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'1 lie Lltrus Family

w... I was ‘n1 the. Cltl!——a .“‘lglgilIaIIQhfldlflkS-"I 110116861 111111- 1“ role windows were guy ultlz» “if pylfflDlIUS oi‘ Oranges and glwcirillt. Zfiltlfic un-l the Lemon. he ollly members of. the Cit- .- ‘gllilliy lllitb we make the lilti- we nccvniilltalice of, though there '11:“, grunt number of species known :0 lmlalllists. When I saw the lruit. n<1 llitiLl l1. oi the others I llilfill-Yl ‘wit, 111-; curiosity wits nrouseti nnd lmdyquiw Bil qltc-llstve reseorch 1m m. “fleet ll Presently wi.l be

Iitll, flgre lure mot: l Orange an suppose . ‘It... clmnollly sold is the ‘we, (Curl flncnslsl, “by m- ule most popular says one author, anti I believe him. The

lrult bra-callers have established “my "horticultural varieties" ul- dudmg the Navel Oranges. The w,“ name proclaims the fruit as oi Chinese origin but it is now grown coullnercinlly ill a number or other countries. At Kew Gardens. near London, there were. in a cool greenhouse. numbers of small orange we; growing in “tubs" (half- barlcisi and annually bearing o. crop o; n11, This of course was "just 35 n cilroisity."

Next to tile Sweet Orange comes the King Orange (C. nobllis). The fruits of illis species are sold as vkjdglOve Oranges" because of their thin and readily separable skins. He» ngain there are varieties tor swing»: tile Tangerine, sometimes called rho ftlandurizl, Orange is the liififll‘ C.n. dcliciosa. nnd the Sat- ‘unlit is C.n. unshlu, the latter being the llardlest of all.

The sour Orange (C. nurantlum) u’ used. in America at least as stock for budding with tkle com- mercial varieties. It is claimed however that its fruit makes better

marmalade than that of other gpecies. Then them is the trlfoliate o1‘ m.

‘lhree-leaved Orange, (C. trlfollsta), not an everygreen, but with decid- uous lenvcs, and almost inedible fruit. It is hardier than most oranges, and is therefore in de- mand as propagating stock. lsstl the Otalleite Orange (C. tlltenss) has very fragrant flow- ersand small ornamental (though hitter) fruits. This is ‘a favorite in liouh American greenhouses. Ihldrtlmost overlooked one of the commonest of the Citrus fruits, the lemon (C. limonla). This spiny evergreen tree leads all the acid var- ieties in commercial importance. It is

B150 more susceptible to frost injury thin others of the genus. This plant is often grown for ‘JFWQIIICHC in conservatories and even in re- nrlcncc-s,

The Citron (C. medics) lcurce of the "lemon-peel" so dearly loved by the children of Britain. The thick peel is candied ill use ill cakes anti zozlfectlorloly. The fruit is like n large lemon but the tree which bears it is so tender that its cultivation can only be ca:- ried on in the south of Florida and California.

The true Grapefruit or Pomeio is the C. plu-adisi, an evergreen sub- tropical plant grown (in the USA.) mainly in the southern districts of Florida Texas, snd California. The large flue-grained fruits are borne in small clusters, a point to be re- Winized by the growers.

The Shaddock, known also as the Pummelo or Pompelmous, is botani- cally C. mltxima. When the grape- irult habit first took hold on Amer- ica this coarse-grained and larger fruit was frequently and fraud- Iilfiy substituted for that of C. Daradlsl. The grower who did thLs was under no illusion himself for the Shaddock bears its fruit singly 111=V1fld of in clusters.

The thorny evergreen tree known as the Lime (C. nurantlfolla), is very tender and is restricted to gardens st the south tip of Florida and California. It has a strongly acid fruit rather smaller than the orange from which is made the beverage Lune Juice."

