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to the statement of the officers, one of 

 the finest gladiolus shows yet staged. 

 Judging by the crowds that thronged 

 the college halls, there is a strong gen- 

 eral interest in the flower. 



Because of the show being held in 

 Canada, all the western Ontario towns 

 turned out strong. Visitprs included 

 growers, retailers and amateurs. A visit 

 to the show was well worth while. Many 

 visitors came by motor car, there being 

 about seventy-five from the state of 

 Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Sliarpgood and 

 their son, Wilbur, of Griffin, Ga., came 

 ],300 miles by motor. There were about 

 twenty visitors from New York state 

 who came the same way and another 

 twenty from Michigan. 



The show was opened by Hon. Dr. 

 Tolmie, minister of agriculture for 

 Canada. Father Leopold, of Oke, Que- 

 bec, was another speaker. He is prin- 

 cipal of the agricultural college at 

 Oke, and is a commercial grower of 

 gladioli. He has 75,000 blooms of 400 

 varieties. 



The officers elected for the ensuing 

 year are: President, C. R. Hinkle, St. 

 Joseph, Mich.; vice-president, Frank 

 E. Bennett, St. Thomas, Ont.; secretary, 

 Davis Tyndall, Brockton, Mass.; treas- 

 urer, Madison Cooper, Calcium, N. 

 Y., and executive committee, J. J. 

 Prouty, J. Coleman and H. E. Meader. 



The choice of the next place of meet- 

 ing was left to the executive committee. 



Wednesday evening there was a sing 

 on the campus. Thursday morning there 

 was a drive around the city and Thurs- 

 day evening there was a big banquet at 

 Port Stanley. 



The report would not be complete 

 without a reference to the trial gardens 

 of the St. Thomas Horticultural Soci- 

 ety. These are adjacent to the college, 

 cover 45,000 square feet and include 

 35,000 gladioli. They are irrigated by 

 the Skinner system. 



The Dale Estate donated hundreds of 

 roses, which were used for decorative 

 purposes. 



The Exhibits. 



The exhibits were so numerous that 

 they filled the assembly hall, the class 

 rooms and the corridors. All classes 

 were keenly contested. 



The judges at the show were H. E. 

 Meader, Mrs. A. H. Austin and Prof. 

 Hottes. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Britsch, of 

 Toledo, assisted in arranging the ex- 

 hibits. On account of the extent of the 

 displavs the work of the judges was 



heavy and announcements of winners 

 were delayed on that account. 



There were exhibits from all over the 

 United States and Canada. Prominent 

 among the noncommercial exhibits was 

 that of Mrs. M. B. Hawkes, of Benning- 

 ton, Vt., and her mother, Mrs. Beard, 

 of Monroe, La. 



C. R. Hinkle showed a unique flower 

 which he said was an old flower in a 

 new dress. It is a sport of the variety 

 Mrs. Francis King and has assumed a 

 dress of apple-blossom pink. He also 

 showed a new primulinus seedling, 

 which he named Elizabeth Tabor. 



Joe Coleman, of Ravenna, O., had 

 some new seedlings. C. Zeestraten, of 

 Chautauqua, N. Y., had a beautiful dis- 

 play, as also did Peter Vos & Son, of 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. A. B. De Groot 

 was in charge of a large display for the 

 United Bulb Co., of Mount Clemen's, 

 Mich. M. F. Wright, of Sturgis, Mich., 

 presented a novelty resembling an 

 orchid, which he has named Lois. John 

 J. Prouty, of Baldwinsville, N. Y., ex- 

 hibited many varieties. W. H. Purple, 

 of Canandaigua, N. Y., had several new 

 seedlings. 



The St. Thomas Horticultural Society 

 had an excellent display occupying two 

 large class rooms. The blooms were 

 superior and much admired. They were 

 not entered for competition in deference 

 to visiting exhibitors. 



Madison Cooper, of Calcium, N. Y., 

 took twenty-seven prizes. He exhibited 

 in the noncommercial classes. C. Zee- 

 straten won about twenty. Mrs. M. B. 

 Hawkes was a big winner and also Rob- 

 ert Campbell. Some of the awards w^ere 

 as foJlows: 



Best collection of twenty Tarletles, C. Zee- 

 straten, R. P. Cameron and H. C. Oven. , 



Kest collection of six yellow varieties, H. C. 

 Oven. 



Best collection of white varieties, United 

 Bulb Co. and C. Zeestraten. 



Best collection of crimson or red varieties, C. 

 Zeestraten, R. F. Cameron and H. C. Oven. 



Best collection of blue or lavender, United 

 Bulb Co., C. Zeestraten and H. C. Oven. 



Best collection of twenty-five varieties, C. 

 Zeestraten and United Bulb Co. 



