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EDITORIAL. 



|qe (an^dian flortic^Itdrist 



TKe Only Hortic\alt\iral Magazine in 

 tKe Dominion. 



H. Bronson Cowan, Editor and Business Manager. 



1. The Canadian Horticulturist is published the first of 

 each month. 



S. Subscription Price $i.oo per year, strictly in advance, 

 entitling the subscriber to membership in the Fruit Growers' 

 Association of Ontario and all its privileges, including a copy of its 

 report. For all countries except Canada, United States and Great 

 Britain add 50c for postage. , 



3. Remittances should be made by Post Office or Money 

 Express Order, or Registered Letter. Postage Stamps accepted for 

 amounts less than $1.00. Receipts will be acknowledged on the 

 address label, which shows the date to which subscription is paid. 



4. Discontinuances — Responsible subscribers will continue 

 to receive The Horticulturist until the publishers are notified by 

 letter to discontinue, when all arrearages must be paid. Societies 

 should send in their revised lists in January: otheiwise it will be 

 taken for granted all will continue members. 



5. Change of Address — When a change of address is or- 

 dered, both the old and the new addresses must be given. 



6. Advertising Rates quoted on application. Circulatien 

 5,500. Copy receiped up to the 24th. Responsible representatives 

 wanted in towns and cities. 



7. Articles and Illustrations for publication will be 

 thankfully received by the editor. 



8. All Communications should be addressed : 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST, , 



TORONTO, CANADA 



SEVENTEEN YEARS' FAITHFUL SERVICE. 



At the recent annual convention of the On- 

 tario Fruit Growers' Association Mr. Linus 

 Woolverton, B.A., of Grimsby, took advantage of 

 the occasion to tender the directors his formal 

 resignation as editor of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. For years Mr. Woolverton has been 

 undertaking work beyond the powers of the or- 

 dinary man. Although the owner of one of the 

 finest fruit farms in Canada he has not only 

 found or rather made time, during the past 

 seventeen years, to act as editor of The Horti- 

 culturist but has, for a considerable portion of 

 this time, acted as secretary of the Ontario 

 Fruit Growers' Association, secretary of the 

 Board of Fruit Experiment Stations and worked 

 on a valuable description he is preparing of the 

 fruits of Ontario. 



Realizing that this work was too great for 

 one man Mr. Woolverton, a few years ago, asked 

 to be released of his duties as secretary of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association and last month asked 

 for a further lightening of his responsibilities. 

 In accepting Mr. Woolvertdn's resignation the 

 directors of the association, one and all, paid 

 tribute to the great value of the services he has 

 rendered. It was pointed out that when Mr. 

 Woolverton accepted the secretaryship of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association and the editorship of 

 The Horticulturist both the Association and 

 The Horticulturist were in a critical con- 

 dition. Through his active efforts the associa- 

 tion and The Horticulturist have since be- 



come known throughout the Dominion. An 

 expression of the value in which his services 

 have always been held was unanimously ten- 

 dered Mr. Woolverton. Special attention will 

 be devoted by Mr. Woolverton in the future to 

 his duties as superintendent of the fruit experi- 

 ment stations and to completing his description 

 of the Fruits of Ontario. The editorship of 

 The Horticulturist has been assumed by the 

 associate editor, Mr. H. B. Cowan. 



IT WAS A SUCCESS. 



The First Provincial Fruit, Flower and Honey 

 Show was a decided success. The gain to the 

 horticultural interests of Ontario will be im- 

 mense. There is an impression in the minds 

 of the general public that anything pertaining 

 to horticulture is of but slight importance. The 

 magnificent display of fruit, flowers and honey, 

 at the recent show, did much to dispel this il- 

 lusion. 



The success of the first venture warrants a 

 determined effort being put forth to make the 

 show an annual affair and to extend its useful- 

 ness and scope. Too much credit cannot be 

 given the ofl!icers of the show and the various 

 organizations interested. The Ontario Depart- 

 ment or Agriculture, the Ontario Fruit Growers 

 and Bee Keepers' Associations, the Toronto 

 Horticultural and Electoral District Societies 

 and the Toronto Gardeners' and Florists' Asso- 

 ciation are all deserving of the warmest praise 

 for their active assistance and cooperation. 

 The fact that the representatives of all these 

 bouies were able to work together harmoniously 

 shows them to be broad minded men. It is no 

 wonder the exhibition was a success. 



A NARROW MINDED POLICY. 



The Canadian manufacturers 6f orchard and 

 garden implements are deserving of the severest 

 censure for the stand they took in regard to the 

 recent provincial horticultural exhibition. Al- 

 though earnestly urged, and in spite of the fact 

 that liberal inducements were offered, they abso- 

 lutely refused to make exhibits at the show. 



It was felt by the management that an ex- 

 hibit of implements and tools for orchard and 

 garden culture, showing the latest improve- 

 ments that have been made, would be of great 

 educational value to the fruit growers and gar- 

 deners who attended the exhibition. Although 

 this object was pointed out the Canadian manu- 

 facturers refused to give their assistance. If 

 the manufacturers dream they have entrenched 

 themselves in a position where they are inde- 

 pendent of the fruit growers and florists it is 

 time they should be rudely awakened. This 

 point should be borne in mind when prepara- 

 tions are being made for the next exhibition. 



The delegates to the provincial horticultural 

 convention acted wisely last month when they 

 appointed a committee to suggest changes in the 

 Agricultural and Arts Act and to consider the 

 advisability of forming a provincial horticul- 