The lest of the citrus fruits to which my attention was drawn 1.1 the Kumquat A Chinese shrub be- 1°118111g to t genus Fortunella, whlrlldiffers in a few particulars 1l'0ll1 (fltrus. 'I'he fruit is about the

orange-

lathe

slzc of n damson plum, colorcd. edible sweet and aromatic, ind title for eating or preserving. We hlwe alreud made out s cor.- lidorahie list of itnis fruits, some 11111161‘. or large. Juicier or sweeter, than others. Such diverse qualities filly attracted the intention of llinilt. breeders in the U.S.A. who have produced Citrus hybrids, and

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GAY’S PLANTS

This you we have planned 0o dls- flvnllnue sending Plants by mall. but Ive decided to this extents-that We \\‘ll| not accept any order for mailing for less than $1.00. So please observe this rulc. FITIlo following Annual Bedding oucr Plants at 20o dolen. Aster. b ‘"11!- Petunlas. Snapdrn on, Vor- Dlllfl. Snlvia, Annual rkspnr, Amlrf Lohella, Tmlllng Lobelln, ‘Rfmlum, Zlnnln. Lupine, Marl- flld,‘ b-‘Hllglossis, Alyssum, Carpet 505mm. Alyssum. Violet Queen. etc. 361111111.’ Pztnsics 40o dozen_ Kochln ‘bdnzvn. Seedling Dclphlnlum nnd "Hllove 60c dozen. All Double Pet- 111“ in 50c dozen. 5c each. The above 1.1"" hostage prepaid. [In/Yffmocurlv (Iabila e and Cauli- n11" ~00 dolen. l0 $1.40. hv mwl

‘M511. Extra Early Tomato 40o ‘D1011 Lute 30c dozen. bate Clbbn c h, I1 251d Winter use 30o per I 0, r c.

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v nnd Dnlsy In bloom.

. Can- 12rd,,“

i Bell. Sweet Wlllllm, 10a 1.11 mnll 15c. 111'!’ 8. Company. Seedsmrn

,.‘__‘; "gn- Dlllflls lor sale and we de- w 01M: to them daily. All orders \-_ '11 1i or Mint-es: must be accom-

llI‘l| by cash

,_ or money order. Hfnllq-llrllf! vol-y plainly with fnll 11- J. GAY & 501i

Box 187

b_zg_t>sll‘lera'rlotletown, l’. E. l. V

11.. orids of hybrids! The Citrange 1°‘ “WWW. 1s a cwss between the Ccmmczl and the -leaved Or- "1865. which (while dormant) can Stand a temperature of l5 degrees F. _'1lle Citrangedln is hurdle: still; 11- 1s a cross between the Citrdllge and the hardy Calamodin (C. mills). There also Citrangequats and Lime- Flllflts. It would seem that the Citriu fnlits will soon compare with the flDlle-s in number of varieties.

A 511111111011’: Seal Plant

Last Fail. a reader residing in W18 oysterbed Bridge district, sent me B. piflnt which, I thought, re- sembled one o! our native wild flowers, the False Solomon's Seal (Smilacina). A; it was not in flow. or l put it in the "nursery bed" for tbewlnter with the hope that it wcu.d bloom when springtime came. It was aster early and threw up a “\‘°'1°°l 819m. 0f a delicate green- ish white. and arched at the tip From the llxils of the leaves (which We? f-‘Olflred like the stem) hung clusters of snow-white tubular flowers about three-quarters of an inch long. The flowers were slightly constricted in the middle. and had six small lobes, colored deep green, at their orifices. I recognized this very handsome herbaceous perennial as the true Solomon's Seal, Poly- gonatum multlfiorum, a British wild plant, but rare indeed.

Thu plant has a running root- Wwk. and when the stem dies down (which it does every year) it leaves a. scar that looks like the impres- sloll of a signet ring or seal, on the root. What Solomon had to do with 1t I never CO1L'd find out, I take ttlls opportunity of thanking my reader for this rare and hand- some plant.

“The New Prophecy"

This book, so entitled, is in the Public Library, Charlottetown, and

particularly interesting at the esexlt st e of world sffalrs. It 116111! 1111M Plily with thc Book of Daniel, and that. of the Revelations of St. John, and links the one m the other b what the author calls the “Histol- co-Future" method, In explanation may be cited the state- ment that Tyre, the great coloniz- ing and trading nation of the anci- Oht W011i. is the "historical" type ctaiflntha "future" Britain in the latter

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Similarly Alexander the Great, the conqueror of the known world of old, prefigures that King of fierce countenance who "shall stand up. when the transgressions are come to the full, against the Prince of Princes."

