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Canadian Garden Service 1950 ll Gordon Lindsay Suit! ;

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needs. bulbs and other things we set out or plant in Canada are grouped under three or four main classifications.

in the first are those that go in just as early as possible. trust will not hurt them at all. may in fact do them good. in this tough class are sweet peas. nursery stock and grass seed, also practically anything else of a perennial llature.

The second group includes those that like to grow early and will

stand some frost. Those are mostly ers find-that good healthy grass (ievvulose and destrose) which

vegetables like lettuce, radish, will stand a fair amount of wear t 1 ii ml or 75 look of me, for he shot away full bug Lethocerus americsnus. There a boon. and 311 um, 1

apimch. nrden pm. perhaps I even from an occasional car. In 2E.i?""..i mthol xtotzi oxmtltuerhesr. speed. "and I sew him no mom are both Water Bus! and Water for this will be a few Ecnlllbeecsuvsvftg 6" mm ” um um” "N m'"'b"” 3"” E""" I” M 3"” as John Bunyan says. For that Beetles on the Island, and both an om fllg and perhaps n little

short row or two of beets and carrots. one can risk the first ruwiilg of these about as soon as the soil is fit to work, True. 3. real ha.i-cl frost will damage them, but

s few degrees will not. for connecting the front d lth beet su ar are take into t mm; the Wfet or the back door gvoirthwthe body, thgey must firs: be brokgg have seen one! Ch W."'I'he jar rmlst not lac pine; dug; ”:n:rf;?n;:"w;m::?'E:: A ammo M h h Tender and Semi-Tende vegctabl rd , t in - d l t tn .1 1 er, Th names "Towhee" and " ee- srcng suns ne or t e ea ' F W i3 ever! ome ' e 3” '3" m C '5 W9 "7" ii " ” ' Dmpe 5": 5 9 will be mo much for me bug. since W811 The ONUM-1'! hoe. 1'5” ma kardener should answer before

in the tllird category are plants usually described in the seed catalogue as semi-tender. They will withstand some pretty cool weather. men a degree or two of frost. but they don't like it. They should not he risked outside until practically fill danger of frost is over. In this group will be most of our annual flowers - cosmos, zinnias, marlgolds, petunias - and all the vegetables mentioned in the preceding par-

Laat of all we have the really tender things. Frost is fatal to these and they don't like and will not thrive in cool weather or cool soil, Among the flowers are the cannas, siadioli, dalliias, and in the vege- table category cucumbers, ' , squash. peppers and such. when the season is ready for these, it is also the best time for the main plantings of corn, tomatoes.

Paths and Driveways

Where the layout is of fair size and the traffic light most garden-

mmy of the big parks and the grounds of the Ex, imentai Farms the flowers beds are separated by six to twelve feet of well-kept grass and there are few bare spots. But.

heavy and some other material will have to be provided. Depend. ing upon avllability one can use flag stones, bricks, gravel. crushed cinders or some of the patent materials which when rolled down are like the blacktop of the sur. faced highway. From the garden- ing standpoint the point to keep in mind is that these must be built so as to interfere s.s little as possible with grs cutting. Where Properly laid and graded one

sgrapii. as well as beans, potatoes, should b hi to corn. cabbage. perhaps even a few right oveer thein, anhmgaven anlgtwcelf "gm hcmeys white. Sides rufous. belly white. all dayl It tapers to is rounded hamu” and mm” with sham ed to grow; but when this is iorniilo Plants. handcutting. 3993"” ”' "'5 huh "'b”h3'd-"E9 Female similar. with me black 11- point. but at the point of attach- The” ”” ””"9d 5Wd9'm" '4' overdone, there is I. waste of gzneihgepbftxalagztingenfr; placed by grayish or fuscous-brown. merit it is 8 inches around. It is not :11? ?1;ld3;l:m1;'gr llzlftlcli 0530: seed end work, I 9 Length about 8 inches. round. like a cows horn, but oon- P K "3 seed; true 3.,-my-59,. 310'”, C0," "ed mu, '1", . sports and for those engaged in udembl namned at the skies Th weeds permanently. Bllrlilllg BIIIGDGE cI'0WS T B C r strenuous work is also an A BLACK AND-WHITE wAn- Y - e For 1” ml I such as cu-rrots. pmley. and per eel1- we the beatwsy to use ain- . . Ir IDES excellent mod M children and is ELEM mm, emmei tis longitudinally mm mseglegty D1322: snipe should be sown more i:hick- N, 'g,.,,. M ..,..,...e pile. recommended b many doctors as a gr?Wad' giving he obj" 5 bu "" ' 15' mm ”th"5 ”e”'”” m9 5994' y - llD' BPD93i'9-h09- The Wh015 Ohlech cumv"'””t m"w"' mi" Mm iinga are feeble and the force of

