November, 1913 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



273 



The fact that the Ontario Horticultural 

 Exhibition this year will be held in con- 

 junction with the National Dairy, Live 

 Stock and Poultry Show, should lead to a 

 yreat increase in the attendance. It is 

 probable that the Ontario Horticultural Ex- 

 hibition under the new arrangement, will 

 lose a g-ood deal of its identity. This is 

 to be regretted. The object of the exhibi- 

 tion, however, is to accomplish the great- 

 est good for the greatest number. If the 

 new arrangement enables this to be done 

 no valid objection can be taken to it. It 

 deserves to receive a fair and sympathetic 

 trial. 



PUBLISHER'S DESK 



The front cover illustration on this is- 

 sue of The Canadian Horticulturist shows 

 a St. Thomas school, which won first prize 

 in the competition conducted by the St. 

 Thomas Horticultural Society, among the 

 schools of the City for the most attractive 

 floral arrangement. Does it not set an 

 excellent example for hundreds of other 

 town and city schools ? 



The December issue of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist will be to some extent a 

 Special Christmas Number. An unusually 

 attractive cover design has been prepared 

 for that issue. It will be printed in colors. 

 In addition the fruit, flower and vegetable 

 departments will contain extracts from ,the 

 most interesting papers read at the con- 

 ventions which will be held in Toronto this 

 month in connection with the Ontario Hor- 

 ticultural Exhibition by The Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Association, Ontario Horticultural 

 .Association, and the Ontario Vegetable 

 Growers 'Association. As these papers 

 will be prepared by a number of Canada's 

 leading authorities on the subjects which 

 will be dealt with, our December issue 

 will be an unusually instructive and help- 

 ful one. In addition, full reports of the 

 exhibits of fruit, flowers and vegetables 

 will be published. Watch for our December 

 number. 



SOCIETY NOTES 



Ontario Horticultural Exhibition 



The Ontario Horticultural Association 

 is holding its annual exhibition this year 

 in conjunction with the National Live 

 Stock, Horticultural and Dairy Show, 

 which opens at Exhibition Park on Nov- 

 ember 17. Under the influence of this new 

 and larger organization it is expected that 

 the fruit, flower and vegetable depart- 

 ments will receive an added impulse and 

 support in maintaining their fall shows. 



The importance of this year's event is 

 emphasized by the scope taken by the new 

 organization. The name "National" is in- 

 tended to have far-reaching significance. 

 The need of a national show has been a 

 growing necessity the last few years, and 

 the cooperation of the various branches of 

 the great agricultural industry will make 

 for its immediate and permanent success. 

 Entries in the fruit, flower and vegetable 

 sections will not close until November 10, 

 and from communications so far received 

 an unusually large number of exhibitors 

 will be represented. 



The show occurs at the same time as the 

 annua! convention of the Women's Inst' 

 tutes of the province, and this event !•■ . 

 self will make for added interest. 



In the poultry department a competit >: 

 has been established for dressed foul, a. 1 

 a demonstration of egg handling with ap 

 propriate lectures win also be a feature- 



W© Invite the officers of Hortd- jy, 

 cultural Societiee to send in short, bn! 

 pithy reiK>rtfi of -work that wonld In- nfi^ 

 terest memibers of other Horticultural 

 Societiee. 



School Competitions 



Many horticultural societies in Ontario 

 have obtained excellent results through the 

 holding of school competitions. One of 

 the most successful societies in the pro- 

 vince is located in Gait. The Gait Society 

 has hrld this contest. Eight prizes are 

 offered to each school separately, the prizes 

 being as follows; $2.00, $1.75, $1.50, 

 $1.25, $1.00, 75c, 50c, 25c. 



The rules of the Gait Society are as 

 follow : 



Section 1 (a) — That all competitors be 

 required to plant and cultivate a plot of 

 ground equal to one hundred square feet, 

 preferably ten by ten. 



