The Canadian Horbculturiil 



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Floral Edition 



Vol. XLV. 



TORONTO, MARCH, 1922 



No. 3 



Ontario Horticulturists In Convention 



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GEANTS to horticultural societies 

 and fox' horticultural education, 

 plant registration and standards, 

 horticultural exhibitions, horticulture 

 at the 0. A. C, Guelph, the relationship 

 of amateur organizations with com- 

 mercial, and various financial matters 

 featured the business of the convention 

 of the Ontario Horticultural Associa- 

 tion, held in Toronto, February 9 and 

 10. Although business should come be- 

 fore pleasure, and be chronicled before 

 play, the series of floral pictures pro- 

 jected on the screen in the Pompeian 

 Room of the King Edward Hotel, where 

 the convention was held, also must be 

 recorded at the outset as an outstand- 

 ing feature. Beautiful in coloring and 

 in photographic execution, the hun- 

 dreds of pictures of landscapes and 

 gardens, of railway and roadside plant- 

 ing, and of trees and shrubs and flowers 

 in great variety combined entertain- 

 ment with instruction in a manner that 

 will not soon be 'forgotten by the large 

 ;athering of delegates and other lovers 

 horticulture present. 

 Not least in interest also was the de- 

 lightful banquet held during the even- 

 ing of the first day. Under the able 

 guidance of the president. Miss Mary 

 Yates, of Port Credit, who occupied the 

 chair at all sessions and functions, the 

 programme was carried through with 

 that smooth satisfaction that appeals 

 alike to speakers and audience. 



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President's Address. 



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In her opening address as president, 

 iss Yates reviewed the achievements 

 and the progress of the past year. She 

 asked for the hearty co-operation of all 

 orticultural interests and organiza- 

 ,oiis. She thought that the horticul- 

 al societies should continue the dis- 

 ilays at the Canadian National Exhibi- 

 ion, so well done and so well regarded 

 last September. Referring to the pro- 

 posed Canadian Council of Horticul- 

 ture, she stated that this association 

 would gladly co-operate in any scheme 

 that meant the really effective co- 

 ordination of all branches of horticul- 

 ture. For the consideration of the dele- 

 gates, President ,Yates suggested four 

 specific problems: 1, the desirability of 

 establishing a provincial horticultural 

 show ; 2, the finances of the association ; 



3, education of gardeners; 4, the re- 

 lationship of amateur with commercial 

 organizations. 



The report of the superintendent, J. 

 Lockie Wilson, Toronto, pointed out 

 that no organization in Ontario had 

 made such rapid and substantial growth 

 as the horticultural societies. Last year 

 the membership was 32,000 and the ex- 

 penditure correspondingly great. The 

 number of branches had increased by 

 25, the largest yet recorded in any one 

 year. 



The superintendent expressed a 

 doubt as to the advantage of amateur 



Officers and Directors 



AT the Toronto convention, the Ontario 

 Horticultural Association elected the 

 following officers and directors: 



President, Rev. W. M. McKay, Wes- 

 ton; first vice-president, J. P. Jaffray, 

 Gait; second vice-president, J. E. Carter, 

 Guelph; secretary, J. l_ockle Wilson, 

 Toronto; treasurer, C. A. Hesson, St. 

 Catharines. Directors: 



District No. 1. Carlton, Dundas, Glen- 

 garry, Grenvllle, Lanark, Leeds, Pres- 

 cott, Renfrew, Russell, Stormont — 

 George Simpson, Ottawa. 



2. Durham, Frontenac, Haliburton, 

 Hastings, Lennox and Addlngton, North- 

 umberland, Peterboro, Prince Edward, 

 Victoria.— H. A. Middleton, Lindsay. 



3. Algoma, Dufferin, Kenora, Manltou- 

 lln, IVIuskoka, NIpissIng, Parry Sound, 

 Rainy River, Simcoe, Sudbury, Temis- 

 kaming.— W. P. Bailey, Fort William. 



4. Ontario, Peel, York. — T. D. Dockray, 

 Toronto. 



5. Haldlmand, Halton, Lincoln, Norfolk, 

 Welland, Wentworth.— Rev. T. W. Tebbs, 

 Burlington. 



6. Bruce, Grey, Huron. — Wm. Hartray, 

 Seaforth. 



7. Brant, Waterloo, Wellington.— J. H. 

 Hallman, Kitchener. 



8. Elgin, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, 

 Perth. — Dr. F. E. Bennett, St. Thomas. 



9. Essex, Kent. — J.E. Brown, Klngs- 

 vllle. 



growers exhibiting at the Canadian Na- 

 tional, where commercial florists and 

 such large private conservatories and 

 gardens as those of Sir Henry Pellatt, 

 Sir John Eaton and others were able 

 to make such extensive and varied dis- 

 plays. Referring to the great progress 

 made in recent years by commercial 

 floriculture, he thought that such was 

 due to the influence of the amateur 

 horticultural societies inculcating into 

 the public greater love for flowers and 

 a consequent consuming desire. 

 A line of work which had been 



undertaken by some societies was, the 

 report stated, the care of cemeteries ad- 

 joining towns and villages, and a 

 great deal of improvement had been 

 accomplished. Mr. Wilson thought 

 [his work could be extended to embrace 

 cemeteries in the country. He advocat- 

 ed also the sending of expert lecturers 

 by the societies to rural sections for the 

 purpose of encouraging the further 

 beautifying of rural homes and rural 

 schools. 



The report of Treasurer C. A. Hes- 

 son, St. Catharines, showed receipts of 

 $745.34 for the year; expenditures, 

 $403.35 ; balance in hand $341.99. 



Horticultural Shows. 



In discussing the advisability of es- 

 tablishing a provincial horticultural 

 show, J. E. Carter, Guelph, thought 

 that such would be of great assistance 

 to this association and would greatly 

 stimulate the work in which it was en- 

 gaged, but felt that a provincial show 

 would meet only part of the require- 

 ments. He advocated, instead, a Do- 

 minion Horticultural Exhibition em- 

 bracing fruits, flowers and vegetables. 

 A Dominion organization of that kind, 

 he contended, would make it possible to 

 secure a Dominion Registration Act and 

 a Dominion Standards Act, both need- 

 ed to encourage the introduction of 

 new varieties and the improvement of 

 present varieties. Such a show would 

 advertise Canada and bring exhibits 

 and exhibitors from all over the conti- 

 nent of America. It would encourage 

 more of our boys and girls to take up 

 horticulture as a profession. Dominion 

 acts respecting registration and stand- 

 ards would bring from the United 

 States and other countries growers and 

 others who desired to register new 

 varieties in Canada. Mr. Carter con- 

 tended also that few judges at local 

 shows had a real knowledge of stand- 

 ards. A Dominion show would educate 

 judges as well as exhibitors. He stronj?- 

 ly advised all horticultural interests 

 to consider its establishment at once. 



In a discussion which folloAved Mr. 

 Carter's address, many delegates 

 thought that such a show should be pre- 

 vincial rather than Dominion-wide. 

 The President pointed out that the idea 

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