MM Li‘ PAGE) "r1351 '1 . o- . _..-.-.-~..-...--_.- .-=‘~ Women's Wear Daily, New York, ltatcs that the nluskrat market continues to be very strong and large and extra large skins of the better types are now bringing $3.00 in the country, with prices for ‘rlln-of-nlinc assortments compara- = tivcly lower. Despite these prices l, the demand is holding un and active trading is going on through- out thc market, with British firms showing great interest in this ar- fie. -_._.... -».._,»¢.~.-- Mayor William O'D\vycl' cave an address lleforc the Ncyv York fash- lun industries last wcell and pledg- ; his co ration in ntakini: New ork e world's fashion cel- Hc told the 300 gtlcsls that -'_ the C1 had a grcat pride In in- ‘,' dustry and gave his assurance of .support to uphold its fashion lil- ffluence in the post-war period. . Another speaker said the industry l mcont ovcr a billion and a half ’ dollar: to New York. Q The Malian Government ls ‘planning to sell their furs in Lon- ~dan_ probably through Anniua, ;Chadwlck and Kivcr who are a- ‘ waiting word from Moscow regard- ‘ lng final dctails. The amount of the consignments would total a- Ibout $800,000. Recently about $3,- .000.000 worth of for eastern Rus- ; lian furs arrived on the west coast , of the U. S. A. and about $7,000,000 lworth are on their way to New , York. Furs consist principally of red fox, squirrel, marmot, wolf, ' Persian lamb, kolinsky fitch musk- .rat, mink and others. l Muskrat proved to be the most -popular fur in the United States » 1n 1946. The principal demand was ;for coats ranging from $300 to . “f”, but at the Past of the season 5%c,el were ranging from M00 to ,' . Mouton lamb was given sec- {ond place at (prices ranging from ._- 817B to aroun $10. This ,was the , fur coat selected often by the col- 1 lege and business girl. Black dyed ‘Persian lamb was third in line, , opening at ices ranglng all the -way from to $1.000, and at ;thc last of the season was up to This is the season for fur auc- ltlon sales a we note advertise- irgatst from awnguver, Edgrndnton, , a oon, nipeg. oronto ;with two Ill-ms in Montreal com: lpleting the picture as far us Can- » l lda is concerned. During the next = three months many, many millions idollars worth of various types of , furs will find ncw owners. These yllave been gathered by trapper..- lfrom thc far north, yes and by ‘the Inolllmaux and by thousands ‘of other trappcrs who have cn- ldltgrcd lhc terrible rigors of winlcr ' c lmate and risked their livcx‘ many ftimes to secure the precious pel- ltrlcs. Canada wild-caught furs {havc beedamong the worlds nlost ;prec1ous since the time when Jac- . ques Cartier established a iradirly: post. at Stodacona, in what. 1s now ‘known as Montreal, As the popu- .l1'1lion became built up in Queehc 1116 famed couricr-dc-bols in their 'c0stumcs' and boats covered vast .e.\'p)z‘1_nses ‘find hspent many fflOflfhki ‘see mg e cover, ox, min‘, Imarten and other furs. Their re- . turn to Montrcal was a signal for (wild celebrations. Ilatcr, at the i beginning of tltc 19th century. great éflzllkifltllOl‘? ltikkfl J1me: McGill mad; on rcn cir ea quarters an tho money made by this famous ;Scotsman founded McGlll Univer- ; sity. The Hudson's Bay 00.. with its charter. given ill 1670. to Ru- , pllertls Land. loll/pod prncitically’ all ‘ 1c west am llCll‘ lru ing posts a were scattered from the nolthern- ‘jlll05f parts of Canada to Vancou- vcr and Seattle i11 (hc wcsl and - (oh Newfoundland, Labrador and 0t c1- points in the cast. Around the 18203 the Northwestern Fur Co. hccanlo such a kccn competitor 11nd the warihctwcen lhc compan- ies was so I1 tlcrly carried on llmt jlhcy finally fuscll and the Hild- sonfls Bey Conlpany‘ name was ' (‘urricrl 1111. ll llumcs liko Don- ‘ fill lhéiilFKPllTll‘, who (llSFflVlJTPi the 11C 1111.10 Rh c1", S11‘ Gcrlrgc Sim )- » sun, Donald Snaitll. afterwards Lflllfi Sllnlhconn, arc msorintcd wltll the hi.t<11~_v 11f 1M1 Id as the com- pany was fnmili; l, knowll. The factors of the conlwil)any' rcccivcrl a slmro of lhc pro ls and Donald Smith, who marricd an Indian woman, was s11) successful that when tln- time camc for Sir John A lVfac- Donald to (1‘lll'l‘y out his prolnisc in hulld u rnltvzrv tllrnucll lo 111'- Puriflc, Smith, GPOILZO Slcpllcns of Molltrual and a fctv olhcrs put up the largcsl. amount of fillfinclul aid. Lord Siraihl-olln cvcnlulally’ lu-camc r1 governor of lllc Hud- »'son'r; Boy Co. and lntcr Canada’! first High Commissioner to Great _ Britain. The first 111701’! wt- huvc of an _ auction sale in Swcdcn appears in ._ Womclfs Wear Daily of Jan. l0 os _ l follows: Photogenic 'Champs TIMELY NOTES ON TOPICS CONNECTED WITH Silver Fox Farming o Stockholm ,Jan. tL-Brlsk trad- ing and a steady tone in prices featured the first three days of the Nordlska skin auction here. '1‘he main part of the 7,000 silver foxes offered and more than 2,000 blue foxes were sold. Top prices wcrc 280 kroncr ($70) for silver fox, compared with 245 kroner ($61) last December. Between 300 and 350 blue foxes changed hands at that quotation. A few days latcr1,000 platinum foxes, 15.000 mink will hc auctioned and prices for these typcs are expected to be above December. Foreign buyels, including Americans, expressed favorable interest 1n the manner in \vhicl1 Swedish breeders have progressed during the war. They declared that Swedish mink es- pecially was of high quality. New York, Jun. 14 —An active demand for the first important collection of color phase silver foxes offered here this season was noted at the New York Auction Company's sale at the week-end where 90 per cent of the 1,847 skins were sold at prices 10 per cent above current market levels, 30 per cent higher than the cor- responding sale a year ago, ac- cording to both the Auction Co - puny and the buyers in the sa s room. This strength was due, the buyers said, to a small lot of manu- facturers who competed keenly for top lots, The com etition boosted. the top price to for platinums, said to have been purchased by a local manufacturer. The pelts were consigned by the Progressive Color Phase Association the Associated M. and M._ Fur arms and inde- pendent shippers. White-faced sil- vers reached $97.50. A collection of 5,000 standard silvers was put up following the mutation foxes. The top price was #16 and the Auction Company, said 80 per cent was sold. The following ls the official list of offerings to be sold in Mon- treal, commencing Jan. 28, George A. Callbeck, representing the Ca- nadian Natlonal Fur Breeders’ As- soclatlon and Peter G. Clark of the Prince Edward Island Fur Pool, Ltd., both of Summerside, will be there to look after their large consignments. Montreal, Jan. Ill-Canadian Fur Auction Sales Co. (Quebec), Ltd., announced the following quantities and order of sale forrits five-day silver {ox sale, beginning Jun. 2S, and following a four-day general sale together representing the largest sulc cvcnl; of the veal‘. Jail. 28: 3.000 silver fox, CFAS spcciuls, 5.200 "ilvcr fox, first sel- cctinll. Jan. 29: 1,000 show pclls, special collection of Canadian Nu- tional Silver Fox Breeders’ Arso- ciation. and 7,500 silver fox, sec- ond section. Jan. 301 8.500 silvcr fox, third section. Jan. 31: 3.000 CFAS specials, and 5,200 silver fox, fourth section. Feb. 1: 8,600 silver fox, fifth section. Part of the collect-ion will go on show Thursday, Jan. 24,. and the com- plete catalog on Saturday, Jan. 2G. In Ll ‘phone conversation with Mr. Callback yesterday we learned that the first auction sale of the Hudsons Bay Co, which was held this week, attracted considerable interest. The sale of fox pells was going very well, considering that the skins were not fresh goods, but