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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
May  28,  1903. 
“Everybody  s  Street  Guide  to  London.’’ 
This  is  the  title  of  a  penny  publication  by  John  Dicks, 
Arundel  Street,  Strand,  W.C.,  and  contains  the  names  of  streets 
and  postal  districts  in  one  column,  the  nearest  main  thorouglifare 
in  the  second  column,  and  the  nearest  railway  station  in  the 
third  column. 
Steam  Traction  for  Market  Produce. 
Diminutive  traction  engines  are  gradually  being  adopted  by 
market  gardeners  instead  of  horses  for  taking  their  produce  to 
market.  One  of  these  locomotives  was  in  the  autumn  put  on 
the  road  between  Isleworth  and  Covent  Garden.  Now  several 
are  to  be  seen  at  three  o’clock  in  the  morning  pu’fBng  along 
Piccadilly  with  towering  loads  of  vegetables  behind  them. 
“  Der  Deutsche  Gartenrat.’’ 
In  Germany,  as  in  this  country,  the  progress  of  horticultural 
literature  still  continues.  The  last  accession  to  the  ranks  of 
gardening  newspapers  there  is  “  Der  Deutsche  Gartenrat,”  a 
weekly  publication  issuing  from  Berlin  in  the  Uhlandstrasse,  and 
of  which  Herr  Andreas  Voss  is  the  editor.  We  have  been  favoured 
with  copies  of  the  first  seven  numbers,  and,  after  an  inspection  of 
them,  note  that  this  periodical  promises  to  be  conducted  with  the 
thoroughness  and  solidity  characteristic  of  the  Teutonic  mind, 
and  forms  agreeable  evidence  of  the  growdh  of  the  taste  for 
gardening  in  the  Fatherland. 
Emigrition  to  Canada 
A  correspondent  who  wrote  to  the  High  Commissioner  for 
Canada  on  the  .subject  of  assisted  emigration  to  the  Dominion 
has  received  the  following  reply :  “  Dear  Sir, — Your  letter  of 
the-  17th  inst.,  addressed  to  the  High  Commissioner,  has  been 
transferred  to  my  department.  In  reply  I  may  say  that,  gene¬ 
rally  speaking,  living  in  Canada  is  not  expensive,  all  necessaries 
of  life  being  obtainable  at  reasonable  prices.  With  regard  to 
assisted  passages,  the  Canadian  Government  does  not  offer  any 
a.ssistance  in  that  direction,  all  persons  going  to  Canada  being 
expected  to-  pay  their  own  way  out.  The  persons  recommended 
to  go  to  Canada  are  farmers,  young  men  desiring  to  learn  farm- 
ing,  male  and  female  farm  servants,  and  domestic  servants. — I 
am,  your  obedient  servant,  W.  T.  R.  Preston,  Commissioner  of 
Education.” 
Women  as  Gardeners. 
Yvhat  a  vogue  there  is  for  gardening  among  young  women! 
The  Lady  "Warwick  Hostel  is  a  great  .success,  and  is  shortly  to 
move  into  a  larger  house  in  a  different  part  of  the  counti'y — 
Warwickshire,  I  think.  The  Horticultural  College  at  Swanley, 
Kent,  i.s  also  a  great  success;  and  at  the  Botanic  Gardens  there 
are  classes'  for  ladies,  some  of  whom  go  in  for  gardening  for  the 
sake  of  health.  A  girl  wJio  is  ansemic,  nervous,  or  lacking  in 
vitality  and  energy,  soon  finds  herself  immensely  improved  after 
a  few  weeks  of  gardening.  A  girl  whom  we  knew  two  or  three 
years  ago  in  the  country  turned  up  the  other  day  and  told  us 
that,  having  lost  her  mother  and  feeling  at  a  loo.se  end  at  home 
with  a  houseful  of  brothers  and  .sisters,  she  had  re.solved  to  go  in 
for  gardening.  She  works  at  the  Botanic  and  lives  at  the  Hotel 
Great  Central  all  by  herself,  though  she  is  only  twenty.  What 
would  our  good  parents  have  thought  of  such  a  thing  in  their 
young  days?  It  would  have  been  considered  outrageous;  but  in 
cur  advanced  period  it  is  all  right.  We  had  tea  with  her  the 
ether  day,  and  .she  showed  us  her  comfortable  alcove  bedroom 
which  makes  a  nice  sitting-room  when  the  curtains  are  drawn 
acro.es  the  recess  where  the  bed  resides.  The  wife  of  the  manager, 
a  charming  young  woman,  takes  an  interest  in  her,  and  is  as 
good  as  a  chaperon  to  a  quiet  girl  like  Minna.  What  an  emanci¬ 
pation  it  is!  In.stead  of  a  deadly  dull,  monotonous  life  in  the 
country,  .she  has  the  whole  of  the  great  luxurious  hotel  for  a 
home,  with  its  ever-changing  crowd  of  visitors  and  all  the  variety 
and  movement  that  are  in  themselves  a  delight  to  a  girl  who 
(she  told  us)  used  to  look  out  of  the  window.s  of  the  great  dull 
house  in  the  country  and  absolutely  long  for  something  to  happen, 
even  .something  disagreeable,  to  vary  the  endless  monotony  of  life. 
At  the  Great  Central  she  is  within  a  walk  of  her  work  at  the 
Botanic,  and  has  made  pleasant  friends  among  the  other  students. 
I  heard  .something  intere.sting  from  her.  They  cannot  grow 
Primroses  at  the  Botanic  Gardens.  Now  I  wonder  why  the  dear 
little  flowers  object  to  those  enchanting  grounds.  Do  you  think 
it  could  be  .shyness  ? — (“Truth.”) 
