CANADIAN HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 



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Fig. 2398. Gore Park, Hamilton. 



After an interesting discussion on the 

 President's paper, the following were ap- 

 pointed to bring in a report on the advisa- 

 bility of establishing a trade paper : Wm. 

 Gammage, London ; J. H. Dunlop, Toronto; 

 Joseph Bennett, Montreal ; Jno. A. Camp- 

 bell, Simcoe, and C. M. Webster, Hamil- 

 ton. 



Some very practical advice on the matter 

 was given by Mr. F. R. Pierson, Tarrytown, 

 N. Y., and Mr. A. T. De La Mare, of the 

 Florists' Exchange, New York. 



The first session adjourned at 4.30 p. m., 

 and the delegates were taken to the Floral 

 Fete and Trade Exhibit in the Thistle Curl- 

 ing Rink. All agreed that it was the best 

 Trade Exhibit ever held in Canada, and the 

 amateur exhibits were pronounced very high 

 class. 



EVENING SESSION 



The hall was completely filled at this ses- 

 sion, and the close attention of the delegates 

 was favorably commented on by the Ameri- 

 can visitors. 



A paper on " Winter Flowering Plants," 

 prepared by C. A. Smith, Montreal, was 

 read by Fred. Bennett, of the same city. 



A most interesting and up-to-date paper, 

 "The Latest Facts About Roses," by Ed- 

 ward Dale, of Brampton, brought out a 

 most useful discussion on grafting. 



Mr, W. N. Hutt, of the Department or 

 Agriculture, Toronto, explained that he was 

 present to find out for himself what the C. 

 H. A. really was, not having any definite 

 information about the organization. He 

 deprecated the fact that so little had ap 

 peared in Canadian publications about the 