last. season's hnldovers which had been kept. in cold storag; in Norway and Sweden. The opening of the market. was a gala event to the many fur tradcrs whose ac- tivities had been so curtailed dur- ing the war years. It is confidently expected that before this year is over the Hudsonfs Bay Company auctions will be back largely to normal and London will be again. as nf yore, the great fur trading centre. ‘ Mr. Cnlbcrk, asked with rcfclencc to the coming sale in Montreal, Jan. 28, said that his LSOOiEliCII would have upwards of 1.130 ncw type polls as a special show colloc- lion. 245 of lllcsc would bc pcnrl llrlor Fartiliznr and Take Delivery There are several reasons at. the Drcsent time why fnnnan mould accept immediate delivery of dbmaflwl fertilizers in order to en- sure an adequate supply for the spring/lot‘ one thing, nlanufac- Lram have not storaae span? in their ohms to build up supplies bmootthenoeds ofallfanners at one tine, so that it. is a wise lnaleeautllolzl to take delivery nc/w. instead of uniting for the spring. ‘Ilhmtarh wal- neamsity. many faunas have demonstrated the rptractibillty of storing chentlcal fertilizers on one farm durlns the winter months. and still more farmers are doing that at the present time For the farmers who take delivery now ftlle Fertilizers Administration of bhe Agricultural Supplies Board make the follow- suascstlons: (1) store fertilizers Ln any dry building wilh loor above the gmund4 Do not store in a stable or in space directly above or on a concrete or dirt floor. Planks plac- ed on 2x4: nlake an ideal base on which to pile the boas when gosslble, cover with dry hay or raw (2) Stack bags closely together to neduce circulaitrlon o! air mam Much fertilizers absorb moisture. (3.) Do not shore higher than 8 to 10 sacks deelp and cover u esaan with such nlaurtala as dry ‘hav c11- straw. (4) Keep broken haaa separate from the main pile. loose‘ fertili- zer 1s likely to absorb moisture and damage the good bags. (6) Keen nmmonlunl nlmte and nitrate of soda away from hay, feeds. and onganlc meals ibpre- vcnt fllrlc. FY13 the same nsason, bu!“ B W119? Pa»??? ‘II-RS POm which sodium nitrate and amlmonl- ulm nitrate have been emptied (7) Kccp farm animals away from theastorltze pile (B) I fc-rtzlltzer cakes hard enough so that ordinary lwndllnz does not break rt. drop the bag on each edge and both sides from waist ltfiliqlgslt and roll it over a few ‘Ilhé extra. fertilizer the former can 881i. for next springs crops by ordering and accepting delivery now will more than pay for the trouble Ol’ stmlnr it. over Winter. 10mm: ron nTvFsTocx There 1s no area in the province of Manitoba where iodinr- may be safely lcft out oflho winter rntlon of farm live stock. Al the Dnnlln. lon Experimental Farm at Pran- rlon. lorlizcd salt In g-‘nnlllnr form is uscd regularly. For hr-Jclilnl! stock, an additional Illlowuncc 0f potassium iodide is supplied in the fer-d dally during the winter months. Two ounces of polassiunl iodide are dissolved in a gallon of water, and a tcaspoonful of this solution is added to the feed or drink for each brood sow daily. The allowance given brood mores ls double that amount daily. For breeding ewes, tho addition of two ounces of potassium iodide, dis- solved ln a small amount of water and mixed with one hundred pounds of salt, meets their needs. All over Canada, winter l8 the time when the feeding 0f potas- sium iodide to breeding animals should be commenced. artistic calendar entitled "Forever England." Tho English home de- picted we have sccn replicas of. and tn Juno we do not think there ls anything more beautiful. 0r TBS!