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Acknowledgments. 



I beg gratefully to acknowledge the following donations : — 



Mr. John Pitcairn, Point Fortune, Que.— Scions of Pitcairn apples. 

 J. M. Waters, Esq., Pernhill, Ont. — Seedling raspberry and rose plants. 

 W. M. Jones, Esq., Gartmore, Man. — Cuttings of native currant and goose- 

 berry. 

 Mrs. S. Foster, Knowlton, Que. — Two trees each of Hardy and Davis's 



seedling apples. 

 Charles E. Brown, Esq.. Yarmouth, N.S. — Apple scions. 

 Mr. E. W. Starr, Wolfville, N.S. — Apple and pear scions. 

 Mr. T. H. Eace, Mitchell, Ont. — Scions of Oliver seedling. 

 Mr. A. Eeeve, Highland Creek, Ont. — Gooseberry plants. 

 Mr. W. C. Eeid, Belleville, Ont. — Apple and pear trees. 

 Mr, L. S. Gamache, Cap St. Ignace, Que. — Two trees of Montraagny beauty 



plum. 

 Mr. Lachlan Gibb, Montreal, Que. — Eoots of Helianthus. 

 Mr. Auguste Dupuis, Village des Aulnaies, Que. — Horse chestnut seedlings, 



seed of Larix Siberica. 

 Mr. E. B. Whyte, Ottawa, Ont. — Seedling raspberries. 

 Mr. Eobert Snelling, New Edinburgh, Ottawa. — One Snelling plum tree. 

 "W. M. Pattisou, Esq., Clarenceville, Que. — Grape cuttings. 

 Mr. W. H. Murphy, Ottawa. — Scions of Calumet apple. 

 I am much indebted to a number of Canadian enthusiasts in horticulture for 

 information of various kinds, embodied in my report and to Mr, Wm. Taylor, fore- 

 man in the Horticultural Department, for the zeal and faithfulness with which he 

 carried out the experiments committed to his care. 



I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient sei-vant, 



JOHN CEAIG, 



Horticulturist. 



December 15th, 1893. 



