FEBRUARY; 1,8. _ 1_9Q9

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501th‘ UN ISLAND PLANTS

The Juncaceac

This ls the Rush family which - ' seven genera and 200 s - 495 wdcly distributed over he Qmlrl .n lemperate and Arctic re- iong, Wc have two genera. Juncus, common Rush. and Llmlll.

cod-rush w§pwtp the present slx species of Juntr; ilflV" bean found here, of whlL-h J. effusus, the 89ft Rush, is pralaoiy the tallest. In Britain m1; specifs grows three feet high. of some importance to the before the ini-roduction "paraffin-o l" (Kerosene) 1t was the business _of the hollszwlfe to provde a l-uslflghffi against ‘the nths; how this was clone l5 pjgnsantly described in Letter p6 of Whltefs “Natural History of Belborne." Suffice it to say that me rind or peel was stripped away lrcm the pth, all bub a. narrow strip inr support. then the prepared nrh lvils dipped into "scalding iai‘. A rcd. w‘th a pedestal at on: end and a clip at the other, was called a rush-holder. White timed a lush. in length 2 feet, 4 inches long; it. burned three minutes lhcrt of the hour, and gave a "good clear light," t1 recommend White's |C(‘Olllll to the reader.)

Our village children were ingen- lous in the construction oi toys: money was carce. and bsdes. toys were scarce too. 5o they made whips-something like hunt- lng-cro s—-f0r the older children. and ra ties for the infants, out 0f these tall rushes. The shank was ‘upped in an ornamental weave, and the thong was plafted: so that‘ a veil-made rush whip was an ar- tistic creation’. The rattle was harder to make since it was hol- low: it enclosed some small stones lnd a piece of tin to make atinkle. rile plant. it may be o . ¢~ rives its name from JIIIIKO. the Lat- ln word meaning “I bind or tie.” lowly as the Rush is. it afforded 113m and entertainment to s. past generation, and the lesson ia-Nev- er despise trlflesl

1m gerlug Lumh. is represented

two speces in this Province.

e foliage more gram-like, and always more or clliate with long whitish hairs. Cattle Will eat both Juncus and Lumla at a am not aware of any ec-

cf the wood-rush. "Lu- zuia." according to Sir J.D. Hook- Il’, is derived from "luclola," a glow- wornr. Gray does not agree with different deriva-

lnd was crliflg“? of the lamp. thrifty store 0i wider mo

t-h's, and gives l. boa, q.v.

Cold in Britain

Tn an account of a an Britain in December it that 17 persons perished; question came up as to happened when the temperature had not fallen below 22 deg. It! fheanswerlsthattlem raumeis not the only factor in t esc fatal- lties, a few of which occur in most winters, generally in outlylnghdis- trieis. Several that I have card oi ooolmed when people. f-flvol- lng between distant farms in the hill coimtly. hooome austed and died oi heart failure and cold. Deep snow nearly always played I part in the exhaustion.

The only case with which I was

brought into d contact, was due partly to er cause. I was

i at a ‘ on Pontop Pike, a hill said‘ to be 1.000 feet above sea-level. the valley below was a coal-mi, which extended

under tlle hlll.- To ventilate tho mine a rather primitive method was employed: ‘shaft was driven down into the orkirlgs from tho summit of the hill. and a square chimney. (called a “cube") Wilt over the opening. A door in the sidc of the cube gave aces-s to a platform whcreon burnt a fir! never allowed to go out. This cre- slcd an all-draught that drew his ‘bad air" from the mine. The door was padlocked against all but the old pensioner who tended the fife night and morning.