- ful or peaceful. No wonder the Englishman loves his land! We also have to thank the Ca- nadian Nulional Silver Fox Bil-ed- crs‘ Association. Sllnlmfifild". T01‘ a calendar with a photo reproduc- tion of a grand champion _\vhltl.' face ringncck. W» believe it 1s the fox exhibited by Dr. W. E. Rus- sell of O. and W. Thomllfifi" Ranches, Kilchcncr, Ontario and in our opinion it is ollr‘ 0f Th? plzllinums and the balance white nmrkcd, platinum silvers And pint-I inums. They comprise n laryqc part: nf lllc show collections of Prince Edv/ard Island and Ontario. Inter-i csllllll in this rclzard ls thc facll that Ontario, whose pelt show was held considerably later than 0111's, nuldid our record of 943 show nclts by placing on display 075. Mr. Call- informcd 11s that the standard s11- vcrs of both shows would rot be plaflml on auction until Murcll. Tht- total number of pelts, he lhoulzht, in this January sale would nprnximatr- 42.000. Hr said indica- tions were that interest would he great and that many hUWP-Ts lmm the United States and far awfl points would be ln attendance. . th k our flood ruY-iitlfiievllfd. Claark of the Prince Edward Island Fur Pool- Ltd-i sllmd mersldc for n very lllllilllll“ a" ‘time: W ‘if wad r1032‘ no mm ‘ml: ‘ I: * 1w w w»! a 1pm ufwmiuwb‘ Anwom i most outstanding whitcfaccs W0 have ever sven. The fl°5$‘"“"l“" ‘if that. calendar flrcs us Wlffl‘ a‘? ambition to endeavour as a hlcc - er m duplicate Dr. Russclls a- chlevemelnt. farm plodders have well earned retirement to green pastures. Experimental Farms A Great Contribution The various ways the Dominion Experimental Farms help not only farmers but the people of Canada fenerally ls exemplified by taking ust one report from the annual re- port of the Minister of Agriculture for the I2 months ended Mnrch 31, 1945, recently tabled i11 Parlia- ment. The report taken as an example of the 31 Dominion experimental. farms. stations, and sub-Stations, a system of farms, the most compre- hensive systcm of its kind in the world is that of W. R. Lcslic, Sup- erintendent, at Morden, and reads in rt as follows»- " egctablc breeding to dcvcloll early maturing varieties resistant tn disease is a major activity. Pro- mising new selections from toma- to, pepper, egg-plant, melon, limo beans and pen crosses are hclng purified.’ Somc peppers arc early, l fleshy 1n pod and of ext-client qual' y. Bush typo habit is em- phaslzed in tomatoes. Some new strains yielded 14 tons per despite adverse winds and cold in early June and an outbreak of leaf diseases ln August. New curly nlcl- . ons morc adaptable lo prairie con- ditions are bclng scgrcglltcrl. “Thc advantage of irrigating the vegetable garden at least once dur- ing midsummer cvcn in scas ts of more than average rainfall was demonstrated. The yield of nnlon seed was increased by 70 pounds per acre. Increase in produce’ from a 30-foot row unit on the lrrlllltted plots, as compared with unirrlgat- ed, vver@;-_ onions, 9 pounds; car- rots, 25 pounds; beets, 27 pounds; beans 12 pounds; (‘Flory 48 pounds: tomatoes l8 pounds; potatocs, 70 pounds, and swcct corn._ l0 Oolidfli- “Commerical ammonium phos- phate (11-48-0) used at the rate of 200 pounds per acre as n Slflt‘ dressing on tomatoes, resulted In 4 pounds more frult. per plant than from untreated plants. Tomato seed extracted from the pulp with commercial strength acld, hydro- chloric or sulphuric, has Scvfml advantages. Time ls saved, viability of the seed Improved. as was, 111" vigour of the resulllng seedlmizs. Moreover the seed cleaned hv the acid method appeared frce of l1!"- tcrial diseases. _ _ “In orchard fruits prolzlcss (0H- tinues. Amoiul: a larlzedot of Mun- chu (Nanklng) chcrrlcs, '6 Wlfialg considered as improvements on ‘l ‘ variety Drllen, The fruits ‘flll-‘lflé jelly of the flnest flavour. T 1,015 mild luétusle are useful fnl t. n- niutr on lllef- . .. "Anthem ‘VQW lmrnc-on hundlml: of new secdllnn 11005.’ _ WNW“ nllmPd varlellcs, Slrfllll “a-‘ff song; Among snum DMQH} ‘IT fllui-t’ Sing rated hlighes: lfJspfXarl-gcnrfliprpd 538L581? i? Slclbi-t. Two of thcsc are from aced lmPorled fmm Mm‘ churia. _ “Four apple “filings warn My corded rc-test number. Mord?" 34 is an Anlslm wIEPfiXIBJJIliIiLS, early. and @f,.§°°<§‘,,,‘lf~§§°.; lsgrucc seedlinllnllfl: ~ rucc. . ~ "“.".1"".:§:1:::r." o» a s-tnigl ' thickly‘ covered will‘ follasc Ev ‘Imam ‘which pets-ls“. grey wa . l lun‘hly_ Even “we, °n the need es ( blue colour. year foliage retains a ~ - Hardy Prairie M”! C ' tlsfactory .135; .=.i.'llls...'a‘;f‘fivblllzln- been undpr way for 1'7 years. Dur- (Continued on P1411 “l Sand Potatoes Due to a comwfiuve mo“ $212 ertlflod madam (um such without Gehrig orders be! rm mako nannie- wtll, the Drpart- mcan disso- _ l onvenllmce w mints out dlnu-‘Oo mow flntl Certified ' "flush. lo u» cwtlfled 02M In their Sunday best a retired farm team poses for the camera. After giving more than,25 years of faithful service to their owners, these the dog, they deserve the title of nlanls best friend. termining the hatchability of c‘, cssarily suited to the breeding birds. says Dominion Brandon. Man. cd by the poultry kc plying suitable feeds to the mg flock he may purchase a com- mcrclal buy the needed ingredients and mix more birds quircd feeds well acre the beginning of the hatching sea- smt. monl containing liver, are superior foods for hlemllllll hlrrls. A mixture- of six pounds of mcal. mcnl, four pounds of, flsll mcal, and two pounds mllk pounds of mash Sklmmilk and buttermilk are ex- eithcr is available for drlnk, the amount of protein sun- nl9ment may llc slightly reduced The vitamins of milk supplied wither dered milk. common sources of the other vita- mins needed 1h the ration: breeding birds. rivcd from fish contain both vltv min "A" and “D". Oils of cum-an- teed vitamin content are tho most- dependable. form of well cured alfalfa or clover louvre, sprouted oats, or green vegetables should be supplied daily. much sparingly. shell hatehahllity of eggs. supply of oyster shell or suitable should be kept birds. times three a small amount of manganese ul- CHARLOQTTETONN GUARDIAN Next to llations for Poultry And Effect on Eggs The {@955 sllPflllfill the poultry flock prior to and dUTIHR the breed. Inf! season are important in do- T" 911ml“ 1h host results the es- sential fceds for good hatchzlbility should be fcd four to six weeks before the eggs are to be saved for incubation. It ls the p“... mineral, and vitamin content of the feeds used that influences hatchabllity. Ratiolls that promote hlcll egg production are not nec- necds of R. M. Hopper, Experimental Farm, One of two plans may be follow- eper in sup- breed- hatchina concentrate or he concentrate at home. What l; important. is tn insure tho an‘ llllDDlled with the re- in advance of Milk powder, fish meal. and meal. supplying protein fn— of each I00 satisfactory. powder added to is ellent for breeding birds and where supplying should bc in liquid or pow- Green feed and fish oil are thn for Feeding oils d» Green feed in tho surplus Vcgetables that cause howcl action should be [00 fed ‘The density or texture of tho has on influence upon thr A constant other high-calcium miner available to thc and in addition it is some- necessary to include two or pounds of powdered oyster shell, bone me , or ground llmc stone in cal-h 10 pounds of d?!‘ nmslrfihg use of _f1s|1 oll, as men- tinncd. also aids 1n the formation nf ;_'nn(| out: shells. The addition of photo i the dry mash hasubecn found {In improve the quall-y of the shell and increase the hatch- ability. Four ounces to each one ton of mash is recommended. To insure a uniform distribution the manganese, sulphate should hie mixed with the meat meal lmmed - alcly before thc mlxlng 0! U19 llovl long Boos Soil Rotaln Fartilizlr‘! ‘Ihe question of long do the effects of (aniline: laat in aha aoll of research aclent of Missouri University. In Grout Britain. it ls ounmon agmaevnmt bet/worn landlord and tenant ho consider the effect of a fertilizer as lastlnfl for three years. Accord- imrly. if a termini. nwvm ofl the farm befall-o tlhroe years have elap- sed after applying the fartllizer. tine landlord reimburses him accord- ing to the fertilizer value still left in the soil As bombed out by Dr. WA. Albrecht. of Missouri University. the answer to time qu of length of affect depends orn the land. the location and other fact.