ONTARIO HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FORMED 



The delegates, from the horticultural socie- 

 ties of the province, who met in Toronto last 

 month at the time of the Ontario Horticultural 

 Exhibition, decided to form a provincial or- 

 ganization to be known as the Ontario Horti- 

 cultural Association. The objects of the as- 

 sociation, as outlined at the meeting, are to 

 bring the various societies of the province into 

 closer touch with each other and to introduce 

 more uniform and improved methods of w'ork 

 as well as to look after the interests of the 

 societies generally. 



The following officers were elected: Presi- 

 dent, W. B. Burgoyne, of St. Catharines; first 

 vice-president, Major H. J. Snelgi'ove, of Co- 

 burg; second vice-president, Joseph Barker, of 

 Kincardine; secretary-treasurer, H. B. Cowan, 

 of Toronto; executive committee, R. B. Whyte, 

 of Ottawa; R. W. Woodroofe, of Woodstock ; 

 C. L. Stevens, of Orillia; A. T, Armstrong, of 

 Millbrook; W. Jeffers Diamond, of Belleville; 

 A. Alexander, of Hamilton; H. R. Frankland, 

 of Toronto; J. T. Rose, of Brantford, and Robt. 

 Mann, of Orangeville. The president, first 

 vice-president and secretary-treasurer were 

 empowered to draft a constitution and to wait 

 on the government to urge the adoption of 

 legislation in the interests of the horticultural 

 societies. 



At the afternoon session of the convention 

 Mr. W. B. Burgoyne described the excellent 



Burlington 



The annual meeting of the Burlington Horti- 

 cultural Association was held at Freeman No- 

 vember 9th, with the president, A. W. Peart, in 

 the chair. In his annual address Mr. Peart 

 reviewed the work that the society had accom- 

 plished during the past season and outlined 

 work for the future. The directors reported 

 on the different classes of fruit grown in the 

 neighborhood that had given the best results. 



The report of the secretary-treasurer, and 

 the auditors' report, showed that the society 

 has a substantial balance on hand. The offi- 

 cers elected for the incoming year were : 

 President, W. F. W. Fisher; first vice-president, 

 J. S. Freeman; second vice-president, R. C. 

 Fowler ; secretary-treasurer, W. E. A. Peer ; 

 directors, D. Jardine, W. V. Hopkins, J. S. Free- 

 man, H. T. Foster, R. C. Fowler, A. W. Peart, 

 J. A. Lindley, W. E. A. Peer ; auditors, H. T. 

 Foster, W. H. Easterbrook; shipping commit- 

 tee, H. T. Foster, E. W. Lewis.— (W. E. A. Peer, 

 secretary-treasurer. 



work that has been accomplished by the St. 

 Cainarines society during the past year. With 

 a government grant of only $51 the society has 

 distributed $8 and $9 for horticulture for every 

 one that has been received from the govern- 

 bent. The distribution of seed among the 

 school children had been very profitable. A 

 discussion of Mr. Burgoyne's remarks was en- 

 tered into heartily by Messrs. Diamond, of 

 Belleville; Barker, of Kincardine; Hunt, of 

 Guelph, and other of the delegates. Several 

 delegates said that they found the giving of 

 The Horticulturist to their members had been 

 productive of excellent results. The meeting 

 then proceeded with the election of officers, 

 which resulted as already given. 



During the afternoon interesting addresses 

 were given by Mr. Wm. Hunt, of Guelph, on 

 The Care of Dormant and Semi-dormant Plants 

 Throughout the Winter, an extract from which 

 address appears in this issue, and by Mr. W. 

 T. Macoun, of the Experimental Farm at Otta- 

 wa, who described some of the best features 

 of the botanical garden at the farm. An out- 

 line of his paper will be published in The Hor- 

 ticulturist. The convention was considered to 

 be a great success and the delegates appeared 

 to be enthusiastic regarding the possibilities 

 for good work mat lie before the recently 

 formed provincial association. A full report of 

 the discussions will be published in the Janu- 

 ary issue of The Horticulturist. 



two good men from abroad, and expect to put 

 on a good program of local men. 



It has been decided to hold the winter meet- 

 ing of The Pomological and Fruit Growing So- 

 ciety of Quebec at Richmond, Que., December 

 13 and 14. Secretary Wood, of St. John, Que- 

 bec, informs The Horticulturist that the pro- 

 gram containing full information will be out 

 before December 1. 



The British Columbia Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation will hold their annual meeting in Van- 

 couver. The date has not yet been fixed. 

 Secretary Brandrith, of Ladner, sends The 

 Horticulturist the following list of speakers 

 and subjects : T. F. Patterson, B. S. A., of 

 Vancouver, Economic Entomology; H. H. Har- 

 ris, sen., of Vancouver, Floriculture; J. A. 

 Catherwood, of Hatzic, Freight and Express 

 Service; W. J. Brandrith, of Ladner, Varieties 

 of Fruit for the City Garden. 



Fruit Growers Provincial Convention 



The annual meeting of the Nova Scotia Fruit 

 Growers' Association will be held at Annapolis 

 on December 12, 13 and 14. Among other 

 questions the following will be discussed. Size 

 of the Standard Barrel. Transportation, Co- 

 operation, Spraying, and Improved Orchard 

 Practice. 



Secretary Barker, of Berwick, writes The 

 Horticulturist that they are hoping for one or 



Keen Demand For Fruit 



Cable reports from Woodall & Co., Liverpool, 

 England, to their agent, Mr. Eben James, To- 

 ronto, show a firm market with a tendency to 

 higher prices for apples for some weeks past. 

 On November 22 this firm cabled: "Prospects 

 most favorable, 8,000 barrels selling, market 

 active and higher. Greenings 20 to 23 shil- 

 lings. Baldwins 21 to 22 shillings, Spys ^jtVa to 

 24 shillings. Russets 20 to 24y2 shillings, 

 seconds 3 shillings less." The shipments from 

 Canadian ports to date are 648,138 barrels, 

 compared with 534,953 barrels for the same 

 period last year. 



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