February, 1915 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



39 



ready our fifrowers are beErinninjf to reach 

 up to them. 



Many fruit ijrowers sold their apples 

 last fall for lower prices than was at all 

 necessary. They became frisfhtened over 

 the reports of a lartre crop and disorgfamiz- 

 ed markets and swallowed without discount 

 the tales told bv buvcs about the low 

 prices bein.if paid. Thus buyers were 

 enabled to use the old trick of quoting the 

 lowest price one grower was willing to 

 take for his crop and using it to beat down 

 the prices of other growers. Thus prices 

 were forced to a lower level than con- 

 ditions warrapted. This is only another in- 

 dication of the necessity that exists for 

 greater cooperation among fruit growers. 



The Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' .Associa- 

 tion has given its hearty support to the 

 proposal to have the apple recognized as 

 the national dish of Canada. When the 

 British Columbia Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion falls into line — which possibly it has 

 done already — the movement will have 

 spread from coast to coast. What organi- 

 zation will be the next to help the move- 

 ment along? 



The fruit transportation officer of the 

 Ontario Fruit Growers' .'Association has re- 

 ported that claims made by fruit growers 

 against railway companies for amotints as 

 large as fifteen hundred dollars have re- 

 mained unsettled for as long as five years. 

 This situation is a serious one. The Do- 

 minion Railway Commission should be 

 given power to settle such cases out of 

 court and in a summary manner. 



PUBLISHER'S DESK 



The publication of The Canadian Horti- 

 culturist in special editions is meeting 

 with the hearty approval of our readers. 

 Because we are able to give them more in- 

 formation on the subjects in which they 

 are specially interested the change is prov- 

 ing satisfactory both to the fruit growers 

 and amateur flower erowers. This editiom 

 we consider one of the strongest issues of 

 The Canadian Horticulturist we have ever 

 published. We hope our readers will en- 

 joy it as much as we have enjoyed pre- 

 paring it for them. 



,\'ext month's issue of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist will have some particularly 

 interesting features. In the fruit section 

 there will be a continuation of the very 

 importamt article in this issue bv Mr. I.. B. 

 .Scott, Bureau of Pla"t Industry, of United 

 States Department of Agriculture. There 

 will also be an article on the planting of 

 trees by Prof. Clement, of the Vineland 

 Experiment Station, one on Inter-cropping 

 in the Orchard, by Mr. W. T. Macoun, 

 Dominion Horticulturist, and another on 

 the fertilizer situation, brought about by 

 the war, by Prof. R. Harcourt, of the 

 Guelph Agricultural College. In the floral 

 section Mr. J. McPherson Ross, of Toronto, 

 will contribute an article, illustrated by 

 diagrams, showing how small gardens can 

 be laid out to the best advantage. This 

 article will include a description of what 

 three neighbors accomplished bv tearing 

 down their partition fences and imiting 

 their backyards into a common trarden. 

 Mr. Georire Baldwin, of Toronto, will fur- 

 nish an illustrated article deaiinjj;- with the 



starting of seed under sash and in the 

 window. Mr. John Gall, of Inglewood, will 

 also provide a timely, helpful, illustrated 

 article. As usual the illustrations will be 

 a feature of the issue. 



There arc a large number of very inter- 

 esting advertisements in this issue of The 

 Canadian Horticulturist. Look them over 

 with care. Our advertisers have been en- 

 deavoring to anticipate your needs, and we 

 believe you will agree with us th it they 

 have met with a considerable degree of 

 success. 



The fine collection of vegetables illus- 

 trated under our departmental head, entitl- 

 ed "Home-Gro\vn Vegetables, " are the pro- 

 duct of the garden of Mr. J. A. Williams. 

 R. R. No. 5. Peterboro, Ont. As the 

 illustration indicates, Mr. Williams has met 

 with distinct success in the growinsr of 

 cauliflower. He trrows mostly the Early 

 Erfurt and Early Snowball. 





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SOCIETY NOTES 



Calgary 



The Calgary Horticultural Society early 

 this year arranged a nrogramme of meet- 

 ings for the months of January, February. 

 March and .April. These meetings will be 

 held every two weeks, and it is the inten- 

 tion of the directors to have them as prac- 

 tical as Dossible. 



The 19H Flower Show held by this Socie- 

 ty last August, was the largest ever held 

 in Calgary, in fact in Western Canada. 

 There were 1,263 entries in all classes and 

 prizes to the value of $1,441.00 were of- 

 fered. 



During the past year a sister organiza- 

 tion oame into existence in the Vacant Lots 

 Garden Club. This club has accomplished 

 a vast good in converting the unsightly 

 vacant lots of the city into profitable gar- 

 dens. There are several hundreds of these 

 lots cultivated and it is the aim of the club 

 to have a thousand such I'-ardens through- 

 out the city in 1915. The Horticultural So- 

 ciety alloted the Vacant Lots Garden Club 

 space at their flower show and the produce 

 staged by them was of a high standard. 



