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FLORIDA HOG. 



seemed to be Pinus australis, and the 

 wonder was liow such slender trunks 

 could stretch away so high without 

 toppling over. The soil had the appear- 

 ance of being little else than pure, 

 white sand. Here we had our first 

 view of a Florida hog, an animal that 

 we saw very frequently during our 

 short sojourn, and of whose feats, in 

 slipping through small cracks in a fence, 

 we heard some surprising accounts. We 

 here present you with a portrait of this 

 singular animal taken for us by a 

 capital artist, who has produced a strik- 

 ing likeness. Perhaps you may be 

 disposed to import a small herd for the 

 improvement of your Berksbires and 

 SufFolks in the points of excellence for 

 which this Florida hog is famous. 



WHAT OUR READPJRS SAY. 

 I have received the Canadian Horti- 

 culturist the i)ast year, and found in its 

 pages many articles which are both in- 

 teresting and instructive on Fruit, 

 Flowers, Vegetables, etc. ' ft should be 

 in the hands of every man who takes an 

 interest in Horticulture. 



James Rogers. 

 Eversley. 



All my apple trees have done well, 

 all my pear trees except Clairgeau have 

 done very well. Clapp's favourite has 

 fruited two years, fruit large and \ erv 

 fine. Grape viups h;iVH not done verv 

 well with me. Burnet 1 think is tender. 



no fruit on any of them yet. Saunders 

 raspberry I like very much ; my 

 Paniculata has done well ; Mr. Lotan's 

 plants have done reasonably well, his 

 Ontario apple tree fruited, size medium, 

 quality good, keeping qualities not 

 tested yet. Report fuller next time. 



John McIxtyre, 

 Appiu. 



I am now a subscriber to six news- 

 papers, and were I compelled to give up 

 all but one, that one would be The Hor- 

 ticulturist. I consider this one of the 

 best investments a Fruit Grower or 

 Gardener can make. 



I heartily wLsh you every success. 



J. H. WiSMER, 

 Port Elgin. 



I was years wishing to become a 

 member of the Fruit Grower's Associ- 

 ation, and now that I have become a 

 member and seen the advantages, I 

 regret not having become one fifteen 

 years ago, at which date I commenced 

 to take an interest in fruit-growing as 

 an amateur. 



Geo. Mitchell, 



Perth. 



We had a very bad summer for frosts, 

 which has totally destroyed the cran- 

 berr\ cj-op. but blueberries and i-asp- 

 beriies were veiy good. I must tell you 

 that the Wealthy apple tree, I got from 

 the .Association has made a fine growth 



