ed on blue, (I suppose he was the (“sentient that appears in every galllllllllltyi)

fir. British anlateur scientists were making Natural History collections, some in the British Isles, many in omm- parts of the Empire, not folgeililig tile rest of the world. In 501116 countries mere is a tendency, amongst the illuminati. to decry the vortli of such ilna-uthorized re- (New York. 1880,) O gmh, but the British authorities think otherwise and gladly avail ihemsrlvcs of noted collections, into rhetficr by purchase or gift.

Jllit prior to the outbreak oi they are poisonous. m the British Museum (Natural

Histo ), Soilth Iilansirlgton, ac- qulreliy through bequest the late I". .1 I-Ianburys magnificent her-

barium. containing 20.000 sheets of prcsscd British plants, all in ex- cellent condition. The collection is

inierject, in the Canadian flora. too.

of specimens of ressed roses; as

veil as botanl collections made barlk, near Alberto by students on exploration tours in fir-mark and other parts.

llline, better known

equivalent of

King of Sweden found out what. w happened, he sent a. fast war-

niler, an

' nus c usually termed the Potato

_ illral department is stronqy

~ llricuilurai representative I concerning the application of

I There are many good rea- > Ions for this; you likely know

_ "me your “m;

. T71’. I80 1"" while "Nrookvlllc" High l Grade Limestone ls sellln oi.

Pookvilie up

l '1" rive early results. Consult

£ m station in P. ii.‘

p0 l-‘LIES DISLIKE BLUE? finally

. Last fall (I remember) I lnen- potatoto “cued that the folk in South Africa. members " I pmwd their doors blue to discourt- some on the one hand

go the flies from entering. Since known fruits then lhave come across more par- on the other, ticulars oi the dislike which flies (o?

|ppear in have for this color, and

how it was discovered. It seems of the Egg chat some years ago an ingenious gem) are much scientist made experiments ed, m this manner: in order to dis- though Co,“ me color reflexes of the in- been eaten with fatal

sects he prepared a. large box the have the beautiful scarle “.8115 o; which he covered with the Bittersweet, or w §qunl'€5 of various colors. Flies were shade (s.

confined, in it by a glass cover, and Britain bu

observations were carried on; and

Ca-n

the count showed that eighteen fatal to m5 had elected to light 0n a clear oll-Tyne. mo“ square, the next largest nuln- come dange m: chose rose. with yellow. and sunlight for rm called solanlno developes in the

swan ll-wie. and r recollect that :80. séldch “sun-burnkod" 4 caus atragedy w en m, English architect who had given w 50141151‘; 1n t gem bet-ll travelling on the continent in p,,_-,,,..- dnys tried to popularize the 1t l; 5clCilll5iS ideas by relating what he “ Md seen abroad. Whilst travelling in France he had observed that the Illis oi hospitals and clinics were pllfltffd blue to discourage the pests. 1n Denmark he found that a narcotic, resol 131710118 Dutch engineer who nod built a number of slaughter-houses Mid factories, had given them all

“we following. Only one fly light-

bright blue interiors, for the same

COLLECTIONS Right up to the beginning of the

o British flora, and om may

The great botanist.

Your government's agricul-

alivocating the use of lime season. Consult your

lllll lo your soil,-

hcm all and aromianninli to

ls Spr ng. To avoid being disappointed h‘ ll! e your order

0 same low price a; hast all cultural Lime ls finest manufactured and

"l! farmer who has used it. ilmrdlcss of increased uro- "lflllln costs, there is no in- man in price to you this lilrlrir.

PRICES $100 per ion in Bulk $8.75 per ion in Bags

"I'll l0 your nearrest rail-

.’ Qwvglllle ii uai rush by Dlap- m“ ‘ Voxlpirreqgheexgengsxkvi OVEIIXQIN “:-

i “albino shipping date to Iiqé-hihhlfiw" to Berlin $21.00: Belling and sci-- viclhl d D9 lectiona m.ahlng the scum; price am 00'. The farmers of the Prairie Prov- inces aim to cut out some of these

ooperative company mlscnleilodwb; iglelnselves. Read the

Vlflhlloll in m» of ma. so the great meeting at London, Ont, theJ

usuus Willie. an. John 00.. NJ. _ ""41- 0s AGIIIHLPICI. Phone s-om or s-nas

[Weekly Live Stock

u NEWSY NOTES - ‘Market Report

I? AGIWOLA

1t takes its Danie from

I It i! s. 1.1.151??? aried atiteainmenifi;

. conditions in cine ts Canada which’

in mtio cattle markets. in the face of moderate 10858011 most cattle eased

little or no suppo:

and vegetables, and aluable drug plans us poisons. The fruit

l-ywlltrrlcum) and lant (Solarium Melon-

t from the export exception of scum shipped frcm Alberta to coast, only a handful

lltwnk at Toronto but to as much 8-3 $1.50 lower malkeis notably Montreal. ttle at Toronto. were

steadv throughout oh

Dlllwmlfl). a native of t. now introduced into lkht of the berries proved a little girl in Newcastle-

