January, 191 5 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTUEIST 



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could not very well be more scattered. 

 This condition has created peculiar difficul- 

 ties in connection with the publication of a 

 truly national horticultural publication. The 

 population in the towns and cities of Can- 

 ada also has been so small as to retard 

 the obtaining of a strong circulation among- 

 people interested in the amateur growing- 

 of flowers and shrubs. Thus hitherto The 

 Canadian Horticulturist has had to cater 

 to both classes of readers in one publica- 

 tion in order to obtain the needed circula- 

 tion. 



With this issue we commence the publi- 

 cation of two separate editions, one devoted 

 especialy to the interests of the commercial 

 fruit grower and the other to those of the 

 amateur fruit, flower and vegetable grower. 

 While both editions will contiinue to contain 

 considerable information relating to both 

 interests, each will contain more articles 

 of direct interest to its readers than it has 

 been possible for us to publish for them 

 in one combined edition in the past. 



Gradually, as the horticultural interests 

 of Canada continue to advance, each edi- 

 tion of The Canadian Horticulturist -will be 

 strengthened as well as our third edition, 

 which is .devoted especially to the apicul- 

 tural interests. In time we expect that 

 each edition will grow into a separate and 

 distinct publication. Thus it will be seen 

 that it is our intention to see that The 

 Canadian Horticulturist keeps step with 

 the progress of the horticultural industry, 

 and to do all within our power to promote 

 its development. 



PUBLISHER'S DESK 



Our front cover illustration this month 

 shows the greenhouse of the Trafalga In- 

 stitute, Montreal, Canada. Note how free 

 this house is from any obstructing mater- 

 ial which would tend to keep the light from 

 the plants. There has been a vast im- 

 provement in the style of greenhouses 

 erected during recent years. The illustra- 

 tion reveals a number of these improve- 

 ments. 



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Readers of both the first and second edi- 

 tions of The Canadian Horticulturist this 

 month will, we feel sure, be pleased with 

 the material they contain. There are more 

 articles related directly to fruit growing in 

 the first edition and to flower growing in 

 the second edition than we have ever pub- 

 lished before in The Canadian Horticultur- 

 ist. We have already received many indi- 

 cations from our readers that they are 

 pleased with our arrangement to publish 

 The Canadian Horticulturist hereafter in 

 editioais devoted especially to certain sub- 

 jects. The success of both our first and 

 second editions is already practically assur- 

 ed A special effort has been made to 

 iiial-.e the illustrations unusuallv helpfnl. 



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Owing to the immense amount of w.">rk 

 involved in completely rc-arranging the 

 mailing list of The Canadian Horticuitunst 

 so that the first edition might be sent to 

 fruit growers and the second to amate.ir 

 fruit, flower and vegetable growers, this 

 edition of The Canadian Horticulturist has 

 been delayed somewhat later than usual. 

 Now that this rc-arangement has been com- 

 pleted there will be no occasion for a simi- 

 lar delay irn the future. Readers of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist who have not as 

 \ et advised us which of th" two issues 

 they prefer to receive are renuested to do 

 .'■o at as early a date as possible. 



The February issue of The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist will be our Fourth .Annual 

 Spraying Number. The front cover will de- 

 pict a full page spraying scene. Through- 

 out the issue special illustrations relating 

 to the spraying of fruit, flo-wers and vege- 

 tables, as well as timely interesting articles 

 dealing with the same subject, will be pub- 

 lished. In these amnual spraying numbers 



we aim to give special information relat- 

 ing to advanced spraying practices. Don't 

 miss this issue. Advertisers are reminded 

 that last year the crush of advertising was 

 so great that it was found impossible to 

 give our best attention to advertisements 

 received at the last moment. Get your ad- 

 vertisements to us, therefore, as early this 

 month as possible. 



What Horticultural Societies are Doing 



That many horticultural societies in On- 

 tario are doing exceptionally good work 

 was shown at the recent convemtion of the 

 Ontario Horticultural Association in the re- 

 port of Superintendent J. Lockie Wilson. 

 Among the society reports presented were 

 the following : 



CLINTON. 



Interest in the work of the society is 

 growing rapidly. The membership has in- 

 creased from 159 to 180 during the year. 

