DOINGS OF OTHER SOCIETIES. 



dow set apart for their cultivation. This 

 window should be the largest in the house 

 and facing the sunny side, with lots of ventil- 

 ation. 



The paper was listened to with close atten- 

 tion and Mr. Gammage was accorded a hearty 

 vote of thanks at the close. Many of those 

 present showed their interest in floriculture 

 by questioning Mr. Gammage, which elicited 

 additional information. The membership of 

 the society now numbers about 95. 



T. H. Parker presided in the absence of 

 the president. 



Brampton Horticultcral Society.— This 

 Society held a meeting in the Town Hall at 

 8 p.m., on March 17th, 1898, for the purpose 

 of hearing the lecture delivered by Mr. Mc- 

 Neil of the Fruit Growers' Association of On- 

 tario. There was quite a big turnout, the 

 number being about 300, who gave the lec- 

 turer a very hearty reception. The lecture 

 was a very instructive and very interesting 

 one, and the question drawer which followed 

 was a large one and brought forth replies that 

 were practical, and no doubt will be acted 

 upon with advantage. The chair was occu- 

 pied by the mayor of the town, E. H. Grandell, 

 Esq., who was introduced by Dr. C. Y. 

 Moore, the president of the Society. The 

 music was rendered by the Brampton Orches- 

 tra, under the able leadership of Dr. French, 

 one of the directors of the Society. 



The beautiful flowers which graced the 

 platform were given by Messrs. Dale and 

 Jennings, florists and members of the Associ- 

 ation, the flowers being distributed to the 

 ladies after the lecture by the Secretary and 

 Mr. F. Dale. 



After a most enjoyable evening the com- 

 pany dispersed at 10.30 o'clock. 



H. Roberts, Sec. 



Ltsdsay. — The lecture given by Mr. W. 

 McNeil, of Windsor, last Wednesday even- 

 ing, under the auspices of the Horticultural 

 Society, was very largely attended and was 

 extremely interesting. In opening he alluded 

 to the growing importance of horticultural 

 societies and the good work they are accom- 

 plishing all over the Dominion. In the first 

 part of his lecture Mr. McNeil dwelt upon 

 plants and flowers, giving many interesting 

 particulars of the habits, functions and pecu- 

 liarities, and explained very clearly nature's 

 plans for perpetuating their species, birds, 

 bees and moths being made unconscious 

 agents for carrying the pollen. By means of 

 a large chart Mr. McNeill made his meining 

 very clear to the audience. Proceeding, the 

 lecturer gave hints for the succsssful growing 

 of p\ant3, and described some of their com- 

 mon enemies and the remedies to be applied. 

 A number of the views illustrating the decor- 

 ation of home grounds were then thrown on 

 canvas by Mr. W. H. Stevens, of the Col- 

 legiate Institute, Mr. McNeill giving many 

 valuable hints regarding the best method of 



treatment. Fruit trees infested with the San 

 Jose Scale were also shown, and a brief his- 

 tory of the pest given. The final series of 

 views represented insects destructive to 

 plants, and the lecturer stated that nearly all 

 bright, metallic -colored insects should be 

 spared, as they devoured great quantities of 

 the hurtful kinds in the larval stage. 



PiCTON. — I enclose you an article 

 from the Picton Gazette, with reference 

 to Mr, McNeil's lecture here on Tues- 

 day evening last. We had a very good 

 meeting, in fact, we had to bring in 

 extra chairs, so the attendance was larger 

 than we expected, the lecture was in- 

 teresting and instructive, and all seemed 

 to enjoy it. I think these lectures are 

 a benefit to a Society, and will have the 

 effect of increasing the interest in horti- 

 culture. 



Yours truly, 



Walter F. Ross. 



Mr. Alex. McNeil, of Windsor, Ont., gave 

 an interesting talk to the members of the 

 Picton Horticultural Society, in Shire Hall, 

 on Tuesday evening. The lecturer discussed 

 the subject of the fertilization and cross fer- 

 tilization of flowers in an entertaining man- 

 ner, and talked upon the " Possibilities of a 

 Town Lot," showing what could be accom- 

 plished by superior cultivation. He was ac- 

 corded a hearty vote of thanks. Mr. J. 

 Roland Brown occupied the chair. 



Ortllia. — The Horticultural Society has 

 completed arrangements for holding its pro- 

 jected public meeting on the evening of Thurs- 

 day the 24th inst. Prof. Hutt, B. S. A., Ag- 

 ricultural College, Guelph, will deliver a lec- 

 ture on window gardening and out-door garden 

 work for ladies. Mr. J. C. Morgan, M.A., has 

 also kindly promised his services, and will deli- 

 ver an address on Horticultural topics, Mr, G. 

 C. Caston will be present as representative of 

 the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 

 and he will be competent to speak from the fruit 

 growers' stand point. The Opera House has 

 been engaged for the occasion, and a musical 

 programme is in preparation, A most plea- 

 sant and profitable evening is anticipated. 

 Everybody is welcome to attend, and all are 

 invited. No admission fee will be charged. It 

 is to be hoped that everyone who can possibly 

 do so will be present, and thus indicate their 

 appreciation of the efforts put forth by the 

 Orillii Society to increase public interest in 

 the various branches of horticulture. The 

 gallery will be reserved for ladies and their 

 escorts. 



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