THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



cattle eat this species quite readily, belonging to 

 Leguminosae, belonging to a large, useful class of 

 plants. Clover, veitch and peas are included in this 

 family. If you carelessly run up against a plant in 

 seed enough of seed pods will adhere to your cloth- 

 ing to sow a good sized garden. This species is 

 quite a good garden herbaceous plant. The flowers 

 are purple and much larger than any other species. 

 The roots are very wiry ; I should think it 

 would be very difficult to plow under if well 

 established. I have grown this plant for quite a 

 number of years. What attraction this plant had 

 for visitors I cannot tell, but they were sure to find 

 it out to their sorrow. A. Gilchrist. 



The Plant Distribution. 



Sir, — I am much pleased that the plant distri- 

 bution is still continued as we consider the plants 

 received worth half the price of the Horticulturist, 

 and would sooner pay something extra than have 

 them discontinued. The raspberry of 1897 distri- 

 bution was so laden with berries last year that the 

 branches hung to the ground with the weight of 

 them. The Crimson Rambler of the year following 

 had one cluster of eleven roses last summer, each 

 rose perfect, and the first in bloom remained until 

 the last bud opened two weeks later. 



Toronto. Mrs. T. P. Ivens. 



Fraud In Fruit. 



Sir, — I have just been reading the report of the 

 Annual Meeting, and I think the Association de- 

 serves small credit for leaving the Fraud in Fruit 

 question at fairs in such an unfinished state. To 

 me it seems that a fair is more for the encouraging 

 of fruit growing and the educating of the growers 

 than to display to the public what can be grown, 

 though this is a great object, so that the encourag- 

 ing or allowing of this professional exhibitor is a 

 fraud and an injustice to the grower. Now, I think 

 the only way to knock out this gentleman is for the 

 district branches to take his place. It is their 

 duty to gather up all the best produce in the dis- 



trict and exhibit at the provincial fair, so that dis- 

 trict may compete against district and province 

 against province. In this way we would learn 

 which district or province could produce the best 

 of any kind of fruit, and what variety of that kind 

 was most suitable. All care should be taken to 

 give the exhibitors confidence of justice, for the 

 best class of exhibitor does not complain, only he 

 does not compete again 

 Vernon, B.C. Thistle Burr. 



Dishonest Packing. 



Sir, — I must confess to a great degree of disap- 

 pointment that your amending reading of Sec. 3 

 of the Government fruit inspection regulations 

 proposed by the Whitby growers in session assem- 

 bled should so easily satisfy you. 



Although a little better than the original draft, 

 perhaps, it will, in my humble opinion, utterly fail 

 to remedy this crying evil. 



If, as claimed in my published article in your 

 March number, "an ounce of prevention " for the 

 obvious reasons pointed out is worth far more 

 than a "pound of cure," how much can the 

 "mouse," which, after much labor the "moun- 

 tain " of Whitby growers has brought forth, be 

 expected to accomplish ? 



Everybody in this " Empire days " of which we 

 are all so justly proud is expected to display a 

 flag ; would it not also be a fitting time for loyal 

 orchardists to raise a war standard of their own ? 

 May I offer a design ? If so, here it is for consid- 

 eration while waiting for a better one : A spray 

 of apple blossoms in each corner, a fine cluster of 

 apples in the centre, and surrounding the latter in 

 a large upper half circle this motto : "Confisca- 

 tion AND Publication for Dishonest Packers." 



That the principle upon which this sentiment 

 depends will eventually animate the large major- 

 ity of the apple growers of the Dominion in their 

 legitimate and proper demand for efficient Gov- 

 ernment inspection is my firm belief. 

 Yours truly, 



Danville, P. Q. Geo. O. Goodhue. 



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GoDERicH. — At a meeting of this society Mr. 

 W. Warnock read a paper on "Man's duty to 

 discover and improve trees and plants good for 

 food or for ornament. 



Woodstock. — Mr. Bacon's lecture was highly 

 appreciated. Too little attention has been given 

 to growing flowers by amateurs about Woodstock, 

 except by the few, as for example Mayor Scarff, 

 and a few others. 



Orangeville. — Notwithstanding counter at- 

 tractions a good audience was present on Friday 

 evening, the 30th, to hear Mr. Bacon's lecture on 



bulbs and bulbous plants. The Orangeville or- 

 chestra contributed some splendid musical selec- 

 tions. 



Hamilton. — The Hamilton Horticultural So- 

 ciety is about to distribute several hundreds of 

 potted plants among the children of the public 

 and separate schools. A card with detailed cul- 

 tural directions will accompany each specimen 

 and premiums (not money) will be awarded for 

 best grown specimens in the fall. 



Stirling. — Mrs. Jas. Boldrick was again elec- 

 ted president at the annual meeting. Her address 



