October, 1913. 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



259 



and some showed blemishes. Decorating 

 the apple tables were gladioli supplied by 

 Gilchrist, of Toronto. 



Pears were a fine lot. The specimens 

 were smooth and well formed. The bas- 

 ket displays were a grand lot. 



Peaches were simply grand. The qual- 

 ity could not possibly be excelled. The 

 showing was one of the finest ever seen 

 in this county. 



The plums were on a par with the 

 peaches. The season has been especially 

 propitious for the ripening of the fruit. 



Grapes were hardly ahead of other years. 

 The showing was good nevertheless. Dr. 

 Merritt won all the prizes for grapes grown 

 under glass. W. Furminger was a heavy 

 winner in all the classes. C. A. Griffs took 

 the lion's share of the peach prizes. Some 

 of the other winners were : G. A. Robert- 

 son, W. H. Bunting, Dr. Miller, W. R. 

 Sheppard, and J. A. Wood. 



In the preserved fruits the ladies did 

 themselves credit. The jellies were hardly 

 as good a display. 



An interesting exhibit was the collection 

 of preserved fruits which Mr. Desbardes is 

 collecting to represent Canada at San 

 Francisco in 1915. Single fruits and fruit 

 on the branch are placed in preservatives 

 in variously shaped glass jars. As yet, 

 only the early fruits have been prepared 



FLOWERS 



The display of flowers was fine, both 

 in the professional and amateur classes. 

 Two car loads of foliage plants were con- 

 tributed bv Mr. Moore, of Victoria Park, 

 Niagara Falls. Some notable specimens 

 were : Monkey's Purcell, a crape myrtle 

 from India, a navel orange tree, two cen- 

 tury cactus, and some fine sago palms. 

 Some splendid Gladiolii were shown in the 

 competition for the special prize donated by 

 Mr. Childs of New York. .A very nice 

 collection of plants was that shown by 

 Major Leonard. The children of Alex- 

 ander School had a splendid display of 

 vegetables and flowers. Dr. Merritt won 

 the larger proportion of the prizes in the 

 foliage plant classes. R. L. Dunn ex- 

 hibited a splendid collection of plants, 

 valued at $500. 



A special class put on for the children 

 was the decorating of doll's carriages and 

 table decorations. The youngsters show- 

 ed considerable originality. The ladies 

 turaed out some good work in the dinner 

 table decorations. 



An interesting feature of the evening 

 sessions was a flower drill by a number of 

 school girls. The regimental band ren- 

 dered some fine selections. 



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 features there will be an "Ontario Day," 

 a "British Columbia Day," a "Maritime 

 Province Day," a "Prairie Province Day," 

 etc. On these days it is intended to give 

 away to visitors cartoons in the form of 

 some product of the land. As these car- 

 toons will be in the nature of an advertise- 

 ment, the management expect the cartoon 

 souvenir to be supplied by those directlv 

 benefited. This show will afford an excel- 

 lent opportunity for those of the various 

 parts of the country to see what others 

 are producing. The prairie provinces are 

 furnishing an ever-increasing market for 

 Canadian fruit. Now is the time to show 

 the Western consumer what our country's 

 fruit districts have to offer. 



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