HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES ARE FALLING INTO LINE 



The sug-gestion made in the June issue of The 

 Horticulturist that a provincial horticultural 

 association mig-ht be formed at the time of the 

 big flower, fruit and honey show, to be held in 

 Toronto next November, is being generally en- 

 dorsed. The need for better organization on 

 the part of horticultural societies- appears to be 

 recognized. The following societies have been 

 heard from since The Horticulturist appeared 

 in June : 



WHAT THE SOCIETIES SAY. 



Our president, as well asi our secretary, have 

 been giving some consideration to this question, 

 and also to pages 268 and 269 of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist for June, the perusal of which so 

 favorably impressed us both in regard to the 

 imiportance of the proposed new association 

 that I am advised to write you stating our so- 

 ciety will appoint one or more delegates to the 

 big fruit, flower and honey show to be held in 

 Toronto next November. That the org^aniza- 

 tion proposed will be successful in every sense 

 we feel convinced. You may count on the co- 

 operation of the Kincardine Hort. Society. 

 ^(Joseph Barker, Sec. 



I think the idea of sending delegates to the 

 fruit, flower and honey show to be held in To- 

 ronto in November next, a capital one. There 

 is no reason why an organization such as you 

 suggest, viz., for horticultural societies, should 

 not only prove a success but also of lasting 

 benefit to all interested in horticulture. No 

 doubt whatever but our society will be repre- 

 sented at such a meeting. — (C. J. Foy, Sec. 

 Perth Hort'l Soc. 



I think it would be a good idea to have such 

 a meeting in Toronto next November. — (C. W. 

 Schierholtz, Sec. Elmira Hort'l Soc. 



Tree Protectors 



During- June The Horticulturist wrote to the 

 fruit experiment stations of the province which 

 are using the Arndt tree protectors, asking 

 them how the protector is working. Replies 

 received from several of the stations are to the 

 effect that it is still too early in the season to 

 announce what results will be derived from 

 these protectors. At one or two of the sta- 

 tions the protectors have not yet been put on 

 the trees. 



Mr. iSlurray Pettit, of Winona, writes as fol- 

 lows: " I think the Arndt tree protector will 

 be valuable where the panker worm is trouble- 

 some. The female crawls up the trunk of the 

 tree, and as there are two forms of them, one of 

 which deposits its eggs in the fall and the other 

 in the sipring, it will require a full year to test 

 the protectors." 



Mr. Nicholas Young, of Richard's Landing, 

 writes that he believes the Arndt tree protec- 

 tor just fills the bill as far as preventing crawl- 

 ing insects from going up the tree is concerned. 

 " It is," he writes, " about perfect,, being easily 



The president of the Port Dover horticultural 

 society desires me to say that he heartily con- 

 curs in the proposal to hold a provincial meet- 

 ing of delegates from horticultural societies in 

 Toronto next November. The combined show 

 it is purposed to hold is a good idea, and should 

 be largely patronized. There is no doubt but 

 that this society will be glad to send delegates 

 to such a meeting. Personally I shall be glad 

 to do what I can to promote the success of the 

 same. Success to The Horticulturist. — OS. L. 

 Butler, Sec.-Treas. 



I am instructed by the directors to say that 

 thfey heartily approve of the idea of forming a 

 provincial association of horticultural societies. 

 Delegates will be sent when the time arrives. 

 I wish the movement every success, and 

 trust every horticultural society will see the 

 matter in its true light. — (iS. Richardson. Sec. 

 St. Catharines Hort'l Soc. 



We believe that a provincial horticultural as- 

 sociation could be so managed as to greatly im- 

 prove the work and the results of our local 

 societies. We heartily approve of the propo- 

 sal. — (S. W. Howard, Sec. Hagersville Hort'l 

 Soc. 



I have brought this matter to the attention 

 of our horticultural society, and they heartily 

 cooperate with the sentiment of your com- 

 munication. I will report later to you who the 

 delegates may be. — (T. T. Thrasher, Sec. Stir- 

 ling Hort'l Soc. 



I consider the proposition to form a provin- 

 cial horticultural association a move in the 

 right direction. We ■ may not appoint dele- 

 gates, but I hope to be present for one day at 

 least. — (W. Sanderson, Sec. Stratford Hort'l 

 Soc. 



applied. It would have saved me many an 

 hour's work five years ago, when I had an in- 

 vasion of forest tent caterpillars." 



Ottawa's Successful Rose Show 



Roses ran riot at the June exhibition of the 

 Ottawa Horticultural Society on the 21st ult. 

 A splendid showing of peonies was also made, 

 while strawberries were well to the front. An 

 interesting and instrustive talk on Roses was 

 given by Mr. W. G. Black, a full report of which 

 will be published later in The Horticulturist. 



Out of 50 odd varieties of roses tested by Mr. 

 Black, a group of hybrid perpetuals for some 

 years past have supplanted all others, they be- 

 ing hardy and having a beautiful bloom. The 

 principal exhibitors of herbaceous perennial 

 blooms were W. H. Snelling, J. Thorne, R. B. 

 Whyte ; of roses, W. G. Black, J. Rowley, G. A. 

 White and Mrs. John Laing. Peonies were 

 shown by Messrs. P. Oster, MacGrady, Snell- 

 ing, H. P. Carstesen, T. Judd, S. Short, R. B. 

 Whyte and Miss V. Keyes'. 



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