THE IROQUOIS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fig. 1329. — Da. John Hakkness. 2nd Vice- 

 President, Iroquois Hort. Soc'v. 



Gill in 1862, and soon after settled on the 

 homestead where he has since lived, devoting 

 his attention to his practice, his extensive 

 farm, his large and well kept orchard and his 

 library. 



He is an enthusiast in the cultivation of 

 flowers and has what may well be called a 

 model vegetable garden For ten years he 

 was President of the County Farmers Insti- 

 tute. He takes a great interest in education, 

 having been Chairman of the Iro({uois High 

 School Board for the past seventeen years. 



Mr. A. E. Overell is the energetic Sec- 

 retary of the Society, upon whose indus- 

 try and promptitude the future success 

 of the body will largely depend. We 

 show our readers both the Secretary and 

 his home. 



We have pleasure in publishing a 

 paper on " Our Homes," written by the 

 President of this Society, Mr. W. A. 

 Whitney, upon a subject which cannot 

 fail to be' of interest to everybody, 

 whether farmer or fruit grower. 



so long not only a? a scholar but also as a Chris- 

 tian and a gentleman. I need not mention 

 here the various positions of trust and honor 

 that such a man holds among his fellow men, 

 but will close this brief biography by saying 

 that I know of no other gentleman in these 

 counties who has a better knowledge of flow 

 ers and fruits or a stronger desire for their 

 propagation. 



We also give a view of Mr. Whitney's 

 house and garden, which is very attrac- 

 tive. Of the other officers of the Society, 

 we have Mrs. Alvah Brouse, ist Vice- 

 President, and Dr. John Harkness, 2nd 

 Vice President. Of the former we have 

 no biographical sketch, but Mr. Whitney 

 has furnished us a few notes concerning 

 Dr. Harkness. 



Dr. John Harkness was born in 18-11 in the 

 Township of Matilda, County of Dundas. He 

 entered the Matilda Grammar School in 1854, 

 beginning when Albert Carman, (now Dr. 

 Carman of the Methodist Church) became the 

 master, he remained a pupil till 1857, both he 

 and the master quitting the school at the 

 same time. He graduated in medicine at Mc- 



FiG. 1330.— Home of Mr. A. E. Overell, 

 Iroquois. 



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