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NEWS Y NOTES

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and‘ printed on better breeding along the lines of dairy cattle in Canada. Much of which has been of aclvan- Few fact are available m;- refer“ “B! 1° 0111' dﬂiflmﬂl ill B110“ en-vence on the crst of living in ruralé deavor to promote the lndus-tlqv, but {(1:11) hcmes 1n Canada, 5ay5 the the fact still remains that utfvctﬂrl‘ Economic Annallst, published by too many cows being milked that‘ the Dominion Department of Agri- lre a detriment rather than auculture. However, in a survey oft . advantage to this mfst important‘ 157 farms in the Red River Valley, lEfI-icultural iztdustry. {of Manitoba in 1931 by the Domin-f .~ _ , , . For instance I u-Jl venLl-‘re t0}g;l1?égxxxjgciwiaerﬂggéiéinggta ‘r023, say that clear of the vicinity of. ‘ ' “ , , 129 of the records. Cash expend- Chlarlotftetowrn and a few other; _ . . ltures per family averaged $6a8 32. good. breeding centres we have‘, I _, _ _ = ~ ﬂ __t _, r _ v _“\\l1l.€‘ farm fumlshed items an “h °1 “ti” m“ d“ "l m” mounted to $430.42. than-me a total! are mt" ‘I511; ‘lppdni b!“ dafuylof $1,088.74 for the average cost ofy sire. W0 have sonzcthing about fzvcl nvm; dunrg we ‘my aiztriﬁweai: 332g Cash 8.‘(p_=!‘.d1Zlll'ES were 60.47, distrzct we have room in» at lhliﬁlpor tmzEvof me tom!‘ “his ‘arml _ ' ‘_ ‘ furnished items avcrneerl 39.53 per two good dnlry srcs; tins would at“! Yum 4,, .,, PT cm, o! ma‘ mean that if every disulcl“ hm i“ total goods and scrucrs was spent‘ quota we would have about oneyon "yd the average “Dense ‘or thousand pure bred animals lr ‘ ‘ ' ' '

week at Hogan's wharf.

J. Lester Douglas 1794~7-l4-2i

Protecting" The 0ni011

den. Exncrinzelitnl work by the been added which make

has shown that ths psst can best E. I. to the Old

means of an oil enzulslon spray F ver reads of their doing so;

plants and surrounri ng SD11 four Iced by the fact that upWBrds scasm. Any o"_l o.‘ good grade itiay be used at are four other

-, food h.“ .534 ,4 om m, m, the ratc- of one couch to than» Iwhich together admit service which 1f each ‘had a ser-l ‘ ‘ l ' ' " 1; _ 1 c » vyce o: my thin’ Co? "d amount was snppdad from the‘ time" gs oris OI‘“>JEC~ if the ‘Wﬂtelﬁlfwfé.

. I . . y u.‘ an sol- farm w but”, eggs‘ mjk. gardmlis suit, Oi to the same quantty cf Dosh‘; one half the otfs f; war‘: O Md mtg“ Gmhmg mu BOJCOJUX mzrtlurc if the water islcarden in same dew“ counted for 9.58 per ceitt of the,h‘]‘d' m9 l‘ -= U170“ m9 alalhble mcanmg that the late total. or an average of $104.32 pcrl ‘valor WW4‘

. family. The average farm famiiyl A“ 0'1 SW15’ ml-‘lmre hundrcd dzstncts it would mutiny)?“ Q45 34 for heal,“ puff/uses. 1 madc- as fJllows: Blake a gallon abcut fifteen thousand heifers Q; I “ ' . '

, l. 7.10 on cducat on; $44 29 on with at least one piirt‘ bred daxy; a _ *0 _ ounces o; i.l2l‘l\' pouderccl hgue. ores and 1n the course of sav six ammemcnt ho-m en chumhe? and l stone u: w." " l w .l

m! sh 1d " chzultv, and $24.02 as half the a- 1‘ 1 5491M" m a gal years s ou mean a. least ,’ " ,, _ _ ncun. sp nt on crnnng tho three diary crosses which if eoc‘ 1wmxbi._e€ Chan“, (:2 fanln, nwllfrlvt: dis l

females. this would incrcalse the, female population of each district, thirty each year and counting five‘

can i? tary, said in the 1

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.z."'l 1.1‘ ' ' - heifer onTv milked three and cmcj “V, lot flyliuivﬁtl iuunalgftufllutﬂlfgl half pounds pcr rlny more thnnﬁ lmxtzlz v l-1l,1'llll'.lli_‘.. i‘. ,1.‘ the m- their mothers would mean m a, ‘suiting- |>.1‘e bu. lqvmt “no a p811 three hundred day period a gain ‘of BLACKFLIES I.\' ONTARLO l