Section 1 (b)— That the Gait Horticul- 

 tural Society provide them with two kinds 

 of flower seeds and two kinds of vegetable 

 seeds, to be grown by them in rows. 



Section 1 (c)— That each competitor is 

 required to exhibit two or more of his or 

 her products at the Society's show, to 

 be held on .August 28th and 29th next, when 

 each will have another chance of a prize 

 in section three. 



Section 1 (d) — That competition be con- 

 fined to scholars in 3rd and 4th books. 



Section 2— Any scholar not competing in 

 Section 1 may obtain from the Society 

 either two packages of flower seeds or two 

 packages of vegetable seeds, to be sown 

 and tended to by themselves, and some of 

 their products must be exhibited at the 

 Horticultural Show in competitions for 

 prizes. . 



Section 3— A first and second prize. V5c 

 and 50c, will be given to each school_ for 

 the two best vases of Asters exhibited. 

 Prizes donated by the President. 



Section 4— A first and second prize, 75c 

 and .50c, will be given to each school for 

 the best two vases of Nasturtiums ex- 

 hibited. 



St. Thomas 



The season of 1913 has proved the most 

 successful in the history of the St. Thomas 

 Horticultural Society. On September 6, 

 the two big windows of the Baldwin Rob- 

 inson's Co.'s store on Talbot Street were 



filled with a beautiful display of flowers. 

 Some magnificent asters were shown by 

 Joseph Howard, and Mrs. D. Caughell, 

 North Yarmouth, had some beautiful dah- 

 lias. In addition, there were a number of 

 vegetable entries, and the cup, medals, 

 and prizes donated by city merchants were 

 also exhibited. 



In the Lawn and Garden competitiom, 

 there were one hundred and fifty entries. 

 The quantity and quality was far ahead 

 of last year's standing. W. R. Rewbotham, 

 J. H. Still, F. E. Bennett, W. H. Jagoe. 

 and Dr. Guest were the heavy prize win- 

 ners in the home lawn classes. For floral 

 beautification of the home, first honors 

 went to W. R. Rewbotham and J. H. Still. 

 Col. E. H. Caughell won the silver medal 

 for the best perennial garden. W. R. Rew- 

 botham was first on best rose garden. 

 Balaclava Street School again won the first 

 prize for the best kept school lawn. The 

 Ijest vegetable gardens were those of Jas. 

 Graham and Alfred Walker. Pere Mar- 

 quette railway shops had the best kept 

 factory lawns, and the Merchants' Bank 

 the finest looking business place. 



The St. Thomas Horticultural Society has 

 issued its list of options for 1913-14. In a 

 brief introduction the officers point out that 

 during the past season the society more 

 than doubled its membership, planted fifty- 

 two public flower beds, held four flower 

 shows, and paid over three hundred dollars 

 in prizes for competitions. They assert 

 that a membership of two thousand is not 

 an unreasonable wish for 1914. In all some 

 sixteen excellent options are offered. 



Perth 



The school children were a live factor at 

 an exhibition held recently by the Perth So- 

 ciety. Over forty children made entries in 

 sweet peas and asters. The St. Catharines 

 Horticultural Society sent an exhibition of 

 nrize gladioli which had been grown by W. 

 B Burgovne, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Abbs, Mr. 

 and Mrs. W. H. Nicholson, and Mr. C. A. 

 Hesson. There were also some choice prize 

 grapes and peaches from W. H. Bunting, W. 

 J. Furminger and C. and A. Blungell, of 

 that city. 



Music was furnished, including selections 

 by a male choir and home made candies 

 and cut flowers were offered for sale. The 

 society is now planning for the holding of 

 an even better exhibition next year. 



If we could get everybody in the Domin- 

 ion educated to our standard box, I do not 

 see any reason for adopting the Oregon 

 i,ox.— Jas. Gibb, British Columbia. 



Encouraging Exhibit of Sweet Pea. b. School Children i. a Lin- of Work Con- 

 tncou g 1^^^^^ ^^ ^^ Increasing Number of Horticultural Societies 



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