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collection of eig'ht Narcissus bulbs, all 

 different. Another floral show is always 

 held toward the end of April, at which the 

 spring- plants are given away. We com- 

 mend this plan to all our societies. 



We clip from the reports of the various 

 societies all the news we think will prove of 

 general interest. 



Lindsay. — The directors of this flourishing and 

 popular society offer to the members for 1901 the 

 following advantages : 



First— Each of the first one hundred persons 

 who pays the sum of $1.00 to the secretary as a 

 membership fee for the year 1901 shall receive the 

 following collection of bulbs and tubers, especially 

 adapted to pot culture, for winter and spring 

 blooming. The hyacinths are imported direct 

 from Holland by Mr. E. Gregory, who will also 

 supply the gloxinias. Mr. E. Maxsom, Lindsay's 

 popular florist, will supply the cyclamen. The 

 names of these men are a guarantee that the stock 

 will be good. 



4 Tuberous rooted Begonias, 40c. 



5 Hyacinths in assorted colors, 50c. 

 2 Cyclamen in colors, 40c. 



I Gloxinia 15c. 



These are catalogue prices. 



F. Frampton, Sec. 



Niagara Falls South. — The Niagara Falls 

 South Horticultural Society held a very success- 

 ful fern exhibit in their hall, when the following 

 contributed plants : Mrs. Land, Mrs. James 

 Wilson, Mr. Robertson, our secretary ; Mr. 

 George Piper, florist, the village, and Mr. R. 

 Cameron, the park. All the above showed beauti- 

 ful well-grown specimens, and Mr. Cameron 

 showed a handsome specimen of Adiatum farli- 

 ensis, also a handsome begonia named Hagieana. 



This society meets twice a month, and the 

 directors are very attentive. The one night is 

 for business, the other for the public, when papers 

 are read on different subjects pertaining to 

 gardening, where the public join in the discus- 

 sions that follow. There have been some very 

 able papers read by some of the lady directors 

 lately. One subject was : Which were the best 

 twelve window plants, and their reason for 

 thinking so ? Another was the best twelve 

 annuals and why did they consider them the best. 

 A Friend of Horticulture. 



bution. Each member receives twelve, consist- 

 ing of 3 best exhibition Hyacinths, and 9 Narcissis 

 Vox, 2 Orange Phoenix, 3 Double Daffodils, i Sir 

 Watkins, i Horsfeldi, and i Golden Spur, amount- 

 ing to 1236 bulbs for the 103 members on this 

 year's list. If the members will kindly call or 

 send to the Secretary's office, Mr. Walter T. Ross, 

 they will receive their package of bulbs. — Picton 

 Gazette. 



Picton.— The bulbs are here for the Fall distri- 



Kincardine Floral Exhibition. — The annual 

 exhibition of the Kincardine Horticultural Society 

 was held on Friday, the 21st September, in the 

 town hall. The floral display and incident- 

 ally the management of this year's exhibition was 

 under the careful supervision of Mr. Joseph 

 Barker, to whose enthusiastic and indefatigable 

 efforts the success of the show must in large part 

 be attributed. The directors assisted in arranging 

 the display. The flowering and foliage plants 

 made a very attractive exhibit and the many 

 members of the society who, with their friends, 

 flocked to enjoy the spectacle, were much gratified 

 at the undoubted evidence of progress furnished 

 by the exhibition. The Kincardine brass band 

 was in attendance and beguiled the sightseers 

 with sweet music. The horticultural society is 

 doing a very worthy work in fostering interest in 

 the garden and orchard and the local branch need 

 not feel ashamed of the manner in which it 

 emulates its larger sisters. The children's flower 

 league made a splendid display. The pres- 

 ident of the society is S. W. Perry, the secre- 

 tary Joseph Barker. 



Toronto Junction. — The Toronto Junction 

 Horticultural Society held their first annual flower 

 exhibit in the auditorium of the High School on 

 Saturday, September 15th. The flowers open 

 to competition were from seeds donated to 

 the Public Schools by the society, and were 

 asters, zinnias, phlox, nasturtiums and petunias, 

 in all of which there was a creditable show. 

 There were also many pretty house plants lent 

 for the occasion. Mrs. Perfect contributed a 

 fine spray of clematis paniculata and palms ; 

 Mr. Arch. Gilchrist showed a handsome speci- 

 men of the new chenille plant in full bloom. 

 Rennie Bros, furnished a pretty collection of 

 asters, dahlias, petunias and gladioli. Mr. Gil- 

 christ also had a pretty collection of greenhouse 

 plants on exhibition, and a very handsome fern 

 was shown by him. Miss Macmillan, Mrs. Geo. 

 Heintzman and Mrs. Cook were also contributors 

 of pretty plants. The attendance was all that 

 could be expected, and in the evening the room 

 was crowded. Temple's orchestra furnished 

 music during the greater part of the exhibition. 



