1 88 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Tomato Rot. 



73§. Sir, — What kinds of tomatoes are least liable to rot, and what kinds are 

 freest ? 



A Membeb. 



Sowing Evergreen Seeds. 



739. Sib, — When should evergreen tree seeds be sown ? 



H, K. , Slayner. 



They should be sown as soon as gathered in the autumn, and kept shaded 

 during the hot weather of the succeeding summer. 



Waterloo Horticultural Society. 



Sib, — Our Horticultural Society is so far a great success. We are arranging to make 

 a bed in our public park, tall Cannas in the centre, dwarf ones next, and on the outside 

 Phlox Drummondii, or Coleus. The park is quite a resort in summer, the people from a 

 distance hold picnics there, our band holds concerts there, and it affords as fine a half-mile 

 bicycle track as is found in Ontario. Our bicycle club is trying to get the annual meet 

 here in July, when twenty-five hundred wheelmen will be here. This will make our 

 Society popular and will lead to very much better things in future. 



James Lockie, President. 



Insects and Fungi. 



Sib, — My fruit crops have suffered badly from the ravages of insects and fungi, because 

 I did not know how to cope with them. Thanks to your valuable Journal, the weapons 

 have now been put into my hands to fight these two great enemies 1 am the only one, so 

 far as I know, who is testing varieties of fruit in this section, and I am willing to send you 

 items from my experience at any time, if desirable. 



James Wittup, Fergus, Ont. 



Lindsay Horticultural Society. 



Sib, — The Lindsay Horticultural Society held a very successful public meeting on the 

 5th of April in the Council Chamber. Mr. J. Cooper, president of the Society, read an 

 excellent paper on horticultural societies and their work. Mr. T. Beall gave a very inter- 

 esting talk on spraying, in which he advised the fruitgrower to use common sense and 

 judgment so as to spray at the proper time. He also gave the formulae and mode of using 

 the same on different plants and trees. Mr. Beadle, from Toronto, gave a very interesting 

 and instructive talk on plants and plant life in the house and garden, with illustrations, after 

 which he answered a number of questions on growing and the management of bulbs and 

 other flowers and plants in a satisfactory way. Mrs. Speir then read a good paper on 

 flowers in the home and their influence. Mr. Maxom had a fine show of plants and flowers 

 in the room, which gave a pleasing effect. There was a good attendance, but we would 

 like to see more take an active part in this good work. 



F. Fkampton, Sec. 



