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EDITORIAL. 



TT(e Gnadi^n HorticdltCrist 



TKe Only Horticultural Magazine in 

 tKe Dominion. 



official okgan 



ontario fruit c.rowkrs' association. 



the pomological and fruit growing society 



of the province of quebec. 



Prince edward island fruit growers' 



association, 

 ontario vegetable growers' association. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager. 



J. J. Bell, Associate Editor. 



W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager. 



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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, 

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TORONTO, CANADA 



THE FRUIT DIVISION. 



Leading- officers of every provincial fruit 

 growers association in Canada, including Brit- 

 ish Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, 

 New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, 

 have placed themselves on record as being 

 strongly opposed to the chief of the fruit divi- 

 sion being made subservient to the dairy com- 

 missioner. A number of these associations 

 have passed _ resolutions protesting against the 

 ari-angement that has ibeen made by the Hon. 

 Sydney Fisher. 



In his explanation in the House of Commons 

 Mr. Fisher stated that the work of the fruit 

 division would not be restricted, as its chief 

 would have the same staff and would perform 

 the same duties under the dairy commissioner 

 as when he was under Prof. J. W. Robertson. 

 This statement has not satisfied the fruit grow- 

 ers. Prof. Robertson had direction of not only 

 the dairy and fruit divisions but of the live 

 stock and seeds as well. Since Prof. Robert- 



son resigned a commissioner has been appointed 

 for live stock, one for dairying, and one for 

 seeds, but the fruit division has been overlooked 

 and placed under the dairy division. To Mr. 

 Ruddick's credit it can be stated there is noth- 

 ing to indicate tliat he sought an appointment 

 so foreign to his regular line of work. 



Fruit growers feel that while the chief of the 

 fruit division may have the same powers he for- 

 merly had he cannot be expected to take the 

 same interest in his work or to prosecute it with 

 the same zeal that he would were he in sole 

 charge and directly responsible to the public aa 

 well as to the minister of agriculture for its suc- 

 cess. It has been intimated that there is not 

 enough work to warrant the appointment of a 

 fruit commissioner. There cannot, then, be 

 enough work for the chief of a fruit divi- 

 sion. The rapid growth of the fruit interests 

 warrants the appointment of a fruit commis- 

 sioner, who, if he is the proper type of man, will 

 soon find plenty of work to occupy his attention. 

 " Surely," as Mr. Brandrith writes from British 

 Columbia, " Hon. Mr. Fisher will not go in the 

 face of a united country and maintain an ap- 

 pointment that is unsatisfactory to those whose 

 interests he is there to look after." 



THE PROVINCIAL SHOW. 



In deciding to continue the Provincial Fruit. 

 Flower, Honey and Vegetable Show at Toronto 

 while making a special grant for the holding of 

 an earlier show at Hamilton for the fruits and 

 flowers wihich cannot be shown at the later 

 show at Toronto, the Department of Agriculture 

 has acted in the interests of the greatest num- 

 ber. The management of the show held at To- 

 ronto last fall for a start made a decided .suc- 

 cess of the venture. The %"arious organizations 

 that were interested in it worked together har- 

 moniously and are in a position to do much bet- 

 ter work this year, especially as Massey Hall 

 has ibeen secured for the next show. It would 

 have been unjust to have taken the show out of 

 their hands. 



On the other hand, Hamilton is in an excellent 

 position to hold a splendid show for early fruits 

 through which the interes/ts of the amateur 

 flower grower as well can be promoted. If a 

 horticultural convention is to be held again next 

 fall it may prove advisable to hold it in connec- 

 tion with the Hamilton show, as those who at- 

 tend tlie convention are interested in amateur 

 and not in professional flower growing. The 

 Hamilton show can be made a big affair. Pos- 

 .sibly the Provincial Vegetable Growers' Asso- 

 ciation may decide to hold its annual convention 

 at the Hamilton show, •n'-hich would add to its 

 importance. 



Several interesting articles from papers read 

 at meetings of the Ottawa Horticultural Society, 

 and one read at a meeting of the Toronto so- 

 ciety, appear in this issue. Every month nu- 

 merous papers and addresses of interest and 

 value to amateur horticulturists, are presented 

 at meetings of horticultural societies. Were 

 the officers of societies to see that copies of 



