OUR AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. 



Woodstock. — The Exhibition which was 

 held by the Woodstock Horticultural Society 

 was a great success except in one respect, 

 viz, there was not that support given in by 

 the public which might fairly be expected ; 

 still in spite of this a fair amount was real- 

 ized for the benefit of the funds of the Soci- 

 ety. The exhibits, as may be seen by the 

 accompanying photograph, were very taste- 

 fully arranged and reflected great credit on 

 the committee in charge, but, as usual, the 

 work devolved upon a few of the more en- 

 thusiastic members and a number of their 

 lady friends to whose good taste must be at- 

 tributed the more than usual beauty of the 

 decorations. Only a comparatively small 

 number of the plants were shown in the gen- 

 erally adopted formal manner on benches or 

 tables, etc., the greater number being placed 

 on the floor in the style of raised beds, all 

 spaces between being filled in with ferns of 

 larger growth and the edges made of the 

 smaller growing varieties. For two of these 

 beds the whole of the plants were contributed 

 by Mr. Frank Harris (professional) and our 

 secretary, Mr. James S. Scarff (amateur), and 

 it is not saying too much in stating that the 

 latter gentleman made the exhibit of the 

 Show. The largest bed was composed princi- 

 pally of the tropical style of plants, mostly 

 owned by Messrs. D.W. Karn, T. H. Parker, 

 W. H. Van Ingen, F. Mitchell and Mrs. 

 Jas. Hay. Among the other most noticeable 

 exhibits were those of Mrs. McPherson, Mr. 

 Frank Newton and Mrs. W. G. McKay, the 

 latter lady making a most creditable exhibit 

 of begonias. In the cut flower department 

 the best contributions were the very beauti- 

 ful collection of sweet peas of Mr. Sproat, 

 and the gladioli from that hybridizer, Mr. 

 H. H. Groff of Simcoe, and in the fruit 

 department nice exhibits were made by 

 Messrs. Croman and Grey. Taking it alto- 

 gether the Society is to be congratulated on 

 the success of their Show, which, without 

 doubt, will do much to encourage that most 

 delightful of all recreations, the practice of 

 the art of floriculture. — W. 



Fig. 1511.— James Lockie, Waterloo. 



Waterloo Horticultural Society. — Oa 

 the eleventh of November occurred the deat h 

 of Mr. Jas. Lockie, late active president o >• 

 the Waterloo Horticultural Society. He was 

 a man who rose by his merit until he was ap- 

 pointed president of the Waterloo Mutual 

 Fire Insurance Co., and having a natural 

 taste for gardening he built for himself a small 

 greenhouse, which contained about one hun- 

 dred varieties of cacti and many other flow- 

 ers. Our members will remember how heart- 

 ily he welcomed our society and Waterloo in 

 December, 1897, and will deeply regret his loss. 



Grimsby, Ont., Horticultural Society's 

 Floral Exhibit was held in the Town Hall on 

 the llth. The exhibit of chrysanthemums by 

 Mr. A. E. Cole was excellent, containing a 

 large number of varieties. Messrs. Webster, 

 Bros., of Hamilton, showed ferns, bogonias, 

 orchids and a large collection of palms, be- 

 sides asparagus sprengeri, ficus elastica, 

 Araucaria, Selaginella and Japan Ivy. The 

 members of the society showed many fine 

 specimens of chrysanthemums, cacti, and 

 other house plants. One great mistake was 

 making it a free exhibition. The hall was 

 overcrowded. It would be far better to have 

 admission tickets, even if they were all com- 

 plimentary, to be had from the members of 

 the society. Otherwise there should be a 

 small admission fee for all who were not 

 members. 



PfCTON.— Mr. Walter P. Ross, the secre- 

 tary, writes : 



" I have much pleasure in stating to you 

 that our Horticultural Society, which is 

 affiiliated with your Association, has so far 

 been very successful. I understand that 

 several similar societies were started here 

 some years ago, and only lasted a short time, 

 so I think we should be well pleased. The 

 Horticulturist seems very welcome to our 

 members, and the premiums sent out by your 

 Association are also very much appreciated, 

 as they certainly deserve to be. " 



Hamilton. — Mr. Hirschmiller. of Hamil- 

 ton, writes to correct name of W. Holt, 

 which appeared as W. Hull in December 

 number, p. 483 He says that his exhibit 

 was so creditable that it was unfortunate to 

 have his name wrongly entered. 



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