. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND THEIR WORK At thf meeting of tlie delegalL-s fium horti- oultural societies of Ontario, held in Toronto at the time of the Fruit. Fh)\ver and Honey Show. iiiterestinK descriptions wei'e given, by a nuni- l)cr of the of the lines of woi-k beins (â allied on l)y Iheii- societies. The secretary of the Hamilton soiiety, Mr. J. .\1. Dickson, reported that society made a distribution of aster seeds to over 3,000 school children, with very satisfactory results. At a Mower show
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES AND THEIR WORK At thf meeting of tlie delegalL-s fium horti- oultural societies of Ontario, held in Toronto at the time of the Fruit. Fh)\ver and Honey Show. iiiterestinK descriptions wei'e given, by a nuni- l)cr of the of the lines of woi-k beins (â allied on l)y Iheii- societies. The secretary of the Hamilton soiiety, Mr. J. .\1. Dickson, reported that society made a distribution of aster seeds to over 3,000 school children, with very satisfactory results. At a Mower show held in September the flowers brought in by the children were immerous and beautiful, some very fine specimens of Msters heing exhibited. During 1903 the work of im- IMoving lawns, grounds around houses, parks, was undertaken, and in 1904 t^he competi- tion was more keen than ever. In this work the Hamilton society has been especially suc- cessful. Pi'izes were offered for best kept lawns, i-ockeiies, hanging baskets, window boxes, general improvement, and for keeping places clean. The result has been that where formerly in Hamilton one used to stop and ad- mire a beauty spot of this kind, he now stop? and gazes with astonishment at a neglected cor- ner oi- nook. The fact that the streets and walks in the city have aM or nearly all been Iiaved during the past few years has helped greatly to improve the looks of the grounds, and it has left places between streets and houses, where grass or flowers have been [ilanted. The Work in Cobourg. The Cobourg society was represented by Major A. J. Snelgrove, who reported that three years ago his so<*iety adopted the plan of giving seeds to their members, with very satisfactory results. These seeds were distributed early in the spring. The best aster seeds procurable were obtained and given to the children of both public and separate schools. Instructions were .given to the teachers asking them to see that the scholars were show
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