canada), Mr. Clarence 

 J. Blanchard, and Mr. J. Horace McFar- 

 land, the well-known president of the as- 



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Irises 



Phlox 



Delphiniums 



Heleniums 



Hardy Asters 



Hemerocallis 



Shasta Daisies 



etc., etc., etc. 



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DUPUY & FERGUSON'S CATALOGUE 

 OF HIGH GRADE SEEDS FOR 1915 



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MONTREAL 



