OUR AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. 



Of Von Sion, Paper White and other narcissi 

 having good sized bulbs, three or four or five 

 may be placed in one pot. In the ca e of 

 narcissus the soil should just cover the bulbs. 

 If the soil is fairly moist when used, it is 

 better not to water for a few days, but on no 

 account are they to be allowed to become dry 

 after growth of the roots has begun. After 

 potting, bulbs should be set in a dark and 

 rather cool place in the cellar or outhouse for 

 several weeks. In the case of most of the 

 naicissi, Freezias and others, they may be 

 brought up to the light, and a slightly higher 

 temperature, as soon as they have made about 

 an inch of growth ; but hyacinths and tulips 

 should not, and cannot be forced into bloom 

 before their time. The exception to this is 

 the Roman hyacinths, which may be treated 

 as the narcissus without much harm. 



With proper drainage in the pots, there is 

 not much danger of over-watering after the 

 plants have fairly started to grow, although 

 the soil should never be in a sodden condi- 

 tion. Of course some hyacinth bulbs may be 

 grown in a smaller pot than I have named, 

 say a four inch, but the spike of bloom is not 

 so fine in size or form. 



With a little care and planning, a succes- 

 sion of bloom may be secured through all the 

 bleak weeks of winter, which will more than 

 repiy the labor and money expended, and be 

 a daily source of joy in watching the develop- 

 ment of the beautiful blossoms. I would 

 never recommend the forcing of tulips. Their 

 place is in the garden in May ; and I think 

 so of the crocus. They and the tulips give 

 the least satisfetctinn when grown indoors. 



Port Dover Horticultural Society. — 

 Sir, — I enclose to you for publication the 

 Secretary's Report of the Port Dover Ilorti 

 cultural Society, read at tlie September meet- 

 ing, held in the Town Hall. Pt. Dover, on the 

 evening of September 22nd. The following is 

 the report : 



" On the 7th day of February, 1896, there 

 met in this hall 17 gentlemen, who came for 

 the purpose of organizing a Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Thinking at that time, that there 

 could be a union society of the Township of 

 Woodhouse and of the Village of Pt. Dover, 

 but on receiving instructions from the depart- 

 ment of Agriculture we found that Horticul- 

 tural Societies were only allowed iu cities, 

 town and incorporate I villages, never-the-less, 

 these gentlemen elected their President, Mr. 

 James Symington, who is with us this even- 

 ing, and as Vice-President. Mr. C. C. Olds. 

 It was through the untiring efforts of these 

 two gentlemen, aided by our worthy Editor, 

 Mr. L. G. Morgan, (who has ever been ready 

 to help by means of the press), that this so- 

 ciety has an existence, but in justice to the 

 members who formed the first Board of Direc- 

 tors, they found men who were willing to do 

 their utmost to further the interest of the 

 society. We had monthly meetings during 

 the whole year with the exception of the 

 month of November, of coarse our attendance 



was small but those who attended always 

 felt well paid for coming, for there was always 

 some subject for discussion. We had no 

 sweet strains of music to cheer as now. By 

 the Ist of September we had sent to Mr. L. 

 Woolverton 39 names as subscribers to the 

 HoRTnuLTL'RisT. On the evening of January 

 13, 1897, as per statute governing Horticul- 

 tural Societies, officers were elected, and the 

 society received its name of ' ' The Port Dover 

 Horticultural Society," in affiliation with the 

 Piovincial Society. By the Ist of September 

 we had a membership of 70 and received a 

 grant from the Government of $;i9, based 

 upon the njembership of last year. At the 

 present time our membership is 74, included 

 in that number we have seven lady nsembers. 

 We hope for the year 1899 that that number 

 will be thribbied. All who have attended these 

 meetings for the past two years cannot but 

 realize the fact that this institution hats been 

 a great educator in the management of fruit 

 trees and flowers. 



During the year 1898 this Society haw given 

 to its members (who saw fit to avail them- 

 selves of the gift) a present of 50 cents worth 

 of wild flowers, thrubs, bulbs, etc., to which 

 each member which came from the following 

 four sources : — tiees and shrubs, from Grims- 

 by Nurseries'; cannas and gladioli, from H. 

 H. Groff, Esq., Sinicoe; coleus and geraniums, 

 Campbell Bros., Simcoe ; sweet peas, nastur- 

 tiums, mignonette, hops, etc., from Vaughan 

 of Chicago. This Society has given through 

 its secretary, together with orders, more than 

 50 cents worth, the f llowing trees, etc. : — 

 apple trees 88, pears 36, peach 84, plums 25, 

 cherry 42, grapes 10, apricots 2, quince 8, 

 strawberry plants 230, laspberry plants 74, 

 blackberry plants, 267, clematis 10, roses 21, 

 snowballs 2, other plants 14, gooseberry 9, 

 currants 10, making a total of 707 trees, and 

 cannas 39. gladioli :M, geraniums 7, coleus 7, 

 sweet peas 10, nasturtium 10 pkts, mignon- 

 ette 6 pkts, Japan hops 11 pkts. Represent- 

 ing a cash value from all sources of $67.55. 



In conclusion, I wish to thank the members 

 of the Society for the interest they have taken 

 to further the interests of the Society. Every- 

 thing g. es off harmoniously, and I desire to 

 thant the string band ami quartette, for their 

 efficient services during the past year and a 

 half ; for I think, without music, our meet- 

 ings would have lost their cheer I also desire 

 to thank those ladies who have contributed 

 to our enjoyment by visitatiois ; also to thank 

 the Municipal Council for their kindness in 

 giving us the use of this hall to hold our meet- 

 ings, free of charge. 



I consider the Society in a very prosperous 

 condition at present. Its membership is com- 

 posed of the very best in town and country, 

 and we need fear nothing as long as we have 

 such members ; the Society is bound to suc- 

 ceed. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



W. J. Carpenter, Sec.-Treas. 

 October 17th, 1898. 



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