THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



the approval and assistance of sister societies, 

 leading to a united effort to memorialize 

 Government to add these clauses (by way of 

 amendment or rider) to the Black Knot (or 

 similar) Act, which could be enforced by the 

 same inspector, during these periodical 

 scourges. 



1390. — L.VRlvSl'L'ES 



FROM Webster Bros. 



Flower Exhibit at Grimsby . 



On invitation 

 of the Secretary of 

 the Fruit Grow- 

 er's Association 

 tion of Ontario, a 

 united meeting of 

 the Hamilton and 

 Grimsby Horticul- 

 tural Societies was 

 heldatMaplehuist 

 on Monday even- 

 ing, the 20th of 

 •Tune. If not as 

 large as sometimes 

 seen, the rose exhi- 

 bit was very su- 

 perior in quality, 

 and called forth 

 many words of 

 praise. Mrs. Jno. 

 Knox, of Hamil- 

 ton, contributed a 

 large and magnificent basket of roses, and 

 Messrs. Ogilvie, Evel, Anderson, Webster 

 Bros., Burton, and Dr. Russell, showed fine 

 samples of roses. These gentlemen were all 

 from Hamilton. Mr. Anderson's sweet peas 

 were of great interest (being grown from seed 

 sown last fall). The following is a partial list 

 of the Grimsby exhibitors : Mrs. Palmer, 

 Roses, poppies, sweet peas ; Mrs Henry 

 Smith, pampas, ribbon grass and roses ; Miss 

 Millard, fine samples of Margaret Dickson 

 and other roses ; Mrs. Adolphus Pettit, and 

 Mr. A. Terry berry, fine samples of Paul 

 Neyron and other roses ; A. Cole, sweet peas, 

 window boxes, lobelia, etc. ; L. W^oolveiton, 

 Luizet, W^ashington, Bonstetter and other 

 roses ; Russian Salvias, Schizanthus, Canter- 

 bury Bells, etc. 



Messrs. Stone k Wellington, of Fonthill, 

 sent large named collection of handsome roses, 

 from their ten acres of rose plants, which 

 added much to the variety of the exhibit. Mr. 

 A. Alexander's fox gloves and larkspurs were 

 the centre of attraction ; as also a fine col- 

 lection of harebells, Larkspurs and peonies 

 from Webster Bros., shown in Fig. 1390. 



The sociality of the occasion was of marked 

 interest until about nine o'clock, when the 

 guests were entertained by music and addres- 

 ses. Mrs. F. Unwin, of Grimsby, who is 

 already favorably known to the Fruit 

 Grower's Association, sang a solo, and Misses 

 Brodie and Met- 

 calfe gave a 

 charming violin 

 duet. The ad- 

 dress of the even- 

 ing was given 

 by Mr. A. Alex- 

 ander, President 

 of the Hamilton 

 Society, who not 

 only aimed a t 

 interesting all in 

 his favorite pur- 

 suit, but also 

 gave many prac- 

 tical cultural 

 hints. 



The meeting 

 was such a suc- 

 cess, that we hope 



it will not be the 



last one of the p^^', 1391 ._Pop7ie"s^om 

 ^'"^- Mrs E.J. Palmer. 



The Woodstock Horticultural Society 

 decided, at their last monthly meeting, to hold 

 a fruit and flower show on the 4th and 5th of 

 August, in the Curling Rink, with an admis- 

 sion fee of 10 cents. Committees were ap- 

 pointed on Decorations, on Exhibits, on Ar- 

 rangements, etc., and a most enjoyable season 

 is anticipated. 



The Grimsby Horticultural Society 

 does not propose to hold another exhibit until 

 the November Chrysanthemum show, because 

 of the busy fruit season now coming on. 



Monthly evening meetings of the Horti- 

 cultural Societies, with a table of seasonable 

 floral exhibits, seem to be very desirable. At 

 each meeting a single paper is read and dis- 

 cussed. Invitations to hold lawn meetings 

 in the summer season are well worth accept- 

 ing. One of those meetings was held at 

 " Boulder Wood," Hamilton, the residence of 

 Mr. and Mrs. John Charlton, on Monday 

 evening, June 27th, from 7 to 10. 



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