October, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



IX 



The entries in the apple classes were not up to 

 much. The date was too early for securing well- 

 matured sijecimens and this year the immatur- 

 ity of fruit was particularly marked. As the 

 s|iecimens were not normal in condition or ap- 

 pearance, the judge had some difficulty in plac- 

 ing the awards and a few errors occurred. 

 Alexander was entered for Wolf River and, as 

 should be expected, was disqualified by the 

 judge. In the section for Swayzie Pomme Grise, 

 Montreal Bonne Grise were entered and given 

 1st and 2nd prizes; 3rd prize was given to a 

 true Swayzie. Road Island Greening got 1st 

 prize for North-West Greening. The 1st prize 

 l^Dxbury Russets were not truly named and the 

 1st prize Colvert were not typical by any means. 

 :^nd ]>rize Ribston were wormy. 



THE GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT 



An educational exhibit comprising fruits 

 I Kim the various experiment stations in Ontario 

 was a creditable one. It was in the charge of 

 Messrs. P. W. Hodgetts and T. B. Revett, of the 

 Department of Agriculture. The recommended 

 cdmmcrcial and hardy varieties of the various 

 fruits were exhibited, and the best varieties for 

 Inline use. Some time ago the department 



published a bulletin on "Varieties Recommended 

 for Planting in Ontario." The object of the 

 exhibit was to bring together for the benefit of 

 visiting fruit growers, specimens of the varieties 

 so recommended. Two new varieties of apples. 

 Lowland Raspberry and the Lubsk Queen, from 

 the C. E. F., Ottawa, attracted much attention 

 The O. A. C., Guelph, contributed 50 varieties 

 of tomatoes. 



THE VEGETABLES 



Except in the case of onions and cabbage, the 

 vegetable exhibits were not as heavy nor as 

 good as in past years. This, also, was due to the 

 unfavorable season. The collections were very 

 good. The 1st prize was won by Mr. J. B. 

 Guthry, Dixie, Ont., and the 2nd by Brown 

 Bros., Humber Bay. Yhere was an excellent 

 show of cabbage, the best for years. Cauli- 

 flowers were not plentiful and only fair in qual- 

 ity. Squash was poor; citron, small; carrots, 

 only fair; teets, poor; parsnips, fair; turnips, 

 rough; kale, fair; leeks, good but not enough 

 shown ; celery, fair to good ; winter radishes, 

 good ; i5epix?rs, medium ; sweet corn, poor ; 

 tomatoes, smooth but small; potatoes, good; 

 onions, exceptionally good and clean. 



number of vases. The gladioli were particularly 

 good. The school children's exhibit of asters 

 was good, but perhaps not so fine as last year, 

 owing to the dry season and to the depredations 

 of variegated cut-worms; they were decidedly 

 creditable, however, and showed the result of 

 much care and interest on the part of the children. 

 The regular classes for cut bloom grown by 

 amateurs were well filled with specimens of ex- 

 cellent quality. The bloom could scarcely be 

 beaten anywhere. 



One side of the immense building in which the 

 exhibition was held was one mass of foliage. 

 The showing of decorative plants was an educa- 

 tion in itself. The space occupied by these 

 plants was 165 by 8 feet. The specimens in the 

 various banks from the greenhouses and from 



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TKe Niagara District E,xhibition 



ONE of the best exhibitions of its kind that 

 ever has been held in Canada, was held 

 in St. Catharines, Ont., on Sept. 18 

 and 19. It was the Niagara District 

 Horticultural Exhibition. In number of entries, 

 in quality of exhibits and in the matter of ar- 

 rangements, it surpassed the horticultural show 

 at the Canadian National Exhibition, Of course 

 the exhibition in St. Catharines had the ad- 

 vantage of being held two weeks later than the 

 one in Toronto, and as a result, better fruit was 

 to be had. The arrangements and display of the 

 exhibits showed, however, that those in charge 

 liad a keen conception of the artistic, which was 



sadly lacking at the Canadian National. The 

 difference is shown in the illustrations that ap- 

 pear in this issue. The St. Catharines Horti- 

 cultural Society has reason to be proud of the 

 character of the exhibition. The citizens of the 

 city of St. Catharines and the fruit growers 

 throughout the Niagara District should have 

 given it greater support in the matter of at- 

 tendance. 



The flower and plant show was exceptionally 

 good. The cut bloom was excellent. There 

 was a fine collection of dahlias. Possibly they 

 would have shown to better advantage had the 

 same number of bloom been placed in a larger 



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