. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 191', 1335 for this purpose had estabhshed a large nursery in connection with the grounds of the Mental Diseases Hos- pital at r^ssondale, adjoining the Government farm. As in other places so it was found here that this horti- cultural work and the new and health- ful interests associating with it had a most benehcial effect on the men engaging in it. On the other hand, it made possible the production of large cjuantities of valuable trees and ornamental shrubs at a very low cost. "
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. Canadian Forestry Journal, October, 191', 1335 for this purpose had estabhshed a large nursery in connection with the grounds of the Mental Diseases Hos- pital at r^ssondale, adjoining the Government farm. As in other places so it was found here that this horti- cultural work and the new and health- ful interests associating with it had a most benehcial effect on the men engaging in it. On the other hand, it made possible the production of large cjuantities of valuable trees and ornamental shrubs at a very low cost. "In the fall of 1914 it was found that the supply of nursery stock on hand was more than sufficient to meet the needs of grounds in con- nection with provincial public build- ings, and it was decided to make donations to school boards entering into an agreement with the Depart- ment of Education. This agreement provided for the complete planning, grading, draining, surfacing and planting of the school grounds, and was included as part of the work of the Director of Elementary Agri- cultural Education. In two years in the neighbourhood of sixty school grounds have been planned and most of the improvements carried out, in- cluding the planting of native trees as well as many beautiful horticultur- al varieties supplied from the schools' department of the Provincial Govern- ment nurseries. "As it takes from five to ten years to raise most varieties of trees to a size fit for permanent planting, a movement was made in the spring of 1915 to provide for larger future demands by starting many of the best varieties of Canadian trees from seed, and also in 1916 by purchasing at a very low cost several thousand three and four-year seedlings which were set in the nursery and will be available for distribution from year to year whilst the younger seedlings are coming on, "It is the intention of the Depart- ment to give more attention in future to the propagation of the best trees
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