WHAT nUSIXESS FIRMS ARE DOIXG. 



the president and vice-president of the associa- 

 tion, were leading' speakers. Several members 

 of the local legislature acted on the deputation 

 and spoke strongly in regard to the importance 

 of the vegetable growing Indaistry. 



In a recent issue of the Maritime FarmC'r Rev. 

 Father Burke, of Alberton, P. E. I., pays a well 

 deserved tritbute to Mr. W. T. Macoun, horticul- 

 turist, of the Central Experimental Farm, Otta- 

 wa. Readers of The Horticulturisit will agree 

 with Father Burke wihen he says : Mr. Macoun 

 has reached the stature of the best of profes- 

 sional investigators'; he can take his place any- 

 where, and he will take tlhat place and do it 

 credit despite the firS't impressiion he gives of 

 great diffidence and shynesis in public. 



As a result of the use by the fruit division of 

 a powier spraying outfit in the neighborhood of 

 IngersoU last year there will be two power out- 

 fits operated by private individuals in that dis- 

 trict this season. The spraying is done in very 

 much the same way as threshing is done 

 throughout the country. 



Grimsby's Annual Distribution 



A comimittee from the Grimsby Horticultural 

 Society ha® prepared the following list of pre- 

 miums for distribution this spring : A new 

 white hybrid perpetual rose, " Fran-karl Dru- 

 schke." This new 'hardy rose is of German 

 origin. It has won many prizes^ and appears to 

 be the ideal hardy rose. Its flowers, which are 

 large, are snow-wthite in color, with large shell- 

 shaped petals foi'ming a beautiful flower. This 

 plant sold at 75 cents last year. 



The other plant for distribution is the Kriem- 

 helde Cactus Dahlia, an exquisite shell pink 

 shading to white in the centre, undoubtedly the 

 finest and most perfect pink cactus dahlia to 

 date. The retail price of this plant last year 

 was 50 cents. 



The above two plants and The Canadian Hor- 

 ticulturist are given to members of the society. 



Glad They Are Canadians 



The Lindsay Horticultural Society ;had a most 

 interesting lecture given at a recent meeting by 



Mr. T. H. Race, of Mitchell, who was sent out 

 by the Department of Agriculture for the pur- 

 pose. The subject six)ken on wais the social 

 and moral influence of the home surroundings. 



The description given by Mr. Race of the 

 Canadian exhibit at the St. Louis fair, and the 

 comparisons he made with other countries made 

 the audience feel proud that they belonged to 

 Canada and that Canadians are doing their mite 

 to build up and beautify Canadian homes. 

 After the lecture Mr. Race answered many ques- 

 tions from members present. — (F. J. Frampton, 

 Secretary. 



A Generous Offer 



The president of the Cobourg HorticuLtural 

 Society, Mr. J. D. Hayden, hasi offered to give 

 $10 for the purchase of flower seeds to be given 

 to the school children. The directors of the 

 society have offered $10 additional for prizes 

 for the best flowers grown from these seeds. 

 Rules governing this competition will be an- 

 nounced later. 



In the distribution of flowiers and plants to be 

 given away by this society there are four 

 shrubs, including a crimson ramhler, Japanese 

 snowball, azalea mollis, and a Japanese pearl 

 bush. There is a choice of four annuals or 

 four perennials, with an additional choice to be 

 made from four vegetables, a new potato, the 

 Naught Six ; Leviathan pea, Livingstone's new 

 dwarf tomato, and Evan'® Triumph celery. 



Reorganization of Brockville Society 



A meeting of representative and influential 

 members of the old-time horticultural society 

 of Brockville was held recently to discuss the 

 advisability of reorganization. It was found 

 that if the society was reorganized this year it 

 would not receive the government grant for 

 1905. Mr. Geo. A. McMullen was^ appointed 

 secretary- treasurer. Mr. McMullen held the 

 same position in the old society and is an en- 

 thusiastic worker. 



Although no grant can be secured this year a 

 branch committee was appointed for the purpose 

 of beautifying the town and taking an interest 

 in lawns, flower beds, etc., among the members. 



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