One winter's morning the 01d man called at the cottage to report that s dead man was lying at the door oi the cube, a couple of hun- dred yards away. At. once a party 0f us set out for the cube. and found the body frozen stiff. with the knees drawn up almost to the chin. We carried him to l-he cot- lsze with considerable difficulty. "Willy to his weght and posture. and laid him on a lounge . lrs dress we could see he was a mlrvr. llnd n big powerful man he must have been. The news spread quickly over the countryside and in "w- Hii'."'l’\'"On a coiliery coal- cart-we c "Mart, vmvre and foo iftllg body away. It was after- rlrdr will the man had called at ll *“"."~"' on his wlw fmm work. "i" ll-Ti bfrn sucnlird w'th whisky. ilali siunefied when he resumed "ll tourney. he had lust sufficient tense to make for the cube in the {ll-Wt of lv'nlz down by the fire. But be door was bolted. and so another was added to the long list. of the victims slain by strong drink.

Doped Plank

~7°lln Undlev. an eminent. Eng- lish botanist in the early 10th cen- ry nncn described a number of gloerlments in which he dosed Hills with narcotics and poisons. H ME years something of the mic“! has been tried on this contin- A-tlllllllethe results are noteworthy.

h e, tvvntmaylt, _ “mill. was used in experiments‘ "my: he beccusn it was found to i» r202! fliviréoon. In I007 plant . pa. .. an... ‘tillt trim h tell,- to lose the power- of form- “flijmllr between dlvldlno nuolc’. r "ream thgt. pin-gig m“; ,m.y, i“ "~-“~"~’ ra=l-'....r.: mccmmonly 0v ly- mfluw vlur w..-Mind... " of l-h-Mq”

call it a dump-cart- been

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ulan 150 chemicals were tried be. 10m the eifperimenierg nit on the sulphate, which seems to be the" "lily llillfil-Illoe that actually m. 1°18! i110 lilo of the flowers. The Pill’ exception was aspirin which .5 said to have some value ln err- Wlldlllz the life oi Gerberas.

Th?" hi5 been a great deal written about Root Hormones" 11nd We are warned by one Editor of Horticulture that much o: it l5 fantastical and mlsleacliing. Never- lhtlw- when properly used the irldnle and naptha ene compounds bring about def nito types or gmwph feilmrlse. such as bending, swelling of the tissue. and rooting. These substances are now available to the trade as Hormodin.

The methcd oi treating cuttings consists of immersing the banal ends in the designated strength of Hormodln solution for from a few hours to 40 hours depending upon the variety of the cutting. A 24-hour treatment is most commonly used. It is a simple roccss and requires no special or oaborate equipment." At the end of the treat-mom the cuttings are removed from the so. lutlon and the excegg moigtum i3 shaken off and they are then planted in the usual way.

I have sometimes thou ht. of try- ing the effect of very cl lute vine- gar (in different strengths) on cut- tings, but alas, there is always so much to do. and s0 little time to do ltl Vinegar has a kind of stimulating property and might well induce a. rooting action.

The Constellations

A few weeks ago we went over the constellation of Ursa major (which contains the "Dipper") in rattler complete fashion, and now we will review the star-group known as Cassiopeia. This group is easily found, by taking the Dip-

as s starting point, and letting

eye travel directly over and across the Pole Star. A group of stars arranged in the form of a. badly-made "W" will be encount- eced- these are the principal star-s in P‘ ' ' and are “ ‘ to be the “chair” of that famous Ethiopian Queen. Carrying we eye still further, four prominent stars, often called “Casiopeias Guards,” come into the icture, but three of these are actu ly part of the con- stellation Andromeda-which will be described later on.

Cassiopeia is chiefly remarkable for star clusters and contains sev- eral double stars.

Andromeda has several claims to distinction, o e of which is the

ral ebula. ‘That is the gone bygever Lord Ross saw it. throng his at tele- scope. Now we know the it is not a. true us nebula like that in Orion, but an immense aggrega- tion of stars set so closely together that they become a hazy patch of ll t comparable to that of the

ilxway.

