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The Florists^ Review 



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plants. Whatever the origin of the 

 trouble may be, I have never been so 

 mystified in all my thirty-five years of 

 experience in carpet bedding, and I 

 shall be thankful to you for any in- 

 formation. W. H. — Pa. 



I could tell nothing from the plants 

 received by mail, as they were com- 

 pletely dried up. While it is barely 

 possible that some substance may have 

 been thrown on the plants, I think 

 that climatic conditions are more likely 

 to have been responsible. Spells of 

 hot, damp and comparatively sunless 

 weather, such as prevailed in the east 

 during the greater part of July, have 

 caused a great deal of fungoid dis- 

 ease, not only on alternantheras, but 

 on many other plants. With clearer 

 weather I think the trouble will disap- 

 pear. Of course it is a decided advan- 

 tage to keep the soil stirred in flower 

 beds. This insures a better growth of 

 the plants, aerating the soil and helping 

 it to retain the necessary moisture. 



C. W. 



CANADIANS HOLD SESSION. 



No More "Gadding About" Wanted. 



The nineteenth annual convention of 

 the Canadian Horticultural Association, 

 held at Berlin, Ont., August 8 to 10, 

 was not altogether what might be 

 termed an unqualified success, but, tak- 

 ing the peculiar times in which we live 

 into account, the results were quite on 

 a par with those obtained at the usual 

 gatherings. 



Montreal was chosen as the place of 

 next year's convention, and George 

 Bobinson struck a note of wisdom and 

 understanding when he suggested that, 

 if these conventions are to be a success 

 in the future, there must be less enter- 

 taining and gadding about and more 

 helpful talk and solid business accom- 

 plished. In the course of his remarks 

 he mentioned that the expenses incurred 

 at the time of the last convention in 

 Montreal, five years ago, amounted to 

 nearly $1,000. As it was generally felt 

 that during this awful war it would be 

 inexpedient and unbefitting for any or- 

 ganization to anticipate such entertain- 

 ment as was then provided, more time 

 probably will be set apart at the next 

 convention for thorough discussions on 

 the questions that crop up. The in- 

 terests of the trade generally should 

 benefit by a change in the method of 

 procedure. 



About the same number of members 

 and visitors from all parts of the Do- 

 minion- attended the convention, which 

 was opened by the mayor of Berlin. 



Trade Exhibits Few. 



President F. W. Adams delivered his 

 annual address, and after the reports 

 from the various committees E. J. Hay- 

 ward, of Montreal, read his own paper 

 on "Commercial Ferns." Mr. Hay- 

 ward is well known as a successful 

 grower of ferns and his paper was so 

 complete and thorough that it might 

 well be read again on some future occa- 

 sion. After the first session an auto- 

 mobile sight-seeing trip was given the 

 visitors, who returned later to the meet- 

 ing place to hear a lecture on "Success 

 with a Home Garden," by George H. 

 Baldwin, of Toronto, and a paper on 

 the "Commercial Culture of Peonies 

 and Dahlias," by H. Tattle. 



A paper on bedding plants, by Frank 



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JAMES A. FBASEB. 



W TILL young at the age of 60, having the energy and enthusiasm of youth com- 

 *^ bined with the experience of maturer years — a man of that description should 

 be a valuable factor in any organization, and James A. Fraser, whom the Can- 

 adian Horticultural Association recently secured as president, seems to be just 

 that sort of man. He is of Scotch parentage and was born at Prescott, Ont., 

 where he has long been in business. Besides conducting greenhouses and dis- 

 tinguishing himself as a prize-winner at flower shows, he also owns and operates 

 a farm. For many years he has been one of the most influential members of the 

 local school board and the board of managers of the county fair. He is prominent, 

 also, in several fraternal orders. No, those are not all of his activities; he also 

 holds a government position in the fishery department. 



Wise, and one on gladioli, by John A. 

 Campbell, were scheduled for Wednes- 

 day's session, as well as a report on 

 trade exhibits. Unfortunately, the lat- 

 ter were conspicuous by their insignifi- 

 cance, and if future conventions are 

 hopeful of encouraging concerns to send 

 their samples long distances it would be 

 well for them to understand that no 

 concern can be expected to do this 

 merely for the fun of the thing. Sev- 

 eral New York houses sent their repre- 

 sentatives out of their way so that they 

 might attend this convention, but, if 

 reports be true, it is doubtful if they 

 will visit other than the larger cities 

 again. 



Officers Elected. 



The convention concluded on the 

 morning of August 10 with an excel- 

 lent paper on rose culture, read bv Ju- 

 lius Luck, of Montreal, and 4n the after- 

 noon the conventioniats visited the On- 

 tario Agricultural College, at Guelph. 



The following oflBcers were elected: 

 President, James Fraser, of Prescott, 

 Ont.; first vice-president, E. J. Hay- 

 ward, of Montreal; second vice-presi- 

 dent, F. Dicks, of London, Ont.; secre- 

 tary-treasurer, J. Luck, of Montreal; 

 executive committee, C. H. Janzen, of 

 Berlin, Ont.; E. F. Collins, of Toronto; 

 F. Wise, of Peterboro, Ont.; E. B. Ham- 

 ilton, of London, Ont.; Luke Williams, 

 of Ottawa, Ont.; George Douglas, of 

 Toronto; William Hunt and C A. Smith. 



W. G. P. 



Louisville, Ky. — Preliminary plans 

 for a joint meeting of the State Flo- 

 rists' Association of Indiana and the 

 Kentucky Society of Florists, to be 

 held in October, were worked out at 

 the recent meeting of the Kentucky so- 

 ciety at Summer's park. Adceptance 

 of the invitation of the Kentuckians 

 to the Hoosiers was made known at the 

 meeting. 



