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crop. Most vegetables did well, but the season was too cool and showery for melons, 

 which were practically a failure, and tomatoes did not yield as much ripe fruit as in 

 drier and warmer seasons. Leaf blight affected the cabbage and cauliflower to a con- 

 siderable extent, preventing them from developing as well as usual. The potato crop 

 vas good where the vines were well sprayed with Bordeaux mixture, but unsprayed 

 plots suffered badly from blight and the crop was much reduced. 



MEETINGS ATTENDED AND PLACES VISITED. 



During the year the following meetings were attended and addresses given where 

 intimated: — 



Quebec Pomological Society, Ayer's Cliff, P.Q., December 14 and 15, 1904: 

 ' Potato Culture.' 



Prince Edward Island Pruit Growers' Association, Charlottetown, P.E.I., De- 

 cember 20, 21, 1904 : ' Guides to Success in Pruit Culture,' ' Strawberry Culture.' 



Society for Horticultural Science, Philadelphia, December 27-28 : ' The Horse 

 Bean as a Cover Crop.' 



Vermont State Pruit Growers' Association, Vergennes, Vt., Pebruary 9-10, 1905. 

 ' The Cherry.' * The Strawberry.' 



Niagara Fruit Growers' Association, meetings at Jordan Station, Queenston and 

 Bt. Catharines. March 16, 17, 18, 1905. ' Diseases of the Grape ' and ' Strawberries.' 



Ontario Agricultural Department, Demonstrations in Spraying, St. Catharines 

 and Virgil, April 18-19, 1905. 



* Demonstration of Making Kerosene Emulsion with Plour.' 



Quebec Pomological Society, St. Hilaire, P.Q., August 23-24, 1905. 'Keport on 

 Fruit Exhibits.' 



Toronto Exhibition, September 12, 1905. Examination of Fruit Exhibits. 



Ontario Fruit Growers' Association. 



Ontario Vegetable Growers' Association, 



Ontario Horticultural Association, Toronto, November 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1905. 

 * Report on New Fruits,' * Fruit Growing in Great Britain and Ireland,' * The Botanic 

 Garden of the Central Experimental Farm,' * The Best Varieties of Vegetables.' 



While in Great Britain and Ireland during the summer of 1905, 1 visited many 

 places of interest and the information obtained should prove of considerable value in 

 connection with the horticultural work here. Among the places visited may be men- 

 tioned the Department of Agriculture, Dublin, Ireland, and the Government Farm and 

 Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, Ireland; the Daisy Hill Nurseries, Newry, Ireland; the 

 Fruit Districts of Armagh county, Loughgall and Anaghmore, Ireland, being others 

 of principal points visited. Dickson's Nurseries at Belfast were also examined. While 

 in England a visit was paid to the Royal Gardens, Kew ; the Horticultural College, 

 Swanley, Kent; the Horticultural College, Reading; Sutton's Trial Grounds, Reading, 

 and the Woburn Fruit Experiment Station, Ridgemont, at all of which places many 

 interesting things were seen. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



It is again a pleasure to acknowledge the services of Mr. J". P. Watson and Mr. H. 

 Holz, who in the performance of their various duties have done much to make the work 

 of the division successful. The faithful work of Mr. P. Horn, foreman in the Arbore- 

 tum and Botanic Garden, is acknowledged. 



The information furnished by many fruit growers in Canada and the United 

 States has been much apreciated, as in order to make the experimental work here of the 

 greatest value it should be supplemented by the experience of others. 



