THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



centre being that of Old Ireland. Strings of 

 smaller pennants radiated from the centre of 

 the platform to the sides, and in the back 

 ground was a table laden with yellow flowers. 

 A wheelbarrow covered with Japanese sun 

 flowers, in the midst of which Miss Muriel 

 Weir sat selling sweet peas, was a pretty 

 sight. Indeed the artistic effect of the whole 

 building did much credit to the ladies of the 

 decorating committee, Mrs. W. C. Stewart, 

 Mrs. Finkle and Mrs. Dugit. The flowers, 

 plants and fruit on exhibition were much 

 admired. 



An excellent musical programme was ren- 

 dered and was much appreciated by those 

 who could hear it, and they were only those 

 who were fortunate enough to crush some- 

 where near the platform. D. W. Karn was 

 the efficient chairman of the evening. 

 Madam Hausch (1st violin), Miss Gurli 

 Hausch (2nd violin), Mrs. Orr (harp), and 

 Mrs. Gurnett (piano), gave several splendid 

 selections. The quartette is well balanced, 

 the artists playing with excellent taste and 

 refinement of expression, extreme care mark- 

 ing the variations of light and shade. Miss 

 Powell's solo, " The Jewel of Asia " was 

 heartily encored as was the duet by the 

 Misses Murphy. Mrs. Merritt, with violin 

 obligato by Mr. Tindale, rendered " Doris " 

 with great sweetness and responded to pro- 

 longed applause with a piquant little encore. 

 Everyone was glad of the opportunity of 

 hearing Mrs. Ridley of London, Eng. , again, 

 her clear soprano voice showing to excellent 

 advantage in Dudley Buck's " When the 

 Heart is Young." Miss Hogg sang "Ma 

 Honey " — a piece well suited to her contralto 

 voice, in an effective manner. Solos also 

 from Mr. Sykes and Mr. McLeod, familiar 

 favorites, were well rendered and well re- 

 ceived. Miss Muriel Weir, in a sparkling 

 Spanish gown scored one of the successes of 



the evening by her beautiful dancing. The 

 little lady was exceedingly graceful. Miss 

 Bushby and Mr. White were the very capa- 

 ble accompanists. 



A pleasing part of the evening's entertain 

 ment was the dispensing of refreshments by 

 the ladies. Candies, ice-cream, cake and 

 lemonade were sold for the benefit of the 

 hospital, and a rushing business was done in 

 the sale of toothsome wares. 



The receipts of the evening amounted to 

 about $50.— Sentinel Review. 



Kincardine. — The above Society has de- 

 cided to hold its third Annual Exhibition in 

 the Town Hall, Kincardine, during the day 

 and evening of Friday, September 8th. To 

 ensure success it is very necessary that you 

 as a member should do your part towards the 

 exhibition by a liberal display of flowers, foli- 

 age and flowering plants. You will please 

 note that any healthy plant will be gladly 

 accepted for exhibition. There must be a 

 large display. A collector will call upon you 

 on Thursday, September 7 th, so please have 

 your exhibits in readiness for him. The 

 greatest care will be taken of everything. 

 Mark your pots for identification. On Fri- 

 day evening a promenade concert will be 

 given in connection with the exhibition. All 

 members contributing plants or flowers are 

 entitled to one ticket of admission to the 

 hall. General admission, 10 cents. The di- 

 rectors have decided that between the hours 

 of four and five o'clock in the afternoon of 

 Friday the school children will be admitted 

 free. Some of the teachers must be in at- 

 tendance with the children. 



S. W. Perky, 



President. 



Joseph Barker, 



Secretary. 



The rubber tree is a good pot plant, 

 and it grows well planted out in the 

 garden during the summer. As a rule, 

 however, it is not advisable to remove 

 it from the pot. A good soil for it may 

 be composed of three parts good fresh 

 loam, two parts leaf-mold, and one each 

 of sand and well-rotted manure. This 

 plant does well as a window plant, win- 

 ter and summer, and is a good veranda 

 or porch plant through the summer. It 



makes its growth mostly in the summer, 

 at which time it needs a liberal supply 

 of water, but the pot it is in should 

 have good drainage. The leaves 

 should be wiped or sponged frequently 

 to keep them clean, and prevent red 

 spider or mealy bug finding lodgment. 

 The leaves are quite capable of sustain- 

 ing themselves, and there is no danger 

 of their falling off until they become old 

 and yellow. — American Gardening. 



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