Th constellation belongs to what has been called the “Royal Fam- ilyof the Heavens." Cepheus, Kin! of Ethiopia. and Camlopia his Queen, were the rents of uhe Princess Androm a. who thought herself more beautiful than the Nereides. These were the sea- nymprls, the fifty daughters of Nel-eus, son of Oceanus; and what- ever the verdict of the beauty con- test was, it brought no immediate good lo Arldromada, for the Ner- eids chained hec- to a rock with the a tion that she would be devoured by a sea monster. At the critical moment, Just as the mon-

ster attacked, the Greek hero P01‘- aeus swooped down from the sky nd killed it. (Ha had been Dro-

fiided with wings for his feet. and a. falohiolbuby Mercury - This M-

The constellation Perseus lies and is easily p ts fimtthonvgwellolnlotlgf: h ' 1 on e - ...i,";.§...?.°,l mlcd the Pleiadas. The celebrated variable star Algol lies in Perseus: and its name may b6 ranslaiod as the The Demon, or more definitely The Wlnklns Dem- on. “which shin steady light for about 60 hours; its ‘ then mnnaencr 5t?‘ de- crease and at e o 001$ it is only one-third of its normal brightness. It then commences brighten again and 5 hours later has returned to its orillml brill)" X1605 at which it stays for flnvllll" 60 hours when the fading repeats

itself." The Arabian astronomers who named this star must hill/t! a ed at its oueer behavior,

0.P.|l. Given iiontrol 0f Grain Elevators lit West Saint John

OTTAWA, Feb. l5-—(OP)-Effect- lve tomorrow, the Canadian Pacific Railway Cmnpany will take over full rating control of the Nat- ional rs Board grain elevators at West Baint John, N, 8., it was announced tonight from the office of ‘Trans rt Minister I-lowe. The C. P. R. s operated the elevators there since their construction.

The announcement said: “An a; recment has been reached between the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany and the National arbOrs Board. effective Feb. l6. revising the present operating arrangmen with respect to the grain elevators at west Balm, John, as a result 0f which the company will have full responsibility for operations and conoro. of elevator charges."

The agreement follows prolonged conlrovers over elevator argee at Saint ohn, which heretofore ililfiltit“. “E52”. “°¢“.’l’.i§fl§‘ 3i

e rs r an. -

Grain Commissioners.

The railway now may 8 “B! charges at its own discretion W Eh- out reference to the Harbors Board but subject to rullnz by the Board of Grain Commissioners.

Culture of The High Bush

lWeekly Livestock - Market Report

Blueberry

A newer crop to come larder cul- tivation has been the hillFbulh blueberry which, ltlce its relative tho low-bush or oommoln native blue- berry. has been hnrvwted from Mild managed areas fclr yea-N. BMW" Cecil c. Eidf». 51' perforce-ital Btatim. Kmtvi-llle. N3

Selection of large fruited and prolific bearing individual busres resulted in the production 0f dio- tinot types of blueberries. Pro- pagation and cultivation motbods were worked out. Lat-er bl! 010551"! 3. * varietier, new hybrid varieties halve been produosd. As a. result the cultivation of blue- berries. has become a well- estaiblisltod industry in the United Stateapartioularly in new Jersey and

Michigan.

In Canada where the blah-bust blueberry is not native. except in limited area". very little if 8-110’ commercial development has been attempted. alibi-rough it is now lmown that some of the varieties are quite hardy and soil condition-ls that ame suitzafolo an be readily located.

‘The t, requlrs s. partic- ular type of soil. It must be docld- edlyacidsrldwelldraincrtblmwith avaible moistlxm mt all seatons as the phnta sme velry Subject. to drought. The beet soils should have three or fbur inches of pean. to plough under. A so called dry bog well drained

table clown to abouwo imhes below thesurface sndgkhallowlwarolf pewt to plolnfh into the mill would be ideal.

The plants grow quite IargeBonle at the Dominion Experllnerltal Station. Kontvlllo.N.5., are six feet- hiflh and bow as much as six quarts per plant. Therefore the rows should be at least six feet apart and the plants four feet apart in the row.

