. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES ARE ACTIVE The Smith's P^alls Horticultural Society held its annual meeting: in January. The former president, Dr. J. S. McCallum, was re-elected; S. E. Arnold was elected secretary-treasurer, and a strong staff of directors was appointed. Reports read showed that good work had been done. The receipts for the year were $ There was $ paid out for trees, shrubs, plants and bulbs for distribution to members and for four beds of bulbs of different kinds in public park ; $ f
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES ARE ACTIVE The Smith's P^alls Horticultural Society held its annual meeting: in January. The former president, Dr. J. S. McCallum, was re-elected; S. E. Arnold was elected secretary-treasurer, and a strong staff of directors was appointed. Reports read showed that good work had been done. The receipts for the year were $ There was $ paid out for trees, shrubs, plants and bulbs for distribution to members and for four beds of bulbs of different kinds in public park ; $ for The Canadian Horticulturist and pamphlet on bulb culture ; $ for work on beds in park, and expenses of delegate to the Toronto convention, leaving a balance of $ on hand. The list of members for 1905 num- bers 107. the town schools and of two neighboring rural schools, not exceeding an aggregate sum of $25; was discussed and left over for further con- sideration. Action has been taken to secure a boat service to Toronto for the benefit of the fruit growers and also in conjunction with Bur- lington and Clarkson's to obtain lower rates from the express companies on shipments of fruit to O'Harve and Montreal. Notice was given that the desirability of establishing a canning factory would be discussed at the next meeting.—(J. Cavers, Oakville Doing^ Good Work Attendance at the annual meeting of the Oak- ville Horticultural Society was small. Officers elected : Pres., James Waldbrook ; sec. and treas., J. Cavers. At the first meeting of the year, held late in January, a resolution was passed favoring the amendment of the Agricul- ture and Art Act so as to provide for govern- ment grants to horticultural societies, to be ap- portioned on a basis independent of the district agi'icultural societies, and for effective work done by each society. A distribution of plants to members was ordered. A proposal to duplicate grants for flowering .^hruhs and p^rennial-s m
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