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Horticultural Society Exhibition at 

 Orange viLLE. — The members of the Orange- 

 ville Horticultural Society have every reason 

 to feel proud of their first exhibition. The 

 affair touk place in the Town Hall, on the 

 afternoon and evening of Thursday, October 

 6th, and was a success in every sense of the 

 term. The Society has been in existence for 

 less than a year, but the display of plants, 

 flowers and fruits which was in evidence in 

 the Town Hall on the above date would have 

 done ample credit to many an older and more 

 pretentious organization. Particularly grati- 

 fying was the exhibit, in view of the fact 

 that prizes were not awarded, and the exhibi- 

 tors had therefore no pecuniary inducement 

 to stimulate thtir interest in the show. 



That the Society's first effort in the exhibi- 

 tion line has attracted a good deal of interest 

 was very evident from the injmense throng of 

 townspeople who crowded the hall on Thurs- 

 day evening, to view Orangeville's choicest in 

 fruit and flower, and listen to the sweet mu- 

 sic rendered by the town orchestra. That 

 the visitors to the show were satisfied and 

 delighted was very apparent to even the ordi- 

 nary observer. On all hands could be heard 

 comments of the most favorable nature. There 

 seemed to be but one opinion, and that was 

 that the show was a success. 



To make room for the exhibit, the seats 

 were removed from the hall, as far back as 

 the raise in the floor, and replaced by five 

 long tables, and a short one which was placed 

 crosswise at the back end. The three tables 

 on the south, the short one in the rear, and 

 the front of the stage, were laden with a pro- 

 fusion of beautiful plants and flowers, whose 

 arrangement was at once tasty, artistic and 

 symmetrical. 



The two north tables were covered with 

 fruits, nicely interspersed with cut flowers, 

 and a backgroand of plants. The orchestra 

 occupied the stage, but was well-nigh hidden 

 from view by the mass of flowers and foliage 

 with which the front part of that structure 

 was thiokly adorned. Above this the front 

 of the stage was neatly hung with red, white 

 and blue bunting, flags, etc. 



In the evening the scene was one of ani- 

 mated beauty. The brightly lighted hall, the 

 moving throngs of people, the hum and chat- 

 ter of merry conversation, the handsome 



to each member, at a cost, wholesale, of 65c. 

 per member. This distribution took place on 

 Saturday, 15th October, and each member 

 received the iollowing collection of eighteen 

 bulbs, viz. : — 3 hyacinth bulbs, white, Gran- 

 desse, blue, Chas. Dickens, pink. Norma ; 

 9 Narcissi, 3 DonSion, 3 Incomparable, and 3 

 other kinds ; 1 Lilium Harrisii, 1 L. speciosum 

 rubrum, 1 L. speciosum album, and 3 Giant 

 snowdrops. These liberal gifts to each mem- 

 ber must he far n)oi e helpful to the interests 

 of the Society than the same money given in 

 prizes to a few professional prize seekers ; for 

 each member uhares equally in the benefits. 



Bulbs. — At a recent meeting of the 

 Hamilton Horticultural Society, Mr. 

 Charles Webster read a fine paper on 

 winter flowering bulbs, a copy of which 

 we hope to secure for our readers at a 

 later date. 



The President, Mr. A. Alexander, after the 

 discussion of Mr. Webster's paper, supple- 

 mented what had been said by referring to 

 the usefulness of an abundance of hardy bulbs 

 to make the garden bright and increase the 

 interest in our favorite puisuit. He also 

 named those bulbs most useful for out- door 

 work, strongly urging the planting of only 

 hardy ones, and gave a detailed account of 

 how he potted and cared for bulbs for indoor 

 culture, whether in the greenhouse or house- 

 windows. The soil he recommended was a 

 mixture of loam, thoroughly rotted manure 

 and sand in equal proportions. If the 

 manure could not be had thoroughly decayed, 

 the leaf mould from the woods, with a few 

 handfuls of bone-meal would do. The pots 

 to be used should be the five or six inch size. 

 Before using see that they are cleaned inside 

 and out by steeping and scrubbing in water. 

 Place over the hole in the bottom of the pot 

 a piece of broken pot or slate or flat stone, 

 over this put about an inch of beach gravel 

 or potsherds broken small, with a thin layer 

 of moss or half decayed leaves, to keep the 

 soil from being washed into the shingle and 



so de*troy the drainage. Fill in on this the 

 dresses of the best and prettiest of Orange- ^oi'' i^ ^o'' hyacinths to within two inches of 

 ville's fair ones, set off and relieved by the ^.he top. Tap the pot on the ground or some- 



sombre green of the wealth of the conserva- 

 tory, and the soft and delicious strains of the 

 dreamy waltz or livelier march, combined to 

 effect a particularly pleasing tout ensemble. 



Altogether, the show was an unqualified 

 success, and the officers of the Horticultural 

 Society have every reason to be satisfied with 

 their first exhibition. 



The Hamilton Horticultural Society 

 has made a liberal distribution of fall bulbs 



thing solid to make the soil settle. When 

 filled as indicated, set the bulb in the centre, 

 but do not press it down, and till in another 

 inch of soil, so that when finished a clear inch 

 is left so as to ensure perfect watering from 

 time to time. Gently press the soil around 

 the bulb, which will be about half out of the 

 soil when finished. In a six inch pot some- 

 times three medium sized hyacinths are 

 placed, say a red, white and blue ; but if the 

 bulbs are full sized, first class, one only will 

 give the best results. 



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