October, 1908 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



225 



Horticulture at the Canadian National 



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THE horticultural exhibits at the Can- 

 adian National Exhibition in Tor- 

 onto last month were superior in 

 most respects to those of last and 

 previous years. More good material was 

 [shown than ever before. The quality of 

 [the individual exhibits was good and the 

 |arrangement was a long step ahead of past 

 efforts. An effort was made to have the 

 fshow of fruit, flowers and vegetables artist- 

 kically displayed rather than a mere jumble 

 fof entries put up in any old way. 



THE FRUIT 



Owing to the closeness of competition in 

 !:the fruit department, the judges had much 

 'diffiiculty in placing the awards. There 

 >was a greater number of varieties than in 

 fpast years and the quality was good and 

 Pmostly uniform. The color and size of the 

 specimens was well advanced. The exhibi- 

 tors seemed to have exercised great care 

 in selection. In apples, the collections of 

 40 varieties were fine. The first prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Harry Dempsey, of Red- 

 nersville, Ont., who put up one of the finest 

 lots of apples ever seen at the exhibition. 

 The second and third prizes went to Mr. 

 W. E. Weese, Albury, Ont., and Marshall 

 Bros., Hamilton, respectively, for exhibits 

 almost equally as good. The display of 

 apples on plates also was fine. They were 

 vvi>ll colored and well grown. In the dis- 

 play of apples in boxes, there was some 

 good fruit but apparently some -of our 

 growers have something yet to learn about 

 packing. Many of the boxes were packed 

 ideally but others either were slack, too 

 full or not uniform in grading. Some ex- 

 ception was taken to the awards given in 

 of the sections but probably had 



those who objected heard from the judge 

 his reasons for placing the awards as he 

 did, they would have been satisfied. One 

 noticeable thing, however, was the fact 

 that prizes were awarded in some three or 

 four instances to apples packed in evap- 

 orated apple boxes rather than in the 

 standard boxes for export. 



The peaches were an exceptionally fine 

 lot. They were highly colored and of sup- 

 erior quality. Space will not allow a de- 

 tailed reference to the various exhibits 

 and the successful competitors. We can 

 mention only one winner who was most 

 successful. Mr. T. G. Bunting, of St. Cath- 

 arines, secured first prize in most of the 

 sections in which he entered and he had 

 a large number of exhibits. He entered 13 

 plates and secured 13 first prizes. He was 

 fortunate, also, in securing first prize for 

 the best display of fruits, including apples, 

 pears, grapes, peaches and plums. 

 " Unlike last year, the grapes were very 

 fine. They were well colored and mature. 

 The whole display was creditable. The 

 plums were away ahead of anything of 

 the kind that have been seen for years. 

 Pears also were good. Those packed in 

 boxes could not have been improved upon. 

 In spite of the great improvements in the 

 display of fruits, it cannot be said that 

 perfection was attained. Two important 

 points in arrangement could have been 

 bettered. The display of fruits in commer- 

 cial packages was poorly put up. The boxes 

 were placed flat on the tables just as they 

 were last year and which was pointed out in 

 The Canadian Horticulturist at the 

 time. The exhibit was almost valueless 

 from an educational viewpoint. By plac- 

 ing the boxes on the level, there is also a 



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