The "New Prophecy" was written in October 1917 when the Great War was within a year of its end. On

age 177 the author gives a warn- ng: "It practically amounts to this: Germany may not be broken in the present War, but subdued for a. time may prepare for a new conflict" which amounts, in itself to a pretty fair prophecy. Undoubtedly this author makes some good points.

Weekly Live Stock Market Renort

OTTAWA, CANIADAJAIIQ 4, 194i SUMMARY

The cattle run was considerably heavier this week but the heavier marketing; were cleared briskly and at n general advance of 25 cents to 50 cents per cvvt. Since the im- position of the full rate of duty on Canadian cattle entering the United States, exports have dropped to a negligible quantity, but than was still a good demand for beef and the added numbers on Canadian inu- kets were picked up by buyers as quickly as possible. some early graSs cattle made their appearance on the market with shippers apparently taking advantage of the present strong market to liquidate cattle which were for from being finished. Calves again firm sellers, while h0g5 showed very little chart e and spring lambs became a litte more numerous and sold at strong rates.

Eastern Cattle Markets

There was a normal run of cattle at ‘TORONTO and they cleared quickly at prices 25 cents to 50 cents higher. The result was a new top of $13.25 established on weighty steers with most sales between $12 and $13, while butcher steers sold at $11 to $12.75 and a. few $12-85. Practl all the steel-s at MONT- REAL sod between $11 and $12.25. with one lot at $12.50 on a strong market. Good cows were taken at $9.50 to $10. In the MARITIMES. offerings on top grades advanced 25 cents nnd od to choice slurs w-ero quoted u $10.50 to $11, while other grades remained steady to strong.

Western Cattle Markets

The WINNIPEG cattle market was again buoyant and any dry-fen cattle offered moved out at an advance of 25 cents or more. While the total cattle. run was heavier, good butcher material did not show a. corresponding increase. Some grain cows sold lower but all finish- ed steers were brisk sellers up to a top o! $13 and rather ordinary kinds mid downward from $11.50. Good light smokers were about =teady at $9.75 to $10 50 CALGARY was strong to 25 cents up, with the best of the steer offering st $11.50 t0 $12 and a top of $12.25 and ED- MONTON had some choice butcher =tecrs up to $12.60 but mos'y $11 to $12.50 on s stronger market. The best of the steel- offering at PRINCE ALBERT made $11.75. MOOSE JAW $11 to $11.50. SASKATOON $10.75 t0 I12 and VANCOUVER had only some good heifers upto $11.

United Staten Market Then were no sale: of Canadian

cattle reported at either Buffalo o:- St. Paul but both markets were

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active and strong to hfgher on most grades. Exports for the week lmluicd

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AR__L0’l‘fl‘_1£TOWN_ concerns"

NATURAL IISOUBCI! B!

I CONSERVATION I

I WEKL! COLUMN OI PRACTICAL OPINIONS OI ‘Ill! VITAL ISSUES AFFICTING TEE USES AND ABUBIO 0P MB. LUDIDW IINKINS

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

HIGHWAY PLANTING FOR BIRD ATTRACTION

By J. Horace McFarland Chairman Roadside Development

Committee, American C.v.c Asso.iat;on

highway beauty out any susplc cn that. however. the situation States that

(merged into the ability to travel widely over this continent, our mo- toring citizens came to n. p: particular y,

effectively promoted at home. Now are doing highway

'"“" ‘“‘ 1"" ~ - - afternoon June 20th

00.8.16 with- it might be

pnnltivrly llllll flea:

nnd prevents Immediate re-lnfututlnm Ilundredl of In: hrs-lien have found Pnlvrx the mnnt elflrlerlt wuy in stop the ravages n1’ Ill-tn and lire. Easy l0 mu- . .

ls changed. fresh offering throughout as

II fl - ' ' ‘f t“ $||ver Fox Farming instead of merely slupe- . fying the,“ The Canadian rur Auction Sales tilusiastic about the new type foxes

Company. Ltd... hold their June sale that have been born in the West 4 commencing ncxt Tuesfiuv, June this year. And indccci tllcrc arc a. L" "11"" '1" >""“‘ 161.11. and continuing until Saturday number of promlsing pups , . Among the are bound to make new advances "’""‘ ""° “1‘1'“"“":I'; furs that will be disposed of will in breeding when they are placed

vrllicll

on the show table next fall. Fox-

Muskrat - Mostly Spring from men are Just beginning to realize various sections of Eastern Canada. Beaver -— An unusually fine 112d types on their industry. Tllev sec t e

the profound effect 0f these new the results oi manv brccdinr: coin-

plan-ting, for bank protection and _ " skins are practically all of Eastern binations and in this way are

smce 1920, [[15 Miler-lea; Civic the like, are also do.n it bscause "gzggrfxnéd Mm“ "m" Canadian origin. B the nature and uses oi a.