Our membership is not as large as per- 

 haps some of the Eastern Societies, we 

 having only one hundred and sixty actual 

 members ; however, we hope for greater 

 achievements in the future, and with the 

 cooperation of the afore-mentioned Club we 

 are out to make Calgary a horticultural cen- 

 tre in Western Canada. 



The annual general meeting of the So- 

 ciety was held on December 8th, when the 

 folowing officers were elected : Hon. presi- 

 dent, R. G. Bennett, K.C.M.P. ; president, 

 C. P. McQueen ; 1st vice-president, A. Cal- 

 houn ; 2nd vice-president. T. S. Purver ; 

 hon. secretary, W. R. Reader: secretary. 

 H. L. Fvfe ; treasurer, Thomas Bellew ; and 

 fifteen directors. 



Hamilton 



The directors of the Hamilton Horticul- 

 tural Society have arrainged to hold a series 

 of meetings the third Thursday of each 

 month, beginning with January. .Among 

 those who will address the meetings are: 

 Mr. William Allen, gardener to Sir Ed- 

 mund Osier, The Craigleigh Gardens, 

 Rosedale, who will give an illustrated lec- 

 ture on "Bulbs." Mr. Jas. M. Bryson, 

 gardener to Mr. J. T. Moore, of Avoca 

 Vale, Moore Park, Toronto, who will tfive 



a/n illustrated lecture on roses; Mr. J. Goat- 

 ley, late head gardener Sutton Place, Lord 

 Northcliffe's noted gardens, whose subject 

 will be "Hybridization and Improvement of 

 Plants." Later on we hope to have Mr. 

 Goatley speak on soils and manures, rais- 

 ing and growin,g plants from seeds, and 

 also other subjects which he is fully com- 

 petent to discuss. 



The board also announces that Mijs. 

 Hendrie, "Holmstead," will receive the 

 members fo' a garden meeting in the 

 spring, at which gathering it is expected 

 that the Provincial Superintendent, Mr. J. 

 Lockie Wilson will be present. 



St. Thonas 



.At a recent meeting of the directors of 

 the St. Thomas Horticultural Society, the 

 use of vacant lots" for gardens was dis- 

 cussed. President Bennett pointed out 

 that much of the vacant property in the 

 city might be converted into gardens in- 

 stead of being left, as at present, a dump- 

 intr-ground for tin cans and growth of 

 noxious weeds. These lots, if placed at 

 the disposal of working men who are not 

 fortunate enough to have garden space, 

 could be improved, and at the same time 

 help to solve the high cost of living. At- 

 tention to this matter was left to a com- 

 mittee. 



Through the kindness of the Civic Parks 

 Committee, the cut flowers from the Mun- 

 icipal greenhouse have been placed at the 

 disposal of the society and will be sent 

 once a week to the sick, especially the 

 stranger within the city's gates, and those 

 to whom flowers are a luxury. 



The sue'gestion that the tulip be the so- 

 ciety's official flower, was adopted after 

 considerable discussion. Other flowers were 

 suggested, but on account of the easiness 

 of growing the tulip and its popularity in 

 St. Thomas it was felt this flower was the 

 most acceptable. 



Dundas 



The Dundas society had its annual meet- 

 ing on January 14th, with a membership of 

 one hundred to start with, and prospects 

 of adding one hundred more soon. We 

 have sent in the necessary papers to the 

 Government, and now are a regularly con- 

 stituted horticultural society, with the fol- 

 lowing officers : President, F. E. Lennard ; 

 1st Vice-President, F. D. Suter ; 2nd Vice- 

 President. W. A. Davidson: Secy.-Treas., 

 Jas. .A. Kyle. Directors : Henry Bertram, 

 John Walker, Rev. J. B. Hamilton, Mrs. 

 (Dr.) Bertram, H. W. Simpson, W. F. 

 Moore, C. M. Foster Mrs. S. King, Mrs. 

 John Douglas. — J.A.K. 



Horticultural Association 

 Officers 



Some errors having appeared in our list 

 of officers of the Ontario Horticultural Asso- 

 ciation, published in our December issue, we 

 herewith publish the full correct list : 



President. J. H. Bennett. Barrie : 1st vice- 

 president. Rev. G. W. Tebbs, Orangeville ; 

 2nd vice-president, Dr. F. E. Bennett, St. 

 Thomas ; secretary and editor, J. Lockie- 

 Wilson, Toronto; treasurer, G. .A. Hesson, 

 St. Catharines. Honorary directors, Rev. 

 A. II. Scott, Perth; W. T. Macoun, Ottawa; 

 H. L. Hutt, Georgetown ; W. B. Burgoyne, 

 St. Catharines. Directors — R. B. Whvte, 

 Ottawa ; W. Jeffers Diamond, Belleville ;' R. 

 Whorley, Haileybury ; T. D. Dockray, Tor- 

 onto ; James Ogilvie, Hamilton ; Wm. Har- 

 try, Seaforth ; R. W. Brooks, Branlford; 

 Dr. j. A, Bothwell, Stratford , J. Mc- 

 thy, Swndwich. 



