THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES ARE ACTIVE 



The Smith's P^alls Horticultural Society held 

 its annual meeting: in January. The former 

 president, Dr. J. S. McCallum, was re-elected; 

 S. E. Arnold was elected secretary- treasurer, 

 and a strong staff of directors was appointed. 

 Reports read showed that good work had been 

 done. 



The receipts for the year were $288.23. There 

 was $153.95 paid out for trees, shrubs, plants 

 and bulbs for distribution to members and for 

 four beds of bulbs of different kinds in public 

 park ; $88.40 for The Canadian Horticulturist 

 and pamphlet on bulb culture ; $1.63 for work 

 on beds in park, and expenses of delegate to the 

 Toronto convention, leaving a balance of $24.25 

 on hand. The list of members for 1905 num- 

 bers 107. 



the town schools and of two neighboring rural 

 schools, not exceeding an aggregate sum of $25; 

 was discussed and left over for further con- 

 sideration. Action has been taken to secure a 

 boat service to Toronto for the benefit of the 

 fruit growers and also in conjunction with Bur- 

 lington and Clarkson's to obtain lower rates 

 from the express companies on shipments of 

 fruit to O'Harve and Montreal. Notice was 

 given that the desirability of establishing a 

 canning factory would be discussed at the next 

 meeting. — (J. Cavers, Sec.-Treas. 



Oakville Doing^ Good Work 



Attendance at the annual meeting of the Oak- 

 ville Horticultural Society was small. Officers 

 elected : Pres., James Waldbrook ; sec. and 

 treas., J. Cavers. At the first meeting of the 

 year, held late in January, a resolution was 

 passed favoring the amendment of the Agricul- 

 ture and Art Act so as to provide for govern- 

 ment grants to horticultural societies, to be ap- 

 portioned on a basis independent of the district 

 agi'icultural societies, and for effective work 

 done by each society. A distribution of plants 

 to members was ordered. 



A proposal to duplicate grants for flowering 

 .^hruhs and p^rennial-s made by the boards of 



Toronto Carnation Show 



The annual carnation show of the Toronto 

 Electoral District Society, the Toronto Horti- 

 cultural Society, and the Toronto Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Association was held February 16 

 and proved a most pleasing affair. The show- 

 was not an extensive one, as it was held rather 

 early in the season, and several of the exhibits 

 from the United States did not arrive on ac- 

 count of the railway blockade. The principal 

 competition was for the challenge cup for the 

 vase of best carnations. There were nine en- 

 tries and the award went to the Chicago Car- 

 nation Co., of Joliet. Illinois, who scored 95 

 points. The prize flower was a beautiful white 

 carnation, Lady Bountiful. 



The largest exhibitor of carnations was Mr. 

 J. H. Dunlop, of Toronto. Other exhibitors 

 were the Chicago Carnation Co., Wm. Findlay, 

 of Brampton, and Charles Turp, of Toronto. 



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