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EDITORIAL. 



Tqe (an^dian plorticOltdrist 



Pablished by The Horticultural PublUhine 

 Company, Lilmlted. 



TKe Only HortiCMltural Magazine in 

 Vc\& Dominion. 



Official Oreaii of British CoInmbiR, Ontario, Que- 

 bec and Prince Kdwnrd Island Fruit Growers' 

 Associations and of the Ontario Vege- 

 table Growers' Association. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager. 



J. Albert Hand, B.S.A., Associate Editor. 



W. G. Rook, Advertising Manager. 



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TORONTO, CANADA 



A GOOD START MADE. 



The recently formed Ontario Vegetable Grow- 

 ers' Association promises to be of great value 

 to the vegetalaJe growers of the province. The 

 wonder is that such an association was not 

 formed long ago and that there are not more 

 similar organizations in the other provinces of 

 Canada and in tihe states of the Union. The 

 steps the association has taken to increase its 

 memTjership and strength by forming local asso- 

 ciations throughout the province give us reason 

 to believe that it will ultimately become one of 

 the most representative bodies of the kind in 

 Ontario. 



The idea that once prevailed that any person 

 couild grcnv vegetables is fast disappearing. As 

 in fruit growing the increasing number of in- 

 sect and other pests is fast driving the lazy and 

 ignorant vegetable grower out of business. It 

 is becoming recogmzed that if vegetables are 

 to be grown successfully the most improved 

 methods of culture must be practised. In mak- 

 ing these methods known the Ontario Vegeta- 

 ble Growlers' Association shouJd play a promi- 

 nent and valuable part. 



A LARGE SHOW PROMISED. 



There are a number of reasons to ibelieve that 

 the second Provincial, Fruit, Flower, Vegetable 

 and Honey Show, or the Ontario Horticultural 

 Exhibition, ais it is now proposed to c^M it, will 

 be a much greater success this year than last 

 The fact that Massey Hall has been secured for 

 the purposes of the exhibition, for the second 

 full week in November, will make it possible to 

 display the exhibits to much better advantage 

 and should add materially to the attendance. 

 The inclusion of a vegetable exhibit and the 

 holding of an additional convention will also 

 tend to increase the interest in the slhow^. 



Dast year the management Avas handicapped 

 by unsuitalMe (buildings, lack of experience in 

 the hoildlng of a joint exhibition and by ignor- 

 ance on the part of the public in regard to the 

 real nature of the show. TIhe success achieved 

 under these circumstances was encouraging and 

 is bearing fruit this year, as firms and people 

 who refused their assistance last fall are al- 

 ready showing an interest in this year's exhi- 

 bition. These exhibitions promise to become 

 an annua;! event of great importance. 



The Horticulturist frequently receives letters 

 from its readers, when renewing their subscrip- 

 tions, stating that they have taken this maga- 

 zine regularly ever since it was first established 

 twenty-seven years ago. This speaks well for 

 The Horticulturist and indicates the Important 

 part it has played in the horticultural affairs 

 of the country for over a quarter of a century. 

 We would greatly like to introduce some of these 

 old subscribers to our thousands of new read- 

 ers, and if they will be kind enough to send us 

 their photographs it will be a pleasure to pub- 

 lish them. Let us hear from you, our old 

 standbys. 



Fruit growers are waiting patiently to hear 

 Hon. iSydney Fisher's verdict in regard to the 

 Dominion fruit conference he has been asked to 

 call. Beyond infoiTning the delegation that 

 waited on him that he was favorably disposed 

 to the idea nothing has been heard from him 

 since. It is about time arrangements for the 

 convention "U'ere being made, and fruit growers 

 would like to know what the plans of the Do- 

 minion Depantment of Agriculture are. 



"Will not our readers help us increase our cir- 

 culation until it reaches the 8.000 mark ? If 

 each of our readers were to induce only one of 

 their friends to subscribe, even if only for the 

 balance of the year, they would be doing their 

 part nobly and the mark aimed at would be 

 much more than passed. Our readers can be 

 of great assistance in this way if they will try 

 and can a.lso help by buying from our adver- 

 tisers. A little help from each means a great 

 deal of help from all. 



The main prize of five dollars, offered in each 

 issue of The Horticulturist to the readers who 

 purchase goods to the greatest value from ad- 

 vertisers in that issue, was won recently by Mr. 



