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EDITORIAL. 



TT[e fanadi^n plorticOltdrist 



Pnblisbecl by The Horticultural Fublishinc 

 Company, Limited. 



TKe Only Hortic>altural Magazine in 

 tKe Dominion. 



Official Organ of Britisb Columbia, Ontario, Que- 

 bec and Prince Kdward Island Fruit Growers' 

 Associations an<I of the Ontario Veee- 

 tal>le Growers' Association. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager. 



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



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THE HAMILTON SHOW. 



In the fruit and flower show which will be 

 held in Hamilton September 12, 13 and 14, the 

 fruit g-rowers of the Niagara district and the 

 residents of Hamilton have a splendid oppor- 

 tunity of which they should take every advant- 

 age. Owing to the fact that the provincial 

 horticultural exhibition, which is held in To- 

 ronto in November, is too late for many of the 

 early fruits, it was decided this year to hold an 

 earlier show in Hamilton. The show this 

 month is intended to mainly benefit the fruit 

 growers of the Niagara district and also many 

 .amateur flower growers. Whether or not it 

 shall be made a permanent affair largely de- 

 pends on the interest manifested in it by the 

 growers and by the citizens of Hamilton. 



The prize list is sufficiently liberal to offer 

 strong inducement for the fruit growers of the 

 Niagara district to show what their far famed 

 section is capable of in the way of fruit produc- 

 tion. With proper management and the requi- 

 site amount of enthusiasm this show can be 

 made a splendid annual advertisement for the 

 district it is principally designed to benefit. 



As much will depend on the success of tkis first 

 venture every person in any way Interested 

 should do his best to make it a success. In 

 a matter of this kind a little work on the part 

 of many will accomplish more than hard work 

 on the part of a few. 



A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY. 



Vegetable growers have long complained of 

 the existing tariff arrangements which while 

 shutting them out of the United States markets 

 leaves them open to severe competition from 

 the southern States. Carloads of vegetables 

 are shipped from th» south to Canadian cities, 

 where they are often disposed of at prices be- 

 low the cost of production in the centres where 

 they are sold. 



The fact that the tariff commission is to sit 

 in leading centres, such as Toronto and Mont- 

 real, should be taken advantage of by the vege- 

 table growers. While anything which will be 

 likely to advance the price of vegetables will be 

 certain to meet with strong opposition the vege- 

 table growers have claims which deserve to be 

 heard. By appointing a strong committee to 

 prepare their case and, if necessary, by engag- 

 ing a lawyer to present it, they should be able 

 to impress both the commission and the public 

 with the necessity for at least some change in 

 existing conditions. 



Every fruit grower in eastern Canada who 

 can possibly do so should endeavor to attend 

 some of the demonstrations in fruit packing 

 that will be given during the next few weeks at 

 different centres by the expert who is being 

 brought from British Columbia. The great 

 name California fruit has made for itself has 

 been earned largely 'by the manner in which it 

 has been packed. In this work, it has long 

 been admitted, California has been able to give 

 Canadian growers many pointers. If our grow- 

 ers lose this opportunity to gain suggestions for 

 the improvement of their methods they are not 

 the wide-awake men they are generally held 

 to be. 



The illustration in this issue showing the ex- 

 cellent work that has been accomplished thie 

 year by the Guelph Horticultural Society in 

 improving the appearance of the hitherto al- 

 most ugly town hall draws attention to a line of 

 work more horticultural societies could follow 

 with advantage to themselves and the public. 

 The improvement of neglected public places in 

 this way will do much more for the cause of 

 horticulture than a rather too free use, for in- 

 stance, of society funds for the purchase of 

 seeds and bulbs. 



As soon as the Toronto exhibition is over the 

 fruit, flower and vegetable growers of the pro- 

 vince should set to work in earnest to get ready 

 for the Ontario Horticultural Exhibition, which 

 will be held in Toronto in November. The fact 

 that the exhibition will this year be held in 



