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Qrimsby. — The annual meeting was better at- 

 tended than usual, and much interest taken in 

 the election of officers, which was determined by 

 ballot. 



Mrs. E.J. Palmer was again elected President, 

 and E. H. Read, Secretary. It was agreed to give 

 three hardy roses to each member, and from the 

 F. G. A. list to select the Campbell's Early grape 

 vine for the gentlemen and the Dentzia Lemoinei 

 for the ladies. 



The directors propose to hold house meetings 

 during the winter for the discussion of flower and 

 fruit topics ; and in the month of June to hold a 

 rose exhibit and have a social gathering of the 

 members on the lawn of the President, which is 

 situated conveniently near to the village. 



Simcoe. — The annual meeting of the Simcoe 

 Horticultural Society was held in the Free Library 

 Hall on Wednesday evening, 8th inst. There 

 was a fair attendance of members. The Pres- 

 ident, Mr. H. H. Groff was in the chair. 



Mr. Qroffs success.— The Directors presented 

 a report for the past year. We desire to quote a 

 couple of paragraphs from it, one regarding our 

 President, and the other relating to the late County 

 Crown Attorney, Mr. Ansley. 



"The year just closed will long be remembered 

 in this locality because of the great Pan-American 

 Exhibition held almost at our doors, being only a 

 couple of hours ride from our homes. Here the 

 brains, so to speak, of the brightest and cleverest 

 people of this new world, were brought into com- 

 petition, and it is safe to conclude that the judging 

 was fair and honest, and that those entitled to the 

 honors won. In this contest our fair Province 

 secured an honorable place in horticulture — judg- 

 ing by our population we secured first place. And 

 among other awards in flowers it is a matter for 

 congratulation that the worthy President of this 

 society, out of thirteen entries in Gladioli, secured 

 thirteen first prizes and captured the gold medal, 

 thus demonstrating that the finest bnlbs of this 

 beautiful flower to be found in America, if not in 

 the world, are grown by Mr. Groff, thousands of 

 beautiful varieties being originated by him every 

 year. And thus not only the grower but the town 

 itself has been greatly advertised among the mul- 

 titudes of people who attended this Exhibition. 

 We feel that we cannot let this opportunity pass 

 without assuring Mr. Groff of the exceeding great 

 pleasure it gives us to know of his success and we 

 desire to congratulate him on the fact that in a 

 competition of this kind he so completely van- 

 quished all comers." 



' ' For the first time in our history death has en- 

 tered our ranks and snatched away one of onr most 

 esteemed members. John Henry Ansley was a 

 gentleman who tooK an active part in the organi- 

 zation of this society. He was one who loved to 

 work with flowers, fruit and vegetables, and he 

 succeeded in their cultivation far beyond most 

 others. His garden, where he spent many happy 



hours, was a sight to behold. He held an import- 

 ant place in the community, and while he had 

 reached a vigorous old age no one thought that he 

 would so soon be taken from us. We desire to 

 place on record our estimate of his worth and our 

 appreciation of the services he rendered us." 



Woodstock.— The annual meeting of the Horti- 

 cultural Society was held in the city council cham- 

 ber last night with a good attendance of members. 

 The reports of the treasurer showed the finances of 

 the society to be in excellent shape, and the direc- 

 tors' report recorded one of the busiest and most suc- 

 cessful years in the history of the society. The 

 election of officers resulted in the return of those 

 who officiated in 1901, with the exception of several 

 changes on the board of directors. 



President Pattullo was in the chair and the busi- 

 nessof the meeting was commenced at 7.45 o'clock. 



The treasurer's report for the year showed the 

 receipts to have been $374.51 ; S109.50 of which 

 was for subscriptions, S48.93 for admission fees to 

 exhibition, premium for Horticulturist $20.60 and 

 Legislative grant $58 The expenditure amounted 

 to $258.23; $53.60 of which was for purchase of 

 seed and plants, $35.75 for working expenses of 

 flower show, $18.60 for advertising, etc., $28 for 

 prizes awarded for best kept flower gardens, $16.78 

 for rent and light of buildings for meetings and 

 exhibition, $2.50 for incidentals and $1.03 for per- 

 iodicals. The balance left over all expenditures 

 was $116.28. 



Directors' Annual Report 1901. In presenting 

 their annual report for 1901 your directors are 

 pleased to state that the year was one of satisfact- 

 ory progress. The membership of the society was 

 larger than ever before and notwithstanding the 

 additional expenditure incurred in giving prizes 

 for cottage gardens and to the scholars of the city 

 schools, there was a substantial balance on hand 

 at the end of the year. 



The active assistance of lady members of the 

 society has been secured and has proved most val- 

 uable. One of them, Mrs. Henry Davidson, read 

 an extremely interesting paper at one of our meet- 

 ings, and two others, Mrs. H. J. Finkle and Mrs. 

 Dawson, have also promised to read papers at some 

 future monthly meeting. 



The interest and co-operation of the teachers 

 and scholars of the public schools have also been 

 enlisted in the work of the society. 



Two lectures from the Provincial Association 

 addressed the scholars of the Central school, and 

 in the evening a public meeting in the Collegiate 

 Institute, these addresses being much appreciated 

 by all who heard them. The thanks of the society 

 are also due to several of our local vocalists for 

 their kindly assistance on the above occasion. In 

 this connection we record with pleasure that for 

 the first time the grounds of the Collegiate Insti- 

 tute, the Central school and the Court House 