Areas

01"l'A WA - There has been much fll.'(ZllS5iOl'l as to the opportunity of burlillig the blueberry areas as well as to the time of the year and fre- quency at which such a burning should be done. An answer to these questions, applicable mainly to Prince Edward Island, comes from

were infected with tuberculosis El-lzl:r(tl)c;l1tul;;:um1?iv:'ior&h(;i;lo'f;li: which under cumin common; trees blossomed heavily last spring the commoner sortsal can scarcely ins Wm? 3 Russian general. and fcarelcssly placed paths are ,o,,.n. G C. wan,” Assistant to me might wncemmiy infect the farm but-set very few fruit; how can you improve on your escr ption. In iistmmg go a dire prophecy, since 0 ten an eyesore. If at all pos- g s.....i........... ......... ............- roger, 11-3; W ed h V 0,3: ,g:;',;;,; ,;;e3:.:;;f ;r;:1,-:5 ;,';'5,,gV8;,?g:,r,h;;:;,e";;;; gggriggxgggg nwa; intgvekagg ;;;g;- 5,335” l;3;15;gPg;;mh';dj;;- LOADING LIVE HOGS ”" ”””” ”"' its ' ' "5 ” " WEARElN'l'HEIlARKE.TFORALARiGEQUAN-

dition to an increase in yield, thor- nilgii burning gives some control of insects and is valuable for that rea- son alone, It is usually done in the spring soon after the snow has melt- ed but before the ground dries up. if llclayed too long, the tops will be dif-

. OTTAWA. May 2. i060 - During the past as years a great deal of research work has been done by scientists of Csrnda's Department of Agriculture in studying and com. batting the spread of tuberculosis in farm flocks and bends. And now another page has been added to the tuberculosis story by Science service animal pathologists, who have found that B but of 263 crows examined

all come from Western Ontario" said Dr. Chas A. Mitchell, Domin- ion Animal Pathologist and co- author wth Dr. R C. Duthie, in a recent issue of the Canadian Jour- nal of Comparative Medicine and

, Veterinary Science dealing with plained by an insufficient L int. ::;:..i” '" -e it or :.::"..:::.'::; .. .. so irmislir "ii? "i .:"dc we - W W Now we pm. romuonnl uurmng. the am” yet been determined if crown in ly bees. are the principal agen s of no yellow on the crow-yd. The Black mcltlhem :ml;wBod;er';h1s tlrilgitioszzy 0;: t 1?; atgehmldaeinv iv; :3. to end SOUBIS . BAY FORTUNE .. 3” divided mm eh,” parts one other parts of Canada are also sub- polination. Cloudy. cool or wln.y and white Warbler is here too and was 3 lunacy "The tale reason. Ste lgd S B. Ougness is o dlggd BRISTOL . RAE?" SAND!-E380" mm: bmm 0,," each year A heavy Ject to tuberculosis, but hoped that weather at flowering time prevents is mentioned in Bums "Birds of why some miss,” speak two or to ryhea em; 1. )3 out Ev; H W”! ,,,,gg,,,, MICHAEL MWULLAN cm, ,5 usually produced me yes, research workers in other areas or retards insect movement. Nat.ve P. E. I” (1891),. three Hugues we” and with nagswnegs or gm”-I dumb" MT STEWMT - ALVIN BURKE . after burnina and I Mr crop the WW1 "pm ”" ”" me” um mm” "M b” '.'”d”q"”te' A mm A guy; gnu per!ectpronunciation.isslmp1Y the material is not available or suit- lmoluonc ' " CLARENCE Mrrolmu. -Wond year. while in the third veer ”'” d”'”' ” W” "M" by W 0' W” ”' b'” r" m "cmm ”' attention that is paid to the sub- able for the whole length of the IIAMILTON-MAI-P .27.. HEATH BRYENTON lhc area is ngsili renewed by fire. w'3""'m c'W- 5”" be"-5' P'-l-m'”W”n- 59 dc” Last week I had three little vislt- ject, especially 3,, the capital (st. am it Wm pay '0 use something yogx H mvmg Mcpnsgnp Thus each area is burnt over every, T"b"'3"'”” "5"'"V Pmduc” '" Ehm” ””""d "M (mt plmumn 075 W Wh0m I 3111 hidehlved 1'07 3 Petersburg). There the child has age this when the memo is hegv. MONTAGUE .. ARTHUR MlcDONALD emaciated or rundown condition in on windy days. For a few tress. glance at a true bug which they in English or French muse as iesti same Steps yemmg to men” 1);: sung: ..,.,......,. BASIL HOLM