- ors. but. from the results and the preference of the cattle on a farm near Golden Oltv, Mo.. it had been demmsflmtcd that the beneficial eflfcct on hay from f lzer can last at least for eight years. In 1000. a five-acre plot alt ifhc end of a loo-acre field of prairie arose was trlealcd with fertilizer‘. At harvest, the hay from the treated area was ndxexl with hay from 20 acres in makl the stack M. the lend of the fl . Three additional stacks had ha n-om the untreated area. Fxrr e at consecutive years. the cattle showed their decided lire fore-nee for the treated hay. A1- tnoualh the water was locamed at the other end 0f the field, the cattle went back and forth daily to con- sume nhe stack ooniadrung the fertilized My. Inst fall. 17hr.- cattle showed no rncfarenoe among the varlous stacks but for eltzht veal-a they ‘had crazed exclusively in the five-acre field that had been fertil- ized ln 1936. . -—-——¢- rasrmm roa rounmv pasture for poul- try ls becoming increasingly ap- preciated, and for some time‘ past the Dominion Department of Agri- culture have been carrying out research in determining the most satisfactory of the common forage crops when fed to laying hcna. Among the most palatable were red clover, fall rye, an alslke-tlmo- thy mlxt re, Ladino clover. alfalfa and brom grass. Timothy, Kentuc- ky blue grass reed canary gmss, and rcd fescue were not so satis- factory. The value of PUBLIC SERVICES In the Dominion Department of Agriculture, activities are grouped on a functional basis and are known as services. Thus there ls a ser- vice combining all activities re- lating to production; and another under which activities relatlntl to marketing, including the grading and inspection of products, are centred. The Experimental Farm! represent a service in themselves. and nll research activities ln the natural sciences are grouped un- der a Science Service. These ser- vices are fcr the advancement 0i’ Canada and the benefit of ‘ts a8- riculture and the public at large. MADE FROM PETROLEUM Benzlne ls a distilled colorlels liquid made from crude petroleum. mash is underlffgll: 0mm» and 1.006.000 bushels be- lo the five-year averatle. ‘at-dyer; for Canadian Cerbillfil Seed “sonnets amountlnc w about t ' ll mm‘: wo received from the Staten Cuba, Stmbh Mrlw. V9119‘ _ Argentina Mexico. UNEWY- ud-a anmlca Panama Do- Ffll. genuine are the first received that coltnlry lattice 1N1- difdkmltefl. duo Ida. for three Y6‘?!- productle Qqlmnflotndlseaxe fr Iallelovl. ha! n! Splq '"’"..'1' tflfilfff "a late . Tb 0"‘. ‘IQ I. vbhn and 14% I" H l? “l” “udé mm ca-tvenmmdedthgqqde Ampquen '15., from Oun- rygglgn cotmtflq buy (xnadlan Oantdtlad Seed Potatoes because of ma; h1g1, quell/flea and STRAWBERRY GIIAVA mve ahead?" um. Bach a Illfl lfltllh Ina la about: "9 prise winners from hll MN puemagys. l! shown Haney. . Lllllfl. HUI whlh , l en, and a rlni 0i l!" a Goldelt-Omwncd mosh‘ Jmuu-yothwnadlyofbrll- llant mundane here. with mouletor n. 1a decrees 1"- hm bu“ down to the cre¢3 W we 1f mymlng was atlmng. mg had naught a. small bled. Wllfis died Just as I rescued it. It we; Golom-cmwntcd Kfnqlat. and are Golden-crowned (AD-U- NB). Adult female. Jan. 9, 1940- ala short. “slug. alendcr- ylglfgwk- g ' 01177111 n iflmdhliici. than I Whit-lib 11" above the eye and a. shorter one lfiow n‘ mil lrelllogylgl? ugh‘)! vaceous - Tall faotheu waning