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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



SEPTEMBER 28', 1899: 



Vice-President for Ontario, Mr. H. 

 Dale, Brampton. 



Vice-President for Quebec, Mr. J. 

 Bennett, Montreal. 



Treasurer, Mr. J. Dunlop, Toronto. 



Secretary, Mr. A. H. Ewing, Berlin. 



Executive committee, for 3 years: 

 Mr. A. Wilshire, Montreal; Mr. C. 

 Scrim, Ottawa; Mr. J. Graham, Ot- 

 tawa; for two years, in place of Mr. 

 J. Bennett, vice-president-elect for 

 Quebec, Mr. H. Simmers, Toronto. 



The committee on final resolutions 

 then read their report which was car- 

 ried unanimously. The report contain- 

 ed votes of thanks to the mayor and 

 reception, committee of the city of Ot- 

 tawa, to the committee of Ottawa 

 florists, to Professor Fletcher and staff 

 of the Central Experimental Farm, to 

 the Canada Central Exhibition Asso- 

 ciation and to the press of Ottawa. 



A unanimous standing vote with 

 musical honors was tendered to the 

 retiring president for his valuable and 

 self sacrificing services to the associa- 

 tion for the past two years. The secre- 

 tary and treasurer were also tendered 

 the thanks of the meeting for what 

 little they had done and the second 

 annual convention of the'C. H. A. was 

 a thing of the past. 



Entertainments. 



On Tuesday afternoon the members 

 were taken round to various places 

 of interest by Mr. C. Scrim. The Gra- 

 ham Bros.' large establishment was vi- 

 sited and found to be thoroughly up to 

 date. About an hour was spent there 

 and it was hard to collect the members 

 together again they found so much 

 of interest to see in the various 

 houses. 



Kideau Hall was also visited. This 

 is the shanty in which the governor- 

 general exists during his stay in Can- 

 ada. The members were not allowed 

 to see a great deal of it, but what lit- 

 tle they did see, it is safe to say dis- 

 appointed them not a little. All 

 thought that the Government of Can- 

 ada might do a little more in the hor- 

 ticultural line, for its chief bottle 

 washer, such as cutting the grass 

 alongside the drive up to the house and 

 such like things which any ordinary 

 citizen does in his garden. 



Mr. C. Scrim's place was next visit- 

 ed, where the members found plenty 

 to interest them until darkness came 

 on. They roamed round the green- 

 houses, little groups gathering here 

 and there discussing roses, carnations, 

 violets, heating, building and what not 

 for an hour or more, the pangs of 

 hunger only reminding them that there 

 was other business to attend to. Mr. 

 Scrim grows ericas in a manner which, 

 in this country, ■ must be seen to be 

 believed. 



Wednesday afternoon was devoted to 

 a hack drive around the city, led by 

 the mayor and Mr. Johnson, of King- 

 ston, to whom the mayor took an es- 

 pecial fancy. They are both sports of 

 the first water, and were the life of 

 that drive. The drive finished up with 

 the Central Experimental farm, where 



Professors Fletcher and McKeown (I 

 believe that was his name) did the 

 honors. This is the most interesting 

 place to a horticulturist in Canada 

 and I cannot attempt to describe its 

 most interesting points and beauties; 

 one could spend weeks there and still 

 be loth to leave. The collection of 

 conifers, deciduous trees and shrubs, 

 herbaceous plants, etc., is immense. I 

 never dreamt that so many were 

 hardy in Canada. One could write a 

 whole newspaper full on all that was 

 seen at this, the most charming place 

 I have seen in Canada, with the most 

 charming men to show one around and 

 give information on any subject one 

 likes to inquire about. It is worthy of 

 a visit from any nurserymen or florist 

 on the continent. 



Friday was devoted entirely to pleas- 

 ure and the members were at the mer- 

 cy of the Ottawa florists, who treated 

 them — well, most handsomely. A car 

 ride to Aylmer, a summer resort about 

 twelve miles out of Ottawa, on the 

 river, was the first thing on the pro- 

 gramme. On the way there a call was 

 made at Mr. Wright's, where some of 

 the biggest carnations ever seen by 

 any of those present were noted. They 

 had only just been taken from the 

 open ground and planted in the house. 