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Zon cf lubric~

The little village of Kew is in‘ ‘Surrey, England, within easy dis-ton trees. There is a great diversity‘ tance of London: to be conclsefof form and coloring Just six miles from Hyde Park oor- Orchids. and for scientific purpo- Plfwll lull Owllﬂ"! "H". lit-l"! ner. The attraction at Kew is theises all kinds are grown, insignifi- ,Royal Botanic Garden which com, cant as well as attractive species: tains the most notable collection of- hence the _______ |plsnts in the world. It was s. won-I nearly as gay as the conservatory Durhg the month cf June n. is: derful place when I used to visit it where color is the first considera- not uncommon for the onion mag-l half a century ago, and the Ours.- tlon. get to destmy 75 to 95 per cent o: for tells me many features have. it still Domnon E-‘zltvmolzrgical Brsnchlmore wonderful. Tourists from P., _ I l country dq not floor of this house was a. large rec-

be cnntrolicd in ElSKBlII Caitada by seem to visit Kew, at least one ne- ‘angular tam‘ with a ‘Sidewalk, an ‘ but round it: and floating in the water l

which l5 npplecl to the young l that it is an attractive spot is evin- were spedmens °f the glam “m”

“ms d._,,.,, a m9 ca,“ my, o, the ,900 pccpm unm- the mum eutmnm, l, Queen Victoria. I was told that the

inudinin lubricating levery d5)’ in the Year-and were i plant had t0 be treated as .8,“ i:- pubuc enuuwemlnual as it would not surme e

u numyl English winter;

Before going on to describe the, sown in a pol: in February and the‘ . it 1-5 WOTth-‘young plants transferred to the Joﬁﬁlilﬂtank six weeks later: and. believe Chamberlain, then Colonial Becre- 1g or not, by midsummer the leaves House of Com- . Bonita“ nh-Lmm b‘, dbsomm 2; mops on August 2, 1898: “I do not fumed up edges 4 to 6 inches deep, ‘ ° ,thlnk it too much to say, that at 11kg tea, trays!

1011 of water. Winn the crystnlslof our unpormnt 0910x1185 whlchywhite‘ turning pumlc-pink as they 0W9 lmateYf-‘T PPOSPQY-l/Y they DOS-Jade. They last but 24 hours. The sass to the knowledge and EXPeT-lvlctorla. Rcgla is one of the W011- licnve 0f, and the ﬂsslslihhw Elven dcrs of the vegetable world.

lhy, the authorities at Kew cm- ;rlens." In fact one of the chief du- course nearly

g _ _ _ lccnh doubled 26 cents per pound. v ' Blankets $2.00. and if unlllmllltod mots 1n the grmmd—ss do our Is- $115; it takes ﬂvc lbs. of wool pa: land species. the great majority 251111151‘- ‘jam them live in nature as eplphytes .11“ ‘he o! Sh!“ yam h ma“. and doubled yarn ﬁne. medium. and among the course. Put shipper’: lllllw 0n l"

l and instructions Inside. Send by mall or freight. Frtllht Ill! N! paid on 100 lb. lots. WM. LANDRIGAN, 65 Queen Street, Charlottetown.

Orchid House is not

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One of my favorite haunts was

the “Victoria Reg“ Howey The staircase, whence one may look

down ixito a. collection of plants and trees unequalled in any other plant- house in the world. Here are to be seen Date Palms. and Obl-

Otlllly of the Amazon, named after 19m Hm?!’ Pam“ and many “c”

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" JULY 15, 193a

A Protein for Pigs

GREENFEED lnrnnjnnr

Gwwlng pig: mode excellent use of green feed. While pasture for pip is recommended, expert pro- ‘ of high-quality market hogs prefer feeding green feed in rmks in the pen daily. The bod effect of aunbum and weather an thus svdlded. Glover, alfalfa, oats, peas and rape are suitable for green feed. It must be fed freshly out and regularly. Gnu and many varieties of weeth. such as lambs quarter, pig weed, etc, are useful. as also is Barden waste. The prac- tlce of using green feed is boo oft- en neglected. It is not that a plg consumes any If!“ 1111mm? 04’

