AfGl'ST 13, 1914. 



The Florists' RevicsK' 



11 



CANADIAN FLORISTS 



;HOLD CONVENTION AT TORONTO 



Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Canadian Horticultural 

 Association, at Toronto August 4 to 7, draws record attendance 



1\()M ;i social staiidpoint the 

 scvcuteonth iiiinuai coii- 

 \ out ion of the ("auadiaii 

 Horticultural Association 

 eclipsed all previous rec 

 oiils. There were more 

 niemliers in attendance than 

 , \cr iief'ore, ami from bej^inning to end 

 r\ rr.vtiiinj; was so well planned and 

 ..iriied out that it would seem inipos 

 -ildc for better arrangements to have 

 !mcii made. Toronto's "old brigade" 

 -ticks together in a most remarkable 

 iiiMiiiui-. and when they make up their 

 iiiihN to accomj)lish anything, they 

 generally manage to get there. At the 

 ~.irtie time it is rather a pity that out 

 • if tlic list of seventy retail florists in 

 tii.it rity not one-third of that numlx'r 

 -r,in til have joined the association, 

 ■.\ iieic'is ti'om towns where there are not 

 !i.nre than half a dozen llorists the jiro- 

 I'iiiti(Mi of those who attiMided was out- 

 -i.iii.liiig e\idence of the real live in- 

 tiir^i taken in matters pertaining to 

 iImi 1. iilture in the Dominion of Canaila. 



Opening Session. 



I'Im- 1 iin\ eiition oi>ened 

 I 'ic-..iay iiioi'ning, .Vug- 

 ''-' 1, at St. (leorge's 

 I'.dl, with K. .1. Mep- 

 -''■:il. (,f Ottawa, in the 

 ■ '•■III, II. J}. Cowan, the 

 I'' -i.lcnt. being unfor- 

 I'lii.-itely kept away by 

 'li'' 'Ifjith of his mother. 

 ' "ijri.ljer O'Xeall read 

 M:i\ III llockeii 's civic 

 "' liiiiiie. whicdi was re- 

 i"""'''d to by .lames 

 <''|iia. of Montreal. 

 icport of Julius 

 secretary a n d 

 ^'iicr, was then reatl, 

 I'M lance sheet show- 

 ■I iredit of .$157.42 

 "ic l:,st year. Mr. 

 ''■|"irted"that there 

 •i' Jiresent 102 

 "i- belonging to 

 ^'^^K'iation, and 



' 'I that although 



lew members 



I. other mem- 



''•"I dropped otr, 



- "le total mem- 



I' Jtl'out the same 



' y«'!ii-. (,'oiisider- 



"■ increased num- 



''•" liiive entered 



"' ill the last 



-, the energetic 



■"> Would like to 



'■ li e 



"I' to 

 ' 'iine 

 '•'ion. 



I'l'll'CSS 



OFFICERS ELECTED 



President, 

 H. B. Cowan, Peterboro. 



First Vice-President, 

 Fred. W. Adams, Toronto. 



Second Vice-President, 

 J. A. Eraser, Prescott. 



Secretary-Treasurer, 

 Julius Luck, Montreal. 



Next Meeting Place, 

 London, Ontario. 



during the whole time, 

 --ession took place Tiies 



Conifers" was read by I'rof. W. T. 

 Marcoun, after which the city's ob- 

 ser\ation motor cars were in waiting 

 to convey the visitors to Miller <.V: Sons' 

 establishment, at Bracdvendaie, for 

 lunch. .\fter\vards they went on to 

 the groun<ls of Sir Henry M. I'cdiatt. 

 where, under the guidance of T. Mc- 

 X'ittie, two pleasant hours were spent 

 iirnid loveh' scenei\', refreshments be 



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tr;,, 

 '■:u' 



membership 

 ■-'"<• at least 

 "f the next 

 An interest- 

 o'l "Hardv 



H. B. Cowan, re-elecfed President of the Canadian Horticultural Association, 



ing served 



The second 

 day evening, whereat an illustrated 

 lecture was given by ('has. Chambers, 

 park commissioner of Toronto, th(> sub 

 ject being "I'ark SystiMtis. " ' II. ,1 

 Moore, of Queen \'ictoria. park, Niagara 

 I'alls, gave an address on ".V .National 

 I'lant Register," which, though inter 

 esting, was inuih too long in <leliver\ 

 to be thoroughly liked and remembered 

 l>y the majority of the listeneis. 



Interesting Lectures. 



The third session, Wednesday moiii 

 ing, was occujiied by addresses on 

 "(ireenhouse < 'oust ruction, " setting 

 torth the resjK'ctive merits of siM"-li- 

 and block houses, the discussion beiii" 

 joined in by most of the j)ractical mer> 

 present, and replied to by A. ( '. Wib 

 shire and \V. W. (Jammage, the con- 

 tributors of the papers on this subject. 

 Wediu'sday afternoon was set apart for- 

 a Journey by special train to the Dab 

 Kstate, at P.rampton. where the mem 

 bers of the association were showi.. 

 over the picmis(>s. and after being; 

 di-i\en aiound tht^ towi: 

 were, regaled most hos 

 pitably on the spa<-iou-. 

 lawn in front of the 

 Dale homestead. Thert 

 were over 200 present, 

 on this occasion, ann 

 after an en.joyable <(ut 

 ing everyone returuei!.' 

 to the annual banquet, 

 which was held under 

 attra('tive auspices ii. 

 Kxhibition i)ark, U. I! 

 Cowan presiditig. 



Entertainment Features 



.\t thi^ Thursday ses 

 sion K. .1. Mepsif(>ad 's. 

 1> a p e r on cyclamep: 

 jiroxcd a thoice <'nntri 

 biition, while papers by 

 Walter Muston, on " Ke 

 cent Iv o s e Introduc 

 tions,"an(l by K. F. Col- 

 lins, on ''New Creen 

 house Plants,'' were also 

 appreciated. The mem 

 bers of the associatioi. 

 went by speci;il cars iu: 

 the afternoon to Rich- 

 mond Hill, where thev 

 were ent(M-tained by .1 

 II. Dunlop, W. ,F. l.aw 

 reme. H. Mills and the 

 members of the loi^at 

 horticultural society. \i 

 sevtMi o'clock they re 

 turne.l to Toronto, and 

 although pretty welt 

 used up. tr.'iveled di)\\ i« 



