August 12, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



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C H. A. IN CONVENTION 



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CANADIANS CONVENE. 



Enthusiastic Meeting at Hamilton. 



The openinjf session ot" the twenty- 

 third annual eonvontion of the Cana- 

 dian Horticultural Association, at the 

 Roval Connaufjlit liotel, Iliimilton, Ont., 

 August l*^; ■was marked b,v»-cxce))t ional 

 enthusinsm. The members opened the 

 meeting l)y sinf>;infr the national antliem, 

 wliich was followed by Ihe American 

 anthem in honor of the jjuc^sts from 

 across the line. 



W. K. GroNcs occu])ied the (diair dur- 

 infj tlie o])eniuf; exercises. Mayor 

 Hooker delivered the civic address of 

 welcome. In a few references to the 

 friendship of Can.'ida and the Ignited 

 States he won the a]>plause of the mem- 

 l)ers. lie pointed out that the under- 

 standing l)etween the two countries was 

 strengthened l)y the war. He jtraised 

 the society's work, which he declai'i>d 

 })ronglit the beauties of nature to the 

 luinics and gardens of all Avho desired 

 tiiem. 



James McKenna, of Montreal, rei)lied 

 to Mayor Booker. The conxcntion was 

 an educational factor, as it would tend 

 to educate those who attended for their 

 profession, he said. Horticultural work 

 lay in the interests of humanity, re- 

 construction and ])eace. He thanked 

 the mayor for his welcome. 



W. H. Gray, ])resident of the Hamil- 

 ton and District Gardeners' «nd Flo- 

 rists' Association, welcomed the d(de- 

 gates on beluilf of that association. W. 

 E. (!ro\('s then introduced President 

 E. B. Hamilton, of London, who took 

 the chair. 



President Hamilton's Address. 



Presi<lent Hamilton then read his ad- 

 dress, in which he noted the important 

 features of last year's progress and 

 outlined his recommendations for the 

 futiire. He commended the resolution 

 drafted and unanimously adopted by the 

 association's educational committee, of 

 wliicli W. W. Ganiniage is chairman, at 

 its meeting October i:!, 1919, at Niagara 

 Falls, Ont., and said that he hoped the 

 convention would succeed in forming 

 the Canadian Council of Horticulture, 

 wliich the resolution proposed as a 

 means of developing Can.-idia.n horticul 

 tural interests and stimulating horticul- 

 tural education in Canada. Further 

 significant ])aragraj>hs from the presi- 

 dent 's address are as follows: 



'"Tlie first of this year we inaugu 

 rateil a membership drive, whicdi has 

 heen most successful and has far ex- 

 ceeded our expectations. Through the 

 energetic efforts of a few meiiiliers we 

 hav(^ more than doubled our member- 

 ship and today the C. H. \. cim boast 

 f>f niembers from Vaiu'ouver to Halifax. 

 vVe h.'ive had the jijeasure of enrolling 

 a goodly TiumlxM- of our American 

 brothers. j)rinci|i;il!y through the influ- 

 ence of our frieiii!. .John Young, secre- 

 l.ary of the S. A. F. 



"In Februarv. tlirougli W. W. Gam 

 "ifige, the first president of the C. H. A. 

 and a director of the F. T. D., a clear- 

 ing house was established in Walker 

 ville for F. T. [). liusiness. which enables 

 ns to avoid the high rate of exchange. 



''There iiave been many jtroblciiis to 

 solve. Only .a few weciis ago we re- 

 ceived a re(iinjt from Hritisti Columbia 

 to use our influence at Ottawa to have 

 the season for inspection and t'lnniga- 

 tion exteudeii, since under the pr(>sent 

 regulations it is impossible to get Furo- 

 )iean importations through witiiout 

 freezing, owiui;- to the climatic ciunli- 

 tioiis ill the Rocky inouiitaiii^. Tiiis 

 luattei' has Imtii laid before I'i'ot'essor 

 Arthur (iilison, acting Doniiiiioii entf) 

 moiogist, at Ottawa, and, we hojie, will 

 b(> ad.justeil to meet the needs of onr 

 liritish Columbia brothers. 



Recommendations. 



''Owing to the long jirogram I fei'i 

 I should not take up m()r(> time than is 

 necessary, but 1 wish to m;ike the t'ol 

 lowing recoii;»iieud;it ions for your con 

 siderntion . 



' ' l-'irst- -That this association pniilish 

 ;i yearly directory of all ni'-mbers, stat 

 iug their occupations, ;nid that a copv 

 of it be siipplieil to each U'eininT in 

 good stai'cliiig. 



"Second — Th;it this assoc-iat ion ta!<i' 

 up coiiperat i\e adx'ert ising. 



"Third-^That this .association f.ake 

 (Hit a Itomiuion charter and apply for 

 a government grant. 



''Foui'th — That this ;issoci;ition con 



sider th(> .ailvisability of taking the con- 

 Nt'utioii, in the lour t'uture, to some 

 ])rovince outside of Ont.ario and t^uebec. 



'' Fifth-— Th.at this association con- 

 tinue the good work of the plant r(>gis- 

 tration committee. 



President llamiltoii specialis' nrge(l 

 that meetings ot' tlii' association should 

 lie li(dd outside (Mitario and (^U(d)ec, in 

 order to iutei'est thi' llorists of the other 

 |>rovinces. He |iaid tribute to the mem- 

 ories of the late .1. A. iiruce, Henry Sim- 

 mers a nd ( '. ( i. 1 lew it t. 



Committee Reports. 



W. W. Gammage, ot' liOiidon, I'eporteil 

 for the eiliicat iona I committee, lie em- 

 |iliasiz('d the necessity ot' |il'n]ii'r e(llic;i- 



tion for horticulturists. • • W'e pay 

 l.'ixes I'or the training of (hictoi's, law- 

 yers, etc.."' he reuiai'ked, ''and we 

 sliouM also share in the publii- money 

 I'or the training ot' young men t'or hor- 

 ti<-ulture. It is as scientific a prot'ession 

 as any.'" lie |ires>ri| I'or the report 

 ;ido|)te 1 1,'ist \ear at Niagara l-'alls and 

 emphasi/ed the need I'or trjiined help. 

 He said that without an e(lucational fac- 

 ulty being establisheil it would be im- 

 possible to tr.ain \'ouug horticulturists 

 in scientific researcdi work, plant physi- 

 ology, plant |iathol(igy and entomology. 

 II. .). M(»ore, of Toronto, rejiorted for 

 the registration committee. He empha- 



Emery B. Hamilton. 



I President ol the i iiii:i(liiMi Hoiticultuial A-isociutinii.) 