Before planting, the land should be thoroughly cleaned and worked. After the plants have been set

the first year. 'I'llis may be um. tinned 1f Plants d0 not heave. Under our oonxliilionsit has been found ldvlsalble to mulch hoavlly with straw or waste bay around the bushes in the fall of the first. WM‘ alnd slowl-y build to a perr- manant mulch condition o. clw whole arcs. "Blueberries respond to congplgtg fertlizer 5-8 at the rate of 000 WWW! pen I026 has given good result.

Varieties that have dong wall at Kentville are Ramcooas amPlo- flflr. Cattle-rule and Eubel.

MOUNT HOPE SCHOOL

Report of Mount Hops School f-cr the month of January.

51'“!!! x—-l. Ansell Judson; 2. Florence Burhoe; 3, Cordon Dock. endorff.

but now we know that the star i! double. a faint om and a bright one, revolving round a central point. and at intervals tho. fa nt one gets in the way and eclipses the other- It was that wonderful instrument. bhe spectrcscope. that gave m In true explanation.

_________ pnarmsv school.

Report of Dsrnley Bcilool for the

month of January. l g X-—l. Wendall MaoNutt;

c, Junior ale-ray: a. 1min M“-

Kay.

Grade IX-l. Charles MkoGnior. 2, Robert Mounta ; 0, Morley Croaicr.

Gram VIII-l, George Wall; 2. Allan Hlclwy.

Grade VII-l, Merle Crosiet: 2.

on. P101160 vr-l, Dorothy Hickey; i. Roberta Morrison 3. DWI!!! H10- k . . , ' wPeriaoi attoruicnce: Wendall MacNubt. Junior Hififl; Robert Mountain, Morley Cronicr. Ohufcs mcGregcr. Allan Richy. M0140 crosier. Wayne llacGregor, Helen

at

mum. Dorothy Hickey. nvelyn Hickey, Roberta Idol's-icon and Mountain.“ ‘A. .7 a. Driaoo . . Primilll- Departmo '

Primary onus v-l. Edison a, Jack willl.‘ a m ma. -, arcncc mourn: Roach lmmfiywmmoweimm” ‘ dead. m 'sl-.'-l.

. our "°""" _ "as “sibifillwii-"ffaati

m. r i flndoll-Jtn-l, nap ann-

Wayne MacGregor; 0, Helen Cham-

ii.

Tioronto even buying and weighty steers ranged up to $7.25 for choice with heavies at. $7.50. Good steers and heifers were mostly be- tween $0.25 gional tops of $0.75. e

prices steady at steers sold u one load of

mostly $7 to $7.50. Shippers liquid- ated more sparin and the reduced

beneficial affect on the trade. De- mand was principally of a and Eastern character, and steers

Ottawa, February 9. QUMMLRY Dfllbito the fact that there was

little or no buying of cattle for ex- ‘l’??? 3o the Unitid ‘Stéaoies due to

Q "W! qllo o .000 cattle having been filled, light run of cat- tle at all yards proved beneficial and the market

staged a. remark-

Oneor two

ably good perf markets opened slightly lower than the previous week but were regained by the close. ever, further well Wlpfs would be in order for the immediate future. Calves slumped to the extent of $ while at the same time Winnipeg was making l. gain of 50 Iliillsewhere thgk

ogawerewe ertotileextontozl 250mm 36c at all stock yards ex- oe 25c lower the market reacted up- ward under of the was little of interest in the sheep and lamlb trade, most markets re- porting unchanged prices.

the losses How-

regulated re-

at Toronto.

cents. vrade was steady.

Toroneo where after opening‘

light runs with moat early loss regained. There

i

Cltllb Prices

A good clean was effected at wi out any export a few butcher

and $6.50 with occa- A light of- ring was responsible for holding ‘Ibmnto, and to a top of $0 for oioe with kood kinds

at Winnipeg ings had a

it’... local

allied 25c or more from the

m: low time of last week, while fcnlale

asses also look on added strength

cl with the better end of tile cows sell»

to kleep the waforj

Grade lX—l, Ervin Mad-cod; 2, Elinor Currie,

Grade VII-l, Witlqy Judson; 2, Christine MacLeodi 3. Hubert Mac-

Grsde lV-i, Jean Curr-is; Arthur MacDonald,

Grade III-l, Elmer Maclood; 2, Marjory Currie.

