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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



November, 1907 



Our Horticviltural Societies 



Mr. Wm. Hunt, of the Ontario Agricultural 

 College, had quite a toiu among the horticul- 

 tural societies and fairs this season, having 

 visited and made the awards at Fergus, Owen 

 Sound, Stratford, Elmira, St. Catharines, Till- 

 sonburg, Elora, Gait, and Brantford societies' 

 annual shows, as well as at the Guelph Central 

 and North Grey (Owen Sound) fairs. 



One feature at all the societies' shows was 

 the growing interest taken in the exhibits of 

 plants and flowers made by the school children. 

 It is a new feature introduced this season at 

 several Bf the shows, and the directors of these 

 were more than pleased at the interest shown 

 by the children in the woik, and still more 

 from the fact that the exhibits made by the 

 young people were the chief centre of attrac- 

 tion to the largely increased attendance of 

 adults at the shows from that in past years. 

 This fact was especially noticeable at Gait 

 and Rlmira. Mr. Brodie. president, and the 

 executive of the Gait society, were much pleased 

 at the success of the exhibits made by the 

 school children, and the interest and attend- 

 ance at the show of the citizens generally. 



Mr. W. W. Livingstone, the energetic secre- 

 tary of the Tillsonburg society, was more than 

 repaid for his untiring efforts to make this, the 

 first show of the Tillsonburg society, a success. 

 The exhibit of cut flowers by the school chil- 

 dren at this show was particularly noticeable, 

 and attracted much attention and favorable 

 comment from the large number of visitors at 

 the show in the evening. 



The children's section of the exhibit at El- 

 mira was particularly good. One feature on 

 the premium list was rather unique in charac- 

 ter, being premiums offered for aster plants in 

 pots having the largest number of buds and 

 blossoms. The first prize was awarded to a 

 plant that had over 150 buds and blossoms 

 on it in some stage of development, the second 



prize plant having over 120. Several other 

 fine pot specimens of this popular annual came 

 very near to the foregoing in point of size and 

 number of buds. This speaks well for the 

 attention and culture given them. 



The Brantford society's annual exhibit was 

 devoted entirely to a display of cut flowers 

 grown by the school children. The exhibit 

 was a pronounced success, as evidenced by 

 the large turn-out of parents and citizens gen- 

 erally at the show m the evening. Several 

 prominent citizens who were present were 

 loud in their praises of the splendid exhibit 

 and work being done by that society, and prom- 

 ised their hearty cooperation and assistance 

 in the work during the coming season. Mr. 

 Rose, the president, and Mr. Walter J. Brooks, 

 the secretary, as well as the executive gener- 

 ally, received many compliments for the good 

 work they are doing. 



The Elmira and Tillsonburg societies are also 

 interesting themselves in the beautifying of 

 the town park lots, another very commendable 

 and much needed line of work for our societies 

 to take up in the smaller towns and villages. 

 A few years ago, prior to this work being taken 

 in hand by the societies in the places mentioned, 

 there was little, if any, attempt made to have 

 the park lots bright and attractive. During 

 the past season the change in this respect has 

 excited much favorable comment from visitors 

 to the pretty little towns mentioned 



The exhibit of gladioli and asters at the Guelph 

 Central Fair made by the children of the city 

 and rural schools was very fine. The seeds 

 and bulbs, as well as printed cultural directions, 

 were distributed by the Guelph Horticultural 

 Society. 



The aim of all our societies should be to get 

 the young people interested in floriculture and 

 horticulture, as well as the older people. In 

 doing this, the success of the society and the 

 shows is assured, and a great and lasting good 

 done in our homes and in the community. 



Seedling' Apples of Maine 



Bulletin 143 of the Maine Experiment Station, 

 "The Seedling Apples of Maine," is just being 

 sent out. The purpose of this bulletin is to call 

 attention to those varieties of Maine origin 

 which are worthy of wider dissemination; and 

 to record, as accurately as possible, the hislory 

 of such varieties. 



While Baldwin, Greening, and other standard 

 varieties, mostly of New England origin, will 

 doubtless remain for many years the leadin;.j 

 market sorts, new and valuable sorts are con 

 tinually appearing, and these will be most like! 

 to excel near their native home, or in their native 

 state. The wholesale injury to orchards bv the 

 cold of the past few years is also an incentive 1" 

 search out the merits of native hardy varietit 



Among the most valuable ^f the 38 nati\ . 

 sorts mentioned in the bulletii^^fe Deane, Dud- 

 ley, King Sweet, Rolfe, Stanley and Stowe 

 Some of those described in pomological manuals 

 are said to be wholly or practically extinct, 

 though at one time of considerable importance. 



An effort is being made at the Station to collect 

 in a "Maine Orchard" such native seedlings as 

 seem to merit attention, and owners of valuable 

 seedling apples are requested to forward speci- 

 mens of the fruit for examination. 



There is a diversity of opinion among fruit 

 growers on the question of the low-heading of 

 fruit trees For the benefit of the readers of 

 The Can.\dian Horticulturist, fruit growers 

 and nurserymen are invited to contribute 

 letters on this subject for publication. 



Your paper is certainly up-to-date, and has 

 some good pointers in the fruit line. — H. G. 

 Lawrence, Westminster, B.C. 



Enclosed please find 50 cents for my sub- 

 scription to the best horticultural paper pub- 

 lished in America. — R. S. Hood, Gait, Ont. 



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