Even potato tubers be- rous when exposed to - EASTERN CATTLE MARKETS

VARIABLE

With heavy snowfalls in some fie oi’ Ontario hampe deliveries. there was uctuation in prices. was steady to be fol- d y ll Rain of 25 cents on a on 31011115 bwhllch was latex lost a ore f era run of ca le at. TORONTO. Choice weightv steers general top of $9.25 with a to $9.60 and butcher steers and heifers sold mostly between $7.50 and $8.60, with some light steers at mid-week making $9 25.. On a reduced offering. the MCFNT- ad a firm underton, nerally estimated to be around 25 cents higher. Good steers sold mostiv at $9 tn $9.50 and gocd cows were from $6.50 up to $7 with an ndd sale at $7.25. In the MARI- receipts continued below uallty showed improve- e market was steady iglher. Good to choice

50 and two car-loads of choi cm cattle fed locally brought $10.

WESTERN UATTLE STEADY TO DOWER

Dpta almos racks. Against these misdemeanors to be noted that the lanurn" is derived from another lasnen, meaning when the plant is

Latin solace or relief used as a drug S. D acts as a dcpurative, vent. and diuretic.

members of this family listed, in the Island flora they are casuals. or In every country are bur-ought in with

grass ' “to”- mu usurio- n P799988- ¢ P90 the season is too 5 es or from some o

There are four

but I suspect garden escapes. urpose. 05811411 Deeds p After su um, one is forced to mo. o. "believe there is something in the ma, only I don't care for blue as mag’. slcenenry. It is what I, call a short o;- gw 4:35 “col c0 or s NATURAL HISTORY would appear to be the case (with one exception) of our Solanaoe (8,331 ni ) firs 1m grurn is ton the list. Vilmorin, 50mm." Published in London -ln 1805. says that in the warm coun- tries the leaves are used as spinach: Poison in the le for High Schools and g cattle closed around cents lower with the except-ion of cows at WINNIPEG. Th however, were showing a weaker

toward the close-The the butcher steers scld at $8.50 and a. largo rl ished yearlings brought $7 to $8 with only a few good enough to reach $9. Good stockea- cattle were in firrn demand but few were on t sales were at $6.50 CALGARY was also steady on cows but other kinds were 25 Good gteers were quot- 35 and odd choice at

EDMONTO fully 25 cents lower on ill-between

tohers. to rated $7 75 to $8.50. exbremelv light at other western centres and t0!) sales at P12213001}

were repo a $8 MOOSE JAW $8.50. SASKATOO $8.25 and VAN-

UVER . UNITED STATES MARKET

The Buffalo market had only Canadian steers averag- lb., and sold at $10.35 off were no recent quota- ons for Canadian stock at St. Paul but the trend of the trade was reported generally unchanged. Cattle shipments to the United during the week consfsted oi 1.035 beef. and 289 dairy. exports were 594 head. Exports to date this year totalled 21527 bee 2.788 dairy and 9, pared with 16.364 beef, 1.867 dairy and 8.913 calves in the same period

est year. l-ALF PRICES AGAIN LOWER

With the exception of 'I‘or0nto. where the calf market was strong and choice vc-als sold at $11.52) to $12.50 calves were steady to $1.50 Power. suffered the most severe decline. the loss being $1.25 to $1 at this market sold e $11.50. Winnipeg w good to choice veals at $9 to $10 and Calgary was down 50 cents with best veals making $9.50 to $10. Top sales at Edmonton were Prince Albert $8. Moose Jaw 89. and Sasksatoon. Regina and Vancouver 10

S .

HOG PRICES LITTLE UHANGED I

Hogs sold o. little lower at Tor-

. E. Bessey Mississippi Valley. lack berries are made pies and other pastry. they must be properly ripe: if reen

says that in the little h

shade tribution, mun Hudson's Bay to the equatorial regions. found in Galapagos, the Antilles, the Mascarene Isles, Maurl , mania and. Chile! In China both especially r1011 ill the HllWkWwi-S. the young shoots and the berries Erhaps the most variable genus in are eaten. Tiaras or four years ago, Mr. If. L. Baton, then of the Experimental Another variable group is the Station, City, was good enough to genus Rosa: and the Museum has send me fist acquired. Lieut.-Col. A. H. of the Buffalo Burr alley-Doc's important collection Potato (S, rostratuin). vexed 1t growing at Rose-

