me, 1914 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



157 



SOCIETY NOTES 



HAMILTON 



A number of novel and interestinR lines 

 work are being- carried out this year by 

 R officers of the Hamilton Horticultural 

 kiety. Arranjrements are being- made for a 

 Iries of meeting-s in some of the best gar- 

 ]ns of the city. This is a most popular 

 d helpful line of work. Photographs are 

 be taken in a number of gardens which 

 11 be used for lantern slides at winter 

 ?etings. A perennial border has been 

 irted at Dundurn Park for educational 

 rposes. A June flower show is planned. 



PETERBORO 



The officers of the Peterboro Horticultural 

 dety have launched a most ambitious 

 lieme of civic improvement. The city of 

 terboro has many natural advantages, 

 lese have never been properly utilized for 

 ? benefit of the public, The city is with- 

 t a park commissioner. Its expenditures 



■ horticultural purposes have been small. 

 Feeling- that there was little use in wait- 

 ffor the city fathers to move in the di- 

 rtion of civic improvement the officers of 

 ' society, early in the year, oppointed a 

 -nmittee to consider the matter. This 

 nmittee held numerous meetin.efs, as a 

 ;ult of which a parks driveway was draft- 



which would link up all the parks, resi- 

 itial and manufacturing districts,' and 

 ler points of interest. An effort was 

 de to raise $1200, in part from the Hor- 

 ultural Societv, amd in part by private 

 )_scriptions. The required sum was rais- 

 in a few hours' canvass. This money is 

 be expended during the next three years 

 prizes for the best lawns, verandah de- 

 ations, flower beds and window boxes 

 ncd by residents along the driveway, 

 ■fanufacturers and business men were im- 

 viewed and asked to improve their places 

 business by the setting out of window 

 ces and the planting of shrubs and vines, 

 e response was immediate and enthus- 

 [tic. Officers of the Board of Trade and 



■ Ad. Club cooperated. This preliminary 

 rk was carried on quietly for several 

 ■;ks. Recently a citizens' banquet was 

 d, attended by the mayor, members of 



city council and other leading citizens 

 map of the city showing the proposed 

 veway was produced and the plan of civic 

 irovement explained in detail. The 

 erne was enthusiastically endorsed. The 

 •' council was asked to improve the road- 

 ys and to look after the boulevards and 



planting of trees along the several miles 

 roadway. Its cooperation was promised, 

 'k Commissioner C. E. Chambers, of 

 ronto. was in attendance and gave a 

 st helpful address, warning the city 

 linst mistakes that it might easily make, 

 1 giving valuable suggestions based on 

 at he had seen during an automobile trip 

 r the proposed route made earlier in the 

 '. Mr. Morton, of the Forestry Division, 

 awa, described the best varieties of 

 3S to plant. 



V committee is mow at work appointing 

 rd committees to look after the work in 

 h ward. The people living along the 

 te of the driveway are to be canvassed, 

 i urged to give their cooperation. The 

 rirrnan of each ward committee will be a 

 inbcr of a central committee that will 

 'c general oversight of the whole work. 



.Among the main workers have been Presi- 

 dent, C. Beal: vice-president, F. Wise; 

 Secretary, C. Williamson; R. Denne, H, b! 

 Cowan ; B. Hall, president of the Board of 

 Trade, amd G. O. Cameron, president of 

 the Ad. Club, , 



ST THOMAS 



Mayor J. H. Bennett, of Barrie, the presi- 

 dent of the Ontario Horticultural .Associa- 

 tion, gave an address recently before the 

 members of the St. Thomas Horticultural 

 Society, on the subject "Hardy Perennials 

 and Herbaceous Paeonies." 



The Society took advantage of the visit to 

 the city of the Duke of Connaught, Gover- 

 nor-General of Canada, and his daughter. 

 Princess Patricia, to have the Duke plant 

 an English oak in one of the city parks. 

 Dr. F. E. Bennett, president of the society, 

 presented their Royal Highnesses with a 

 spade prepared for the occasion. During 

 the proceedings a beautiful basket of flow- 

 ers was placed in the roval auto by mem- 

 bers of the society. The basket bore on 

 engrossed card, which read as follows : "To 

 the Princess Patricia: May it please your 

 Royal Highness to graciouslv accept this 

 basket of flowers collected from the gar- 

 dens of the members of the St. Thomas 

 Horticultural Society." 



The spring flower show of the society 

 was held recently in one of the city stores. 

 Fifty exhibitors had one hundred and twen- 

 ty-five entries on exhibiton. The exhibits 

 were in the main tulips, but hyacinths, pan- 

 sies, polyanthus and violets were also 

 shown. The ladies of the society served 

 tea m the gallery of the store. The store 

 was kept open until ten o'clock, when the 

 flowers were sold. 



Some trouble having been experienced 

 through the depredations of tulip thieves 

 the society recently ofl^ered a reward of ten 

 dollars for information which would lead to 

 their detection and conviction. Five latls 

 ranging in age from five to thirte.-n \-cars,' 

 were caught and their parents were requir- 

 ed by the police magistrate to pay fourteen 

 dollars and costs incurred by reason of the 



depredations. The boys were let off with a 

 warning. 



The society on May 9th conducted a tree 

 planting ceremony at Pinafore Park The 

 trees planted included Willows-of-Babvlon, 

 Weeping Teas, elms, magnolias, and catal- 

 pas. Each tree was nicelv labelled bv an 

 iron sign, giving the common and botanical 

 Tif^c: iit^"a"t' and, words "Planted by 

 tne St. Thomas Horticultural Society " The 

 mayor of the city cooperated in the cere- 

 monies. 



dent Bennett, visited Rochester on Vic- 

 toria Day to see the azaleas and rhododen- 

 drons in bloom, and the other horticultural 

 features of the city. 



OTTAWA 



The children that are members of the 

 Ottawa Flower Guild met recentlv in the 

 garden of Mr. R. B. Whyte, where Mr F 

 K. Buck of the Experimental Farm, ga've a 

 practical demonstration of seed planting 

 The secretary's report, read at the recent 

 annual meeting of the Guild, showed that 

 there were two hundred and thirty-three 

 children enrolled. The officers of the cur- 

 rent year are President, R. B. Whvte ; vice- 

 presidemt, J-, A. Ellis, M.L.A. ; secmary- 

 treasurer. Miss E. McManus. Mr W T 

 Mncoun and Mr. F. E. Buck are on' the 

 executive committee. 



PICTON 



The Picton Horticultural Society held a 

 meeting recently at which the subiect c'ls- 

 cussed was "Beautifying Picton"" The 

 main speaker was Mr. E. Edward Starr of 

 Whitby. The society is arousing an inter- 

 est in civic beautification. 



ST. CATHARINES 



On May I6th the membership of the St 

 Catharines Horticultural Society passed the 

 nine hundred mark, which is one hundred 

 and twenty more than the total for the pre- 

 vious year. The officers expect to reach the 

 nine hundred and fifty mark. 



Floral Ezhibii* in a Marckant'i Store Window 



These OJthibita were arranged b.v the offli^PH of the St, Thomas 

 Societ,v. Th«v were much admired hv the citizens 



Horticultural 



