November, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



XI 



Toronto ExHibition 



Editor, The Canadian Horticulturist, — 

 My first visit to the Toronto Exhibition has 

 induced nie to rush into print, and give you my 

 impressions of the show. In introducing myself 

 to your readers I may state that I am a British 

 gardener of some 30 years' practical experience, 

 gained in some of the finest gardens in the south 

 of England, visiting the great flower and fruit 

 shows in London, judging and assisting in some 

 of the small shows, which are held in nearly every 

 town and village throughout the old country. 

 This being my second year here, I claim to 

 know something of what I am writing about. 

 1 did not expect to find the exhibition to equal 

 The Temple Show or the Fruit Show at the 

 Crystal Palace. In writing these notes I have 

 not the slightest wish of disparaging the show 

 or to hiu-t any exhibitors' feelings, but, to raise 

 the horticultural department to a higher stand- 

 ard by these comments. 



On ])assing through, the question arose in my 

 mind: "Have the arranging committee made 

 the most of the beautiful hall, by placing the 

 different exhibits to the best advantage, so that 

 the gardener could set up his plants, could be 

 judged correctly, and the visitors could see 

 something beautiful in plant life?" I would sug- 

 ;,'est that the groups be placed in the centre of 

 the hall, so that the gardener could show his 

 skill in grouping, providing he covered the num- 

 ber of feet stipulated, placing the single exhibits 

 along the sides, and not huddling them up as 

 Uie dracienas and other plants were. The latter 

 were not set fair to judge, and the public could 

 not see to advantage. In this land of sunshine, 

 it is quite an easy matter to get more color 

 in the foliage plants, and the least that I can 

 say of the flowering plants is that they were a 

 disgrace. 



Coming to the vegetable section. Cannot the 

 collection of vegetables be set up in a more 

 artistic way than merely dumping them on the 

 bare tables, without a bit of green to set off 



their merits? Are not tomatoes, cucumbers, 

 and so forth, worthy of a plate or something to 

 set them on, and why shoiUd the collection of 

 peppers have two yards of bare table? Why 

 does not the trade put up an exhibit, and show 

 the visitors what they sell? Make it attractive. 

 It is advertising and the reward will be forth- 

 coming. Little fault could be foimd in the 

 judging. One pointer, however, is not to 

 award the first prize to a pair of yellow, thick, 

 old greenhouse cucumbers, when a pair of slender, 

 long dark green are near at hand. 



It is quite evident that the Toronto directorate 

 have horticulture at heart, and wish for its 

 prosperity, or they would not build a fine hall 

 and furnish a substantial prize list. I think, 

 as a matter of justice, they have a right to ex- 

 pect the assistance of the trade, and the general 

 exhibitor in furthering its improvement. There 

 are many fall fairs scattered through the Do- 

 minion now. The directors of the same look 

 to Toronto for their cue on how to run a fair. 

 Any improvement would be readily taken up. 

 Set your standard high. If you do go slow, get 

 there' Let every exhibitor put in his best and 

 not simply fill a class to gain the awards. — Frank 

 Gilbert, Simcoe, Ont. 



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