OUR AFFILIATED SOCIETIES 



Fig. 1293.— Natural Stone Seat ox the Lawn of Mr C. H. Robert.s, Paris. 



instructive. The exhibit of apples at Prof. 

 Panton's lecture, at so late a season, was re- 

 markable. Twelve entries being made, of 

 fruit, in nearly every instance in prime con- 

 dition. Remarks were made by some, that 

 the exhibits in some cases, were not, very pos- 

 sibly, all grown by the exhibitor. I replied 

 to this when aske(i, " The object we had in 

 view was not competition between individual 

 orchards so much, as a desire to ascertain 

 what fruit of the apple family could be kept 

 through till that time of year with the ordi- 

 nary means of storage. Favorable comment 

 was received from the Ottawa Experimental 

 Farm as to the value of this exhibit. 



The flower beds laid out by the society in 

 the front of the High School, and filled with 

 perennials, almost filling all the space the 

 first year, and quite sufficient when they have 

 had a year or two of growth, have been a 

 source of pleasure to both teacher and scholar 

 as well as adding to the beauty of the grounds 

 and an object lesson to the passer by. 



A bed, 16 feet in diameter, was laid out in 

 King's Ward Park, by the Town Council, and 

 filled by the Society with foliage plants and 

 cannas. Owing to lateness and coldness of 

 the spring weather, we were not as well 



pleased with the result as might be for a time, 

 but when seasonable weather came nothing 

 but words of praise were heard by your 

 Directors 



The Cemetery flower beds was again this 

 year a matter of general congratulation : from 

 remarks and en (uiries the writer has heard 

 made, the result to the general public has 

 been educative, and a source of both pleasure 

 and profit. 



This year your Directors have been gener- 

 ous enough with the North Brant Agricultu- 

 ral Society to assume the whole of the exhibit 

 of flowers, hoping in some measure to add to 

 the efficiency of this part of the exhibit. The 

 display this \ ear being larger, better, and 

 more conveniently arranged for inspection, 

 the desire of the Directors of your Society has 

 been largely gratified. 



The committees appointed to select pre- 

 miums for the ensuing year have named glad- 

 ioli. Queen Charlotte cannas, aster seed and 

 sweet peas. The intention is that each of the 

 members shall have some of each of these. I 

 may be allowed to remark perhaps, that a 

 competitive exhibit of the result of the cul- 

 ture of these during the season would be of 

 some interest. 



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