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THE 





CANADIANS HOLD 



^ ANNUAL SESSION 



Members of the Canadian Horticultural Association convene at London, 

 Ont.y August 3 to 5, for eighteenth (mnvM meeting. Atten(^nce and ses- 

 sions reflect hopeful spirit of the florists of the Dominion. Profitable ad- 

 dressea^and enjoyable excursions make convention one of the fdbst suc- 

 cessful in the organization's history. 



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HE members of the local 

 committee, in whose hands 

 were placed the responsi- 

 bilities connected with 

 the arrangements for this 

 year's convention of the 

 Canadian florists, have 

 much to be proud of. 

 Everything was carried 

 through on the tick of 

 the clock, without the slightest hitch 

 anywhere, and Chairman E; B. Hamil- 

 ton, Secretary J. 6. Gammage, Treas- 

 urer F. Dicks, F. Cheesman, superin- 

 tendent of trade exhibit; A. Murdoch, 

 W. W. Gammage, G. liicks,, J. Pawlitzki, 

 G. H. Hill, E. H. Whiting, A. J. 

 Morgan, F. Darch and J. Hunter re- 

 ceived the sincere congratulations of 

 the visitors upon the gratifying results 

 of their labors. 



Exhibits Not Numerous. 



Hyman hall was chos- 

 en to house the exhib- 

 its, which were hardly 

 as numerous as usual; 

 steadily plodding on 

 seems to be the pervad- 

 ing spirit in the busi- 

 ness world in this coun- 

 try at the present junc- 

 ture, since no one ap- 

 pears disposed to base 

 future operations on 

 the doubtful outlook of 

 toda3% The reports of 

 officers, however, showed 

 the association to be 

 stronger than ever be- 

 fore. The membership 

 was 113 last vear, and 

 seven new members ; 

 came in at this meeting. 



The hall proved well 

 suited to the reading of 

 the various papers, all 

 of_ which were well re- 

 ceived, the lecture on 

 "The Cost of Produc- 

 tion of Florists' 

 Stock," by A. L. C. 

 O'Brien, of Toronto, and 

 that on "Orchids," 

 by W. J. Jones, of the 

 Dale Estate, Brampton, 

 coming in for special 

 commendation. The re- 

 port of the plant regis- 

 tration committee was 

 read by H. J. Moore, of 

 Queen Victoria park, 

 Niagara Falls, and the 

 discussion that ensued 

 resulted in a decision 



to allow florists with any new 

 plants to send them to H. J. Moose, 

 at the above address, for the purpose 

 of registering them and affording asy 

 further information that might be re- 

 quired. 



Fred Adams. 



(President-elect Canadian Horticultural Association.) 



Professor T. G. Bunting's paper on 

 "Irrigation" proved helpful. The 

 Skinner system was fully dealt with by 

 one who has watched it in all its 

 "^{^l^aaes. The paper en "laeects and 

 Pests that Affect Greenhouse Stock" 

 did not show W. A. Boss, of the 

 Dominion Entomological Laboratory, 

 at Virieland, Ont., at his best. There 

 was also^ a paper by Prof. Buck, of 

 Ottawa, and one on "Perennials" by 

 W. J. Potter, of the parks department, 

 Toronto. 



The Social Side. 



The social side of the convention be- 

 gan at the close of the first session, Au- 

 gust 3, when automobiles carried the 

 . members to the greenhouses of J. 

 Gammage*. SSitos, on Oxford street. An 

 inspection was made of 

 their establishment, the 

 largest in this vicinity, 

 where a first-rate lunch- 

 eon was served. The 

 members of the firm 

 were active in the 

 preparations for this ex- 

 ceedingly well planned 

 convention. 



A thoroughly enjoy- 

 able trip to Port Stan- 

 ley over the London & 

 Port Stanley new elec- 

 trified road was the. 

 feature that attracted 

 everybody on Wednes- 

 day afternoon. The 

 scenery was gorgeous, 

 and those who could not 

 attend the convention 

 missed a great treat. A 

 baseball game was 

 played, Canadian flo- 

 rists vs. Londoners, the 

 latter winning 13 to 15. 

 Walking on the beach 

 and dancing in the 

 Casino filled in the re- 

 mainder of the after- 

 noon. 



, After the session Au- 

 gust 5, automobiles were 

 called into requisition, 

 and the beauties of 

 London enjoyed in a 

 trip around the city and 

 to Dicks' greenhouses. 

 Evening brought the 

 annual association ban- 

 quet, at the City hotel, 

 at which the patriotic 

 speech and toast by Ex- 

 Mayor Graham called 

 forth great applause 