Best seedling, J. Coleman and "W. H. Turple. 



Best ten varieties, R. F. Cameron. 



Best three vases, five spikes each, three 

 varieties, red, white and blue, Madison Cooper. 



Best and most harmonious display of primulinlg 

 hybrids, C. R. Hinkle. 



Visitors Present. 



No attempt was made to register the 

 people from St. Thomas and only a par- 

 tial registration of visitors from 

 throughout Ontario could be obtained 

 on account of the crowds. If cards were 

 used instead of one book, the numbers 



who crowd around the registration table 

 could be much more easily handled. 

 Among those present were: 



Adony, V. G., Syracuse, N. T. . . 



Austin, A. H., and wife, Ravenna, O. 

 Beard, Mrs. S. K., Monroe, I^a. 

 Boles, B. R., and wife, Circlevillc, la. 

 Bonlsteele, G. A., Belleville, Ont. 

 Boucher, Miss B. L., New York. 

 Brady, W. H., Chicago. 

 Breass, H. H., Hamburg, N. T. 

 Bridge, P. H., Troy, O. 

 Britsch, A. C, and wife, Toledci. O. 

 Brown, W., Elora, Out. 

 Callycot, Rev. W. H., Detroit, Mich. 

 Campbell, F. G., Marygville, Mich. 

 Campbell, Miss Mary, Ohio. 

 Chase, C. M. wife and daughter, Northville, 

 Mich. 



Chlswell, H. E., Monaka, N. Y. 



Colegrave, J. P., and wife, Shcftield. Pa. 



Cooper, Madison, Galclnm, N. T. 



Curry, T. W., Buckhannon, W. Va. 



Curtis, D. F., Ypsilantl, Mich. 



Elliott, Mrs. "W. B., Kalamazoo, Mich. 



Finlayson, P. A., Cleveland, O. 



Gibson, C. E., Alvlston, Ont. 



Halt, Mrs. Bell, St. Paul, Minn. 



Hardy, Mr. and Mrs., New York. 



Hawkes, Mrs. M. B., Bennington, Vt. 



Higglns, J. J., Toronto. 



Hinkle, C. R., St. Joseph, Mich. 



Hottes, A. C, Columbus, O. 



Howard, T. B., Tlllsonburg, Ont. 



Hulton, W. W., Edmunton. 



Humphrey, J. T., Pataskala, 0. 



Huntsinger, H. B., Hamburg, N. T. 



Keller, J. T., West Haven, Conn. 



Kilmer, Robert, and wife, Battle Creek, Mich. 



Lower, I., Kent, 0. 



MacGregor, A. G., Chatham, Ont. 



MacGregor, Miss F., Calgary, Alta. 



Macnamara, H. P., Montreal. 



Maddon, Harry, Saskatoon, Sask. 



Mansell, J. T., Ashtabula, O. 



Mathlson, Emma, Union, Ont. 



Mattes, Harry, Belle Vernon, Pa. 



Meader, H. B., Dover. N. H. 



Meadows, T., Woodstock. 



Moody, S. J., Brockton, Mass. 



Moody, S. B., Brockton, Mass. 



Molson, R. J., Mlddletown, O. 



Pommert. John, Amelia, O. 



Prouty. J. J., and wife, Baldwinsville, N. T. 



Pniyser, A. J., Benton Harbor, Mich. 



Purple, W. H., Canandaigua, N. Y. 



Reeser, W. H., Urbana, 0. 



Roberts, A. K., and wife, Collingswood, N. J. 



Ross, H. H., Toronto. 



Ryan, Miss Mabel, Medina. N. Y. 



Scharr, R. W.. Kitchener, Ont. 



Seltch, Mrs. J., Toronto, Ont. 



Sharpgood, R. P.. wife and son, Rriflin, Ga. 



Shaw, H. P., Jamestown, N. Y. 



Stevenson, W. J., London, Ont. 



Stubbs, Mrs. Wm.. Winnipeg. 



Turnbull, J. W., Winnipeg. 



Vos, Peter, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Walker, T. F., Mansfield, Mass. 



Walsh, M., London, Ont. 



Webb, W., and wife. Strafford. 



AVeld, J., Ijondon, Ont. 



Wilkinson, H. H., Beamsvllle. 0. 



Wood, G. E., Toronto, Ont. 



Wright, M. F., Sturgis, Mich. 



Zeestraten, C; ChautauQua. N. Y. 



Detroit, Mich.— Peter F. Reuss & Co. 

 have announced to the public the re- 

 moval of the store from its location at 

 1452 Broadway to Shop 22, Broadway 

 maiket building, center aisle, Broadway 

 entrance. 



Greenhouse Range Outside Los Angeles Where Tom Wright Grows His Adiantum and Much Besides. 