third year.

Areas not remitly gone over are. best cut with a brush scythe prior to burning as otherwise many of the "weed" plants will be left standing and interfere with harvesting later on, Where the ground cover is sparse, it may, be necessary to spread hay or straw to induce a thorough quick burn

To be fruitful, the blueberry,

l'liiilTlS Mr. Wairen should nrt be subjected to heev shade or mois- 3559"” 0' 9m"h1"0h 129510"! WEN commended. unless labelled with an d”' mmu” W34-'h1h8I the nehfest approach to 0 m S t an-N1. an m Q0390); MA-1-nmsogg lure-competing pinyrits that compete ""133 mo" W"""0hlY in thii hV9l'- In apple and crabapple, this 333' 3:: P;E8:!vdW'1;;':s igld were it in" England, was in the schools gee?3?mTge b:;:k:m,1:g': 3:5 3:; noPEE:WW M" D. E jugn) (0,. space ma m,,mL.,, um me on in the spleen and less frequently hi practice ensures a set of fruit. plums WE? mum?! Ml & 19” 38-Bm9kn-i for young ladies, where the Ls generally the wpdou which I-nnnlmc-I-ON uAnoLn yugylgu wood 50 U,” "W shoots Wm dc, the lungs. are less certain it is desirabe to I Bum Smge 1.” w".m y bog” French language was used as the the mud”, med when "mu, 5-1-AN-Lny 331353 1,310.31-on 3511, map. In all, seven different strains of include in the pmm pmmng om, 0,. Ieymd no .opponunn of menu!" only medium of conversation, in and ,0, mi, meson spsding should 3335951-35”” -- E535 70”” The spasnidic burilllig metimes Whemle 539"" ""9 '”m” "d W0 V3l'19ia195 NCOYMZGG 33 3093 mg "em1"i35' not exceed eigm to egg inch”, -- CLAYTON G in Prince Edward Island, Dr- Mitchell and wet it Wes 0! poliinlzers and blossoming at the ,,,,,,.,,,m,,,,,, M, c,,,,,,,,y,,,m, V1,, n nrrvns at the capital. Burn- so that the ham, sou mu ,9, anvxolul ... ....:Ag'l::gRl&E0Mmx"

done while of some value, docs not coni-

pllre with the regular and sy ten- '-'0h30Tm '0 tht Pniwm 07 3'9 W597" information on the subject can be of insect, and dmense which have ' weu;nmed mmum is g at El! allc burning carried out elsewhere. 91110515 0'3”"5"' ”5"31'Y (Wild ih obtained at your nearest Exp:rl- the game euegy, ., shgding through g:,:g:rea,:nmh3i5 1:3,: ofmiintgtaf help in plant 8l'0Wl-h- Rtglrdl" Y” llll DUO-DY”

sail Mr. Warren "W15-The P5th9"”3emmy-wexient mehill F""i- destruction of foliage; a constant haugporwl. ex an 3 rwl tn: mixed commercial fertilizer may SEA "" Jgivms 3. Mormon While the sol! and climate of the 0! hifectioh. 0i the '"llBhl5ml Cons It is also iwportant to recall sou moisture supply which is more following any pgconeg cuncepgnd 8 also be used to advantage. Bcat- cgvnxnygnm. '-Y mug. GRANT McLEOD tained in lesions taken from infected that fruit setting. followed by important under prairie conditions ngideng 1,, ti” capim ma him ter over surface of the garden wmmor VALLEY-BEDEQUE . HARRY WAUGI-I

