THE DESERONTO COMPETITIONS 



F£\\ horticultural societies in Ontario 

 have been doing better work than has 

 been done by the Deseronto society during 

 the past year. The aims of the society, " to 

 cultivate and improve the taste for flowers, 

 ])lants and trees, and to assist the citizens 

 in beautifying their homes by increasmg 

 their knowledge of plant life," have been 

 nobly carried out. The society made valu- 

 able distributions throughout the year of 

 seeds, bulbs and plants for spring and sum- 

 mer planting, and again in the fall for house 

 culture. Then a creditable flower show 

 was held on September 13. 



But this was not all. Four competitions 

 in well kept grounds were held. These 

 were : Best kept grounds, professional ; 

 well kept grounds, exceeding one town lot, 

 amateur, with assistance ; well kept grounds, 



can boast of as many beautiful lots as any 

 town of its size in Ontario. 



Some of the contestants were handicap- 

 ped in not having as favorable location or 

 natural conditions as others and found it 

 difiicult to make the lot present a pleasing 

 appearance to the passerby. Some, which 

 would have stood near the top as beautiful 

 gardens, could not be placed high because 

 the effect from the street was not good. 



The judging was done by Mr. E. F. Col- 

 lins, of Allan Gardens, Toronto, to the 

 satisfaction of all. He reports that the 

 l^lacing was rendered very difficult owing 

 to a lack of uniformity in size. 



First prize went to Mr. D. R. Jones, 

 whose lot was favorably laid out for beauti- 

 fying. It had a strong advantage in the 

 contour of the land and in havingf the house 



First Prize Garden, Owned by 



not to exceed one town lot, amateur, with 

 assistance ; and well kept grounds, not to exr 

 ceed town lot, amateur, without assistance. 

 In each case handsome prizes were offered. 

 Special interest and enthusiasm was mani- 

 fested in the competition between amateurs 

 without assistance, and as a result Deseronto 



D. R. Jones, Deseronto, Ont. 



to one side, so that an excellent view was 

 presented to persons passing on the street. 

 " Mr. Jones had a grand collection of 

 plants, and his grass was in fine condition," 

 said Mr. Collins. " Dahlias were most 

 prominent among the flowers, while the 

 tall-growing asters, gladioli, zinnias and 



