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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



'' Under Class YII. will come essays 

 ;and reports on specific subjects for which 

 premiums are offered. Under Class 

 YIII. loan collections. Under Class 

 IX. economic conditions of foresters 

 •and woodmen. Class X. will contain 

 miscellaneous exhibits. 



Among the places from which ex- 

 hibits have already been promised are 

 Ceylon, the Andaman Islands, Jamaica, 

 Canada, California, the United States 

 -of America, and New South "Wales ; 

 while the famous forestry schools of 

 France and Germany are expected to 

 l^e adequately represented, as is hoped 

 may be also the forests of Norway and 

 .Sweden, Cyprus, Greece, and Italy. 

 Application has been made to the 

 heads of the forest departments in the 

 different Presidencies of India, and 

 many of those gentlemen, being per- 

 sonal friends of the members of the 

 .<;ommittee or of the honorary officials, 

 are expected to render hearty co-opera- 

 tion. Communications have also been 

 addressed to various foreign ambas- 

 sadors, with a view of obtaining for the 

 exhibition the recognition of their re- 

 spective Governments; and thus far 

 the results in this direction have been 

 of the most satisfactory character. The 

 literature of the subject is likely to be 

 illustrated by reports of the schools of 

 forestry in all parts of the world ; and 

 in this connection occasion will be 

 taken to show the strong claims which 

 Edinburg has for the establishment of 

 such a school, while abundant material 

 for the practical education of students 

 is to be found all over the country. 

 Closely allied to this branch of the sub- 

 ject is the preparation of plans showing 

 the age of trees and the stage of growth 

 at which cutting should be, or has been, 

 resorted to — a mode of procedure which 

 is said to be confined in Scotland to 

 the Grantown estate of the Earl of Sea- 

 field, under the management of Mr. J. 

 -■G. Thompson, though the practice is 



said to be largely and advantageously 

 pursued in other parts of the world. 

 By the preparation of such plans the 

 proprietors of forests are said to have 

 been led to take a greater interest in 

 the woods on their estates, and so have 

 been enabled the better to direct their 

 management, preventing over-felling 

 in some seasons, guarding against over- 

 crowding at other times, and thus ren- 

 dering the plantations less liable to the 

 ravages of such a gale as that of Oc- 

 tober 14, 1881. The loan section of 

 the exhibition will, it is anticipated, 

 prove to be one of the most attractive 

 of all, including, as it is expected to do, 

 notable specimens of carving, wood en- 

 graving, and several other kindred arts, 

 from various quarters. 



STRAWBERRY NOTES FROM OHIO. 

 Eds. Country Gentleman — Among 

 the new strawberries, the Manchester 

 has impressed me so favorably that I 

 would have no hesitation in planting it 

 largely, and correspondents in many 

 parts of the country have sent me favor- 

 able reports. It is a good grower and 

 bearer, the fruit large, regular, good in 

 color and fair in quality. It will not 

 surprize me if the Primo proves to be 

 the most valuable of the new varieties. 

 It seems to have all the good points of 

 the Manchester, with better flavor and 

 perfect blossoms. The Jersey Queen is 

 the only one on my place entirely free 

 from rust at this date. The fruit is 

 large and excellent. The ''Big Bob" is 

 small and poor in other localities, but 

 better with me. From what I have 

 seen I expect a great deal from Arnold's 

 Pride. The Mrs. Garfield is but little 

 known out of my own place. I raised 

 it from Crescent in 1878, and it proves 

 a good healthy grower, abundant bear- 

 er, blossoms perfect, berries medium to I 

 large, bright red, excellent in quality. 1 

 George W. Campbell calls it the best 

 flavored of all the large varieties. I 



