THE COBOURG MEETING A MAGNIFICENT SUCCESS. 



Fig. 2206. Mayor E. C. S. Huycke, 



Who gave oor Association a hearty welcome to the Town of 



Cobourg, and took a deep interest in the meetings. 



>EVER in the history of our Associa- 

 tion was there so great an atten- 

 dance or so deep an interest taken 

 =^\^ in our meetings as at our recent 

 convention at Cobourg-. 



The day meetings in the Court room were 

 attended by nearly 200 people and the 

 evening meetings in the Opera House were 

 crowded to the doors. 



The morning meetings were devoted to 

 business, the afternoon to educational topics 

 on the growing and marketing of fruit, and 

 the evening sessions were of a popular 

 character. 



HONORARV DIRECTORS, 



Under the first head an innovation was 

 introduced by making Mr. Thomas Beall 



and Mr. A. M. Smith, honorary directors 

 in view of their long and excellent services 

 rendered to this Association, the former 

 having been instrumental in organizing 

 about sixty affiliated Horticultural Societies 

 and the latter being the only one with us of 

 the Constituent members. 



OFFICERS. 



The following are the officers for 1902 : — 

 G. C. Caston, president ; W. H. Bunting, 

 vice-president ; R. B. Whyte, W. A. 

 Whitney, Harold Jones, W. H. Dempsey, 

 Major Snelgrove, Elmer Lick, M. Pettit, E. 

 Morris, J. S. Scarff, W. W. Cox, T. H. 

 Race, Alex. McNeill and C. L. Stephens. 



SAN JOSE SCALE. 



The San Jose Scale was reported on by 

 Mr. G. E. Fisher, the official inspector. 

 This pest had not appeared in any new local- 

 ities owing to the vigilance exercised by the 

 Department of Agriculture, but in places 

 where it was already established and neg- 

 lected the condition of things was most 

 alarming. 



Crude petroleum has proved the most 

 effective spray for apples, pears and plums 

 in treating the scale ; it might not entirely 



Fig. 2207. Residbnce of Mayor Huycke. 



