The Canadian llortunltunst. 



IV 



well shaped and well colored. It 

 wholesales for about 50 cents a basket 

 when the liartlett is worth 75 cents and 

 sometimes brintrs Si. 00 in Montreal. 



The Annual and Winter Meeting 



Of the Ontario l-'ruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion will be held in the Music Hall, 

 Sandwich street, in the town of Wind- 

 sor, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and 

 Thursday, the loth, i ith and 12th of 

 December, 1889. 



Distinguished specialists in fruit cul- 

 ture are expected to be present from all 

 parts of the Doiuinion, from New York 

 State and Michigan, to take part in the 

 discussions. Papers will be read by 

 prominent local fruit growers. The fol- 

 lowing gentlemen have also expressed 

 their intention to be present if possible, 

 viz.: The Hon. Chas. Drury, Minister 

 of Agriculture ; Mr Wm. Saunders, 

 Director of the Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa ; J. H. Panton, M.A., Professor 

 of Botany and Horticulture, in the On- 

 tario Agricultural College, Guelph ; Mr. 

 T. T. Lyon, President of the Michigan 

 Horticultural Society ; Mr. C. W. Gar- 

 field, ex-Secretary of the American Po- 

 niological Society ; Mr. S. D. Willard, 

 representative of the New York State 

 Horticultural Society, and others. 



Local organizations, such as the North 

 and South Essex Farmers' Institute, the 

 Essex Vine Growers' Association, the 

 Windsor Board of Trade, etc., will co- 

 operate in contributing to the interest 

 of the meetmgs. 



All meetings are open to the general 

 public, both ladies and gentlemen, who 

 are interested in the fruit orchard and 

 the fruit garden, and all may take part 

 in the discussions, either by giving their 

 experience in the culture of the various 

 fruits, or in asking questions through the 

 Question Drawer. 



The Question Drawer will be in charge 

 of the Secretary, and any one may con- 

 tribute to it questions in writing ; it will 

 be opened at various intervals and re- 

 plies elicited by the President and from 

 those most competent to answer. 



Special excursion rates will probably 



be granted from all parts of Essex 

 county by the railway companies, and 

 certificates enabling the holder to return 

 home for one-third fare to any point of 

 the Dominion will be sent by the Sec- 

 retary to any one applying for them. 

 These must be had in advance and 

 signed by the station agent at the start- 

 ing point, or they will be of no use. 



Samples of fruits grown in the various 

 parts of Ontario will be shown, and any- 

 thing worthy of notice will be reported 

 u|)on for the Annual Report to the 

 Government, by a committee appointed 

 for that purpose. Yxmi growers in the 

 county of Essex are particularly re- 

 quested to bring in samples of their 

 best varieties of winter apples, winter 

 pears and grapes. 



The members' fee of $1.00 will be re- 

 ceived by the Secretary at any time 

 during the meetings. This will en- 

 title one to receive the Canadian 

 HoRTicuF.TURiST, a monthly journal 

 for fruit growers, published by the 

 Association ; the Annual Report, con- 

 taining the papers and discussions at 

 the meetings, taken down verbatim by 

 an able stenographer, and some tree or 

 plant for testing. Copies of back num- 

 bers of these publications of the Society 

 may be seen at the Secretary's table. 

 Programme. — {Incomplete.) 

 Tuesday Night. 



8 o'clock. — Annual Meeting ; Presi- 

 dent's address ; election of officers ; 

 introductions and social conversation : 

 appointment of committees. 

 Wednesday. 



The morning will be taken up with 

 meetings of directors and committees, 

 and arrangement of fruit exhibit. 



VARIETIES OK FRUITS, AND THEIR 

 .MERITS. 



I.JO o'clock p.m. — " The Ontario 

 I'ruit List," presented by a committee. 

 Discussion upon the same. 



" Best selection of apples to plant in 

 the county of Essex ; three Fall, and 

 six Winter varieties " ; Allanson Elliott, 

 President of the South Essex Farmers" 

 Institute. 



