November, 1909 



THE CANADIAN HOETI C ULTURIST 



249 



"The best Method of Increasing Member- 

 ship and Furthering Interests of the Asso- 

 ciation," C. W. Baker, Byron. 



^B. Address, Hon. J. S. DuiF, Minister of 



^KAgriculture. 



■ Potato Culture," Prof. Macoun, C.E.F.. 

 ^■Ottawa. 



^P "Small Fruits in Connection with Veg- 



■ etable Growing," W. C. McCalla, St. Cath- 

 K arines. 



"Insects that affect Market Gardens," C. 

 W. Nash, Toronto. 



and one for the members of the society, two 

 weeks later. The school children had over 

 700 entries and the members of the society 

 had over 600 entries. The society is well 

 pleased with its efforts in the cause for 

 which it was formed. 



Horticulture in Barrie 



W. Tajlor, Barrie, Ont. 



Barrie has the best kept lawns and the 

 greatest number of flower beds of any town 

 its size in Ontario. Since the Barrie Hor- 

 ticultural and Town Improvement Society 

 was organized, the change has been so no- 

 ticeable that the membership has increased 

 by leaps and bounds. Three years ago, it 

 started with a membership of 63. It now 

 has a membership of 200. The interest in it 

 has been of great value to the town in a 

 horticultural sense as seen in the great in- 

 terest which the members of the society and 

 the people in general have taken in im- 

 proving and beautifying the town, both in 

 the lawns and boulevards. 



We have been very fortunate this year 

 in having such an enthusiastic president 

 as Mr. George Vickers, one of our princip- 

 al merchants and an ardent lover of flow- 

 ers, who with the energetic secretary, Mr. 

 J. A. McLaren, have so opened the public 

 mind that our parks have been made a 

 pleasant place to go to. A further grant 

 of $50 was given to the society and if the 

 s.Tme council holds another year, we have 

 a further chance of a grant of $200 



The society has had two flower shows this 

 year, one for the school children. Sept. 7, 



Tillsonburg Horticultural Show 



The Tillsonburg Society held its annual 

 exhibit of plants, flowers and fruit on Sep- 

 tember 2. The exhibit is quite a social event 

 in the town and is well patronized by thf 

 townspeople. The school children's exhibit 

 was a feature of the show. To the en- 

 ergetic secretary, Mr. W. W. Livingston* 

 and Mr. Fairs, his assistant, belong chief 

 credit for such a successful show. Mr. Wm. 

 Hunt of the Ontario Agricultural College. 

 Guelph, judged the exhibit and expressed 

 great pleasure at the general excellence of 

 the exhibit, more especially at the display 

 of cut flowers shown by the young people. 



In adition to the floral exhibit the Tillson- 

 burg orchestra gave a splendid programme 

 of promenade music, the rink being especial- 

 ly adapted for a concert of this nature. A 

 bevy of young ladies very kindly dispensed 

 ice cream to visitors, a feature that added 

 to the enjoyment of the evening as well as 

 proving a source of revenue to the society. 

 This latter is a feature that many of oui 

 societies might do well to copy at their an- 

 nual shows, as it is a great adjunct to the 

 show, and helps to promote a sociable, fra- 

 ternal feeling among the members and visi- 

 tors. The executive of the society and the 

 townspeople generally are to be congratulat- 

 ed upon such a successful show. 



Thresher, was appointed to wait upon Mr. 

 W. S. Brewster, M.L.A., the local member 

 and to impress upon him the necessity of 

 increasing the annual grant to horticultural 

 societies. The annual meeting of the Brant- 

 ford Horticultural Society will be held on 

 November 4. Mr. R. Walter Brooks is sec- 

 retary. 



The secretaries of horticultural societies 

 are requested to send for publication in 

 The C.-iN.^DiAN Horticulturist copies of 

 papers read at their meetings. 



The St. Catharines Horticultural Society 

 will hold a bulb competition next spring, 

 open to all members, except the officers and 

 directors and members that employ help 

 in their gardens. Public property also is 

 barred. Six prizes are offered. 



At the Niagara District Horticultural 

 Exhibition in future a competition will 

 lie held in cut bloom, open to all the hor- 

 ticultural societies of the province. The 

 St. Catharines Horticultural Society, in 

 which city the exhibition is held, is barred 

 so that all societies may feel that they are 

 t)n an equal footing. The 1st prize will be 

 » valuable cup or other trophy to cost about 

 $25.00. 



At a meeting of the Brantford Horti- 

 cultural Society held last month, a deputa- 

 tion, consisting of Messrs. E. W. P. Jones, 

 R. N. Elliott, R. Walter Brooks and J. 



Last spring, Mr. H. H. Groif of Simcoe 

 Ont., sent some of his Canadian gladioli to 

 the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Eng- 

 land. How well they stood the test there 

 is shown by the following extract from a 

 very appreciative letter received by Mr. 

 Groff recently from W. Watson, curator at 

 Kew : "Your gladioli have been very much 

 iidmired. The yellows and blues are excep- 

 tionally good and the named varieties. Blue 

 Jav, Dawn, La Luna and Peace are su- 

 perb." 



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