Island is ideally suited to blueberry

production, the present yields do not I i "e V" g - destruction of weeds, good why. he had not mbed the Mn compare with those of similar areas Thhhlta and 8'" "95 PK5- 8 3' product of a whole series of changes conditions lrrlK-'!'i0D- porter to deliver it to his master. Pounds D" 100 ECIU9-T9 19”" "id SHOULD YOU NOT HAVE AN ADVERTISE!) in Nova scotin and New Brvn ivlck in: results. n W” 0! the spread OVGF mm!!! m0hl'h5- Fhhure Even with the foregoing pIRCMCC5. --Nothing cm be done,-v said we work into top-soil with a rake TRUOKE-R IN YOUR "Cm, Tnucxma WILL will-i-e proper cmtural methods are In Chi 3"” ” M M ”y Du” m "H5 'eq'en" may W93 00t'I5i0nBll:-' fail to blossom. resident." in Russia without 3 .1bdl- Direct Cohhict with was or mm BE PAID TO ANY TRUCKER OR FARMER DELIV-

rcgulorly prnctivcd. Under regulations prevailirg in

Prince Edward Island it is not per- Ch! lhffcmh V” ”'d”'" '”"""'”e' h1V0lV0'-if PFOWT Cllhvurll hm-h055 application of nitrogenous fertilis- mailed and brouaht a reply-tie money. "115-iible F0 mm 0"? hhleh"-'1 "9"a"V hem” mnnned w mo Mm: ”'"'”'”” W the d9" 093797 '1 M '1 ers. alone or in ociatlon with theme of which forms nextx weele)'s --Canadian Seed Trade Associa- DO NOT FORGET In 8" Wt" ”' """"'” M” ' Sims and Vlwous W: N" W proper prunlnz. note. tion-- or is THE uvnsmolr mar ls SHIPPED our

ground after April 30th, unless per- nlilsioii is first obtained from the Provincial Fire Marshal. No burn- big is to be carried out within I

vards of standing forest land.

lDEAL

'lts victims. but strangely enough

the crows examined did not show any evidence of these symptoms. Tile autopsy findings on the 25 in- fected crows showed only sli,ht lesions in is wi'h 0 showing more extensive lesions. These were gen- erally confined to the specific organ attacked, with no marked tendency to generalize, which Dr. Mitchell considered perhaps exalained the

interest to note that these did not

crews and inoculated into chickens,

infection usually was chronic. but seldom resulted in death. In rabbits

however, the amount of e ciltlon that developed was out of ii pro- portion in the lesions pfesehh ID

autopsy.

lioney lias High Energy lialus

Many centuries have passed since man first discovered that the sweet substance which he gather- ed from wild bee'n nests in virlin forests, was a delightful and nutrit- ious food. Over three thousand years ago honey was recognized as a source of quick energy by the Greeks whose athletes used it during their training period in preparation for the Olympic games, says 0. A. Jamieson. Aplculturist for the Department of Agriculture. Ottawa.

Honey is almost wholly carbo- hydrate food consisting chiefly of two sugars, fructose and glucose

These sugars are in a condition in which they can be absorbed directly from the stimacii without preliminary digestion. when ordinary sugar such as cane and

fructose and glucose,'before absorp- tion can take place.

In addition to the sugars there are small quantities of minerals in honey which are known to be of value for growth and health of the body. The mineral content of honey at 0.2 per cent is not high but includes such elements as iron. copper, sodium, potassium, manga- nese, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. The darker honeys usually contain a slightly higher percentage of these minerals than

sweetening agent for the milk of baby food.

Honey is not surpassed by any other natural food for its rapid assimilation along with iis high energy production.

Fruit Setting .

0'I'FA.W-A, May 8, 1950 - ”!Viy fruit

bers of measures which can help fruit setting, reports C.R. me, of the Experimental Farm at Morden. Man.

A heavy blossoming folowed by a small crop of fruits may be ex- fertil-

hand pollination may be employed.

