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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2175. A Glimtse ok the Cotrt House, Cayuga. 



THE EVOLUTION OF A LOCAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



."WUGA, althoug-h a very small town, p.m., and only stayed that evening-, but his 



has many natural attractions, a coming- seemed providential. We were 



fertile soil, a picturesque landscape ready to do something, but did not 

 and is the county town of the County 



of Haldimand. For a long time the only 

 public floral embellishments consisted in the 

 wild flowers of the river islands, and the 

 rank street growth of the sweet clover; 

 people kept pigs and cattle pastured on the 

 streets. Upon the engaging, however, of 

 J. E. Skeele, as principal of the High School, 

 it dated a new era. The school premises for 

 the first time were really cleaned and tulip 

 beds were set. out. Numbers of the citizens 

 began the systematic culture of flowers and 

 a desire for improvement manifested itself. 

 At this juncture Mr. Thos. Beall, your 

 organizing director, called upon me. He 

 arrived one day in December, 1900, about 6 



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2176. Rt. Rev. Dean Laussie, D. D., 

 His Home and Garden. 