Grains Mono am Enough a um h’ Good Hogs ~

IfthefarmersofOanIblNl»' supply the market with hi“ gjﬂ bacon hogs, the use of l NMIU supplement is n. first. along with grain feeds when till: milk or buttermilk are not avail- able. Tankiage and fish-mall‘ I‘! high quality protein supplement M19 one g by-produot 0f Hi3 plbl- 111g industry. Protein supplement! of vegetable origin. Whm "l9 Pr!“ permits, may be used to will!“ some of the tankage or fish-null but their use alone has not wove! as satisfactory as tankage or fish- meal or quantities of both.

The feeding of tankage or fish- H meal in proper proportions " it possible to Increase the rate d gain in spring pigs by 35 PM‘ 0911‘

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from Australia, Norfolk Island and New Caledonia: the famous Dragon tree of Teneriffe, now dead, llvesl‘ again in the ‘llemperate House at‘ Kew, for a branch was brought| across and "struck" when it was‘ seen that; the tree was dying. That

not as you may surmise from cold, but from want of tropical sunshine. S0 the seed is

I to be co-eval with Creation!

are slx or seven feet across, with into Kew Road.

‘The flowers arc . R1036. t0 0111' l6".

I l and is 214 feet nigh. The tree that produced it was cut in 1914. and was about 290 feet high. Some of,

my readers may remember it golng' It was taken

Next. is the “Stove House." 0f all the houses at 8011188 lll Wutlnle-

me thousand pounds pm. Pom; I _______w lam“ o)!‘ M; mid of a bucket l ties laid upon the Director. when l Ken, have stoves, but to the British from Vancogvfrkfxl! thehhclxexglésosn‘: t which if multiplied by flftccn§ An lmusual abundance of blark- 1 pump or knapsack yer, munp the Gardens were first presented 83mm" a 5W"? b01156 llllllllrs H 511117» (110998 n if‘ t d thousand would mean an lncreascthfiies has been notccl in Ontario, the l.quid llltli in,» the container w the “gum by Queen vIctm-ialhigh Mmperalﬂre and tmplca! wwed to Kew where it was em: e

revenue even at present prices of‘ particularly in the forested sections. j for about. f.ve mznutes when (in 1841) was the introduction lbout ninety thousand do; ._, tmlA severe outbreak occurred at Carl- ,‘ pale gxeen eznuisoif of the Q11 Object worth looking forward tojeton Place, Ont, and that practically at no ln-fJune. The outbreak creased overhead, way, ls the greatest cicternhuntzligdllc Ilfississppl rlvrz" at. various factor of any industry. Nmv, I h£l\’€:]‘r0ll1l.‘§ from the centre of tho form . o1 \\'..lf'l‘ and ll. after stirring, no l stmcted only put increase at three and one] to Appleton, Ont, three or four Oil droplets that out, on the sur-l half pounds milk pcr day and Iymllcs downstream. The biackfiy ln- fucc, Lite cmul flﬁl! on may be; am sure that the increase in manylfcstnt on in this locantyq says the taken as Cllhlplct: lwmd fr“, on cases would be ovcr double that,_Dcm'nion v Entomological Branch, be frolic t1. hotvet-t», flu-Him. as,” amount. As it ls inherent, in thewls an annual occurrence, but this utlon w'll be necessary and this human race that when an anlmallyea-r the infestation was reported shmlltl b: continua-d until 1m free or machine produces a larger pro- to be considerably heavzer than 0.l bccomr-s upp1ypnt_ (it than heretofore that we takeusual. ‘The situation is a. SPTlOllS When the 2 _:ll"n5 of emulsion more interest in our buslntss nntliﬂlle from the point of view of the are yearly they; sjnufgl bu n-lfxed as a. natural result we will feed 10ml inhabitants whose comfort. with 3d gallons of silt water, and: better and take better care ofynnrl porriblvt heaith. arc adverselivispraled on tr." lalnnts at onccalrolnred those machines as they increase in feffected by these insects. value. '

Now, for instance, what would: CROPS FOR ROLLING LANDS

and

developed Before pouring tin into the sprayl

.. -- 'velo d each member has , 0h. Pnlc- a snail nruoun‘. in a can! p9 ' Jts .

forgotten.