for examination a plant

haddisco

coarse, irregular-growing, plant ra- ther resembling a. po von its name. It was covered with dense us as pubescence interspersed with yel- linnaeus. made some wonderful col- >1ow subulate prickles. Its range is iections not entirely of plants either. ills widow, in Sweden. sold 3.000 in- ut it is found as an occasl nets, 1,500 shells, 2.000 minerals. weed elsewhere. I cannot dzissc llid 19,000 plants, to Sir James that the plant has been put to any hnith. an Erlgslish botanist, for the use. ,000. a large sum foo- The “Apple of Peru," (Nlcarlrlra illst lime and place. When the Physalodes) is in MacSwains list and moreover was sent to me for identification by a lady in Chan lobtetown, a few years ago: I gath- iiring the collections back. ‘rho ered that the plant was "self-sown." British ship however, was the better It really is a native of Peru, but reaced London safely has adventured to many other ports with its precious cargo. This led of the globe, often as a garden cs- lo the founding of the Unnaean Society with headquarters at Bur- lington House, where the collections Poison were given a. new home. ‘This So-

rly South Dakota to Mexico,

cape. A writer in The Grower says it is called the "Fly- Plarlt" in Tennessee; says “For many decades housewives Iiltv is accounted one of the most. have been taking the green stems. teamed bodies of the present day. leaves and seed pods and crushing - them, af-ter which a small amount NOTES 0N ISLAND PLANTS of sweet milk or cream ls stirred —-—- with the mass. It is then placed THE SOLANACEAE in a shallow pan and set within of the Houseflies, who cannot resist the temptati-n to take a seat at the attrlctive lunch counter. but before the meal is finished, over Mr. Fly tumbles, as if attached by an acute attack of heart trouble. "If perchanoe he tries to fly a- on the mixture, he is not likey to ravel far before he falls dead. I have observed the floor about a pan of prepared Fqy-Plllfioll literally blackened with dead bodies of I-iouseflies. "While it is deadly to Houseflles. I have never known of a case where a human being was poisoned from it, neither have I ever heard of a case of poisoning of domestic fowls, although I have seen chickens feast The

tyignes listed Physalores. Possibly the

way after dinin

Federal Minister of Agriculture was asked “why the price of live hogs varied so much from day to day, when tllere is a set price for bacon going to Britain, Mr. evaded the answer." (Farmer's Ad- vocate, March 13.)

“Wellave been informed that Mr. Hepburn intends in give o. premium on Ontario hogs marketed the first of February this year, of $1 a hog on grades A. and 50 cts. on grade B1. . . On the 11th of February we marketed some hogs and were surprised to learn that the packers had dropped the price of 40 cts per cwt in a single he packer got 80 cts of the dollar premium and (all) the 50 cts premium an 1:0 cis out of our pockets on each

Thom-apple or "Jimson Weed (Dllllll Slrhmonium)

. Jimson is a cor- ruption of Jamestown. presum from a town of that name about 50 miles from Buffalo. N. Y. Siramonium it had formerly a well- deserved reputation for the relief of acute asthmatic attacks, but ii. has been condemned as harmful lo the heart, by some ‘sufferer cut short the dried leaves, either as " ipe-tobaeco." or in the form of c amttes from the drug-store. The plant "is a rank weed, poisonous" says Asa. G

The Petunia and the Tobacco are cultivated members of this notable

ypnos sun END!

lllgh Coat of Machinery. letters have appeared from time to time, finding fault with the cost of ma- our n: im- ma: ow own on . ii,’ h" °' 3° Till“ l" "w" gr”: blisnder, that ought to make it - clear where ll - In 1" Herald (March 19) he tabu-

Tisod $01.00: Iaboi‘ tnoo making total cost

extremely low run of hogs (at Tor- onto) at the time." (Farmer's Ad- vocate. March i3).

A pungent remark. It was “Ladies Day" in the British House of Com- mons lately. and one of the fair law-givers must have been annoyed at somebody for she said something like this: "Far be it from me to say that women never make mistakes. when I lock around and see h men they've given birth to!" Tu im.-why didn't somebody remind her of Lady Montague famous as- It goes far towards re- conciling rne to being a woman when I reflect that I am thus in no danger of marrying one?"

An editorial view. "The biggest drawback to farm organization is the fear. of political entanglements and the suspicion that the leaders arc working their way up to a soft. cushy job." (F. Adv.. March 13.) Growing Holland Bulbs for Sale. Last k I wrote: “Personally I believe that none but the newcst and best varietiq should he plant» ed: this is the day of named vari- fiss and unnamed mixed stock are in the some category as scrub cat- th." The part now given in black type was omitted in the article, a iypogl-aphei-‘s error which did not iaipmvo the numerical

is Material

OHIO!"

T_HE‘ CHARLOTT

ETOWN GUARDIAN

NATURAL RESOURCES IAB-SIIFIILD.

