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 we take it for granted that all will continue members. 



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Conservatory Openings. — Through 

 the kindness of the proprietors, a large 

 number of private Conservatories will 

 be open to members of the Montreal 

 Horticultural Society on the Saturdays 

 of February and March. This is an 

 example worthy of imitation in other 

 cities. Why not also include some 

 private pleasure grounds ? 



Fruit from the United States is not 

 allowed to be landed in Germany. 

 This restriction is to prevent the intro- 

 duction of the San Jose scale. So far, 

 Canadian fruit is not barred, and will 

 not be if our orchards continue healthy ; 

 but once permit this scale to become 

 commonly distributed, and there will 

 be an end to our profits in fruit grow- 

 ing. This emphasizes the importance 

 of prohibiting the importation of U. S. 

 nursery stock and fruit— lest Germany 

 shut her gates against us also. 



A San Jose scale Act has been 

 passed by the U. S. Congress, providing 

 for inspection of nursery stock, and 

 making it illegal for transportation com- 

 panies to carry, or for persons to export, 

 such stock without being first subjected 

 to proper inspection. This does not 

 satisfy Canadian fruit growers, because 

 such inspection is not a complete guar- 

 antee against infestation, and besides 

 we note that the Act does not come 

 into force until the 30th of June, next, 

 by which time tens of thousands of dol- 

 lars' worth of U. S. nursery stock might 

 be brought into Canada, much of it 

 more or less infested. 



We hope the Dominion will take 

 prompt and vigorous measures in deal- 

 ing with this pest. 



Canadian Horticultural. Society 

 is the title of a new organization com- 

 pleted in Toronto on the loth February. 