may}; Undorpa-rta aord white. duaky with a wtd lsh crossbar; primary feathers un- equally webbed. the Wide web dusky, the (very) narrow wda yellowish reen. Tani and was pa}? haleln er, fine-boned. uagtn 4 c ea. The adult mall la Inuch , the same in color, but. has the centre o! the crown reddish-orange, bord- ered yellow, then black. etc“ HS above. We have the Ruby-crowned Klug- lets here, as well, but tlbese are easily diagnosed; the black border the clown la emu-ally absent 1n tlbts species. Next to the Humming bird. the Golden-crowned Klnglet is‘ our slnallast feathered. visitor. It usu- ;\1,y travels in little troops, frg- quentlmg groves of evelrswexts. At tlnlea lt will permit an observer to amlroach rather closely, and this confldlng attitude has deplorable results when the o rvers are felines! Luckily these bird-s are prolific; eight to ten eggs make up tlhe clutch. lflorll Emlfltm For E. l. I noticed, with pleasure, a pro- posal to select a floral emblem for P E. Island (see The Educational Horizon Dec. 20, 1946). Such em- blems have been 1n vogue else- where for a very 1on8 ilme ln- deed, and the classic example is the Rose, Thistle. and Shamrock. of the once United Kingdom. The l/aek of Gallant. Little Wales Just falls short of being a floral em- m. In old-world Scotland, each clan (as you know) had its distinguish- ing tartan: but then many clans had, attached to them, numerous families wlho owed‘ allegiance to tlhe chief, and wore his tartan. but did not bear his name. A» a dis- tinction among ttlenzaelves, members of these families badges, usually a smmll twig some. tree or shrub. Thus the badge of the MaoDonnells was a sprig of heather; that of the Forbes famlly was a spray of Cytlsua or Brooml. Instance of such badges might be multlplted lndafinltely, or every count/ry when H has attain- ed a certain degree of culture ap- propriates its own emblem. 81x out of the nine Canadian Provinces, have already made their choice, through their Legis- latures. ‘rm Mayflower was chosen by Nova Scotla in I001. The Anemone by Manitoba, 1908. The Trillium Ontario. 1987. Wild aoooun the manner 1n vlllalob time era were chosen y m "Canadi gut-lane", A-pnfl, 1940. ‘gonna of were selected by vote of Wolueirs ntsllltutes, some by Horticultural Societies. l The Canadian Ho; 33,1. the odd- ities sent in for competition. The idea flag should be simple in de- sign and easily Identified, as in the case of the Australian and New Zealand N988. Red En- sign with a sing e Good-aired mule lea! in gold on red my. would answer both_ requirements, and would be artistic too. LhbUIIOIEII-(Ollchlld) 1n the anus Poltlgon the thal- lus exben over the and m extensive arches, us y gram- tsh, -met1 ea HNSEOU. rough and valny above, mach-baby below. 01m might think it a large sheet of lrreen papor unmask? rather irregular ground. The ' Peltlgera" (P. oanl&l) has the thallus greenidt pay, or brownish above, and ba- low, with light-colored vdns and mjgt-hairs. Trio apotheola are d h brown. Nllldfll. - revoluto and foal, "rumbl- sprlxlkled with bmwnlah val-ta The lichens laonotonod lat hi: series may be used as an lnltodlm- tlon to the study of theae ourloul compound Plant-B; Md llhm IN. without doubt, many other: an» lng tlhe attention of the student. . _ 5H p, I DOLS r145 mul, , THE FBI-ID W. DRALLTI). 1Z0 John St. Norflu Hamilton. Ont. Chas. wanna one ol an Davina, Quean D0», Chat-Inflamm- Wm. Christian. Launching. ‘W. l. Crater, ll. 5. lensin- t . ' Vwaaton who-me, Albertina. Earl plamond. Wtnaloe. Mrs. Goon-go Mil-bead. it. Elaan or'|1. m "or .1“ .::-.:.:':. tatlon of havinl V45» 0mm many l” "l ‘"3" “M n1 fruit calmer! bulld- “m o‘ e canm are 1 0f M, n“; . fir. Gtlland yggflglhfl on the porch of hla modgrd bone. situated M" Rn “an slave was allow- edwhhignlbartymhe received a csfi l Maritimer’s Success in B.C. seems . hxhaps‘