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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



April, 191 s 



FREE LAND 



FOR THE SETTLER «n 



NEW ONTARIO 



Millions of acres of virgin soil obtainable 

 free and at a nominal cost are catling for 

 cultivation. 



Thousands of farmers have rrsponded 

 to the call of this fertile country and are 

 being made cooifortable and rich. Here, 

 right at the door of Old Ontario, a home 

 awaits you. , 



For full information as to terms, regula- 

 tions, and settlers rate», write to 



H. A. MACDONELL 



Director ol Colonization 

 P&rliatnent Buildings., TORONTO 



HON. JAS. S. DUFF 



Minister of Agriculture 

 Parliament Bldtfs., Toronto 



GARDENERS' GLOVES 



Sheci^-^liiii ^rlovi;^. (.tciini and (Irep'oof ashcHtOK 

 till. JuBl IIk! ritfhl Blove to protecl your hands 

 cluring the Hprinsr work. 



lO-ln. t'lovcs. .^10. p<T pair, prirpiiiil. l(>-in. one fin- 

 ger mitt, 2.ic. per puir : 4 pairH $l.no. prepaid. Viln. 

 one flriKor mitt, K*uritlet cuir, Uk:. porpnir, prepaid. 



"/ have used Dat'idton'^ f^lrrfrs and hafr found 

 llirm suprrhir I,} allnlh.rs." JOHN GAIL. H'l-sUm. 



N. P. DAVIDSON, Man'-r'r., ING cwnoo, Ont. 



Landscape Gardening 



A course for Gurdcnorn. 

 Kloriste and Home-makers, 

 taught by Prof. Beal, of 

 Cornell University. 



Progreesive Florists reoog-- 

 nize the growing importance 

 of a knowledge of Landscape 

 art. 



We also offer a practical 

 course in Floriculture, in- 

 cluding Greenhouse Ckinstruc- 

 tion and Management. 

 Send for Catalogue. Address 



THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 

 DEPT. C.F. . SPRINOIIKI.I), MASS. 



Growing Potatoes for Profit 



THIRST, get good seed. 



-*■ Next, a good seed bed, as good as you can make it. 



Then, make every seed piece count, one in every space and one only. 



You save seed, at least a bushel per acre. 



Now cultivate often and just the rijrht way to suit your 



conditions. 

 Fertilize economically, in the row where it does the most 

 srood- 

 Spray often with the rijjht material.^ and a 

 good machine — one with plenty of pres- 

 sure or it won't do any good. 

 Dii>: by machine fast and safely, when the 

 crop is ritfht and the market readv. 



Low Pivot Wheels 



Steel Seed Box 



100 Per Cent Planters place 

 one seed piece in every space 

 and one only, save at least 

 one bushel of seed to every 

 acre, spread the fertilizer so 

 it won't injure the seed, and 

 carry no infectious disease. 

 Sold with or without ferti- 

 lizer distributors in two sizes. 

 Plants 8 to 24 inches apart in 

 the row. 



Riding aJid Walking Culti- 

 vators are exactly axljust- 

 able to proper working of the 

 potato crop at all atage«, 

 havfe high or low, pivot or 

 fixed wheels, with dust proof 

 grease cup hubs, parallel 

 motion of teeth when you 

 .shift, etc. 



Four or Six Row Sprayers, 55 



or lOO gallon cypress tanks, 

 double acting pumps, hemp 

 paclcing, bronze ball valves, 

 easy to get at, no corrosion. 

 For one or two horse«. Takee 

 practical orchard attach- 

 ment. 



Diggers, four styles to suit 



your conditions. Plenty of 



I)ower and elevator room. 



Close adjustment of plow to 



get the potatoes, but not too 



much ground, and perfect separation 



crop and vines. 



The follovniig booklets are at your disposal: 

 "100 Per Cent Potato Planting." "Two Horse Riding 

 and Walking Cultivators," "Spraying" (ajid spraying 

 guide). "Modem Potato Diggers." Shall we send 

 one or all? 



Your local dealer will bo glad 'to show you these 

 tools. 



The Bateman-Wilkinson Co., Limited 



4«S .Symington Avenue - TORONTO, Canada 



Makers also of Horayiiia- Maehlmry (all kinds). 

 Garden Tools, etc. 



MNAQE 



Potato Machines 



are made with just these 

 points in view — made by people 

 who grow potatoes for profit 

 — made with variety in style 

 and equipment to meet condi- 

 tions in all potato growing 

 sections. Don't buy without 

 studying planter, cultivator, 

 sprayer and digger— the selec- 

 tion may decide profit or no 

 profit. 