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ful structure

descriptive

this increased revenue mean to a? tste b: ow, sintc it has bcciﬂeasy matter‘

province like Prince Edward Island} Permanent pastures are cxten- ‘ found that tin» 0lllll"?‘;.ll frequent-l" more are

when the purchasing power or the ‘ sively grown 0n rolling lauds. Can-l ly brfml’; com u, u -, ,

producer ls increased by glmgst one l aria blue grass, red top. Kentucky sultlnr 1n oll being lzbhrated {and foreign trees’ whlch I shin not 515mm“, carried out’

dopurs’ I am l blue grass and white clover are nse- j convinced that an increase of rs- t I'll for this DHYPOFP- T!" ﬁlht llwh- ‘ gnue such 35 1,1135 shgufd n9‘; 035,; l tinned grass ls of particular vnluc‘ interest, the faunas tlicmgg-lvgg l where the soil tends to dry out in‘ but every cit’zen of our prom-lee, summer .The common mixture of‘ .5 the Igfggr the mummy the l red clover. alslke and timothy may

hundred thousand

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clency to SPDJYRIP out when allow-l ﬁsh blueben or wnd [Id m 3mm, m. m“. mngh of time) (Scllla. nutans) makes the lawn un

greater wiil be the trade througli- l b" 50W“ for hay and ‘in!’ lllllﬁt-‘ll’, If a. pmcl- _=, nvnmbu, lder the trees as blue as the sky l ‘md Yelauvtly 1311-39 811d brilliant Britain- but m“ he W“ a ma" °f out the 1aud, lefc clown for ‘a number of years. ’ {med “an n [ﬁne o} as‘ above them. Free as the visitor lszfmwm- The fir?“ Wpularitlwfmd‘:extraordinary talent is evident Remember gt does not (my 111511,“ 1 Alfalfa is an excellent crop for hill-l g; awn m, o‘, and Botélrallx can to wander whither he pleases, m, gardenLng at the present day lg. from the facts that. he set the

sides and is to be desired over oth- l er hay crops where it will grow,’ successfully. In order to receive o.’ good stand of this permanent nayi

that we will have that much more‘ butter and cheese for sale but alsol we will have more hogs, poultry;

however, it will be necessary to , m m“ the beauty of this scene- and eggs, as the skim lnlfk ardl

use Bordeaux nrxture as the! There are

whey from the nbfvvc revenue! “TOP- limlllg may be rltcﬁssary 0Y1,‘ spraying lll'Cl.illll lnstcntl of waterﬁ Seums" m the gmund °r which I means a greater amount of home “me 50115- ‘ The methcd is as follows: wtuiePm“ confess a lamentable mm" ﬂown feeds to be used on our oats- We» Wheﬂt- Ind w"! a" the tank is bczng filled with water wee’ but the“ l“ my m” it Kew

crops frequently grown with suc- cess on rolling lands, but these

farms. As some one has said that in selling butter and cheese we crops are not as effective in con-

sell about ninety per cent. sun- ! trollingcroslon as hay and pasture‘

shine, then if thfse by-prodtzcts are fed at home it not only meausl “W135i If Sﬂl-isfﬁtfwfl’ 6WD Ylilds a" to be secured, says the bulletin on

greater yearly revenue but it also} crop rotations and soil manage-

means that. the farmer is building: _ I up the 5331 o; his farm which‘ as‘ ment issued by the Dominion De- agitated m,“ a m]? blue Hqujmlhouse takes constant care pnrtmcnt of Agriculture, farm‘ rcsuxm Tupi.“ 1,3,1? m,

the years go means another rouz-cc‘ _ 0f wealth. manlm‘ mus.“ b” 3mm“! m‘ Seasons‘ into the tank and til0:‘o".l".hly' mixlof the ye“ it 15 the

Then breeding improvement with, “hm i" ca" be Plmlghed under be‘? for about five mmutcs. This can l bum“ must b!‘ kept- "P- impmved ‘ceding and “m, me m‘, : fore any loss of fertility takes‘ be done by annwvg w“ 9.1mm, mldme by drafting centre round which we mnv 1n fu- ' 7mm“- Fall “ml “ml-er “Plmcamnsl run whlc thr- spmvpr is helm-l" lure build far grcater suobrss. "i "mmlr" “mm m wmmemlnl: hauled from the source nf water é aft” 119K911"!-

