AT THE HAMILTON SHOW. 



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A Portion of the Cut Flower Exhibit 



fairs he had on exhibition over 100 varieties 

 of evergreen plants which withstand Jack 

 Frost's attacks at Niagara Falls. 



PRIZE WINNERS. 



Prizes were awarded to such well Known 

 amateurs as Wm. Colvin, J. Sweetlove, J. 

 O. McCulloch, Dr. Storms, L. C. Hilde- 

 brand, A. O'Heir, A. Alexander and numer- 

 ous other flower lovers of the city. For 

 window boxes Mr. W. Newberry won first, 

 A. O'Heir second, and J. Sweetlove third. 

 Miss Elsie AlcCulloch won the red ticket 

 for bouquet of garden flowers, Mrs. A. 

 G. Pettit secured second and ]\Irs. Wm. v^ox 

 third. 



In professional or commercial plants or 

 flowers the prizes were divided among The 

 Webster Floral Co., Walter Holt, Sones 

 Bros., E. G. Brown, Chas. Alason and H. P. 

 VanWagner, of Hamilton, and P. Murray, 

 of Niagara Falls. The Webster Floral Co. 

 won the silver trophy which was given to 

 the professional making the best display in 

 the commercial class. The Steele, Briggs 

 Seed Co. had a fine display of bulbs, seeds, 

 flower fertilizers and sundry lines handled 

 by that firm, while the Foster Pottery Co. 

 had a show of their well known flower pots. 



The show of vegetables was conspicuous 



? MB on account of its ab- 

 sence. Many growers 

 who had made entries 

 claimed that the wet 

 weather of Monday 

 previous to the show 

 prevented them from 

 collecting the vege- 

 tables, while others 

 decided not to en- 

 ter the competition 

 because they did 

 not expect the show 

 was going to be in 

 their line. The speci- 

 mens of vegetables shown were good, 

 and it is to be hoped that next year will find 

 the vegetable department full. Ihe prizes 

 went to F. Sinnet, J. Tregunno, M. E. Bur- 

 ton, D. A. Hyslop, A. Davis and G. E. 

 Horning. 



IN THE ERUIT BUILDING. 

 The condition of Ontario's fruit crop for 

 1905 was plainly shown by the exhibit on 

 the benches. Apples were of fair size but 

 very much lacking in color. Peaches, 

 though a good crop, were very scarce, pro- 

 bably because they are late in ripening, and 

 only a few varieties were sufficiently ma- 

 ture for exhibition purposes. Pears and 

 plums were perhaps the best, although there 

 was also a fine display of grapes. 



The most creditable as well as the most 

 instructive feature was the display of fruits 

 from the Experiment Stations of the Nia- 

 gara district. Too much praise cannot be 

 given the Ontario Department of Agricul- 

 ture for sending this exhibit, nor to Mr. L. 

 Woolverton, of Grimsby, superintendent of 

 the Experiment Stations, for the tasty ar- 

 rangement of the different fruits. Six 

 tables were filled with the exhibit and e .ery- 

 thing was carefully labelled. Placards 



such as " These varieties of Japanese plums 



