REPORT OF THE nORTICULTURIST 107 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Canadian Florists' Association, Ott-awa, Ont., August 9-10-11. Address: 'Hardy 

 Perennials Suitable for Florists.' 



Orchard meetings, at Cumberland, Hazeldean and City View, Ont.. August 15- 

 lG-17, 1904. Address: 'Demonstrations in Orcliard ^Management.' 



Summer meeting. Quebec Pomologieal Society, St. Jerome, Que., August 24-25, 

 1904. Address: ' Hints to Beginners in Fruit Culture.' 



St. Catharines Horticultural Society, St. Catharines, Ont., September 12, 1904, 

 ' Work of the Horticultural Society.' 



Annual meeting. Ontario Fruit Growers' Association, Toronto, Ont., Xovember 

 15-19, 1904, ' Hardy Climbing Plants,' ' Report on New Fruits,' ' Discussion on Grape 

 Pvots.' 



The following places were also visited during the year for the purpose of obtain- 

 in^; information which would be of service in furthering the fruit-growing interests of 

 Canada. Returning from the summer meeting of the Quebec Pomologieal Society, 

 I drove through the fruit districts of Dundas county, Ontario, visiting particularly 

 the orchards of A. D. Harkness and Dr. Harkness, Irena, Ont., and Allan Mclnto.sh, 

 Dundela, Ont. Here were seen the oldest Mcintosh Red apple trees in existence, in- 

 eluding the original Mcintosh Red tree itself, which is now almost dead. At Irena, 

 Dundela and vicinity there are orchards of Mcintosh Red apples producing from 100 

 to 200 barrels of this delicious variety. On September 4 and 5 I visited the Toronto 

 I'^xhibition, and in studying the collections of fruit there, added considerably to my 

 •knowledge of varieties. On the occasion of my attendance at the meeting of the St. 

 Catharines Horticultural Society, I took the opportunity of visiting a number of vine>- 

 vjirds at St. Catharines and Winona in order to study the diseases of the grape whicli 

 are causing much loss in the vineyards there, the Black Rot especially being very de- 

 structive. From October 17 to 22, I visited the World's Fair at St. Louis and made a 

 careful comparison of the fruit exhibits form the various States and Canada, and had 

 a particularly good opportunity of examining the different collections, as for two days 

 I acted as a temporary judge. While at St. Louis I took the opportunity of visiting 

 the Missouri Botanical Gardens, and in comparing the gardens there with our own, 

 and examining the specimens was able to carry away impressions which may be put 

 to good use. On my way home I visited the orchards of W. H. Dempsey, Trenton, 

 Ont., and others in that district and studied the methods of picking, packing and 

 storing apples employed in this fine apple district. While here I was able to obtain 

 some good fruit for the Canadian exhibit at the World's Fair. 



ACKXOWLEDGMEXTS. 



I can but repeat this year the expression of appreciation made in past years of 

 the work done in my department by Mr. J. F. Watson and Mr. H. Holz. The efficient 

 manner in which the work they had to do has been accomplished is both gratifying to 

 myself, and, I Ix^lieve, a credit to the department. I also again wish to thank all those 

 persons both in Canada and the United States who have, by the information so kindly 

 fumLshed and by the plants, scions and seeds donated, and in other ways, aided me 

 in trying to promote the horticultural interests of Canada. 



DOXATIOXS. 



There has been a large number of donations again this year which are gratefully 

 acknowledged herewith. Some of the most valuable and interesting things which have 

 been tested by the horticultural division are received in this way : — 



