OUR AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. 



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gross value of the goods at wholesale in 

 Manitoba. 



2nd. A more satisfactory classification of 

 mixed fruits in one-half carloads and carloads for 

 all points in Ontario and Quebec, of sufficient 

 size to absorb large quantities regularly. 



3rd. A considerable reduction in the inter- 

 provincial rate in apples in barrels. 



4th. A more efficient and prompt transporta- 

 tion of fruits by special freight service when 

 quantities are sufficient, and better connections 

 with local way freight trains when quantities are 

 smaller. 



As the fruit industry grows and extends there 

 is no doubt but that the R.R. people will see the 

 advantage of catering more fully to the trade. 

 Yours respectfully, W. H. Bunting, 



Chairman of Committee. 

 St. Catharines, February 28th, 1901. 



Appreciation 



Sir,— Please accept thanks for the beautiful 

 annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association 

 for 1 899. Have received one of the reports every 

 year since 1891, nine copies in all. They are well 

 bound, and are quite an addition to my library 

 shelves. 



I prize them for the valuable information which 

 they give on fruit growing as well as general in- 

 formation on all kinds of Horticulture. Have 

 grown small fruit six years in Sintaluta with 

 success, in fact supplied my table all the year 

 round out of a plot of ground fifty feet by forty. 



So far mine is the only fruit garden in the village. 

 Am trying to persuade others to beautify their 

 homes in the same way 



Again thanking you for the report. 



I remain your's truly 

 Sintaluta, Assa., X. W. T. \]. W. Moody, 



©a/ir Aff olo^t^t^ ^©(gogl^i^s. 



Toronto Junction. — T4ie regular monthly 

 meeting of the Toronto Junction Horticultural 

 Society was held in the council chamber, Toronto 

 Junction, on the evening of February 28th, at 

 8 o'clock, Hon. President A. Gilchrist presiding. 

 According to notice by the society's private post 

 card mailed to every member. President Colbeck 

 delivered an address on the subject "Southern 

 California — a Horticulturist's Paradise." There 

 was a fair attendance of members who listened 

 with the keenest appreciation to the president's 

 interesting account of the wonderful development 

 which, aided by favorable climatic conditions, 

 had taken place in several sections in Southern 

 California, especially in Riverside and Pasadena. 



The lecturer urged that while results equal to 

 those achieved in the towns named might not be 

 achieved in Toronto Junction, a good deal might 

 be done towards that end by a determined effort 

 on the part of members of the society. 



A hearty vote of thanks moved by Capt. 

 Ross and seconded by Mr. Watson, was tendered 

 President Colbeck for this interesting and instruct- 

 ive address. 



The following programme for the meetings of 

 the society for the year was arranged: — 



1. California — a Horticulturist's Paradise. F. 

 C. Colbeck. Thursday, February 28th. 



2. Trees and Tree Planting. Arch. Gilchrist. 

 Tuesday, March 26th. 



3. The best flowering Shrubs for Ontario. J. 

 G. Goodall. Thursday. April i8th. 



4. Herbaceous Plants. Jno. McP. Ross. 

 Thursday, May i6th. 



5. Noxious Insects and Insectivorous Birds. 

 C. W. Nash. Thursday, June 13th. 



6. Melons. J. B. Spurr. Thursday, September 

 19th. 



7. Bulbs for Fall Planting. Arthur W. Anna- 

 dale. Thursday, October T8th. 



8. What I Saw of Horticulture in Europe. 

 Thos. Rennie, Thursday, November i4th. 



9. Parasites. M. A. Chrysler. Thursday, 

 December 12th. 



Paris. — At the annual meeting, the Secretary 

 read the following report ; 



To the Membe7-s of the Paris horticultural 



Society. 



Your Directors beg leave to present their Second 

 Annual Report as follows : 



1. Instead of taking the benefit of 20 per cent, 

 discount allowed by the Ontario Fruit Growers 

 Association, in cash, your Directors decided to 

 take it in extra premiimis, believing that the 

 objects of the Society would be better served, by 

 introducing all the new plants and flowers 

 possible, especially as we began the year with a 

 good balance on hand. 



2. In March we had a visit from Mr. Bacon, of 

 Orilla, who delivered a most interesting lecture on 

 "Bulbs." This lecture was one of the course 

 under the auspices of the Ontario Fruit Growers 

 Association. 



3. Owing to the increased ravages of insect 

 pests, and to the desire of fruit growers to destroy 

 them as much as possible, your directors decided 

 to purchase a spraying machine for the use of 

 members of the society. This was done and the 

 fruit trees of members in the town were sprayed 

 three times, at a cost to the members of actual 

 disbursements. Enough was learned to satisfy us 

 that the use of the machine will be of gfreat benefit, 

 not only to the members individually, but to the 

 Society as a whole, as a means of inducing new- 

 members to join. We would recommend that in 

 future, the benefits of the machine be limited 

 strictly to members of this Society. 



4. On August gth, a Flower Show was held in 

 a large tent on the lawn of the Congregational 

 church. The exhibit was large, particularly in 

 cut bloom, and although not limited to members, 

 it is pleasing to note that the great majority of 

 prize tickets were captured by members of this 

 Society. A nominal admission fee of ten cents 

 was charged to non-members, as the receipts 

 showed that a large number of the public took 

 advantage of the show. The plants, grown from 



