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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURISI 



m. ChuTch street cars pass the doors. 



General admission 25 cents, children 10 cents. 

 Members of the org-anizations interested in the 

 exhibition will receive membership tickets for 

 50 cents, g'ood for entrance at any time. Six 

 coupon tickets may be bought for one dollar up 

 to November 14. 



The rinks will be beautifully decorated and 

 an orchestra will be in attendance three after- 

 noons and every evening. 



The conventions will be open to the public. 



Active Horticultural Work in Guelpii 



The Guelph Horticultural society is doing 

 good work. We had excellent meetings in 

 March, April and May this year, and had good 

 programs for our meetings in September and 

 October. At our September meeting Mr. R. B. 

 Whyte, of Ottawa, gave us an address on " Au- 

 tumn Planted Bulbs for Spring Flowering," 

 which was of interest to the members, who re- 

 ceive from the society a cojlectjqil (pf bulbs for 

 fall planting. 



In the spring a collection of Semple's Branch- 

 ing Aster seeds was distributed to about 500 of 

 the city school children, and accompanying it 

 was given an excellent little bulletin giving full 

 directions for the cultivation of the plants, and 

 stating rules governing the flower competition, 

 which was held in the Central school recently. 

 The children made a grand display of flowers 

 of their own growing, which were carefully 

 judged and prizes awarded for those who were 

 most successful. The city teachers have taken 

 a great deal of interest in this work, and have 

 ably backed up the efforts of the horticultural 

 society. In this way we hope to encourage a 

 love for flowers among the children, and trust 

 it will spread to the older people and have its 

 effect in beautifying the gardens and grounds 

 ■of the city generally. 



Seafortli Has A Large Membersliip 



The membership of the Seaforth Horticultu- 

 ral society is 111, which is considered pretty 

 good for our town. A number of the members 

 live in the surrounding country. 



Not many meetings have been held this year, 

 but in the spring a very interesting lecture was 

 given by Mr. T. H. Race, of Mitchell, on the 

 " Purposes of Horticultural Societies." Dur- 

 ing the summer there were two other lectures, 

 one by our president, William Hartry, on the 

 " Cultivation of Tuberous Begonias"; the other 

 took the form of an open air meeting on the 

 president's lawn. Numerous boquets of the 

 flowers in season were brought by members, 

 who had the privilege of viewing Mr. Hartry's 

 garden; also a very fine collection of tuberous 

 begonias. A small vase of seedling dahlias, 

 grown by Mr. Langstrath, was shown, and an 

 address on the treatment of dahlias was given 

 "by Mr. Robert iScott. These feelings were all 

 well attended. 



Our surplus funds have been used to give pre- 

 miums to the members. The premiums given 

 l)y the Fruit Growers' Association, viz: gladioli 



Everything possible will be done to make the 

 various features of as great educational value 

 as possible. 



People attending from points outside the city, 

 when buying their railway tickets, should ask 

 for certificates which, on being presented to the 

 secretary at the show, will entitle them to free 

 passage home. 



Let every fruit grower and florist attend and 

 a successful exhibition will be assured. , 



bulbs and Dorothy Perkins roses, were very 

 much appreciated and gave very general satis- 

 faction. — (Wm. Elliott, Sec'y. 



His 

 the 



Ever since its organiza- 

 tion in 1896, Mr. Walter 

 T. Ross, collector of cus- 

 toms at Picton, Ont., has 

 been secretary-treasurer 

 of the Picton Horticul- 

 tural Society. The mem- 

 bership of this society is 

 usually between 75 and 

 100 Distributions are 

 made each spring and fall 

 to the members of plants, 

 bulbs and seeds The 

 annual lecture given be- 

 fore the society each 

 spring, through the gen- 

 erosity of the government, 

 is always looked forward 

 to with interest. Most of 

 Mr. Ross' attention has 

 been given to the growing 

 of tropical plants and 

 fruits. He has had re- 

 markable success, as al- 

 though he has no green- 

 hnise, he has produced 



oranges, lemons, figs, etc., as well as gardenia, jessamines, etc. 



trees are now maturing oranges, lemons, figs and guavas ; and 

 more practical articles, such as ter and coffee are doing nicely. 



WALTER T. ROSS. 



More Enthusiasm Desired 



With the exception of a lecture by Prof. H. 

 L. Hutt last spring there have been no public 

 discussions during the past few months by the 

 Thornbury Horticultural society. The de- 

 crease of interest in horticulture is doubtless, 

 partly due to the fact that fruit growing is not 

 nearly as profitable as formerly. Premiums, 

 consisting of apple trees, grape vines and flow- 

 ering bulbs have been distributed as usual to 

 subscribers. This is a feature of the work 

 highly appreciated. Most subscribers prefer 

 bulbs. — (A. W. Walker, Sec'y. 



Two Challenge Cups. — The Toronto Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Association, through its secretary, 

 Mr. E. F. Collins, has sent notice to Mr. H. B. 

 Cowan, the secretary of the combined fruit, 

 flower and honey show, to be held in Toronto 

 this month, that it offers for competition 

 two challenge cups in the same classes which 

 they were won in before by the present holders, 

 namely class 1, section 9, and class 2, section 26, 

 of the prize list, which was published in The 

 Horticulturist recently. These cups must be 

 won three times, not necessarily in succession, 

 before becoming the property of the winner. 

 The cups are valued at about $35 each. 