Pollination may be adequate slid yet ihe trees will be unfriitful because of faulty fertilization non-viable pollen or incompatib'e elements of fertilization. Most tree fruits are self-unfruitful and many varieties are partially or totally cross-unfruitful. That is ll reason why the plantation of two or three varieties of eiIC'l kind of fruit is re-

same time as commercial varieties.

maturity of the fruit, is an end

be a. cause of unfruitfullltess. General agricultural principles are

EOOW-Q0 THE TOWIIEE OB CIIEWINIE

The early summer of 1918, I was working south of the Hillsboro, not far from the city. I had been told to tidy up the front of the farm house and was busy at it. when I heard something frantically scratch- ing the dead leaves on the other side of the fence. I knew that hens were not allowed there. so I quiet- ly looked over to the picket to see the culprit. It was a. bigglsh bird. rather bigger than a Sparrow. with red eyes. and black. white. and ru- fous plumuc: a say fellow in- deed. He evidently did not like the

matter I have not seen another of his kind since then, and quite agreed with the Maritime lists that label the Towhee as rare. It 13 something of an achievement to

wink" are derived from the bird's song. some writers call the eastern variety. the "Red-eyed Towhee" and others list it as the "Joree". As to diet. the Towhee probably fares like the Fox Sparrow. but 33 it is so rare it is of little import- ance to the farmer.

Easter Towhoe. Cheeink. A00. 58?. Rare visitor: Male. Iris of eye red. Head. back, throat. and breast. black. wings black. outer web of primaries white; tail amuple. rounded, black, 3 hr 4 outer feathers tlppet

An unsigned slip of paper reach- ed me today, bearing the words ”Dear Agricola, Do Black and White Warblers have any yellow about them-a dot on their head .and splashes on their -wings? One- trylng-to-learn about birds." From the post-mark I can make ll shrewd guess at the writer!

No, the Black-and-White War- bler has the two colors, and no more. What you have seen is the Myrtle Warbler, which is one of

front of each wing, and one where the tail joins the body: there are black markings on the breaw. Xn the fall the young birds join the flock and are rather different in pinni- age. but I hope to describe all stages in due course. The Magnolia War-

had found. We call a great many insects bugs whereas they are only beetles! The real bugs have their wings overlapping, so that they seem crossed on their backs. The beetles have wing-cases and wings parallel, side-by side and not cross- ed.

one should always date natural history specimens. Some museums will not take bugs (or anything else)

al to flower-bud fomistion; control

soil

it may be possible then to force flower-bud formation by judicious

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it. but I estimated it at 3.5 inches long, so it well deserves its name of "Gaint Water Bug". It was cer- tainly the biggest I've yet seen. This creature is long-oval in shape flat and of a dark liver-color. It has two sharply-hooked forelegs near its head and two pairs of swimming legs "amldships" It feeds on insects, fish, snails, and other aquatic animals, -which it holds by its hooked ' '.. It then plunges its sharp beak into the victim and injects a liquid that has a stupefying effect. prior to conslnnlru its prey. The scientists have called this

are easy to keep in a large jar of water. The water must be chang- ed when it gets too fowl. and the creature must be fed. Pond water is better than well water for this

the bug can fly as well as swim the jar must have s loose cover to prevent its escape.

A WALRUS TUSK

A neighbor has just brought, in -what I supposed, at first glance, to be a fossil. It had some resembl- once to a horn, but weighed 3 lbs 2 oz and was 15 inches long. If it is s horn then it must have been a very strong animal that carried it (and perhaps another) around

has a gentle curve from base to point, and in color it is a sordid white. My neighbor could give no information save that it had been in the barn loft ever since he could remember. Is it 8, sea-cow's task? I hope some render L-. able to en- lighten me.

BllR.NABY'5 RIDE T0 KEIVA

We left Colonel Burnaby in st. Petersburg, (now Leningrad) din-

of Russia). Burnaby could speak and read Russian. and he turned the conversation to the recogniz- ed abllity of the mission themselves as linguists. There is he tells us, sotto voce, an opinion in England that the Russians are good linguists

soon as he is able to speak and he learns the foreign languages at the expense of his own, for the pro- nunciatlon first acquired is the one towhlch we generally stick." And so, he notices that when the lad is ten or eleven years old he often speaks French. German and mg- lish. and studies them grammati- cally aa he gets older. This was a successful but costly method of

aby called on General Milutin who however was not at home. He

clous disposal of presents." Tile next letter to the General was

posure to sunlight as ” d rt trees

nuns runros: unnow

OITAWA, April, 1050-Livestock farmers are asking for n suitabe grass-legume meadow which is able to produce I good first cutting of hay and thereafter supply abundant aftermath recovery for mid-sl:lrl- mer and early fall grazing. such I crop may be termed a dual pur-

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