“mutton m5 psld 9517,1011,“ gt- it stimulates profi 1e tourist on," mm and‘; Dr I, u Wild Mink-Desirable collection revolutionary instrument. The fur

“mum w ma,’ ‘om, o; highway gavel, “d and “Ms-"Ar "T11" " comprising all sections, containing ode is going to be startled at some

plum“; “hm, Wm“ be“ mmme M, me Amherst magma m“, CWADL“ cGUPEBATWE°WUOL some attractive strings from the of the foxes that have been born

a restoration to the naturu beauty was laid on the desirability of hBV- I ‘ ultowults LlllITl-Jl) North Shel-o and Lake St. Johns of the combination of new and old "of America. In October of that ing these highways reflwt the 1111- Quebec nnd 11.1.1.1"... llrunl-h ‘mmcts mems

ear, a. memornbe mectinli 1m Country Planning occurred at Am- herst, Mass, when the whole re- lation of the countryside to the general welfare was intmately dis- cussed. It. was then reslJed that. when the movement for better roads began, tlle ordinary ideal of the engineer, which Paid no 0t- tentlon to attractiveness ctner than that of a. smooth highway over whim to travel, must be ex- tended o;- lmpl-oved. Much atten- tion has been given by many 5111105 to the planting alczlg the high- ways, not only because such plant- ing, properly mllnaged. 111011111911 much less expensive maintenance conditions, but because it was re- luctantly found necessary to cool- slder the actual value of beauty.

Curiously encugh,__ as_Amelfice. be

versed. Thus a tri

vania or New Yer or

tiozl, however faint of flora, immensely rich led. and extremely somewhat rueiuily it

would have to be made terial needed, knew

exotics. Now

of

- ‘ ' ' l. ’ dvan. to GEN“ Beef came exports “nae,- or our feathered frends The already instltutcl cm tbs ‘ tAl1e‘59f5Otnd ‘gugrterlyfltlkiiotfnclgilzg gynégtigenggzrgféy vtigeggvlgbiidégs giuémgfiggggadby the bLd pjnmf‘ account The Canadian Government. rl unc ‘ ‘ . .. _ » . . ~ - ————— amounted to 51.1.59 head, compared Efinmeigtlgnfiglllgagl ‘Ivlfilcgcefi-‘L sum e15, desiggam °““51d~T-“3 The above sale is in a

with 19314 in the same Period that year. Shipments to the Unned States frcm January 1st. to June 4th with corresponding figures for 1941 h in brackets, were: beef cattle 98,779 (42,197); dairy 8.608 (6.600); calves 33.687 (37,429).

Calf Prices Continue Strong

Calf exports to the United States were on the increase and 111E911 paid on Canadian markets were well in line with the previous week Toronto hid choice vcsls at $14.50 to $15 and slew topsashigh as $15-50 while Montreal sold good vests irom $13 to $14. Winnipeg was firm w.th the best of the offering $11.50 to $13 and Calgary paid $11.50 ‘to $12.50 with some tops $13. Edmogql continued on a basis of $11 to #12 and an odd $12.50 with some tops $13. Edmonton continued on a. basis of $11 to $12 and an odd $12.50 and tops at Prince Albert were $11.- 50,1 Moose Jaw S11. Saskatoon $1 .50

Little Change 1n Ho; Market

There were one or two minor changes in hog prices but, Iul‘ the most part, the market remained at previous levels. Opening bids ai- Toronto were slightly lower out most settlements were made at last week's price of $15.35 for the basic grade. Montreal gained 15 cents closing at $15.65 to $15.75. At Win- nipeg, the market was steady’ at $14 to $14.10, while Calgary paid $14, Edmonton $14 to $14.40, Prince Albert $13.70 to $13.95, Moose Jaw $13.75. Saskatoon $13.50 to $13.75. and Vancouver $15.

