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Items of Interest 



Mr. W. T. Macoun, horticulturist, Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm, Ottawa, sails June 14 for the 

 old country and will be absent two months. 

 While away Mr. Macoun hopes to visit many 

 places in Great Britain and Ireland where ex- 

 perimental and commercial work in horticul- 

 ture is being carried on. The trip is primarily 

 a holiday, but Mr. Macoun hopes to get much 

 information which will be useful in his work. 



Mr. A. E. Sherrington, of "Walkerton, attended 

 special fruit meetings arranged for through the 

 Department of Agriculture at Simcoe May 10 

 and at Burford May 11. The attendance at the 

 Simcoe meeting was fairly large and represen- 

 tative. A strong cominittee was appointed to 

 take up the work of organization in order that 

 the fruit of the district may be handled on the 

 co-operative plan during the coming season. 

 The meeting at Burford was not largely attend- 

 ed, but those present were most enthusiastic, 

 and an association will be formed at once to 

 handle the apples of the district. 



Meetings to discuss matters relating to the 

 fruit industry were held during the latter part 

 of May at Salmon Arm, Enderby, Vernon, Ke- 

 lowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton and 

 Keremeous, B. C. These meetings were ad- 

 dressed by the president of the British Colum- 

 bia Fruit Growers' Association, Mr. T. W. Stir- 

 ling, on "Varieties to Plant;" Mr. "W. J. Brand- 

 rith, the secretary, spoke on " The Planting, 

 Care and Cultivation of the Orchard;" Mr. R. 

 M. Palmer, on " Marketing and Transporta- 

 tion," and Mr. Maxwell Smith, Dominion in- 

 spector under the Fruit Marks Act, on " Co- 

 operation in the Fruit Industry" and "The 

 Fruit Marks Act." 



The Picton Horticultural Society has dis- 

 tributed neat circulars stating the plants and 

 seeds, etc., being given to members this spring, 

 as follows : Half pound hybrid sweet pea seed, 

 one exhibition double begonia, one single fringe 

 begonia, three pearl tulberoses and three named 

 gloxinias. On the sheet is a detailed descrip- 

 tion of the premiums given, with cultural hints 

 and directions for their favorable growth.— (W. 

 T. Ross, secretary. 



The cause of horti- 

 culture in Ontario, 

 and particularly in 

 Deseronto and vicin- 

 ity, has suffered a 

 severe loss in the re- 

 cent death of Mr. R. 

 W. Lloyd, the ener- 

 getic snd enthusiastic 

 secretary-treasurer of 

 the Deseronto Hoiti- 

 cultural Society, 

 whose portrait is here 

 presented. Mr. Lloyd 

 was a native of Eng- 

 land, but had lived in 

 this country for 21 

 years. Fcr eight 

 years he held an ap- 

 pointment under the 

 ISritish Government 

 in India, having to 

 ■ lo with the cultiva- 

 tion of cotton. He 

 ^^^1 lived in Deseronto 

 HE for eighteen years 

 I^HJ and was always held 

 in the highest respect 

 g"To p for his sterling quali- 

 ^;,u^ ties, h e always took 

 a lively interest in the 

 welfare and progress of the town and was among the fiist to join the 

 Horticultural Society after its organization. For some years past 

 he had filled the office of secretary-treasurer with advantage to the 

 society ; and his knowledge of plant life and cultivation, which was 

 of a high order, was at the disposal of all enquirers. The society 

 and the town are distinct losers by his death. 



The Toronto Society 



The last meeting of the Toronto Horticultural 

 Society was one of the best attended meetings 

 held for a long time, many ladies taking an ac- 

 tive interest in the meeting. Mr. E. F. Collins 

 prepared a paper on the culture of pansies, but 

 being unable to attend, Mr. J. McP. Ross read 

 the paper and commented on its worth. This 

 paper is published in this issue. 



Mr. Jay, Mr. Mills, Mr. Tyrrell and Mr. Uttley 

 spoke of the worth of flowers and gardens. 

 Dr. Fletcher, of Ottawa, will give an address 

 June 6 on Insect Pests, which will be illustrated 

 by steropticon views.— (H. R. Frankland, Pres. 



The Late R. W. Lloyd.' 



Ottawa Society's First Meeting 



The first exhibition this season of the Ottawa 

 Horticultural Society was held in May. A large 



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