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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



December, 1909 



quality of the Ontarios in these pyramids. 

 Mr. W. H. Dempsey, Trenton, won 1st 

 prize in this section. 



The specimen apples of standard vari- 

 eties for which first prize of $10 and se- 

 cond prizes of $5 were offered, were the 

 subjects of much interest and comment. 

 For most perfect Baldwin, first prize went 

 to Norfolk F.G.A., and second to Robert 

 Thompson, St. Catharines. Greening: — 

 1st, C. W. Challand, Marburg; 2nd, R. T. 

 Michael, Brooklin ; King:— 1st, C. W. Chal- 

 land ; 2nd, W. C. Parker, Huniber Bay. 

 Mcintosh: — 1st, John McDonald, Cornwall; 

 2nd, W. M. Robson, Lindsay. Spy : — 1st, 

 W. C. Oughtred, Clarkson ;" 2nd, R. T. 

 Michael. Some of the best apples in these 

 sections were ruled out because they meas- 

 ured one thirty-second of an inch or more 

 over the diameter required by the prize list. 

 TTndoubtedly the best Mcintosh was ruled 

 out on this account. The same may be said 

 also of Kings. We are informed that the 

 size limitations will be changed for next 

 show. 



Only passing mention can be made of the 

 pears, apples, grapes and peaches on plates. 

 The samples mostly were of the Lest. Prom- 

 inent among winners in apples were H. 

 Jones, Maitland; C. L. Stevens, Orillia ; 

 W. C. Parker, Humber Bay ; Fred Doan, 

 Port Dover ; J. B. Guthrie, Dixie ; Brown 

 Bros., Humber Bay; W. G. "Watson, Dixie; 

 Norfolk F.G.A. ; John D. McDonald, Corn- 

 wall ; and others. Among the winners in 

 pears were, Norfolk F.G.A. ; A. M. Smith, 

 Port Dalhousie; R. Thompson, St. Cath- 

 arines; W. H. Bunting, St. Catharines. 

 Among the winners in grapes were R. 

 Thompson, W. H. Bunting, F. G. Stewart, 

 Homer. Mr. W. M. Robson of Lindsay, 

 was successful in winning 1st on Agawam, 

 and some other prizes. A large number of 

 entries in preserved fruits and in honey 

 attracted much attention. 



The Ontario Agricultural College had an 

 exhibit of much educational value. Chry- 

 santhemums, fruit and specimen insects and 

 diseases made up the display. 



VEGETABLES 



The vegetable department vied with the 

 fruit in quality if not in quantity. The 

 stuff mostly was perfect in variety type 

 and well grown. First prize for best gen- 

 eral collection of vegetables shown went to 

 W. Harris: 2nd, Brown Bros.; 3rd, J. W. 

 Rush, all of Humber Bay.' All the vegetables 

 were displayed to Letter advantage than in 

 past years, but there is still room for im- 

 provement. The judge was Geo. Syne, 

 Jr., Carlton West, Ont. The Essex sta- 

 tion had an excellent general display. 



FLOWERS AND PLANTS 



The floral features of the exhibition were 

 very fine. The cut chrysanthemums, car- 

 nations, roses and violets were as good as 

 can be grown anywhere. The plant sec- 

 tions contained some fine specimens. First 

 prize for best decorated dining table went 

 to Geo. D. Manton, Eglinton; 2nd, Thos. 

 Manton, Eglinton ; 3rd, was divided between 

 H. Wilshire and Wm. Jay & Son. For best 

 group of chrysanthemums and foliage plants 

 B. F. Collins won 1st, and W. Jay & Son 

 2nd. For best display of orchids, Thos. 

 Manton won 1st, and E. F. Collins 2nd. 



TRADE EXHIBITS 



A number of our most prominent firms 

 that handle commodities for the use of 

 horticulturists were on hand with instruc- 

 tive and attractive exhibits Among them 

 were the Niagara Brand Spray Co., of Bur- 

 lington, Ont. ; E. C. Brown oprayers, Roch- 

 ester, N.Y. ; Batts Limited, Toronto ; Stan- 

 dard Chemical Co., Toronto.; Biggs Fruit 

 and Produce Co., Burlington; Wm. Cooper 

 & Nephews, Toronto ; King Construction 

 Co., Toronto; Grasselli Chemical Co., Cleve- 

 land, Ohio ; Chemical Laboratories, Toronto ; 

 and Foster Pottery Co., Hamilton. 



CORNELL EXHIBIT 



An exhibit of much educational value was 

 made by the Department of Plant Pathol- 

 ogy, Cornell University. Illustrations and 

 specimen fruits were shown to demonstrate 

 the value of lime-sulphur as a summer spray 

 for apple orchards. Niagara Brand was 

 used in the experiments as the Niagara 

 Sprayer Co., of Middleport, N.Y., has given 

 a fellowship to Cornell University for inves- 

 tigation work in determining the worth of 

 commercial lime-sulphur. It is understood 

 in the agreement between this company and 

 the university that results, good and bad, 

 are to be published for the benefit of fruit 

 growers. 