Nw hm m", m, to go about a,“ fertilizer) are-not. desirable except "u, find For 4o gallons or spray must be mentioned that much ting this inrrcwetl revenue and. 0" m“ lalld because °f the gram] use 4 pounds o.’ copper sulphate, oreafng a greater interest in this: 1°55 "l reﬁll“? which 15 “able m; 4 pounds n; 11mg and 1 gallon oglllght work, and in that case it is our greatest industry? i “ml” ‘mm sprmg rumor!‘ f oil. For larger tanks lncreas: those l dcm“ by me!" Wm we" dma-bled l"

There are many plans. n‘! fesSJ 4 ‘ I _ amqms pmmﬂionﬂvtpu,’ the World War. Close by is the able that cotiltl h‘ acloytvi but.’ we" bTTCIHFI-I lmkvlm” m" d5‘! . ____e__,__ "Succulent House" full of the odd. many of them at a hrger ltutinll PT-Tlmfnt $511115’ me m“ of ‘rims’ Chml:cr-_But what, 1g m9 rope (‘St Veietatlon one could imagine, cost than we might like to lmdcr- P°Y*"“l"°" "Yd "- Kclmral ‘Wcrsléhii breaks? [and from all over the world. ‘Thick take but I am 1rd to hclcve that‘ '75 “nlmjls "PM lll3°"‘l~ and m" Gilltlv-Nnzv don't wmqy about fleshy plants, g. tesquc in form, we have a suffmient nnntbrr oft ‘Xfmnl’ "5 “m” “"1".” W" 3*“? that. I've plcnrv more at home. With an excessive armature of

___ spines and prlckles, they look most

brcpders o; mm, bred st-ck m this‘ mid where dlstrit s are pt‘0§1‘ts1;;\('|~ i ettctgli, azsfst in the purchmsc of‘ unreal some o! the columnar m‘? 151 are a; b1; u the blue“ gate

K quaiif ed melgs of the brcctl rc-, past you ever new! There are sev-

province that have the aclvanccw qtured, I feel that a great rlc-al lersl other houses near the Succu-

or greenhouses

completely rated lime,

'.'..d. The “mush. mixed wit“; general public is the Conservatory

and

ment o! the industry m. heart that.‘ could he rlooztzpllsltcd in a short

can be depended upon v-ith the wmpsramn o; om- Drjpjrtnvllqnt 05f prriccl that would bring the dairy’

ilent house, but to be brief I must

Allfctllturc lo ensure tiv- tn ccss’ ‘mill-Sm’ "WW" u!’ l" a" “Ylmunl Beef (hacks . Pcr ll». Iiclonly mention the "Sherman Hoyt of a Dian wlfcla in three Ircnrs "V"? ‘Wlhli’ “h” l" '5 ﬁlial" l 1M" “WIMP. ' " P" “h 5*‘ Cactus House." ‘This is a. new fea-

. , "_, , , ~ ..._.._.______._______.____, t r '1" ' . 1' h. s». . would place at lffavh tun goml. I T‘r‘l|;:]‘n"ngs _ _ “L | lure, the house, pcture and plants dairy sit-cs ln evrry snhv». d m,“ Liv"

m... ||,_ 31m l having been presented to Kew by Per lb. 6c I an American lady in 1929. The pic- P" "'- 5910 ture represents s part of the Mo-

Bonclcss llcef . Horse Mont Weaszmtl Meat

0m chin that hllpi h to

warm u dish. u! lmMin-

trict in the provincc- In the four dairy breeds brerll

here, passibfy‘ tht; Ayrshlres and m} ‘L's-N '1" "HI-II ca“, “Hm n’: m: gglhnvc Desert, Callfomla, and acts Holsleins haw the larger number _ pa“. ‘ﬂu 0'" Lamb ‘berks __ __ l," m “w?” a background; and the scenery m of brafdars- “it-h Jt-"aiv and; 22 Lamb Trlpe .. Fcr n». Ztuclcontlnued out to the spectator by Guemseus fvllhhira alone closely-z < illlclizks -- -- Pclgclrb-mzliclsimncny colored blocks of Old Red And if Lit! breeders of each breed’ "m: and‘; p" w: ‘zgisandslone, on which the cacti and

would ngroc: to elthcr cxchnnzc a‘ well grown mnlc cwlf for a f'l'll grown grade or scrub mnlc that could he dsprlswd of for hwf: or: sell for s nominal pricr‘. a male to my district desiring to improve

