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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Octobei, 191 1 



teen cents was charpied. It was feared that 

 the dry season would interfere with the 

 Exhibits, but such did not prove to be the 

 case. The display of gtTiiniums was un- 

 usually fine, while asters and gladioli were 

 shown in profusion. Ferns proved a fea- 

 ture of the exhibition. A novelty was a 

 Reranium three feet in diameter havinc 

 over sixtv blooms. Some splendid speci- 

 mens of fuchsifis were shown, including one 

 "Rose of Castile" that was over fifty years 

 old. Other novelties were a plant of Tre- 

 tonnia Avaria, commonly known as red 

 hot poker, and a specimen of the Jerusa- 

 lem cherry. The exhibition wa.s onen af- 

 ternoon and evening for two days. 



ST. CATHARINES 



3^6 aster and gladiolus exhibition of 

 the St. Catharines Horticultural Society 

 was held August 29th and 30th in the arm- 

 ories. It proved to be one of the best of 

 the many successful shows that have been 

 held by this enterprising society. As usual 

 one of the most prominent and striking 

 exhibits w,as that furnished bv Queen Vic- 

 toria Park. Niagara Fnlls. It occupied a 

 stand in the centre of the floor and was 

 thirty feet in length by about twelve feet 

 in width. Somewhat similar exhibits, but 

 on a smaller scale, were shown from the 

 gardens of Charles Riordan and Robert 

 Dunn. One of the most important fea- 

 ttires from an educational standpoint com- 

 prised ten kindergarten tables which had 

 been decorated by children from six to eight 

 years of age. The character of the exhibits 

 throughout was high class, and as the ex- 

 hibits were well arranged the exhibition 

 proved enjoyable to the many who attended. 



A movement is on foot to form a horti- 

 qultural society in Fort William. The 

 Canadian Horticulturist is in receipt of a 



letter from Mr. W. J. Hamilton, principal 

 of the Collegiate Institute, in which he 

 states that a meeting for organization pur- 

 poses was to take place on September 29th. 

 Residents of Fort William are said to be 

 enthusiastic over the proposal. 



MONTREAL 



The Montreal Horticultural Society, in 

 conjunction with the Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation of the province of Quebec, held an 

 exhibition of flowers, fruits and vegetables 

 in the Victoria Rifles Armories during 

 September. There were over two hundred 

 .sections and cut blooms and plants were 

 especially in evidence. Numerous wealthy 

 residents of Montreal, such as Messrs. R. 

 B. Angus, Senator MacKay, C. B. Gordon, 

 Mortimer Davis and others, made large ex- 

 hibits through their private gardeners. 

 The prize for the best garden within the 

 city limits was awarded to Mr. Ruben- 

 stein. Mr. A. H. Cook secured the prize 

 for the best kept suburban garden. The 

 ofiBcers of the society are Honorary. Secre- 

 tary, Senator MacKay ; Honorary Vice 

 President. W. M. Ramsay; president. R. 

 Wilson-Smith ; Vice President, James Mor- 

 gan. 



CALGARY 



The Canadian Horticulturist is in re- 

 ceipt from the Calgary Horticultural So- 

 ciety of their remarkablv handsome book- 

 let comprising over one hundred pages. It 

 contains full copies of the different ad- 

 dresses and papers delivered and read be- 

 fore the society during the past year. The 

 report is printed on high grade paper and 

 deals with the cultivation of various kinds 

 of flowers and vegetables, trees and shrubs. 

 It reflects great credit on this society, 

 which although only four years old, has 

 plready accomplished very valuable work 

 for the whole province of Alberta. 



The Ontario Horticultural 

 Exhibition 



The prospects for exhibits of fruit at the 

 Ontario Horticultural Exhibition, which 

 will be held in Toronto November 14-1^ 

 were never better than the present seasoi 

 The counties of Northumberland and Dm 

 ham, Norfolk. Elgin, Lambton, Ontari. 

 Prince Edward, Leeds and Grenville, Hhs 

 tings and Dundas all will be represented h 

 magnificent displays of boxed fruit runnin 

 from a carload in one cage down to fifi 

 box displays in one of the eastern oountic- 

 which makes a specialty of Mcintosh. In 

 addition there will be a splendid showinf: 

 of boxed fruit from the, demon.stration or- 

 chards of the Ontario Department of .Agri- 

 culture. The secretary, Mr Hodgett';. 

 states that t'"' display of package fruit will 

 be likely to onen the eyes of most of th> 

 Ontario growers. 



Three new sections have been added in 

 the boxed annle clas=o= "for the best ten 

 boxes of Snow, Mclnt-osh and Rnv. 

 wrapped." the prizes being $i\0. $20 anrl 

 $10 in each case. • 



Another section calls for twenty boxes of 

 Spy, wrapped, with prizes of $60 $40 and 

 $20. whilp there is a sweepstakes prize of 

 S20 for the beet box of apples of any vari- 

 etv entered in any section of the show. All 

 of the additions of last year to the prize 

 list will stand, so th<<t the exhibition offers 

 a splendid opportunitv to the up-to-date 

 grower t-o show the best fruit that he can 

 grow, packed in either boxes or barrels, 

 with a chance also of winning one of the 

 large prizes offered for specimen apples of 

 the .standard winter sorts. Prize lists with 

 full information may be obtained from the 

 secretary, P. W. Hodgetts, Parliament 

 Buildings, Toronto. 



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