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DECEMBER, 1904 



Volume XXVII 



Number 12 



THE PROVINCIAL FRUIT, FLOWER AND HONEY SHOW 



1^ HE horticultural interests of Ontario 

 have been obviously advanced by 

 The Provincial Fruit, Flower and Honev 

 Show held in Toronto November 15-19. 

 The exhibits, in all sections, were ahead of 

 expectations and were a revelation of the 

 importance of the horticultural interests of 

 the province. The thousands of people 

 who attended have been thoroughly awak- 

 ened to the fact that fruit, flowers and honey 

 are three important products of Ontario; 

 that there is a possibility for great develop- 

 ment in this direction and that everything 

 possible should be done to forward the in- 

 terests of these three allied industries. 



This impression having been created it is 

 generally felt that the exhibition was a de- 

 cided success, that it should be repeated 

 next year and that there is every reason to 

 believe that this first show will develop into 

 an annual afifair of great importance. The 

 exhibits of fruit, of flowers and of honey 

 were the largest that have ever been made 

 in Canada and the quality of the exhibits 

 was of the best. 



Toronto has held some splendid flower 

 shows in the past but this year's display set 

 a new mark of excellence. The exhibit of 

 fruit was also a record breaker. Owing to 

 the lateness of the season the apples shown 

 were well colored which added greatly to the 

 pleasing effect of the display. ^More honey 

 was shown than at the Toronto Industrial 

 Exposition and the exhibits were arranged 



to the best possible advantage. This made 

 the apiary section one of the features of the 

 exhibition. 



The show was held in the two Granite 

 rinks, on Church street, the flowers being on 

 view in the smaller of the rinks and the fruit 

 and honey in the larger. Both rinks were 

 tastefully decorated, the former by ever- 

 greens, wild smilax and palms and th€ latter 

 by bunting and flags. The combined ef- 

 fect of the decorations and exhibits was 

 most pleasing. 



EDUCATIONAL FEATURES WERE VAI,UABI.E. 



Probably the most striking feature of the 

 exhibition was its value from an educational 

 standpoint. In the floral rink the exhibits 

 of many different varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums, carnations and roses bore printed 

 cards giving the names of the varieties. 



Even greater attention was given to the 

 educational features connected with the ex- 

 hibit of fruit. All the principal varieties 

 bore printed cards giving their names, the 

 months of the year during which they can 

 be bought, a brief description of their suita- 

 bility for dessert or cooking purposes and 

 of their value for home or foreign markets. 



A most excellent exhibit was made by the 

 Women's Institute Branch of the Ontario 

 Department of Agriculture under the direct 

 supervision of Supt. G. A. Putnam. A large 

 space, at one end of the fruit rink, was oc- 

 cupied by this exhibit. Numerous- methods 

 of cooking and preserving fruits were 



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