(-3,), Prim» l“. m, m |,.,,_ ,other plants typical of the desert {region grow. This makes a. striking

l photograph. l The Orchd House contains about 1.8M species, and although a oon- sldarsble nmnber Irmv with their

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pour in the required amount of w“ “l” t°° nmltech I w“ mm °1 finely powdered blnnstone and al- the time m m’ i low the agitator t: run until this is,‘ ‘or glassmmls“ disls

“houses"— short hyd_ i The house most in favor with the

p. water m a pa; should now bet which is not far fmm the main en- added and the biuestone and lime‘ Emma The arfmlemﬁlt °1 this

(,1 directly; planning for no matter what month display of

This is in plants from ther houses and removing them‘ Incidentally it of Ithe work at Kew is necessarily

0f plants. Stove houses were once very ~11! 00h. {new and useful plants to the Bri- popular with wealthy people, but‘ quarter of a mile brinZS 115 3° KW m me May and , Bordcau. mi” . m b _' ﬁsh dBPBIIdBIICiQS, and the fostering, in these difficult days are all but l Gardens

x x we l‘ E produced ‘of new industries connected with which by theifront the waterfalls and rapids of tank .t should be tested [or [use l them‘ or course’ as the mnpire d” con- own "botanical gar- . den" to suit its own needs, but the mervloes which “Kcw" -rendered to the young nations should never be

The Gardens comprise 288 acres of fine alluvial land bordered on (Dvsmorlium swans) with trlfvllata, h" W“ the one side by the 11v" mama, ledves 11kg}; ‘clover, only the leaf- Near the main entrance, (a. beauti- wlth magnificent‘ wrought iron gates) one can get a map of the, ~whera 0111,, bud war/gr 15 “an ;Gardens at an information kfoskpwhl-‘alﬁtone Ileefilf Wleﬂﬂpll-

awe the Emmssn’ Show, be added ‘ for a nominal sum, and with this in

w 33 Q1130“ of 301cm“ mixture hand, finding ones way about is an

was and 8mg o; pea 0n n fllflYrCW rocky pass in the ' 10cm) and proclaimed himself one Wat“. “hnvwdlands. containing both uauveryrenees. but. the idea xvas not cong of the Emperors of Home Rel/alts

whzch ,5 l,.l,,,,._nus m m“ plants‘ j attempt to describe; there is, how- g used are mainly

.1 hmmd h, H: (I in an r-vcr, B. section near the Old Deer; North Temperate Zone from the; 287). _ , ,,, d, n. M. d l, n,“ Park, which is a, wonderful s-gm m l Alps w Jﬁpllll, Alpillrs arr‘. for the Chrallallls maintained his usurp- O we L“, ma.‘ me o‘, h,“ a tomllale May,'whqn the frag-mg Eng. I most part, characterized by a roJ Pd soverelg-ltt-y during a period of hyacinth ;' “m3

be ennllsfﬁcd “mm more simplylthat partlcufer time and place he‘ right in the tank. In this caseﬂlis kept to a‘ fenced path 3° as ‘M’

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i919. A short. walk of a.

station , then-“Home, relfnguished. Alongside the Stove JBIHPS!" House is the Nepenthes House, full of pitcher plnnts- remarkable plants in t-hc midrib of whose leaves ispmlonged and dilated in- We left Carauslus in mortal peril. to a "pitcher" with a hinged lid. u with the Emperor's messengers on Next to these the Sensitive Plants: the WHY with orders t0 Put m!" t0 whose leaves shrink and droop at. a] dB-‘lﬁh- Hi5 59568 qllldill’ iﬂllbmed touch, and the “Telegraph Plant“ hlm of Mwfmlanb intentions. and sagacious enough to be l aware of his one chance of mfety. lets are pointed. The central leaflet: He was P0911791’ amen: his own points upward, and the side leaf- svldlerv. and the mat Wealth he vibrate reminding one of

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lets incessnn tly down.

up and ‘l ltad amassed gave ‘him the means the D15 , of hiring mercenaries; and making use of these advantages, he allied

