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ship. There are so many people whom we 

 think ought to give us their support and which 

 we are unable to see personally, that we are 

 going to try sending them a circular letttr. — (K. 

 L. Beal, Sec. 



Will Help the Agricultural Society. 



The directors of the Elmira Horticultural so- 

 ciety have decided to again cooperate with the 

 agricultural society and malce a particular ef- 

 fort to get a good display of flowers at the fall 

 show of the agricultural society. A grant of 

 $10 has been made towards the flower prize list 

 of that society, and the list revised and im- 

 proved. It has also been decided to purchase 

 the usual amount of winter flowering bulbs to 

 be distributed among the members of the horti- 

 cultural society in the fall. — (C. W. Schierholtz, 

 Sec. 



The Garden City Earns Its Name. 



The St. Catharines Horticultural Society 

 held the first June flower and fruit show in its 

 history on June 28. To the people of St. 

 Catharines and the neighboring towns it proved 

 our right to the title of " Garden City," and will 

 assuredly give a great impetus in giving the 

 general public a wider and more personal in- 

 terest in floriculture. 



Mr. R. Cameron, the genial and widely known 

 florist of Niagara Falls Park, contributed much 

 to the success of the show by bringing from 

 his home a magnificent collection of over 200 

 varieties of rare and beautiful flowering plants 

 and shrubs. Many of them can be found no- 

 where else on the continent. There was, be- 

 sides, a splendid array of the smaller fruits, 

 showing the high state to which the fruit grow- 

 ers of this district have brought their products. 

 — (S. Richardson, Jr., SeCy. 



The Florists Will M jet. 



The Canadian Horticultural Association will 

 hold its 7th annual convention at Ottawa, 

 August 9-10, in Goldsmith's Hall, Sparks street. 

 There will be afternoon and evening sessions 

 both days, and a morning session on the second 

 day. The afternoon meeting on the second 

 day will take the form of an excursion to the 

 Experimental Farm. Reports of the secre- 

 tary, treasurer, and all committees will be' read 

 at the opening session August 9. At the even- 

 ing session, of the first day. Prof. W. T. Ma- 

 coun, of the Experimental Farm, will give a 

 lecture on Hardy Perennials, suitable for flor- 

 ists, illustrated by a large display; the choice 

 of place for next meeting will be considered, 

 and a discussion be held on, What is the best 

 fuel for heating greenhouses ? 



The florists trade, from a retail standpoint, 

 will be discussed by Mr. A. C. Wilshire, of 

 Montreal, at the rporning session of the second 

 day, and Holiday Plants, will be the subject of 

 a paper by Mr. Wm. Gammage, of London. A 

 question box will be opened, and the question, 

 What advantage has iron construction of green- 

 houses over the old wooden construction ? will 

 be discussed. 



The last meeting of the series will be the 

 evening of August 10, when all unfinished busi- 

 ness will be completed, officers elected and final 

 committee reports read. On the following day, 

 August 11, will be an all-day session with the 

 Ottawa fiorists, when interesting places in and 

 around the city will be visited. 



Fine Display of Roses. — The Grimsby Horti- 

 cultural Society were pleasantly entertained at 

 the home of the president, June 29, when a large 

 and splendid exhibition of roses was made a 

 prominent feature of the program. The names 

 of the varieties of the roses were marked on 

 most of the specimens, which added greatly to 

 the interest taken in the display. A musical 

 program was rendered by the Grimsby musical 

 club. Another meeting is planned for August. 

 — (J. W. Brennan, Sec. 



Bulbs From Holland. — At a meeting of the 

 directors of the Picton Horticultural Society, 

 held during July, an order was sent to Holland 

 for the bulbs for the fall distribution. The 

 premiums will be six hyacinth bulbs and 19 nar- 

 cissus bulbs of selected varieties, for each 

 member. 



Received Plants. — During May each member 

 of the Port Hope Horticultural society received 

 three boxes of annuals and two boxes of peren- 

 nials. We have also placed in our high school 

 grounds four boxes each of the following: Ver- 

 benas, asters, petunias, phlox drummondii, and 

 three dozen geraniums. — (J. G. Jackson, Sec. 

 Port Hope Hort'l Soc. 



At a meeting of the Kingston Horticultural 

 Society, held early in July, it was unanimously 

 deciu-.- to hold a show in September at a date 

 to be later determined upon. A number of local 

 fiorists, who were present, promised hearty ca- 

 operation, agreeing to make special exhibits to 

 encourage amateurs. Such exhibits will not 

 be judged for prizes. 



The July meeting of the Perth Horticultural 

 Society was one of the most successful ever held 

 by that society. The experiment of holding 

 summer meetings in the gardens and lawns of 

 the different members of the society has proven 

 such a success that it may be looked on as a 

 permanent feature. 



The Ottawa Horticultural Society deserves 

 credit for its exhibition of fruit, flowers anl 

 vegetables held July 19. The display of horti- 

 cultural products was a most pleasing and 

 creditable one. The paper read by Mr. James 

 Thorne. on The Experiences of a Beginner in 

 Horticulture, was a fine one, and was presented 

 in a humorous an. pleasing manner. discus- 

 sions followed on different points of interest to 

 all present. 



The Fergus Horticultural Society held its 

 regular exhibition July 22, resulting in the best 

 of its kind ever attempted by this society. 

 There are 62 members in the society. — (J. C. 

 Templin, Sec. 



