November, 1910 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



265 



Were the florists compelled to construct 

 the type of greenhouse called for by the 

 civic regulations they would have to go 

 back many years and adopt forms of con- 

 struction that have long been discarded. 

 Well meant restrictions often prove ridicu- 

 lous when their enforcement is left in the 

 hands of incompetent oflBcials. This is a 

 case in point. Toronto will continue to 

 look ridiculous until this by-law has been 

 amended. 



The fruit growers of British Columbia, 

 Ontario, and New Brunswick should put 

 forth special efforts this month to make 

 the fruit exhibitions that will be held in 

 each of these provinces, a great success. 

 These exhibitions not only set new stan- 

 dards in quality and methods of packing, 

 but serve to arouse a greater interest in 

 fruit growing and to stimulate a general 

 improvement. Their success depends upon 

 the support given by the individual grow- 

 ers. Let the growers of each province, 

 therefore, do their part this month by at- 

 tending their nearby exhibitions. 



Eastern fruit growers spend considerable 

 time discussing the wonderful strides that 

 have been made by the fruit growers of 

 British Columbia and the Pacific coast 

 states. When we realize that as soon as 

 we show the same spirit of enterprise, push 

 and confidence we can accomplish even 

 greater results we will begin to bestir our- 

 selves more than we have. 



PUBLISHER'S DESK 



What Some Societies Might Do 



During November the various Horticul- 

 tural Societies of Ontario will hold their 

 annual meetings. To those which have 

 been in the habit of subscribing to The 

 Canadian Horticulturist foo- all of their 

 members we desire to express our hearty 

 thanks. Were it not for these societies we 

 would have been unable to have enlarged 

 and improved The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist as we have. T'hey furnish over one 

 half of our circulation. 



There are a few societies that send to 

 the States for horticultural publications in- 

 stead of taking The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist. In doing so they are perfectly 

 within their rights. We would like to 

 point out, however, that The Canadian 

 Horticulturist is the only paper which 

 has continuously and persistently worked 

 in the interests of the horticultural socie- 

 ties of Ontario : That it is the only publi- 

 cation that gives publicity to "matters 

 aft'ecting the interests of our horticultural 

 societies : That it is the onlv medium 



through which the ofiicers and members of 

 our societies are kept in touch with the 

 work that is being done in this country 

 and assisted in such matters as securing 

 increased government grants, modifications 

 in the legislation affecting societies and 

 furnished with reliable information con- 

 cerning Canadian conditions. 



Some societies contend that they cannot 

 afi^ord to give The Canadian Horticul- 

 turist as a premium to their members. 

 How is it then that fully two-thirds of 

 the societies in the province are able to 

 afford such an expenditure and are pleased 

 with the results they obtain? Every hor- 

 ticultural society has two duties to per- 

 form. One pertains directly to its local 

 affairs. The other comprises its relations 

 to the larger questions of provincial and 

 national horticultural interest. 



We venture to say that there is not a 

 horticultural society in Ontario that would 

 not feel that it would he a public calamity 

 were there no such paper in Canada as 

 The Canadian Horticulturist. Yet there 

 are a number of societies that do nothing 

 to assist The Canadian Horticulturist. 



As already stated all that enables us to 

 publish The Canadian Horticulturist in 

 its present form is the support we are re- 

 ceiving from the majority of the horticul- 

 tural societies of Ontario. Did the other 

 societies support us to the same degree we 

 would be able to greatly enlarge and im- 

 prove The CAN\niAN Horticulturist and 

 thereby still further assist all of our socie- 

 ties. We feel that if more of our societies 

 would look at the question in this light 

 they would fall in line and thereby assist 

 us in our efforts to improve and advance 

 the horticultural interests of the Dominion. 



We are planning to make The Canadian 

 Horticulturist during the coming year of 

 still greater value to all of our societies. 

 We foel that those societies that subscribe 

 for The Canadian Horticulturist for all 

 of their members will receive splendid value 

 for their money and that their member.s 

 will greatly benefit by receiving reliable 

 information concerning our Canadian con- 

 ditions as furnished by our own Canadian 

 authorities. 



We have decided to discontinue the prac- 

 tice of publishing free readers for advertis- 

 ers. In a monthly publication like The 

 Canadian Horticulturist our space is so 

 restricted it means that every reading no- 

 tice that is published crowds out some im- 

 portant piece of general information. As all 

 our advertisers are to bo treated alike in 

 this respect we- do not expect that any of 

 them will take an exception to our .stand 

 in this matter. It means that our reading 

 columns will be made more interesting and 

 that all our advertisers will thus be bene- 

 fitted. 



Death of Pioneer Fruit Grower 



The death took place on October 19th 

 of Mr. A. M. Smith, of St. Catharines, 

 who was the only surviving charter mem- 

 ber of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, formed fifty years ago. Mr. Smith 

 was 78 years old, having been born on 

 September 24, 1832. 



The Late A. M. Smith 



At the fiftieth anniversary of the On- 

 tario Fruit Growers' Association held in 

 Toronto last November, Mr. Smith was 

 presented with a purse of $175 and with 

 an illuminated address. The address was 

 read on behalf of the association by Mr. 

 Murray Pettit, of Winona, a prominent 

 fruit grower and officer of the association, 

 who also has since passed away. 



As a pioneer fruit grower and nursery- 

 man, the late Mr. Smith was largely in- 

 strumental in the planting of many of the 

 splendid orchards now found throughout 

 Ontario. Ho was generally popular and 

 respected everywhere for his integrity and 

 singleness of purpose. 



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 has granted a one way first class faro to 

 the Canadian National Apple Show in 

 Vancouver from all points in the Domin- 

 ion of Canada. In addition it has granted 

 selling dates in advance of the regular 

 .selling dates to the public for the benefit 

 of the oxhibitors. 



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