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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



October, 1908 



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great chance of the original methods of 

 packing being disturbed. They should have 

 been placed obliquely with the back ends 

 of the boxes at least eight inches higher 

 than the front. It is said that those in 

 charge of this department gave instruc- 

 tions to have this done but they were not 

 carried out. The second feature that could 

 have been improved was the promiscuous 

 mixing of the various classes of fruit on 

 the tables. Grapes, apples, pears, plums, 

 and peaches could be found in three or four 

 different places on the different tables. 

 These would have been displayed to great- 

 er advantage had each kind of fruit been 

 kept togethei". The apples should have 

 been placed on one table, the peaches on 

 another as far as they would go, and so 

 forth. Such an arrangement, also, would 

 make the placing of awards easier for the 

 judges. 



THE VEGETABLE DISPLAY 



The display of vegetables slightly ex- 

 celled that of last year in point of numbers 

 and more than excelled it in quality. The 

 celery, cauliflowers, tomatoes, parsnips, 

 squash, beets and most everything were 

 good. The cabbage, carrots and corn were 

 exceptionally good. The onions were not as 

 good as in former years on account of a 

 bligltt. The same can be said of the pota- 

 toes. There were four entries in the gen- 

 eral collections. The 1st prize was won by 

 Brown Bros, of Humber Bay, Ont. ; 2nd, 

 William Harris, Humber Bay; 3rd, E. 

 Brown, Wychwood, Ont. The fourth col- 

 lection although not in the placing, was 

 a most creditable one. It did not contain 

 quite as much material as the others but 

 it showed skill on the part of the grower. 

 An interesting feature in connection with 

 it, is the fact that all the stuff that was 

 shown was grown on a lot 25 feet wide by 



100 feet long. The exhibitor was Mr. 

 George Baldwin of Toronto. Space does not 

 permit mention of other prize winners ex- 

 cept to note that in addition to those al- 

 ready mentioned other successful exhibi- 

 tors were, J. B. Guthrie, Dixie, Ont., and 

 Thos. Delworth, Weston, Ont. 



Some exhibitors lost awards through 

 carelessness in following the stipulations of 

 the prize list. To win prizes, they must ex- 

 hibit in the various sections what the cata- 

 logue calls for, neither more nor less. The 

 vegetables were judged by Mr. Geo. Syme, 

 jr., Carlton West, Ont. Mr. I Elford, of 

 Humber Bay, Ont., deserves much credit 

 for changing the arrangement of the tables 

 and for placing the exhibits where they 

 could be seen to best advantage. 



THE FLOWERS AND PLANTS 



In the floral department, experts pro- 

 nounced the large groups of plants to be 

 the best pieces of decorative work ever seen 

 in America. So keen was the competition 

 in the floral display, covering 500 feet, 

 that the judge divided the first and second 

 honors between Thos. Manton of Eglinton, 

 Ont., and the Allan Gardens, Toronto, 

 which latter group was put up by Mr. E. F. 

 Collins. The third prize was given to Sir 

 Henry M. Pellatt's group, which was put 

 up by Mr. T. McVittie. The fourth prize 

 was awarded to Mr. D. Robinson, Reser- 

 voir Park; fifth, W. Howson, Central Pri- 

 son; sixth, E. Grainger, all of Toronto. 

 The cut flower sections, the design and 

 made up work and other classes were well 

 contested. 



GOVERNMENT DISPLAY 



The Ontario Department of Agriculture 

 had a display that was a credit both to the 

 department and to the province. It was in 

 charge of Mr. P. W. Hodgetts and was the 



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