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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTTtrist 



December, 1911 



hundred or loss will bp chHrtied a fee of two 

 dollars each. For each a<l(litiona! luindrwl 

 members a society has, it will be charged an 

 extra dollar until a maxinniin fee of five 

 dollars is reuched. 



OFFICERS BLBCTF.n 



The following officprs were eli-cted : : 



Honorary Directors — W. B. Bnrgoyno, St. 

 Catharines; AV. T. Macoun, Ottawa; Prof. 

 H. li. Hutt, Onelph; Major H. J. Snelgrove, 

 Toronto; R. B. Whvte, Ottawa. 



President, Rev. A. H. Scott, Perth; First 

 "Vice-President, J. P. Jaffray, Gait; Second 

 Vice-President,, W. Jeffers Diamond, Belle- 

 ville; Trensurer, H. B. Cowan. Peterboro ; 

 Secretary and Editor. J. Loekie Wilson, 

 Toronto. 



District Directors — F. B. Bowden, Van- 

 leek Hill; W. S Moorcraft. Bowmanville ; 

 J. ]l. Bennett. Barrie : J. O. McCulloeh. 

 Hamilton; T. Cottle, Clinton; G. W. Tehbs. 

 Hesneler : W. W. Garamage, London; H. J. 

 McKay, Windsor. 



. Delegates to American Civic Association, 

 Washington, Messrs J. IxM-kie AVilson and 

 W. B. Bnrgoyne; Representative to Cana- 

 dian Exhibition. Major H. J. Snelgrove. 



THE SESSIONS 



In his presidential address Mr. R. B. 

 Whyte. of Ottawa, de'^cribed the excellent 

 results that have attended the work of the 

 Flower Guild in Ottawa. What ho said 

 was of more than ordinarv interest to the 

 delegates. The sv.stem introduced to edu- 

 cate the children in the cultivation of plants 

 by the distribution of biilbs and .seeds, the 

 holding of meetings in private gardens, the 

 distribution of helpful literature and the 

 holding of exhibitions was outlined in a 

 practical manner. Stress was laid on the 

 necessity of providing school children with 

 attractive surroundings. 



The treasurer, H. B. Cowan, of Peterboro. 



Rev. A. H. Scott, Perth, Ont. 



The new president of the Ontario Horticul- 

 tural Association has long been active!.v identi- 

 fied as an officer with the Perth Horticultural 

 Society and with the provincial organization 

 atnce about its inception. He is a great lover 

 of flowers and last year acted as a delegate 

 from the Ontario Horticultural Association to 

 the convention of the American Civic Associa- 

 tion held in Washington, B.C. 



read his report, which showed total receipts 

 of $177.68 and expenditures of $84.35, and 

 a balance on hand of $93.33. 



StrPERINTENDENT's REPORT 



Superintendent J. Loekie Wilson dwelt 

 on the strength of the association. There 

 are now seventy-five societies in the pro- 

 vince with a membership of about eleven 

 thousand. The spirit of home and civic im- 

 provement is spreading throughout the 



length and breadth of Ontario through the 

 efforts of the members. Only about two- 

 thirds of the .societies have affiliated with 

 the central as.sociation. This is not as it 

 should be, Suj)erintendent Wilson said, be- 

 cause this central association is working 

 continually for the benefit* of the local asso- 

 ciation.s. 



The annual report of the horticultural 

 societies is in greater demand than ever, and 

 the Department of Agricu'ture was unable, 

 this year, to supply the demand therefor. 

 A large number of the ))ublic school teachers 

 in the province are now utilizing this re- 

 port in the rural schools. Lawn and gar- 

 den competitions have been successfully con- 

 ducted by many of the societies in the pro- 

 vince where prizes are offered for the dif- 

 ferent classes of citizens, viz.. those who 

 have their gardens cared for bv employees, 

 and those who do the wijrk within their 

 own families. Prizes have also been offered 

 for the best kept front and back yards. The 

 distribution of plants, bulbs and seeds is 

 also work that is proving invaluable to 

 many sections. The decoration of school 

 buildings with window-boxes is adopted by 

 .several societies, and the school garden idea 

 is being taken up by others with the best 

 possible results. 



A SCHOOL GARDEN 



Mr. Harvey Gayman. principal of the 

 Rittenhouse school, at Jordan Harbor, gave 

 an interesting address on "The School Gar- 

 den." Mr. Gayman has the reputation of 

 having the finest school garden in Canada. 

 A fuller report of this address will be given 

 later in The Cax.adun Horticultxirist. 



Mr. T. D. Dockray, of Toronto, gave a 



splendid address on "Sweet Peas. Varieties 



and Cultivation." which brought out con- 



■ siderable discussion. A portion of this 



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