 The civic improvement movement has met 

 with the enthusiastic approval of members 

 of the society and citizens generally. In 

 the spring the society organized a Board 

 of Health and succeeded in getting the 



Select Your Issue 



There are still a number of readers 

 of The Canadian Horticulturist who 

 have not advised us which edition, 

 the first or the second, they desire us 

 to send them. The first edition of 

 The Canadian Horticulturist is de- 

 voted especially to the commercial 

 fruit interests. The second edition is 

 devoted more to the interests of the 

 amateur fruit, flower and vegetable 

 grower. Practically all of our read- 

 ers are more interested in either one 

 subject or the other. Will you kindly 

 advise us, therefore, without delay, 

 which of the two you prefer to receive 

 hereafter and we will arrange to send 

 it to you. 



back yards in the business portion of the 

 town in a clean and sanitary condition. 

 Premiums were distributed and several 

 barren places in the centre of the town re- 

 claimed, as -well as keeping in order those 

 alreadv in hand. 



DRYDEN. 



This is a new society with a membership 

 of 77. Two hundred trees were planted on 

 one of the streets of the town. Special 

 prizes were givem for lawns, gardens, and 

 tree planting on private property, for the 

 best kept street in front of residences, and 

 for beautifving public property. 

 DUNDALK 



A flower show was held in August, which 

 created great interest and enthusiasm. 

 There were no restrictions as to emtry, and 

 conse(|Ucntly a number of outsiders were se- 

 cured as members. There were twenty-nine 

 classes for flowers in pots, not counting 

 specials, and thirtv three for cut flowers. 

 DURHAM. 



We held a successful exhibition. Monthly 

 meetings were held where papers on horti- 

 cultural subjects were read and discussed. 

 We planted trees and shrubs around some 

 of the churches arnd distributed plants and 

 shrubs to members. 



FORT-WILLIAM. 



Our membership increased from 125 to 

 136, and there was a marked improvement 

 in the annual flower show, not only in the 

 number of exhibits, but in the quality. At 

 our first show, three vears ago, there were 

 only three spikes of Gladioli on exhibition. 



this year were entered fourteen exhibits of 

 this flower, of a very fine grade of excel- 

 lemce. Exhibitors allowed their flo-wers to 

 be sold for the benefit of the Patriotic 

 Fund. Under the supervision of the City 

 Council volunteer labor has plowed up all 

 the vacant property obtainable, to be allot- 

 ted to applicants for garden purposes next 

 spring. There are already more than sufii- 

 cient applications for these plots. It is 

 confidently expected that we will have a 

 Garden Citv next year. 

 GALT. 

 Our society planted a number of flower 

 beds in the spring in conspicuous places. 

 These were instrumental in transforming 

 what otherwise would have been unsightly 

 spots into places of beauty, and were a 

 source of pleasure to visitors, as well as 

 to residents of the town. A campaign for 

 beautifying the town has been carried on 

 for the past three years, and has been the 

 means of awakening a keen interest in it 

 here, arnd as a result our membership has 

 increased about thirty per cent. There are 

 now two hundred and forty-one members. 



Great interest is also shown by the 

 school childien of the town, among whom 

 .1,500 packages of flower and vegetable 

 seeds were distributed last spring. The 

 result of their work, as shown by their 

 display of flowers and vegetables at the 

 annual exhibition, was a great surprise 

 and delight to all who saw it. The interest 

 taken in the school children's flower and 

 vegetable garden plot competition was most 

 encouraging, there being over eighty com- 

 petitors. Some of the designs were most 

 original and artistic. In all, eighty-two 

 dollars were distributed in prizes among 

 the children. 



GRIMSBY. 

 Each member of our society received two 

 hybrid tea roses, and the Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. A lecture was given in May. We 

 held a rose show in June, exhibits very 

 fine. Last fall the society distributed to 

 each member Narcissus bulbs, which were 

 purchased in Holland. We have a Civic 

 Improvement Committee. 

 GUELPH. 

 Window boxes were placed on the prin- 

 cipal public buildings and in front of the 

 public library. A lecture given by Rev. 

 G. W. Tebbs last spring was very well 

 attended, and created much interest. The 

 meetings of the directors were well attend- 

 ed, and besides the usual business, the in- 

 creasing of assessments on account of 

 landscape improvements was discussed and 

 a resolution in regard to same placed be- 

 fore the city council and published in The 

 Canadian Horticulturist, causing a deal of 

 comment by societies in different parts of 

 Ontario. The membership has been in- 

 creased from two hundred and sixteen last 

 year to two hundred and thirty-eight. 



As a result of the lawn and garden com- 

 petition, there has been a great improve- 

 ment all over the city in the manner in 

 which lawns are kept, and an increase in 

 floral display, both in quality and quan- 

 tity, and also a better selection of plants. 

 This great improvement is due to the work 

 of the Horticultural Society. 



