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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



SEPTEMBER 14, 1899. 



BERLIN, ONT. 



The fall fairs are now in full blast 

 and by the time this is in print the 

 two largest — Toronto and London — 

 will be things of the past. I was for- 

 tunate enough to be able to examine 

 carefully the horticultural shows in 

 both these. 



The Toronto show this year was 

 certainly the best on record, both in 

 plants and cut flowers, the groups of 

 fifty stove and greenhouse plants be- 

 ing simply magnificent. In cut flowers 

 the show of gladiolus was very large 

 and of superb quality, and the judge 

 had no snap in picking out the best. 

 What is wanted very much is a new 

 horticultural hall, and as the boys 

 have been agitating for some improve- 

 ment in that line for the past five 

 years without success, the only way I 

 can see out of the difficulty is to apply 

 a match or a dynamite bomb. I am 

 not an anarchist, but — well, a new 

 horticultural hall is necessary. 



The show of plants in London was 

 very large, and good, too, but as none 

 of the public institutions exhibit there, 

 the extra large specimens are not seen. 

 Mr. Wm. Gammage was kind enough 

 to take me around to most of the flor- 

 ists' establishments, which I found to 

 be thoroughly up to date, Mr. Gam- 



mage's own establishment being the 

 most extensive and best equipped. 



And now comes the convention of 

 the Canadian Horticultural Associa- 

 tion, to be held during the second 

 week of the Central Canada Fair at 

 Ottawa (19th, 20th and 21st Septem- 

 ber), and I wish I could impress on 

 the members of the trade in this coun- 

 try the necessity there is in these 

 days for keeping up to date, and that 

 personal contact with their fellow 

 tradesmen, and seeing, hearing and 

 examining their various methods of 

 working and carrying on their busi- 

 ness is the only way to keep up to 

 date. 



Let all Cauadian florists who have 

 any ambition to see our business in- 

 crease and flourish in this country 

 come to Ottawa and help (if only by 

 their presence) the good work. The 

 hoys down at Ottawa have been good 

 enough to provide lots of entertain- 

 ment, which is always acceptable to 

 all of us, but this association was or- 

 ganized for business, and it means 

 business all the time. Some little self- 

 sacrifice from every one of us will be 

 necessary, no doubt, but there is 

 enough in it to make the sacrifice 

 worth the while. On to Ottawa! ! ! 



E. 



TRANSPORTATION TO OTTAWA. 



The secretary has received the fol- 

 lowing information from the Dept. 

 Passenger Agent of the Grand Trunk 

 Railway: 



"Rates account Central Exhibition, 

 Ottawa, will apply from stations To- 

 ronto and east. Members west will 

 have to pay regular round trip rates 

 to Toronto. 



"Rates from Toronto will be $7.80. 

 A special excursion will be run ou 

 September 18, rate $5.35 from Toronto, 

 good to return until September 25. 

 Trains leave Toronto for Ottawa at 9> 

 a. m., arriving in Ottawa 5 p. m.; and 

 9:30 p. m., arriving in Ottawa follow- 

 ing day at 9:30 a. m." 



PROPOSALS will be received till 

 Sept. 21, for the erection of a green- 

 house at the National Military Home. 

 Grant County, Indiana. Details can 

 be had from H. O. Hechert, Treas., 

 at the above address. 



NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.— The 

 contract has been awarded to Daniel 

 Whitlock, of this city, for the erection 

 of a large greenhouse to bs used in. 

 connection with the New Jersey Ex- 

 periment Station. It will be under the 

 direction of Prof. Byron D. Halstead. 



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