THE GRIMSBY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fi(i. 1200. —View of a Corn 

 The accompanying view shows a cor- 

 ner in Mrs Palmer's yard, with a fine 

 hedge of Norway Spruce along one side 

 of the lawn. This is kept closely pruned 

 during the growing season, and is always 

 in perfect trim. 



The present Secretary is Mr. E. H. 

 Read, whose father was formerly a man- 

 ager in the Bank of Montreal — and also 

 an officer at Fort Erie in 1837. Mr. 

 Read has had a varied experience in 

 banking and other business pursuits, but 

 for the last six years has devoted him- 

 self to growing flowers, vegetables and 

 fruit. He says that his little greenhouse 

 has been one of the most encouraging 

 departments of his work, and were he 

 beginning horticultural pursuits again he 

 would give more attention to the grow- 

 ing of flowering plants for sale, and less 

 to fruits. We hope, however, for the 

 sake of others as well as Mr. Read, that 

 the last two years does not fairly indicate 

 the profits of fruit growing, for many a 

 fruit grower has not met his expenses, 

 owing to the low prices prevailing. 



This account of the Society would be 

 incomplete if we did not mention the 

 preparations under way for a Chrysan- 

 themum Show in November. Every 

 member was given six fine plants in the 



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ER OF Mk.s. Palmer's Yard. 

 spring, and each one is now cultivating 

 these plants with great care, hoping to 

 be able to show the finest blooms in 

 November. 



Fic. 1201.— Mrs. K. .1. Palmer. 



\Ve have written this account of our 

 (Irimsby Horticultural Society, hoping 

 that now we may expect to have similar 

 accounts from some other sister societies 

 and thus increase the interest of the 

 members in this journal. 