“The  British  Inventor.’ 
This  is  the  title  of  a  neAV  paper  devoted  to  patents  and  in¬ 
ventions,  and  is  publLshed  at  53,  Coweross  Street,  London.  It 
is  priced  at  Id. 
Agricultural  Srihools  in  Canada. 
The  Ontario  Government  has  started  an  agricultural  school 
for  the  instruction  of  children,  and  particularly  for  the  children 
of  immigrants.  Experiments  are  being  carried  on  at  miniature 
farms,  and  thorough  courses  in  everything  pertaining  to  farming 
are  given.  Two  instructors  have  been  employed  by  the  Govern¬ 
ment,  one  of  them  being  Sir  William  Macdonald. 
“The  Gardeners’  Assistant." 
With  the  assistance  of  the  best  known  specialists,  the  new 
edition  of  “  The  Gardeners’  Assi.stant  ”  has  been  made  un¬ 
questionably  the  soundest  and  mo.st  practical  book  on  horticul¬ 
ture.  It  was  the  leading  treatise  on  gardening  when  originally 
issued;  it  holds  first  place  at  the  present  time.  The  work  Is 
published  in  six  handsome  imperial  8vo  divisional  volumes, 
bound  in  cloth,  price  8s.  each  net;  also  in  eighteen  parts,  price 
2s.  6d.  each  net,  and  no  gardener  should  be  without  it.  It  's 
published  by  the  Gresham  Publishing  Compan3',  34,  Southamp¬ 
ton  Street,  Strand,  London,  W.C. 
Drinking  Fountain  Association. 
The  Duke  cf  Portland  presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Metropolitan  Drinking  Fountain  and  Cattle  Trough  Association, 
at  Grosvenor  House.  The  annual  report  stated  that  the  object,'? 
cf  the  a.s«ociation  had  been  well  maintained,  and  the  period 
had  established  a  record  in  the  number  of  fountains  and  trough.? 
erected  in  the  Metropolis  and  the  provinces.  The  state  of  the 
funds  had  permitted  the  a,sscciation  to  bear  in  many  cases  the 
entire  cost  of  the  fountains,  instead  cf  having  to  rely,  as 
formerly,  on  the  genero.sity  of  private  individuals.  The  income 
of  the  society  was  made  up  of  annual  subscriptions  amounting 
to  £1,557,  donations  £459,  legacies  £5,072,  and  £1,791  from 
private  sourcsis  for  the  erection  of  fountains  and  troughs.  The 
total  expenditure  was  £4,341,  which  included  £2,985  spent  on 
structui’es  erected.  The  association  had  new  475  fountain.?,  280 
troughs  for  horses,  and  435  troughs  for  dogs. 
Popular  Horticulture. 
A  succe.ssful  meeting  of  the  Croj’don.  and  District  Horticul¬ 
tural  Mutual  Improvement  Society  was  recently  held  at  their 
rooms.  Sunflower  Temperance  Hotel,  George  Street,  and  to  a 
very  appreciative  audience  Mr.  Turney  expounded  good,  sound 
views  on  “  Popular  Horticulture.”  He  rightly  quoted  an 
authority  in  saying  the  studj’  of  horticulture  is  “  most  beau¬ 
tiful  and  most  peaceful,”  because  in  following  Nature’s  embellish¬ 
ments  it  is  appealing  to  one  and  all  alike,  coming  within  the 
reach  of  the  poor  man  as  well  as  the  rich;  and  as  a  recreative 
pastime  it  is  incompai’able  as  a  means  of  intellectual  elevation 
from  the  monotony  of  everj’day  life.  As  also  to  those  who  are 
dependent  on  it  for  a  livelihood,  the  more  interest  displayed  in 
such  an  occupation,  so  better  the  results  obtainable.  He  alluded 
to  the  increasing  encouragement  of  modern  times,  where  facilities 
by  way  of  allotments  or  small  holdings,  and  public  libraries  for 
the  study  of  cultivation  are  at  the  disposal  of  everyone  who 
cares  to  benefit  by  them.  In  Croydon  the  public  library  in¬ 
cludes  some  of  the  best  books  on  horticulture,  which  are  placed 
there  for  the  use  of  the  burgesses,  so  that  all  can  profit  them¬ 
selves  with  the  knowledge  required.  Then,  again,  another 
great  help  to  all  enthusiasts  is  the  practical  and  economic 
methods  of  cultivation  given  at  the  meetings  of  horticultural 
mutual  improvement  societies,  where  for  a  very  nominal  annual 
subscription  a  meimber  can  learn  from  experts  in  their  own  neigh¬ 
bourhood  the  best  treatment  to  be  adopted  to  any  feature  in  the 
profe,ssion.  He  strongly  urged  the  benefit  aocruing  from  public 
parks  and  recreation  grounds,  where,  if  these  are  properly  kept, 
great  assistance  is  afforded  the  enthusiast.  The  lecturer’s  paper 
created  an  interesting  discussion,  during  which  the  members 
bore  out  full  testimony  on  all  points  set  forth  in  his  views.  Mr. 
A.  Edwards,  Ambleside  Gardens,  staged  some  splendidly  grown 
plants  of  Souvenir  de  la  Malmaison  Carnation,  and  won  from  all 
much  appreciation.  Two  new  members  were  elected.  On 
Tuesday,  June  16,  the  next  paper  will  he  given  by  Mr.  W.  J. 
Simpson,  on  “Heating  , and  Ventilating  Horticultural  Struc¬ 
tures.” 
