THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Expenditure. 



Rent of building, etc $16 30 



Canadian Horticulturist 97 00 



Purchase of seeds and plants 76 17 



Printing.. 16 08 



Music 7 00 



Postage 1 69 



Balance on hand 70 71 



$284 95 

 The election of officers resulted in the 

 election of I). W. Karn as President, G. R. 

 PatuUo, 1st Vice-President, and Mr. ScarfiF, 

 Secretary-Treasurer. A letter was read from 

 the Secretary of the Ontario Fruit Growers' 

 Association, with kindly greetings ; and also 

 a set of by-laws for Affiliated Horticultural 

 Societies, which were adopted. 



Owen Sound, — The annual meeting 

 of the Owen Sound Horticultural Soc- 

 iety, was held in the Council Chamber, 

 Owen Sound, on the evening of Wed- 

 nesday, the nth inst. President, the 

 Venerable Archdeacon Mulholland pre- 

 siding. * 



The minutes of the previous annual meeting 

 being read, the President delivered an in- 

 teresting and instructive address. The Direc- 

 tors report showed a membership of 57 for 

 the preceding year ; $45.60 being expended 

 for Horticultural periodicals. Hyacinth bulbs 

 were purchased and distributed among the 

 members to tiie value of $22. The Associa- 

 tion begins the year with a balance at its 

 credit of $19.52. Two addresses were de- 

 livered during the year under the auspices 

 of the Society. One by Mr. W. Baker, on 

 " Indoor and Outdoor Plants," and one by 

 Mr. Jenkins, Principal of the Collegiate In- 

 stitute, on "The San Jose Scale," both were 

 heartily enjoyed, but slimly attended. A 

 letter was read from the Editor of the 

 Horticulturist in which many valuable 

 suggestions were made, all of which were en- 

 dorsed by the meeting. He also sent a draft 

 copy of By-Laws which were adopted with 

 slight changes. The election of officers for 

 the current year was then proceeded with, 

 resulting as follows : Ven. Archdeacon Mul- 

 holland, President ; R. McKnight, Ist Vice- 

 President. 



An animated discussion then took place as 

 to the best method of extending the useful- 

 ness of the Society, amongst other conclusions 

 arrived at, it was decided to hold four public 

 meetings during the course of the year, at 

 which addresses are to be delivered by some 

 member of the Society. Two of thpse meet- 

 ings were provided for, Dr. Cameron and Mr. 

 McKnight being secured to address them 



At a meeting of the Board of Directors 

 subsequently held. Treasurer Peckham was 

 re-elected, and the services of D. K,. Dobie 

 were secured as Secretary. The Society 

 begins the year with a list of 53 paid up 

 members. 



Brockville —This Society was organized 

 on the 11th ult., with ajjout 100 members in 

 affiliation with the Ontario Fruit' Growers' 

 Association. The President is Mr. Samuel 

 Reynolds, and Mr. Geo. A. Mc Mullen, Sec- 

 Treasnrer. The by laws submitted by our 

 Committee was adopted with a few small 

 amendments. As the President remarked in 

 his closing address, " It is to be hoped that 

 all lovers of flowers and plants will join the 

 Society and reap the benefits accruing there- 

 from. By the payment of one dollar per 

 annum, a member is entitled to full member- 

 ship privileges, which includes free admission 

 to all meetings, exhibitions, etc., the selec- 

 tion from a choice list of rare and hardy fruit 

 trees, shrubs, creepers and flower plants." 



The membership will include the whole of 

 the county of Leeds, and the officers trust 

 they will be loyally supported by all parties 

 interested in gardening and orchards, or 

 window gardening. In addition to the bene- 

 fits referred to, every member will receive a 

 free copy of the Canadian Horticulturist 

 Magazine for one year. 



Niagara Falls. — At the Annual Meeting 

 Mr. W. P. Lyon was elected President ; Thos. 

 J. Robertson, Secretary. The plants to be 

 distributed this year are Rudbeckia, Golden 

 Glow, Hardy phlox, Eulalia Zebrina, Deutzia 

 Crevata, Weigela rosea, and one packet each 

 of hardy Larkspur and Canterbury bells. 



Lindsay. — Our Annual Meeting was small, 

 so mnay other meetings the same evening. 

 We elected Mr. Alex. Carters, President ; 

 and Mr. F. J. Frampton, Secretary. We 

 adopted the by-laws with some amendments. 



CoBOURG. — Among the officers elected at 

 our annual meeting were Mr. J. D. Hayden, 

 president, and Major H. J. Snelgrove, Secre- 

 tary. 



During 1898 the members of the society 

 was incieased from 86 to 91. There is a 

 balance of $25 in the Treasurer's hands. 



Last year the directors distributed among 

 the resident members a large quantity of rare 

 plants, shrubs, trees, bulbs, etc., including 

 cannas, roses, honey-suckles, hollyhocks, 

 anemones, deutzias, forsythias, lilacs, spiraeas, 

 rudbeckias, irises, ivies, clematis, bigonias, 

 pseonies, asters, carnations, narcissi, hy- 

 acinths, tulips, currants, plums, raspberries, 

 etc., comprising a valuable acquisition to Co- 

 bourg's beautiful gardens. Under the prac- 

 tical direction of Mr. Baker, a number of 

 choice new vegetable seeds were also intro- 

 duced. 



Besides receiving The Horticulturist, a 

 monthly magazine devoted to fruit, flowers 

 and forestry, and the useful report of the On- 

 tario Fruit Grower's Association, the mem 

 bers of the society will have the privilege of 

 hearing lectures by noted florists from time to 

 time. Mr. Webster of Hamilton, has been 

 invited to address the society on " roses " at 

 an early date, which will be a rich treat for 

 all lover of the queen of flowers. 



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