Grade II-i, Isabel Mat-Lend; 2, Ella MacDonald.

Grade l—1, Gavin Ounrie.

Perfect attendance: Florence Bur- hoe. Edvln Macbeod, Elbert Mac- Locd. Christine Macbcod, Eisner

2

.

MaoLeod. Isabel mound, Ella MacDonald.

Highest average, Ervln Manhood, 00%. '

Teacher. Annie K. MacKlmlon (Patriot please copy)

plon; 2, Minnie Champion and Gerald Hickey. Hillel; 0, Reta Champion.

Glide II-l. . Connick; 2, Theo. Crozler; 0, Rah-lay Mac- Gregor.

' Grade I (a)—-l, Elmer Hickey; 2,

Leigh Orolier; 0, Eullo Adams. Grade l (bl-l, Esther wackay. Grads f (cl-l, Cutler Roach; 2. Wallace Mountain; 0, Carl Crckler. madame‘ orfo

llldllr. Allison Msoh. Goons A. Itch. Clunwign, ‘moo

61%: i‘? OQI!“ , ERIN‘

hhkq-l . A ,

steers

the attic, 212 dairy. and 1.1

ing around

$5.

25c higher. A small quote. of steers sold up to $6.50 and t-he better grades of handywdght

killers made $5.75 to $6.50. Stockels

and feeders were scarce and the best of the offering made $4.50 to Under the influence of lighter receipts other Western markets remained about steady with Calgary topping at $5, Edmonton, Moose Jaw and Saskatoon making simil- ar high prices, while Regina had a ton price of $5.76 on steers, and Vancouver $6.25.

U. B. Market Stead to Firm" Buffalo cold some 00 Canadian

cat/tie at prices about even with those of last week. A number of loads made up to $9.50. The b18119!‘ rate of duty, however, plus carry- ing chargea would onl net back to the country in Ontario from $4.50 to 5 top o1 $6 for weighty steers or ap ximatlely $1 per cwt. below preva ling prices on the Toronto market. Recent advices from St. Paul indicated a steady to firm market with medium quality native maklnc $8 to $0, heifers $'l-- log cows $7.

ports to the nitod States for week consisted of 2,130 beef

27 calves.

The total shipments to date this

year amount to 34706

beef cattle.

>

1,190 dairy, and 4.762 calves com-

pared with dairy, and

4.7m beef cattle, 803 5.506 calves in the some

period

flclals commenced collectlnB

Last year. While Unted States cusilonls 3f;

higher rate oi duty as of February 1, no official figures have been is- sued as yet

to indicate when the

qlmta of 00.000 cattle for the fiifilsst

clout cultivation should o. given galore’ "l"

YGBTYIS

British Market

While fat cattle on English mark-

ets are temporarily weaker. 1M1‘

or conditions. Best light

weight

steers at, Birkenhead made up to

15 l-llc this week, and handyweight kinds up l» we“ weight including

rpound or

to 15c offal. Glasgow

continued to estimate 800d Cam‘ dian feeders at 0c par pound 11W

weight.

rtstothe

wereno e190

There United Kingdom during the Wool! and the total to date till-ll V601‘ 1'9" mains at 157 head, all dairy cattle. During the corresponding period

oi last yea-r shipments W811

ed3-

002 cattle

Calf Markets Variable Calves opened 50c lower at Tor-

onto and lost a further 50c on Tues-

dBtO my

A market steady up to a. flop price of . $11 for veals. winnlpe

l

close weak at a general toll $10 with some choice at $10.50» good demand kept the Montreal

g was strong- er with choice veal-s at $0.50 to $9