Before we p355 on u, the p31“; himself with the Franks and other _House we must admire the Rock GENRE-n WW5. 5911M the H6811 Ill!-

lGarden. This was originally model-I W11 SL335"! all Gemrlacm 05°11‘

The pmmsl in other parts oi’ the Empire en-

Mpines o; the! couraged him in his design. (A. D.

or 0115111011 yke habit o; seven yhrs. There is no account of lgrourth with small crowded leaves, the manner 1h Wh1¢h he sdvmed

owing to’ the fact that in no other’ power of Rome at defiance, that he branch of horticulture can so many: PINE-ted 1115 Wblwtﬁ 1mm the beautiful and distinctive plants beﬁwwns. and that he compelled the grown on so small uh gfga“ i northern barbarians to keep to ‘Phe Palm House is a fine struc- their W°°d5 and 11111153195- ture about 400 feet long. It is a m.‘ One of the noteworthy character- gular "Crystal Palace", with arch- lstlcs of the short reign of Omu- ed glam roof and an elevated dome 51"! 18 u“ numb" m4 Vim”! l’! in the central portion, T1115 lame his coinage: over three hundred buildl-HB is divided mm oompart-‘dlfferent types are known. andmwt ments with different temperatureslrefel‘ $0 hlslmcal BVGMB- 0119 01 m: different subjects, and n ls the] these coins. for instance. wined af- dﬂme which is the palm house-ter- the seizure of Georlacum, is proper. Here we find a, Lroplcgl van. Inscribed Expcctate Veni, and the getatlon of wwanut palm. Ivory- | figure represents the genius of Bri- nut paim, Wine palms, Oil plums, thin, with a trident in her hand, and Curludnvicas the latter beluglwelcoming the new Emperor. the source of the "Panama" hats.,1tnother, (now in tho British Mu- Bananas. too, are here, often lmscum) bears the Elmperorh head fruit. One of the Compartments L; with a front face, instead of thel the Water Lily House, where tmpi- ' usual profile. 'I‘hls, and the super-t cal waterlllics, with gorgeous blue, for execution, lead to the supposi- red, or white flowers, float in a, tlon that. it was struck as a correct central circular tank: amongst Portrait of this remarkable nun. them is to be seen the Sacred Bean- In 292 A. D. the two Roman "or Lotus of Hindustan and thelEmperors Maxlmian and Dloclcs- Pﬂpylus plant of Egypt, To my lan, further strengthened their go- east of the palm house is a small] vemment by the appointment of ornamental lake, named (rstherjl-WO "Caesars," Oonstmntlus and. ftfbly) in the map as ‘The Pondﬂ‘; Galeriizs; and Constantine, tn and lt ls a. sight tn be remembered‘ whose lot fell the western part of when the sun's rays reflect thelthe Empire, immediately prepared 111189 Blasshouse in the placid water... to reduce the island ohleftain. He Time is running on and we have collected s very powerful army, Just sufficient of it to enable us to made c ‘rapid march to Genoa-ll- vlslt the Temperate House. We cum. and laid seize to the great m.- must leave the classic “Temples", val station. As the port could only the Pagoda, Queen's Cottage, Kewibe entered at full tide Constsntlus Palace, and the Japanese Gatewuyltook advantage of the ebb to block (though each has a history) for it by an embankment of plies and another visit. The two curious Sun- stones. Before he could carry this dials, the Lake, the Dell, and the out, Oarauskls took to his ships, Aquatic Garden, too, we must fore- broke through, 1nd sailed for Bri- go. But not the Refreshment Pa- tcin. Gessoriacum soon surrender- vllibhl ,ed. but of what use was the port ‘The range of glasshouses calledlwithout the ships? the Temperate House, or winter Four years passed sway in the Garden, is half as long again as the constructlonof a. new fleet, in the

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lover the world. u-hlch are just too hi8, an officer whom Osmusius had

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Palm House. 1t ls in sections. too. course of which time Caralmus and these contain plants from nll lnmsclf had ceased to exist. Allec.

tender for the oven air ht Kw Tnlplnced at the head of his fleet. lur- the central house there is r. n t rvjcd by ambition, hugely 3nd trough. 1n 31° 1W1’ reached by, a spun cromly murdered his muster.

gets some suitable fresh vegetable

punslblc for the healthy, thrifty condition induced.

