A SPLENDID CONVENT/ON PROMISED. 



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stock. The Victoria is coming in with three- 

 foot stem and large heavily petalled flowers 

 Madam Chataney has become a favorite pink 

 rose. It holds its quality and color well and 

 is likely to displace Bridesmaid to a oonsider- 

 alble extent, especially in the warmer weather. 

 The latter already shows smaller flowers and 

 has suffered considerably from mildew. 



•' Peonies are now the staple flower. More 

 attention is being paid to these each season. 

 Poor varieties are being weeded out and better 

 ones added. This j'ear flnds a greater acreage 

 of them grown than ever. The first lot of out- 

 door sweet peas have arrived. Lilium is ex- 

 pected in a few days. There is still an abund- 

 ance of Longiflorum and Aratum. As a result 

 of the Governor- General's visit and the usual 

 host of June weddings trade has been extra 

 brisk during the past month." 



TRADE BETTER THAN USUAL. 



" Trade has been excellent and prices better 

 than usual," reports Mr. T. Manton. " Geran- 

 iums have brought higher prices than in other 

 years, and the stock is cleaned out. Most bed- 

 ding stock sold well. Ordinary box stock is 

 always cheap in Toronto. Recent arrivals of 

 roses are good for this season of the year. 

 Kaiserin August Victoria is an exceptionally 

 popular white variety. Peonies are of good 

 quality. Many buds form, but late frosts so 

 injure them that they never open. The tender 

 European varieties are most easily affected by 

 frosts. The demand for these flowers is greater 

 than ever. Carnations are cheap and also in 

 great demand." 



Ottawa Florists Sold Out 



Spring business is over and it has been brisk. 

 There has been a much greater demand for all 

 lines than previously. The demand for veranda 

 and window Iboxes has doubled, and the demand 

 for hanging baskets was increased. Geraniums 

 were wanted by every one, and in a majority 

 of cases scarlet, aad though there was a larger 

 stock than ever yet there was not enough to go 

 round. This may be accounted for to a cer- 

 tain extent, by the demand for boxes, for the 

 success of these depends largely on geraniums, 

 an indispensable anticle in making them attrac- 

 tive. When there is a large demand for these 

 and vases it is very profitable to have lots of 

 Cannas, Coleuses, Irisenes, Senecio and Ger- 

 man Ivy, well grown in 4-inch pots, as they 

 then cover lots of space, and also have some 

 early tuberous rooted begonias in flower, a 

 fine thing to mix in among the geraniums and 

 foliage. Also don't forget now to look out for a 

 large stock of dracaenas to grow on for next 

 year's use, as large fine plants add greatly. 



All are now Ibusy planting roses; the stock 

 is in good shape. C. Scrim has two houses 

 planted with young carnations, Lawson and 

 White Lawson. and they are good plants out of 

 4-inch pots. The outside plants had too much 

 rain early in the season that gave them a yel- 

 low look, but are now starting off in great 

 shape. Trade has been very good and flowers 

 fairly plentiful. Peonies have sold well. The 



backward season obliged the horticultural so- 

 ciety to postpone its rose show from last week 

 until this week. Our public parks and the 

 beautiful driveway are in grand shape; flower 

 beds all planted and grass and shrubs looking 

 fine, and the Government Improvement Com- 

 mission still going ahead. That $60,000 a year 

 is making Ottawa a really beautiful city. 



Canadian Horticultural Convention 



The eighth annual convention of the Cana- 

 dian Horticultural Association will be held this 

 year in Montreal (Natural History Hall), 

 August 8-11. It promises to be the most in- 

 structive and enjoyable meeting the association 

 has yet held, not only because of the excellent 

 program that has been prepared, but because of 

 the many beautiful gardens, parks and green- 

 houses that will be visited. Montreal excels 

 any other city in Canada in this line on account 

 of the large number of wealthy gentlemen's 

 residences located there, many of which are 

 kept up in first-class style. Members of the 

 association will be guests of the city of Mont- 

 real August 10. and of the Montreal Gardeners' 

 and Florists Club on August 11, so that there 

 will be no lack of opportunity to see aJl the 

 " lions." 



The association takes in " any person inter- 

 ested in the advancement of horticulture on the 

 recommendation of three members in good 

 standing " (the latter part of this rule is more 

 often neglected than observed) on pa>Tnent of 

 $2 as membership fee. 



In view of the " extra good time " members 

 "u-ill have in a place like Montreal it is expected 

 that many horticulturists of various special pro- 

 clivities, and those who he'lp to run the horti- 

 cultural societies through the country, will at- 

 tend. The railways are gi\ing a special rate 

 on the certificate plan, that is : Buy a full rate 

 first-class one-way ticket to Montreal from 

 your station of departure and ofotain at the 

 same time a certificate on the standard form 

 that you have done so. On arrival at the con- 

 vention hall hand this certificate to the secre- 

 tary of the association for him to fill in and 

 sign. The Eastern Passenger Association will 

 have an agent at the convention hall to revise 

 all certificates for which a charge of 25 cents 

 each is made. On returning, if there are 50 

 members or more who hold certificates (and it 

 is probable there will be), on presentation of" 

 certificate to the ticket agent at the Montreal 

 station a ticket to starting point will be given 

 to the member on pajTnent of one-third of one 

 way first class fare. K there are less than 50 

 Certificates two-thirds of one way first-class 

 fare will be charged. 



As to hotel or room accommodation at Mont- 

 real there is any amount of it at prices to suit 

 any purse, and the reception committee of the 

 Montreal Gardeners' and Florists' Club will en- 

 deavor to place everybody in comfortable quar- 

 ters. The "^elland Hotel will be the headquar- 

 ters of the a.ssociation. Programs and any 

 other information may be obtained from the 

 secretary, Mr. A. H. Ewing, Woodstock, Ont. 



