February, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



47 



NOTES FROM THE PROVINCES 



repay for time and expense. All are in- 

 vited to attend. This society is doing good 

 work for the horticultiirists of the west, and 

 should be strongly supported. Prof. P. W. 

 Brodrick of the Manitoba Agricultural Col- 

 lege is the secretary. 



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Western Horticultural Society 



An excellent programme has been prepar- 

 ed for the annual convention of the West- 

 ern Horticultural Society, to be held at 

 Winnipeg, on Feb. 17 and 18. Among the 

 papers that will be read are the following : 



"How New Varieties of Seeds are Pro- 

 duced," by C. J. TurnbuU, Winnipeg; 

 "Care of Shrubs and Plowers on the Farm, 

 and the Farmer's Kitchen Garden," J. J. 

 Ring, Crystal City; "Culture of the Sweet 

 Pea," H. J. Edwards, Winnipeg; "Bulbs 

 for House Culture," Thos. Jackson, M.A.C., 

 Winnipeg; "The Cooking Value of Fruits 

 and Vegetables," Miss A. B. Juniper, 

 M.A.C., Winnipeg, "Potato Growing," S. 

 R. Henderson, Kildonan ; "Celery Grow- 

 ing," F. W. Hack, St. Vital; "Adapta- 

 ions in Plants," Prof. C. H. Lee, M.A.C., 

 Winnipeg; "Pruning," D. W. Buchanan, 

 St. Charles; "The Farm Nursery," N. M. 

 Ross, Indian Head; and "Native Birds and 

 Their Habits," J. J. Golden, Deputy Minist- 

 er of Agriculture, Winnipeg. Addresses 

 will be given also by President John Cald- 

 well, Jas. Murray, Dr. H. M. Speechly, Rev. 

 Dr. Baird, Prof. S. A. Bedford, C. D. John- 

 ston, H. W. Thompson, T. J. Harrison, Wm. 

 G. Scott, and others. Prof. F. W. Brod- 

 rick will give a demonstration on judging 

 garden vegetables. 



Return railway rates may be obtained for 

 single fare to Winnipeg from any point 

 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan as far west 



as Moosejaw, and as far east as Port Arthur, 

 Ont. Every person in the west who is in- 

 terested in horticulture should attend this 

 convention. The information that will be 

 gained through listening to the addresses 

 and taking part in the discussions will well 



Okanagan Valley, B.C. 



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 Orchard City, was again more successful 

 with fruit than any other point in the 



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