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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



Sbptembeb 6, 1906. 



green and unripe, and the canes had 

 formed no embryo flower buds. 



You cannot fail to flower these pot- 

 growa ramblers, but with the fall-dug 

 plants it is a gamble, like many other of 

 our operations. "William Scott. 



PRICE OF PALMS. 



Those florists who are not closely in 

 touch with the market should note that 

 the price of palms at wholesale is ad- 

 vancing and they should, therefore, ad- 

 vance their retail prices. The first 

 advance in palms was in the European 



markets, where prices have increased ma- 

 terially. The large growers in this coun- 

 try are asking $1.50 for the kentiaa they 

 sold at $1.25 last summer, and all along 

 the line the advance has been in about 

 that proportion, with a prospect that 

 prices will go still higher, for there are 

 no stocks in this country which are not 

 sure of a sale during the approaching 

 season, and stocks are so depleted in Eu- 

 ropean centers, especially in Belgium, 

 whence most imported paJms have come, 

 that it is not possible to import good 

 plants profitably at the present prices 

 in this country. 



CANADIAN 



CONVENTION 



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A BANNER MEETING. 



The ninth annual convention of the 

 Canadian Horticultural Association was 

 held in the gymnasium of the Ontario 

 Agricultural College, Guelph, on August 

 29 and 30, and was, in point of at- 

 tendance and interest taken, one of the 

 best conventions the association ever 

 has had. The attendance from the east 

 was particularly good. The Maritime 

 Province sent two representatives, and 

 Montreal and Ottawa sent large con- 

 tingents. Winnipeg had one represen- 

 tative, and as might be expected, Toron- 

 to, Hamilton, London and all the smal^yl 

 ler western points had practically their 

 full complement of fiorists at the con- 

 vention. 



President William Fendley, of Bramp- 

 ton, called the convention to order 

 punctually on time at 2 o'clock on 

 Wednesday. An address of welcome was 

 given on behalf of the Guelph garden- 

 ers and florists and the Ontario Agricul- 

 tural College by Prof. J. B. Eeynolds, 

 who took the place of President Creel- 

 man of the college, who was unfortu- 

 nately unable to attend on account of 

 the death of his brother. This was re- 

 sponded to by A. C. Wilshire, Montreal, 

 who graciously thanked the professor 

 for his kind words of welcome, and said 

 the boys hoped to put in a couple of 

 days both pleasantly and profltably. 



The secretary's report showed a mem- 

 bership well spread over Canada. The 

 treasurer's report showed the finances 

 in a healthy condition. 



Trade Exhibit. 



The trade exhibit judges were E. I. 

 Mepsted, George A. Robinson and 

 Thomas Manton. The trade exhibit was 

 not so large as in former years, but 

 the collection of ferns, palms, etc., was 

 good. J. Gammage & Sons showed a 

 fine bench of mixed plants. A certifi- 

 cate of merit was awarded to J. Camp- 

 bell, of Simcoe, for a new light gladiolus 

 called Peace. This is certainly a fine 

 thing, and will have a good commercial 

 run, as the color is good. D. Mitchell, 

 of Fergus, Ont., was awarded a cer- 

 tificate of merit for a collection of 

 pressed ferns mounted. This included 

 about thirty-five specimens and was cer- 

 tainly interesting. The Arnott Chemical 

 Co., of Toronto, exhibited plant foods. 

 The Foster Pottery Co. and John Crans- 

 ton & Son, of Hamilton, exhibited 



flower pots. The Morehead return steam 

 trap was on exhibition. Blackie Bros., 

 of Halifax, had an exhibit of Camp- 

 bell's fertilizers and insecticides, sul- 

 phur vaporizers, etc. Mr. Blackie gave 

 a practical demonstration in the green- 

 house with the sulphur vaporizer, which 

 was highly commended by all who saw 

 it working. 



mercial Carnations," by John Morgan,, 

 of Hamilton, brought out a spirited 

 discussion. 



On the second day the first paper in 

 the morning session was by J. H. Dun<. 

 lop, of Toronto, on "Eoses and their 

 Special Eequirements. " This was in- 

 structive, as it not only dealt with the 

 requirements of roses in general, but 

 gave some practical pointers on special 

 varieties, and gave Mr. Dunlop's experi- 

 ence with a number of greenfly and 

 mildew preventatives. A paper on 

 "Greenhouse Insect Pests," by Prof. 

 T. D. Jarvis, gave some practical point- 

 ers on the best way to keep down a 

 number of the insects that infest green- 

 houses. He invited any florists who 

 wished to send specimens, with samples 

 of plants affected by any insects work- 

 ing in their greenhouse, and the college 

 experts would be only too pleased to 

 classify the pests, and give their ex- 

 perience as to the best way of combat- 

 ing them. E. W. King, gave a paper 

 on "-SVhat is the Best System of Heat- 

 ing a Greenhouse 21x150 Feet!" On 

 review of the general advance in the 

 heating system of greenhouses, the con- 

 sensus of opinion was in favor of steam. 

 George Vair, of the Normal School Gar- 

 dens, Toronto, gave a paper on "Con- 

 ifers. ' ' 



Perhaps one of the most interesting 

 and one that brought out as much dis- 

 cussion as any was a paper given by 

 W. C. Hall, of Montreal, on "Business 



V. J. Lawrence. 



(PreBldent-elect Canadian Horticultural Asacclatlon.)" 



Subjects Discussed. 



The paper on "Fertilizers, their Use 

 and Nature," by Prof. Eobert Har- 

 court, was instructive, and took up 

 thoroughly the scientific part of using 

 fertilizers, which is unfortunately not 

 as closely studied by the average florist 

 as it should be. An essay on "Corn- 



Pointers for the Eet^il Trade." This 

 paper showed how many retail men take 

 a lively interest in the work of the 

 association, and Mr. Hall's paper gave 

 them all a chan<!e to express their opin- 

 ions. One of the strong points was 

 Mr. Hall's urgent plea for cleanliness 

 in retail stores. In this connection it 



