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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



was delicious to the taste. We speak from practi- 

 cal experience for our reporter had his share of the 

 " water melyun." 

 Dar war a water melyun a growin' on de vine, 



Dar war a pickaninny a' watchin' it all detime. 

 And when dat ar water melyun was ripened in de 

 svin. 

 Long comes dat pickaninny and wid that mel- 

 yun run. 



Gold fish owned by Messis Wm. Bishop, sr.. and 

 P. McGaw were on exhibition under the spreading 

 boughs of a Night Blooming Cereus; in the lan- 

 guage of flowers meaning "a wealth of true affec- 

 tion," owned by Mrs. Andrew Malcolm. Then 

 came that wonderful plant known as the Pitcher 

 Plant, brought from near Silver Lake not far from 

 Kincardine by Messrs S. \V. Perry and W. Welsh 

 who were apjiointed to gather specimens. This 

 plant in bloom d'ew quite a lot of attention. 



A beautiful rubber tree or plant nine feet in 

 height, owned by Mrs. Loscomb was greatly ad- 

 mired. 



A lovely plant was the Plumosus nanus. There 

 were two varieties, the Sprengeri and A. temussi- 

 mus owned by Messrs. George Hunter and Joseph 

 Barker. 



A Golden Gate Rose owned by B. Coombe and 

 Cut flowers from Victoria Park were attractive. 



Messrs Perry and Welsh's collection of flowers 

 and plants included the Hop Horn Beam (iron- 

 wood) in seed ; gr tss'-s, wild cucumber vine, Touch- 

 me-not, in bloom, Sumac. Cat Tail, rare bushes 

 with berries. Basswood in seed. There were fol- 

 iage plants, a great variety of Coleus plants and 

 scores of other plants of which sp ice will not per- 

 mit us to mention. There was no charge or col- 

 lection and we feel sure our citizens will take more 

 interest next year. 



Another attraction was the hornet's nest we 

 made note of in our last issue. Mr. Welsh cut the 

 nest in two and several large hornets showed fight. 



London. — On Tuesday, Aug. 6th, the president 

 and directors of the London Horticultural Society 

 entertained the delegates attending the Canadian 

 Horticultural convention. The forenocjn was 

 spent in a trolley ride through the city in a special 

 Springbank car, which was profusely decorated 

 with golden rod, gladioli, asters and bulrushes. 

 At eleven o'clock the party proceeded to Spring- 

 bank and partook of luncheon at the pavilion. 

 There surrounded by the green hills and favoring 

 airs of London's favorite resort, the place seemed 

 happily chosen for an outing especially by florists, 

 whose duties bring them so closely in contact with 

 the beautiful in nature. 



Trumpet Creepers 



A lot of fine plants of this beautiful creeper 



FOR SALE 



At Maplehurst Nursery, Grimsby, Ont. 



The Trumpet Flower, Pecana radicans, is a 

 splendid hard\' climber, with large trumpet shaped 

 scarlet flowers in August. Hardy in Southern 

 Ontario, and one of the pattern climbing plants. 

 A fine strong plant, outdoor grown, sent prepaid, 

 on receipt of 50 cents. Address, 



P. BLANCHARD Grimsby, Ont. 



Complete Set of Back volumes For Sale. 



I have a complete set of the Canadian Horticul- 

 turist from the beginning in 187S, that I would like 

 to dispose of. The first 10 years are bound in 5 

 vols., the rest imbound. Do you know of any one 

 who would like to buy ? Some of the* younger 

 directors might want it. 



I am giving up mj' beautiful home, as my wife is 

 dead and my family scattered and I am getting 

 too old to attend to it properly, so 1 will not want 

 the Horticulturist after this year. 



I was a director of the Association at one time 

 and have the reports from 18*^9. but I presume that 

 they have no money value. 



Yours truly, 

 Collingwood. Ont Hy. Robertson. 



Dealers in Nursery Stock. 



Before bujnng your fall supplies, get our prices 

 on Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries and Small 

 Fruits. Specially low figures in some lines. Send 

 us your lists to figure on 



CAVERS BROS., Halt, Ont. 



The Possibilities of North Windows. 



Few people appreciate the possibilities of sunless 

 northern windows, where " flowers will not bloom." 

 When given ' ' classical " treatment with such beau- 

 tiful-leaved plants as palms, ferns, dragon-trees, 

 crotons, ivies and araucarias, which require no di- 

 rect sunlight, they may be made as attractive as 

 any windows in the house. — The Ladles' Home 

 [ouriial for October. 



Cacti Collectors 



I have the largest variety and finest collection of 

 Cacti in Canada, 400 kinds including many very 

 rare. I make a specialty of making up collections, 

 and can give special value in this way from $ i . 00 

 to $;o.oo. 



1 2 varieties, postpaid for $1.00 

 1 2 varieties, finer and rarer for $2.00 



J. H. CALLANDER 



Box 533. 



Woodstock, Ont. 



