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FORT DOX'KR. 



THE Fruit Growers' Association for 

 the Township of Woodbourne and 

 Pt. Dover held a meeting in Town 

 Hall, Pt. Dover, on the evening of Dec. 

 loth, when a programme consisting of 

 recitations, addresses, vocal and instru- 

 mental music was given by members of 

 the Association, assisted by Mr. H. H. 

 Groff, of Simcoe. Mr. Groff gave us 

 two papers, one on the " Gladioli," and 

 the other on the " Canna," — both were 

 well received, being very interesting and 

 instructive. 



This meeting was held in commem- 

 oration of the event of having obtained 

 the requisite number of names for an 

 organized Horticultural Society, and 

 those taking part in the meeting must 



have been pleased, as well as the direct- 

 ors of the Society, by having an audience 

 who were appreciative of the efforts put 

 forth by the members, as well as having 

 a house packed to its doors. At the 

 conclusion of the meeting a vote of 

 thanks was tendered Mr. H. H. Groff 

 for his valuable and instructive papers 

 on the above subjects. Jonathan Ellis, 

 Esq , occupied the chair. The meeting 

 was brought to a close by all singing, 

 " God Save the Queen," — after an 

 announcement of the next meeting, 

 which will be held Jan. 13th, 8 pm, 

 1897, for election of officers. 

 J. Symington, W. F. Carpenter, 

 President. Sec.-Treas. 



Port Dover, Dec. 20, '96. 



TORONTO'S 



SEVENTH 

 MUM 



ANNUAL 

 SHOW. 



CHRYSANTHE 



rOR a number of years past, one of 

 the chief attractions in Toronto 

 during the Thanksgiving season 

 has been the Chrysanthemum Show 

 held in the Pavillion in the Horticultural 

 Gardens. The display this year sur- 

 passed in many respects all previous 

 ones. 



The number of specimen plants of 

 chrysanthemums was probably not equal 

 to that of last year on account of the 

 lateness of the season. There were) 

 however, a choice lot of plants grown to 

 single stems in 5-in. pots. Those ex- 

 hibited by the Horticultural Gardens 

 were especially admired for their dwarf 

 habit of growth. The variety and qual- 

 ity of chrysanthemum cut bloom fully 

 equalled that of last year. The major- 

 ity of prizes were divided among J. H. 



Dunlop, Toronto ; H. Dale, Brampton, 

 and Millar & Sons, Bracondale. 



The display of roses, carnations and 

 orchids was liner than ever before seen 

 in Toronto. The beautiful vases of 

 " Mermet," " Meteor," " American 

 Beauty," " Bride," and " Bridesmaid " 

 roses were the admired of all admirers. 



Among the carnations the fine col- 

 lection of seedlings grown by Millar & 

 Sons, Bracondale, was well worthy of 

 special mention, many of these will no 

 doubt become popular standard varieties. 



The floral designs excelled in both 

 quantity and quality. Their beauty and 

 artistic arrangement may be inferred 

 from the names of some of the principal 

 exhibitors, — Tidy & Sons, Grainger 

 Bros, and Millar & Sons. 



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