REPORT OF TEE EORTICl'LTURIST ' 93 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



On February 21, 1902, I attended the annual meeting of the Western Horticul- 

 tural Society at Winnipeg, Man., and gave a lecture on " Gardening for Profit, Includ- 

 ing Fruit Growing," and a talk with illustrations on " What the Experimental Farms 

 are doing for tlie Horticulturist." At this time I took the opportunity of visiting the 

 Experimental Farm at Brandon, Man. 



On December 13 1 gave an address on ' Small Fruit and Potato Culture,' at Mas- 

 son, Que., and on ' Fruit Culture,' at Casselman, Ont., later on. 



At the request of Mr. G. C. Creelman, lectures were delivered before the Horticul- 

 tural Societies at Cayuga, Niagara Falls South, St. Catharines, Grimsby and Hamilton, 

 Ont., on March 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, the subjects discussed being 'The Best Hardy 

 Annuals and Perennials,' ' The Lawn and Garden,' and ' Fruit Growing.' 



The summer meeting of the Quebec Pomological Society was held at Aylmer, Que., 

 on August 14. This was attended and a talk given on ' Fruits for the Home Market 

 with notes on their Culture.' On the following day the members of the society visited 

 the Experimental Farm. 



On August 19 I addressed an audience at Norway Beach, Que., and gave a prac- 

 tical demonstration of tree planting. This was in connection with a summer school of 

 science which the Rev. J. A. Macfarlane is establishing there. 



Between September 8 and 13 I visited the Toronto Exhibition, the Grimsby Dis- 

 trict, the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, the fruit farm of R. W. Shepherd, 

 Como, Que., the Trappist Fathers, Oka, Que., and N. E. Jack, Chateauguay Basin, 

 Que., gaining much information which will be useful to me in my work, and being of 

 some assistance, I trust, to the fruit growers with whom I came in contact. 



On September 30, October 1 and 2, I attended the Plant Breeding Conference at 

 New York, and visited the New York Botanical Garden at Bronx Park, and during the 

 following week visited the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, Mass., as a result of which a fine 

 collection of trees and shrubs was kindly sent by Prof. Sargent. 



Acknowledgments. — During the past year I have had much assistance from the 

 fruit growers of Canada in many ways which has been greatly appreciated. It is a 

 pleasure to me to know that they are in sympathy with my work. Fruit growers in 

 theUnited States, especially the professors of hoi'ticulture at the agricultural experiment 

 stations, have also shown much interest in our work and have given me great aid. 



In order that the work of a department may be successfully carried on, one's 

 associates and helpers must be men who both take an interest in the work and do it 

 well. I am particularly fortunate in having in Mr. J. F. Watson, who attends to the 

 correspondence and much of the other office work, and in Mr. H. Holz, foreman, men who 

 both take an interest in their work and do it weU. 



Donations. — Every year, plants, scions, seeds, (fee, are donated to the horticultural 

 division. When the donor so desires, the plants sent are tested here, but not dissemin- 

 ated without his permission. We beg to gratefully acknowl^jdge the receipt of the 

 following donations during the year : — 



DONATIONS. 



Sender. 



■ Archambault, Jos. (son of Louis) St. Lin, Que 



Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass., 



U.S. A 



Bug Death Chemical Co., St. Stephen, N.B 



Carter, H. C, Massawippi, Q 



Carstesen, H. C, Billings Bridge 



Cass, C. A., L'Orignal, Ont 



Cockburn, J. P., Gravenhurst, Ont /. . . . IScion.s, Stormont plum. 



Dempsey, W . H., Trenton, Out IScions, apple. 



Donation. 



Scions, No. 2, Laurentian apple. 



Seeds. 70 species and varieties of trees and shrubs. 



50 lbs. Bug Death. 



Scions, Shiawas.see, King and Nodhead apples. 



Scions, early native plums. 



Scions, seedling apple. 



