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5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 

 PUBLICATIONS. 



During the year I prepared a new edition of the bulletin on Plum Culture, which 

 was published, in which there was much new material and the old altered where 

 necessary to bring it up to date. For the International Institute of Agriculture at 

 Eome, I contributed a paper on " The Present Status,of the Fruit Industry of Canada " 

 which was published in the December, 1913, issue of their Montldy Bulletin of Agri- 

 cultural Intelligence and Plant Diseases. Contributions were also made to the Agri- 

 cultural Gazette of Canada. Many papers were prepared, as indicated under the para- 

 graph on meetings and addresses for different horticultural societies throughout Canada- 

 and the United States which are published in their annual reports. 



COEKESPONDENCE. 



Notwithstanding the many provincial institutions throughout Canada to which 

 a large number of persons nijist write for information on horticultural subjects, the 

 correspondence in the Horticultural Division continues to be very considerable. In 191-') 

 there were 6^26 letters received and 6,747 despatched. A large proportion of these 

 letters required technical information which must have proved of great value to those 

 asking for it. It is believed that it is the people who ask for information that profit 

 most by what is given to them, and the numerous letters which have been received 

 expressing appreciation for the letters, reports or bulletins sent to them is very gratify- 

 ing and inspires one to make greater efforts to render help in this manner. The other 

 office work of the Horticultural Division continues to grow. 



DONATIONS. 



Each year the Horticultural Division receives donations of seeds, cuttings, and 

 plants. Those received in 1913 are gratefully acknowledged herewith : — 



FRUITS. 

 Sender Donation. 



Dearness, J., London, Ont Apple Scions. 



Fisk, J. M. Abbotsford, P.Q Grape cuttings. 



Guay, A. E., Ville Marie, Que Scions Temiscamingue plum. 



Jolinston, R. A. A., Ottawa, Ont Grape cuttings from Grand Canyon, Arizona. 



Rockhill, Harlow, Conrad, Iowa Strawberry plants. 



VEGETABLES. 



Armstrong, C. G., Orono, Ont Seed of Ne Plus Ultra Swede turnips. 



Bieroft, G. W., London, Ont Onion sets, Egyptian forcing. 



Bond, John S., Shellmouth, Man.. ..Century lettuce "'^^''^ 



Bonskill, F. G. Port Hope, Ont Seed of Earliana tomato, and of a chanc( 



tomato. 



Burpee, Atlee Co., Philadelphia, Pa Seed of new beet from Holland. 



Herripin, J. L'Annonciation, Que. . . . Pofatoes. 



Hoydon, A., Bigstone, Alta "The Pride" seedling potato. 



Leach, D. H., Salmon Arm, B.C Potatoes. 



Mcintosh, Mrs. M., Elmside, Que.. ..Canadian Beauty potatoes. 



O. A. C, Guelph, Ont Seed of Hipper No. 2 and Industry tomato. 



Speers, J. B., Aurora, Ont. (per Mr. 



Kime) Early Eclipse potato. 



Stevenson, A. P., Dunstan, Man Seed of Free Pre.'^s corn and Selected tomato 



Wlutby, Geo., Harmattan, Alta Duke of York potatoes. 



Ottawa. 



