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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



MEETINGS. 



Every year th.^ Horticulturist attends such meetings and exhibitions as are thought 

 desirable, and during the past nineteen years a large number of places have been visit- 

 ed in this way. These meetings not only give the Horticulturist an opportunity of 

 bringing before farmers and fruit growers the results of experiments carried on at 

 the E.tperimental Farm, but bring him in contact with practical men from whom much 

 information is obtained which is suggestive for future horticultural work. Covering, 

 as they do, a wide range of country these ineetings also give the Horticulturist an 

 excellent idea of the horticultural conditions in different parts of Canada which enables 

 him to use better judgment than he otherwise would do in assisting fruit growers by 

 the various means in his power. 



Correspondence. — The correspondence of the Horticultural Division, which is 

 growing steadily, takes considerable time. The fruit growers of Canada are recogniz- 

 ing more and more every year that the Experimental Farm is a bureau where free infor- 

 mation can be obtained, hence questions relating to many branches of horticultural 

 work are received which are dealt with as promptly as possible. The answers to these 

 questions mean much to many fruit growers, and the information thus made avail- 

 able free of cost is much appreciated by them, as frequently expressed in letters of 

 thanks. 



PUBLICATIONS OF THE HORTICULTURAL DIVISION. 



In addition to the nineteen annual reports by the horticulturist which have been 

 issued, the following bulletins have been prepared since 1887 : — 



No. 5, 'Strawberry Culture,' August, 1889, by W. W. Hilborn (out of print). 



No. 10, ' Treatment of Apple Scab, Grape and Gooseberry Mildew,' April, 1891, 

 by John Craig. 



No. 17, ' Cherries,' November, 1892, by John Craig. 



No. 22, ' Raspberries,' March, 1895, by John Craig. 



No. 23, ' Spraying for the Prevention of Fungous Diseases, Black Knot of the 

 Plum and Cherry,' April, 1895, by John Craig (out of print). 



No. 27, ' Strawberries,' June, 1897, by John Craig (out of print). 



No. 37, ' Apple Culture,' April, 1901, by W. T. Macoun (out of print). 



No. 43, ' Plum Culture,' July, 1903, by W. T. Macoun. 



No. 49, ' The Potato and Its Culture,' April, 1905, by W. T. Macoun. 



Bulletin No. 1 (second series), 'Peach Culture in Canada,' by John Craig. 



Bulletin No. 2 (second series), 'Catalogue of the Trees and Shrubs in the 

 Arboretum and Botanic Garden at the Central Experimental Farm,' June, 1899, by 

 Dr. Wm. Saunders and W. T. Macoun. 



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