for the binl

plant-beauty. is better condition ly. in those states in

native, that would be major importance.

attraction could be an of the thought above

It is one membl-ances to think

Pennsylvania, certain

an red berries Yet they look c because they

this excellent urpose, because lt {he point

"Keystone" S

More Spring Lambs on‘ Offer There was an increasing supply source of spring lambs but thc market obsorbed them readily at. stormy rates. At Toronto, spring lambs sold at $10 to $15 each, with the higher price paid for the heavier weights rom '15 1b., up. Montreal paid up to $10 each for spring lambs but com- mon kinds were not. wanted and sold as low as $5. Winnipeg had a lew good spring lambs at $14 to $15 per cwt... while Cnlgsr had a few at $12 to $13 and E: nton a small number st $13.50. Saskatoon sold some good lambs at $10.50 to $13.25.

of shrub and

convenient to their native to their states.

tulal flora of the states ihsy tro- across Psnnsyi- —

or Mllssacllusetts, i.f this ideal pre- vailed, could easily shew a, reflec-

that this ideal has been but sicwly acoeptced, not infrequently because the nurserymen, to whom reference

little about native plants and en- tirely too much about easily grown

it seems eetceedln iy well worth while further to eX <1 movement and to see to it that tire planting along the highways will the shrubs and rcvlde not only shelter but fccd

frcm its lnceptions steadily stocd in nature, restrained and happy, oped, bring about a larger use of the material in highway planting which would add bird-beauty

thJust what to plant to bring about for local determination. Obvious- superb dogwood, Corzlus ficrida, is

In other loca- tions the toes ol- Shfllib be attractive to birds would be substituted or added and in every case this highway plantin

that of carrying the natural beaut- ies of the land along its hi hwnys. of my son-o ul

concrete highway running through

which have been liberally planted with the Japanese bill-berry. This excellent exotic is easy to grow and ess to mamtaln, and L118 alike attractive. reodifully artificial, do not brlong. In fact, the birds themselves condemn barberry for this

of starvation bird will use these berries for food. There are the native huckleberriss, several members of the elder, or sslnbucus, family, and a score or more of other attractive and easily grown shrubs that do belong, which might have substituted in the

In thus setting forth the ides there is obviously no thought cf e developed plan suited to the hgh- ways of the United States by name

Readers of Bird-lore are quite fa- miliar with the berry-bearing items

ing plan, therefore, WO\L'd be the recommendation to highway au- thorities that these are the items that can desirably decorate roadside planting as it proceeds.

It. is not at all unlikely that the nursel-ymen L-l the various states will come to present suitable ma- terial for the consfieratlon either of the authorities or of these priv-

Lennoxvllle, qua-boo

Connecticut

ate individuals who can scme- tmes best supplement the authori- tiles. I remembézlr, fcrlclcémpie_, thin! 110mg 011G SEC GT1 C‘ .18 130611 -

Higilway m a certain state tile good 17230 D0115 a“ women of one city undertook to see that forty miles of the rum-of-

me natural Winter and Spring sales.

highly var- beautiful. is admitted

W111 the suitable and American elm. I think of another on Saturday‘ June 20m n 1s location in Florida where on a ther unusual for the '" main highway a superb pla 3g o. ‘ the brilliant poinsettia section, and the no less brilliant _ bignonla, there called ‘Flume Flow- slble to complete

for the ma- entlrely t-oo

ch15 the selling

trees that.

free, un-

will, it is states.

the American highway, un-

certain eastern states, and then to "liberally doubled"

actually become deczmal in our tile ceiling will mean and

isomer

which our

an item of would generally propose,

known t0 wide enough to include natural feature. either of lope or tree or elevations of any sort, as would really integrate trle high- Sma, Xt”"..‘?.i‘.§..¥€.§l..“‘1lf...°“§l2§“..;’§ ma.» nOW passed on, went with me one day to the legal authorities of our state to discover the C§1bill1y of such a. survey as woui tens and hundreds of milliors of

SGCSOII C

fcr bird 8Z1 argsment presented -

nipeg. has a lead 1e‘ the following occurs . . . . ..“An

of a. mlllol‘ slopes along

its foliage these same highways. their sal

planting to be proposed the ma- with confidence and serenity. tel-ial in mind would high or low, spreading or compact. in the direction of returning the is almost at that any its natural features.