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of labeling varieties of fiuits for benefit 

 of the public ? 



Forestry : Address by R. W. Phipps, 

 Commissioner of Forestry, Toronto. 



Paper on Forestry by /. C. Chapais, 

 St. Denis, P. Q., author of " The Can- 

 adian Foresters' Guide." Discussion 

 of subject. Questions: — What distance 

 apart should walnuts be planted ? How 

 many per acre ? What is the present 

 value of walnut lumber? Is it true 

 that forests in fluence rainfall ? Is the On- 

 tario Government likely to take any step 

 to preserve our forests in the districts 

 at the head waters of the Muskoka and 

 Ottawa rivers ? What kinds of forest 

 trees are most profitable to grow on 

 waste places ? 



8 p.m., Question Drawer. 



Chrysanthemum Growing: Messrs. 

 Webster Brothers, Hamilton. Dis cussion 

 of subject. Questions : — In growing 

 such plants as Geraniums, Fuchsias, 

 Cinerarias, Primulas, Begonias, Callas, 

 Oxalis, Tulips, Hyacinths, Heliotropes, 

 Coleuses, etc., in house, or in small 

 greenhouse attached to dwellings, 

 what temperature is required, and how 

 much water ? Should plants exhibited 

 at fairs be given prizes when shown 

 without labels of variet)-, both common 

 and technical? 



What can be done with a City 

 Garden of, say, 20 feet square in 

 producing supplies for a family : 

 Dr. W. C. Adams, Toronto. Discus- 

 sion of subject. Questions : — What is 

 the best way to destroy the cabbage 

 worm {Pieris rapce) ? What varieties 

 of tomatoes are least subject to rot ? 



Addresses by the Bon. C. Dtury, 

 Minister of Agriculture, Rev. R. Burnet, 



of Milton, Mr. A. Alexander, F.S.Sc, 

 Hamilton. 



Thursday, 10 a.m. Paper by A. M. 

 Smith, St. Catharines. Discussion. 



My Experience in a Fruit Garden 

 for Home Use : T. H. Race, editor 

 Mitchell Recorder. Discussion of sub- 

 ject. Questions : — What varieties of 

 strawberries, currants, raspberries, black- 

 berries, should be planted for home 

 use ? 



Fertilization of Plants : Prof. 

 Panton. Discussion. 



Birds Useful and Injurious^ in 

 Horticulture: T. Mcllwraith. Ques- 

 tions :— Should a law be enacted favor- 

 ing the extermination of the house 

 sparrow ? Should any steps be taken 

 to discourage the slaughter cf birds for 

 ornament ? 



Thursday, 2.30 p.m. Grapes: Varie- 

 ties to Grow, Shipping, Distributing, 

 Marketing, etc., by E. D. Smith, 

 Winona. Discussion of subject. Ques- 

 tions : What is the best method of 

 preserving grapes for winter use ? -What 

 varieties are best for keeping? Should 

 grapes that are grown to an abnormal 

 size by ringing, compete at our fairs 

 with those grown in the ordinary way ? 

 In judging fruits at our fairs, should 

 size or quality have the highest 

 value ? 



Plums : Varieties for Home Use 

 and Market; Influence of the 

 Scion on the Growth and Longeviiy 

 OF the Tree, etc, etc.: Geo. Cline, 

 Winona, Discussion of Subject. The 

 Relation of the Fruit Growers' 

 Association to Farmers' Institutes. 

 Questions : — Is it wise to advise farm- 

 ers to engage in fruit culture ? 