It costs no more 

 to fertilize, culti- 

 vate and spray a 

 perfect stand— so it 

 i s naturally 



Four Row 55 Gallon Tank 



of ground, 22 in. Elevator 

 32 in. Wheels 



every m a n's 

 ambition t o . 

 plant that 

 way, and it 

 pays big in 

 yield and bet- 

 ter growth. 



We will be 

 very glad to 

 answer any 

 questions i n 

 regard to 

 potato growing 

 or about the 

 necessary ma- 

 chinery- 



For heaviest 

 conditions 



Bulletins and Reports 



Lack ol space has prevented us from pub- 

 lishing reviews of a large number of inter- 

 esting books, bulletins, and reports dealinjf 

 with horticultural subjects that have reach- 

 ed The Canadian Horticulturist durinsr the 

 past few months. Some of these we are 

 able to mention only by name. Those of 

 our readers who are interested in the sub- 

 iejcts mentioned will be able to write direct 

 for these. Othrrs we <<■ ■< ■» n little 

 srreater length. 



Amonif the Iwoks arc " I n< I'mik iples of 

 Fruit Growini;" and "Plant Hr<Tding," 

 both by Prof. I.. II. Railey. of Cornell Uni- 

 vereity. These books contain over 400 

 naKfes e.ich, and deal at length with the 

 subjects mentioned. The former sells for 

 $1.75, and the latter for $2.00. They are 

 issued by The MacMillan Company of 

 Canada, Ltd., of Toronto, and may be pur- 

 chased through The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist. 



"The Back Yard Farmer" is a book by 

 T. Willard Bolte. In an interesting man- 

 ner it describes how to obtain results from 

 and the possibilities of the back yard. It 

 gives directions for the cultivation of vege- 

 tables, fruit and flowers, and the manage- 

 ment of poultry, and the care of the lawn, 

 vines, and shade trees. It is issued bv 

 Forbes & Co., of Chicago, sells for $L00; 

 the publishers are Carpenter & Co., Ithaca, 

 N.Y. It also can be purchased through 

 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



"Insects of Economic Importance," by 

 Glenn VV. Herrick, Professor of Economic 

 entomology, Cornell University, deals with 

 practically all the most common varieties of 

 insects, and describes the most successful 

 methods of their control. The retail price 

 is $1.00; the publishers are Carpenter & 

 Co.. Ithaca'. N.'V. It also can be purchas- 

 ed through The Canadian Horticulturist. 



The annual report of the Fruit Growers 

 of \ova Scotia for 1915 is unusually inter- 

 esting. The secretarv is Manning Ells, 

 Port Williams, N.S. 



The Horticultural Division of the Domin- 

 ion Experimental Farm is distributing 3 

 number of interesting bulletins. One con- 

 tains the report of the Division for the year 

 ending March 31st, 1913. This is so late 

 of publication, it does not reflect much cred- 

 it on the ifovernment printers although the 

 report itself is an interesting one. It con- 

 tains the reports of the various experiment 

 stations throughout Canada. One of the 

 most timely of these bulletins is entitled 

 "The Planting and Care of Shade Trees." 

 It is by F. E. Buck. B.S..\., the assistant of 

 the Dominion Horticulturist. .W\ interested 

 in this subiect should obtain a cor-v of this 

 bulletin, Others of these bulletins are "Plum 

 Culture," including district lists of plums, 

 suitable for Canada, with descriptioms of 

 ■Varieties, being bulletin No. 43. revised edi- 

 tion, and a "Summary of Results in Horti- 

 culture." being Bulletin Xo. 77; and Pam- 

 phlet Xo, 99, entitled "Hardy Roses, and 

 their Culture, in Canada." Al lof these are 

 bv the Dominion Horticulturist, Mr. W. T. 

 Macoun. The Renovation of the Neglected 

 Orchard, with special reference to the best 

 orchard practice, is dealt 'with in Bulletin 

 Xo. 79, by M. B. Davis. B.S..A.., Assistant 

 to the Dominion Horticulturist. Two circu- 

 lars isued by the Experimental Farm, are 

 entitled "Growing Grapes for Home Use." 

 by W. T. Macoun. and "Potash in Agricul- 

 ture,' bv F. T. Shutt. Dominion Chemist. 



The Entomological Branch of the Depart- 

 ment of .Agriculture at Ottawa in Circular 

 Xo. 4 gives instructions to importers of 

 trees, plants, and other nursery stock into 

 Canada. 



