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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Octoljer. 1907 



A Dominion Conference Next Winter 



THE fruit growers uf Canada are anxious to 

 hold a Dominion Fruit Conference in 1908. 

 This is evidenced by various expressions of 

 opinion that have been received by TiiE 

 Canadian Horticulturist since the July issue, 

 which contained similar letters from secretaries 

 of provincial fruit growers' associations. The 

 fruit growers are justified in feeling as they do 

 regarding the matter. The Hon. Mr. Fisher 

 assured the delegates to the conference last 

 year that another would be called within a 

 reasonable time. Our fruit problems and 

 questions of national importance are multi- 

 plying so rapidly, in pace with the general de- 

 velopment of the industry, that it is quite rea- 

 sonable to consider next winter the proper 

 time for holding the third Dominion Fruit Con- 

 ference. The following letteis state the opin- 

 ions of some f of the delegates to the last con- 

 ference : 



Mr. R. W. Starr, Wolfville, N.S.: "1 am glad 

 to find a move in favor of a fruit convention 

 next winter. I think the last one was of great 

 benefit to the industry at large. If possible, 

 the meetings should be continued biennially, 

 as there is, and always will be, subjects of 

 great importance to discuss, and which can 

 only be decided after careful consideration by 

 such a gathering as we had in Ottawa in March, 

 1906." 



Prof. G. Reynaud, La Trappe, Que.: "A 

 second conference would be very useful, as the 

 program of the last meeting has not been 

 completely fulfilled, especially as regards the 

 fruit trees trade. This question, a very im- 

 portant one, should be taken up in the program 

 of the next fruit growers' conference. If all 

 parties interested in fruit culture would suggest 

 iust a few of the questions which have not yet 



been ekicidated there would he room for still 

 more than one conference." 



Mr. A. W. Peart, Burlington, Out., writes: 

 "I am somewhat disposed to think that a 

 meeting once every three years \v()uld be about 

 the correct thing. Too frequent meetings are 

 less impressive and are wanting in substance. 

 I consider the following subjects of sufficient 

 importance to discuss: 1. Fruit statistics for 

 the Dominion and several provinces; 2. Trans- 

 portation and cold storage; 3. Markets and 

 marketing. These are essentially uf general 

 interest and importance, and doubtless there 

 are others as well." 



Rev. Father Burke, Alberton, P.E.I. : "I am 

 very much in favor of another horticultural 

 conference at Ottawa, next March, and have 

 no doubt but that the Minister will convene 

 one in fulfilment of the promise made to the last 

 one held there in 1906. As you say, I was the 

 framer of the resolution asking for the forma- 

 tion of a Canadian Poinological Association, 

 but fearing that the time was not quite ripe 

 for so pretentious an organization, and know- 

 ing well that it requires funds to support any 

 such institution, I took the liberty of inter- 

 rogating our amiable chairman, the Hon. Mr. 

 Fisher, as to his view of the situation and 

 what might be done to assemble the headsmen 

 of horticulture nationally at least every two 

 years. He was quite frank in his reply, and 

 whilst you are right in saying that he gave no 

 explicit promise, as clearly as words can ex- 

 press it, he gave us all to understand that he 

 sympathized with the movement to convene 

 this body biennially, and had no doubts but 

 that he couM easily induce the Government 

 so to do. For my own part I have little doubt 

 then but that the Minister has already this 

 matter in mind. With you, however. I am 



fully convinced uf the absolul< necessity on 

 the part of the associations of Can ida of pre- 

 paring the matter of the agenda paper as early 

 as possible. There was much done and much 

 left undone the last time. There are new con- 

 ditions to be considered since, too. I under- 

 stand that the reason given why much more 

 legislation did not follow our efforts was that 

 the findings on at least one or twc^ important 

 questions were perhaps too hurriedly made. 

 So far as I am concerned I am ready to-day 

 to stand by the decisions taken then, but I am 

 ready, too, to hear the arguments contra of 

 those who are said to have changed their 

 minds. By all means, let us have the second 

 conference this winter; we will be in a position 

 to do much better work, and the work is wanted 

 and will well repay the country any expendi- 

 ture made on account of it. It would be well, 

 then, to ask the Minister to name the day." 



Origin of "America" 



During the past year, a lengthy controversy 

 has been going on in the horticultural press of 

 Canada and United States as to the original 

 source of the gladiolus "America," a variety 

 that was used to decorate the yacht Mayflower 

 for the Russia-Japan peace confernece. 



Recently Mr. H. H. Groff, of Simcoe, Ont., 

 placed a declaration, made by competent 

 authorities in the United States, in the hands 

 of the leading trade press oi Xew York and 

 Canada, giving him the credit without the 

 slightest doubt. Canada is thus sustained in 

 the claim of having been the source of this 

 feature of declaration of that historic gathering. 



The oth annual fruit fair of the Nelson, B.C., 

 Agricultural and Industrial Association was held 

 at Nelson on September 18-20. 



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Shaffer " 10^ " 



King 5 " 15 



Golden Queen 4 '* lo]4 " 



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