 On some of them were counted be- 

 tween thirty and forty leads ready to 

 throw up bloom. 



At Aylmer park most of the mem- 

 bers indulged in a slide down the 

 "chute," a most exciting form of 

 amusement, and were then conducted 

 to the Victoria hotel, where a most 

 sumptuous repast of fifteen (more or 

 less) courses was partaken of, and as 

 there was plenty of time and every one 

 was as hungry as a hunter it is safe to 

 say that the proprietor did not make 

 much out of it. It was a great meal, 

 the effects of it lasted till next day. 

 and the memory of it will cling to us 

 in all probability until the next con- 

 vention. 



Dinner over, the crowd boarded the 

 car again and were whirled to the ex- 

 hibition, where everyone wandered 

 where he listed until dark, finally 

 winding up on the grand stand, where 

 a most enjoyable day, was completed. 



I have omitted to mention the trade 

 exhibit, which, owing to want of work- 

 ing up, was small. The judges' report 

 was as follows: "No. 1, a meritorious 

 exhibit of ericas, ferns and selaginel- 

 las; ericas being worthy of special 

 mention; ferns well grown, of a use- 

 ful size and variety. (These were 

 shown by Mr. C. Scrim, of Ottawa, i 



"No. 2 comprises a collection of use- 

 ful varieties of plants for general use, 

 consisting of palms, ferns, begonias, 

 asparagus, primulas, cinerarias, cy- 

 perus and carex, all of small sizes, 

 ready for potting on for winter. (These 

 were shown by Mr. Gammage, of Lon- 

 don.) 



"No. 3, an exhibit of that useful 

 plant Carex japonica variegata, well 

 grown and healthy. (These were 

 shown by Mr. Ewing, of Berlin.) 



"We would strongly recommend all 

 future exhibitors to wash their pots. 

 '(Signed) JAMES M'KENNA. 



"THOMAS MANTON." 



Notes. 



Nothing succeeds like success. 



The Ottawa florists are daisies. 



The trade newspaper will be a "go." 

 sure. 



Everybody come to Montreal, Au- 

 gust, 1900. 



The convention meant business and 

 did business. 



All the members were present at all 

 the meetings. 



Entertainment did not interfere 

 with business. 



Some of the members found thrpe 

 in a bed a tight fit. 



Montreal will be a good place tor 

 florists to rendezvous next year. 



I regret to state that some of the 

 members were guilty of undue levity 

 with the pretty Ottawa waiting girls. 

 Mum is the word. 



A RUSTIC ARCH. 



The accompanying engraving is 

 from a photograph of the rustic arch 

 in the show house of Mr. Charles 

 Warncke, Detroit, Mich., which is a 

 very attractive feature of the estab- 

 lishment. Mr. Warncke and his wife 

 are seen in the picture.' 



BUILDING COMMERCIAL GREEN- 

 HOUSES. 

 By H. Dale. 



[Read before the Canadian Horticultural As*, - 

 ciation at Ottawa, Sept. 20, IS99.] 



My experience in building commer- 

 cial greenhouses is confined almost en- 

 tirely to those suitable for the grow- 

 ing of cut flowers. I shall therefore 

 confine myself to that class of green- 

 house structures. There are so many 

 different ways of building, both in 

 form of houses, manner of putting 

 them together, shape of rafters, venti- 

 lators, gutters, etc., that one cannot 

 make the assertion "mine is the best" 

 without being looked upon as egotist- 

 ical in the extreme. However, I will 

 give you my ideas and you can take 

 them for what you think they are 

 worth. 



The aspect of houses and lay of the 

 land enter largely into the question. If 

 possible I would select a site with a 

 southern or southeastern aspect, with 

 land sloping slightly towards the west. 

 This, of course, is not absolutely nee 

 essary and not often obtainable inn 

 own lot slopes considerably in the op- 

 posite direction), but by building 

 houses with a slight fall towards the 

 west they catch the afternoon sun a 

 little better and at the same time givi 

 the proper fall for carrying off water 

 from gutters and condensation from 

 steam pipes. In any case I would give 

 them a fall one way or the other, 6 

 inches to each 100 feet is sufficient for 

 the purpose. 



When making your plans for a start 



