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bill, and apparently leaves nothing to be desired. As yet both the fruit and the leaf 

 are clean and free of all disease, and destructive insects on the vines are not troublesome. 

 We notice that the Thrip on the leaves is spreading rather more this season than usual, 

 and one lady showed us her vines yesterday that were almost destroyed by them, but we 

 think they could be easily managed. The value of the grape crop of this country is 

 becoming more and more apparent every year as one of those crops that can be relied 

 upon in every emergency. 



Yours, ikc, 



B. GOTT. 



Arkona Nurseries, July 12th, 1882. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF FRUIT 

 AND FOREST PLANTING AT THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 



GUELPH. 



To the Honourable the Commissioner of Agriculture : 



Sir, — The Committee of the Fruit Growers' Association charged with the duty of 

 directing the operations in Horticulture and Forestry at the Agricultural College, Guelph, 

 beg to submit the following report : 



The orchard begun in 1880 and extended in 1881 is in a healthy condition, and the 

 trees are making as rapid growth on the whole as could be desired. It has been the aim 

 of your committee to make this orchard not only an experimental one,- wherein shall be 

 tested every variety of fruit at all likely to succeed in this climate, but also to grow 

 therein a sufficient quantity of the most valuable varieties to give an ample supply for the 

 use of the College. 



Apple. 



There is now growing in the orchard six hundred and seventy apple trees, comprising 

 ninety-two varieties. Those planted in largest quantity are Golden Russet, Roxbury 

 Russet, R. I. Greening, Wagner, Northern Spy, Baldwin, Swayzie Pomme Grise, Snow 

 Apple, Ribston Pippin, Talman Sweet, Mann Apple, Duchesse of Oldenburg, Gravenstein, 

 St. Lawrence, Alexander, Norton's Melon, Chenango Strawberry, Twenty Ounce, Early 

 Harvest, Red Astracan, Keswick Codlin, etc., and of those more particularly intended as 

 experimental, only two trees of a kind have been planted. 



Pear. 



There are ninety-three pear trees now well established comprising thirty-six varieties. 

 Fifty-three trees were planted temporarily in nursery row, comprising sixteen sorts. 

 These will be placed in the orchard next spring. 



Plum and Cherry. 



The portioii devoted to plums contains sixty-six trees, comprising twenty-three sorts, 

 and that set apart for cherries cojitains fifty-one trees comprising eighteen sorts. 



The Vineyard. 



We are gratified in being able to say that the grape vines have done remarkably well, 

 and while making a thrifty growth have matured their wood pei'fectly. There is now 

 growing and well established five hundred and thirty-six vines, comprising fifty several 

 different varieties. These will soon come into bearing, and become an interesting oppor- 

 tunity for study and comparison, while at the same time yielding a supply of agreeable 

 fruit for the College tables. 



Small Fruits. 



These yielded some fruit during the past summer, and although your committee 

 thought they had planted liberally of these, having put out over tvro thousand raspberry 