The results the past season showed that 

 the percentage of wormy apples was reduced 

 from 25 per cent, on unsprayed trees to 3 

 per cent., where arsenate of lead was used 

 with Bordeaux mixture, and to 1.2 per cent, 

 where arsenate of lead was used with lime- 

 sulphur. In the case of scab the differ- 

 ence was practically the same. The lime- 

 sulphur was diluted one to thirty. It is 

 known that under certain conditions, Bor- 

 deaux injury may result from the use of 

 this fungicide. The moral, therefore, is to 

 use lime-sulphur and be safe. This exhibi*^ 

 was in charge of Mr. Errett Wallace, of 

 Cornell. More will be said about this fel- 

 lowship and the work in a later issue. 



Ontario F. G. A. — 50th Anniversary 



FIFTY years ago the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers Association was organized in 

 the city of Hamilton. Eighteen per- 

 sons were present at the first meeting 

 which was held on Jan 19, 1859. The only 

 one of them now living is Mr. A. M. Smith 



Mr. A. M. Smith 



A member of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation tor fifty years, and the only one now 

 living of those who organized the Association. 

 During the last half century great progr;es has 

 been made in the fruit industry of the province. 

 No person has had more to do with this pro- 

 gress than Mr. Smith. His business integrity 

 and ability, his wide and exact knowledge of 

 horticulture and his constant allegiance to the 

 association which he helped to organize, were 

 recognized by an ilhiminated address and a 

 purse of gold presented to Mr. Smith at the re- 

 cent fiftieth anniversary of the association held 

 in Toronto. Mr. Smith is 77 vears old, having 

 been born on September 24, 1832. 



of St. Catharines. At the 50th anniversary 

 of the association which was celebrated in 

 Toronto on Nov. 10 and 11, Mr. Smith was 

 present and was presented with a purse of 

 $175 as a slight token of appreciation and 

 esteem and the following address was read : 



"On this the 50th anniversary of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario, the mem- 

 bers of 1909 desire to extend to you as the 

 only living charter member, the warmest 

 congratulations of the association.. Together 

 with Arnold, Dempsey, Woolverton and 

 others, you were largely instrumental, not 

 only in the organization, but subsequently 

 in the maintenance and furtherance of the 

 work of the association. 



"As a pioneer fruit grower and nursery- 

 man, you deserve credit for so faithfully 

 spreading the propaganda for the planting 

 of the splendid orchards now found every- 



where throughout the province. These have 

 given to Ontario her present enviable posi- 

 tion as the premier fruit growing province 

 of the Dominion, and the largest producer 

 of export apples of any province or state 

 on the continent. We feel that to you 

 and your fellow members of 1859 there has 

 been erected a lasting memorial in the 

 millions of trees which yearly yield such 

 handsome returns to the horticulturists of 

 Ontario. 



"As representing the commercial fruit 

 growers of the province, the association 

 wishes you continued success in your life 

 occupation, and the best wishes of your 

 fellow fruit growers will follow you in the 

 future as in the past. — Signed on behalf 

 of the Association : E. D. Smith, Winona, 

 president ; Jas. E. Johnson, Simcoe, vice- 

 president ; P. W. Hodgetts, Toronto, sec- 

 retary-treasurer.' ' 



The address was read on behalf of the 

 association by Mr. Murray Pettit, Winona, 

 and the purse was presented by Mr. R. B. 

 Whyte of Ottawa. Prof. John Craig of 

 Cornell University and formerly of the Cen- 

 tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa ; Mr. E. 



D. Smith, Winona, president of the asso- 

 ciation this year and the chairman of the 

 convention, Mr. Thos. Berriman, Niagara 

 Falls, and others supplemented the address 

 by personal words of regard and respect. 

 The entire assembly expressed its approval 

 of these things by great applause. In a 

 few gracious words Mr. A. M. Smith ex- 

 pressed acknowledgment. Preceding this 

 presentation and the accompanying addres- 

 ses, Mr. Smith told the story of "Fifty 

 Years of Peach Culture in Ontario." His 

 remarks on this subject will appear in a 

 later issue of The Canadian Horticultttr- 



IST. 



THE president's ADDRESS 



In an excellent address that reviewed the 

 progress of fruit growing for 50 years, and 

 chiefly during the past 35 years. President 



E. D. Smith stated that the time has come 

 when laws that have to do with the control 

 of orchard pests should be provincial in 

 their enforcement rather than local. Com- 

 pulsory legislation is necessary to compel 

 the proper care of orchards. The future of 

 apple growing lies in producing the largest 

 quantity possible of perfect specimens. We 

 have about 7,000,000 apple trees in the 

 province. A school is needed to teach apple 

 growers and packers how to pack apples. 

 Short courses should be given in all fruit 

 districts. Not only should packing methods .m 

 be taught but also the identification and 

 proper naming of varieties. 



The president said that individual growers 

 can produce fruit and sell it to as good 

 advantage as can co-operative associations. 

 Marketing is of equal importance to pro- 

 duction. Selling by commission should be 

 resorted to as little as possible. He pointed 

 out that new varieties are wanted for oer- 