brew“! “wk mm‘ a “m6 m,‘ fCanada realizing the impedance of rous matter to chew and they re-

tree, Dracaena. Draco, was thought quire it regularly. They will |mw if nothing bet/ter u available. And now our day at Kew is end-J Give them second cut clover or'mea1 can m” be made luau,“ ed; we pass out of the Lion Gatei alfalfa or any well cured grass or for hog feeding Waugh “mm. Halfway up thehcereal crop that has been cut we notice the‘, green. The the present time there are Wvefﬂllabout one {out acmsg fragrant, and _ huge flagstaff of Douglas Fir. fromlfeetfng a. few mangels daily are British Columbia. It weighs l8 tons» litramylvjxlyl-tkggcqvgnthtiq; {grailzrttl-ll: ment or the ingredients for mu‘, . an p133’ except the viryblymmshtiet l of such a mixhrre in preference H scme form of vege a e ma cr‘ ' regularly.

earth should have a box of it in

deslrabl , and will be consumed sparingly but regularly. Laying up a. supply of sods in the fall provides for s goad mineral supplement in the case of winter fed pigs.

(A. D. 293). He immediately seized the imperial authority. and with- out the abilities of Carausius tmnpted to follow in his course. At length, in the year 296, Constantius had omitpleted his vast prepara- tlons, and he is said to have been the first to set call. The principal force under the praefect Asclepl ‘-- otus followed, and under cover of u thick fog, eluded the fleet of Alley, _ tus which lay off the Isle of Wight.‘ nmbwlla- and than destvovl-ns them

When the prefect landed on the’ Britﬁsh coast. ships, that his troops might final (powder). their only safety in vwtory.

ten called the black-shouted rose beetle, is an important pest of ro- ses in many sections Canada. This beetle is about. one- quu-tcr of an inch in length, bright red above and black beneath; the snout, as the name implies, also be- ing black. It injures roses by punc- turing the young buds, frequently eating numerous holes in the same bud, with the result blooms fell to develop. The control emwgmg mmihs were appearing 1| o, this mam‘ may be secured by rooms in great numbers-Dwain!

and up to 50 per cent. in the cue

tof fall pigs. ‘Their use may also re- “ y ‘duce the cost of production

‘cent. The various packers throughout

matter regularly each day is res-

Winter fed market pig! and‘

{tuhkage 0s a hos fwd have aereed K m; make it available at the approx- ; imote cost of production. I'll!-

.Clubs or other local orgrsnllﬂﬂbﬂl _ Where farmers are in a position 1m obtain a mixed protein supple-

desirable efects of

experiments indicate that the use

singfe protein feeds is advantage- ous. The following mixture his been used successfully at/Macden-

ald College since 192B as a. oom- plete replacement of milk or othﬂ protein feed ‘in the rations of ll classes of swlnez-Jrankage 400 lbs. 4 fish-meal 200 lbs., lirlseed meal 30K _ . lbs., feeding bone meal ion lbs.,’ '_ ground lime stone 76 lbs., fine sill ._ .. 20 lbs., and Ferric Oxide 4 lbs.

The above mixture may be used satisfactorily with any of the ml- merous rations enumerated l!” Pamphlet 135, "Ration: for Eoono- mlccl Pork Production." issued. l‘ the Dom'nlon Department of Agri- culture.

Pigs which do not have access to

heir pens. It is as cheap as it is

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hand picking or shaking the beotln into some receptacle, such sq In

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ill/hen the beetles are very numm _ ous, spraying with arsenste of led E l used at the rwte I slightly over an ounce to u. gallon of water, is very cffectlve.—- D01

he set fire to hisl

BEACK-SNOUIED ROSE BEETLE mlnlon Horticulturist-

The Rose Curculio, or as it is of- Moms m NEW nous‘!

There are drawbacks in nu houses, as for instance, the heavy infestation of new dwellings in I residential section of Montreal by the Webbing Clothes Moth. Th! larvae were said to be feeddng o!‘ an insulating medium in the walls consisting essentially of horsehair" ' the between layers of paper, and thl

of Western

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THE UNANIMOUS VERDICT OF SUCCESSFUL RANCHERS

“We have never fed anything to equal IMPERIAL FOX BIS- CUITS_ and IMPERIAL PUPPY FOOD 1n promoting healthy and normcl growth of pups and de- velopmg sturdy bodies with Slip- erior pelts of lustrous sheen, thick-skinned and retaining their co or.”

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