‘ Spring Clean-Up In Garden Will _ Prove Profitable l

» CONSER_V_ATION »

A WEEKLY OOLUIDI OI‘ PRACTICAL OPINIONS OP THE VITAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE USES AND ABUSFB 0i MB- LUDLOW JENKINS

Mnlly insects spend the winter in prolecied situations in or near the garden. Some of these hiber-

m-s; '4,‘fl_?_,‘J'1.‘ a s ~

TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH

fiilver Fox Farming '

nlaieyunder tmsh or dead leaves.

SAN CTUlARY

A5 many as a thousand whistling swims and a like number of geese were recently seen gt one time in

e ponds and marshes of Point Pelee National Park, in southern Ontario. Improved wrQr conditions in the marshland during the last year have resulted in a notable in- crease in water fowl, and all over the water area are thousands of wild ducks which have become so tame that they approach within a hundred feet of the park office and roadway and o not. aPPQBY 5° frighten easily. Other fowl and birds that inhabit the park appear to be exceptionally plentiful this year, with the pheasants so numer- ous that it is not uncommon in driving a mile to see fifty or more of these birds. starlings, which g0 ilp in crowds of hundreds, am fairly abundant. and several small bevies of quail have been noted. An outstanding increase of muskrats is reported, while other wlld life, such as, raccoon, rabbit,” fox, and black and y squrriel, up norma .

Poig? Pelee National Pal-k is a striking illustration of the value of even a small national park in a heavily-populated area. both as a. wild life sanctuary and a vaca:ion land. Occupying an area of only about six square miles and easily accessible from the great industrial centers of Detroit and Windsor. this picturesque region attracts in the neighbourhood of 300.000 peo- ple yearly. It literally teems with wlld life.

SCARECROWS

When wildlife. protected by name laws. becomes injurious to agricul- turists, methods develo by the United States Biolo cal Survey supplant the old f oned scare- crow.

Wiid dilcks and other migratory birds, menacing such as fields of ripened grain, are now driven off by flash guns, revolving lights, and especially designed “move-on" noismakers. Even fireworks are brought into play m special situa-

warrants the expense. The Biologi- cal Survey desires ‘protection for valuable field crops without dam- age to the countrys Midlife.

OUR VANISHING AMERICANS

VIGOBOUS PROTEST AGAINST KILLING FOR. SPORT

Being a lover of animals, may I Dut in a few words in the defence of our beautiful, fascinating, and fast-disappearing native wild ani- mals, apropos o! the cruel and stupid extermination now going on? When they. are gone. a large mea- sure of the glamour and mystery of our great outdoor will go with them. never to be re laced.

Once, when I was the East, 1 was wriklng in the woods with a friend, when we came upon an unusually beautiful tree; it wasn't. very straight, to be sure, but it was thick with branches, and, so lovely to look at that I stopped to ad- mire it. Well, this friend, a "pr-ac- tfcal u it criticallv for a few mcmen . “Why no" said he, "you couldn't vet a. straight plank out of the whole tree, and it would be full of knot-holes." Afld so. just as my friend could see nothing in a tree but something to be sawed into boards. 50ml! Pfiflple can think of a beautiful wild animal only as

__ 911W WW1 Emile B-I 0n the dressed

011 a b21515 9f $11.60 t0 $11.85.

$10.20 to $10.35. Prince Albert bald $9.90 to $10.10, Moose Jaw $9.90. Regina, $9 00 to $10. Saskatoon $0.85 to $10- Vanccuver $10.9) to $11.35 and Mcncton $11.40.

LAMB MARKET STEADY

There was no change in lamb Prices and Tor-

gaod westerns. Mont-real had a few earlv lambs averaging around 70

at Winnipeg was $10. Calgarv and Edmonton $0.50 Moose Jaw $9 and Saskatoon $9 25.

Jianadian Garden Service-—1941l

(By Gordon Lindsay Smith)

Too much stress cannot be laid on planning, especially where perennial flowers. shrubs and trees are concerned. All these things are small when originally planted, but in a few years it is surprising how much room they take up. The aver- age person plants them far too close together and in the case of trees and shrubs. far too close to the house or fences.

As a general rule. shrubs. trees and flowers should have half as much room between as their ma- ture height. This means st least. two feet apart for peonlea. three and o. half feet for the ordinary spires, and twenty-five to fifty feet for the general run of Cansdaln hardwood trees. lAt first this may seem far too open, but the space may be taken up with annual flowers. in the case of a perennial bed, and with tem- porary, quick-growing sllrubbery and trees, with the others. In fact. many gardeners now use perman- cntly a mixture of annual plan's in their perennial borders. in the case of trees. it ls a well-establish- ed fact that nature uses tho quick- growinlz poplar as a sort of nurse crop for ines. First come the poplar, kil m out weeds and gram. and providing ideal surround- ings for the slower growing, shade- loving pine.

so»: Peas As the sweet pea develops ex-

tensive root growth and upper vine structure when the weather ls cool, it must be planted Just as