WITH THE FRUIT GROWERS. 



province than within, although his leader- 

 ship is there universally admitted. The 

 manner in which the meetings were man- 

 aged and the enthusiasm and spirit of en- 

 quiry they aroused was most noticeable, 

 Nothing but questions of vital interest were 

 considered, and they were discussed so 

 thoroughly as to give general satisfaction. 



The principal speakers were Messrs. 

 Alex. McNeill, Chief of the Fruit Division, 

 Ottawa; Mr. W. T. Macoun, Horticultur- 

 ist, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 

 both of whom are very popular with the 

 Island's fruit growers ; Saxby Blair, Horti- 

 culturist, Nappan, N. S., and G. H. Vroom, 

 D. F. I., of Middleton, N. S., who are be- 

 coming noted in the Maritime Provinces as 

 horticultural authorities. All the speakers 

 gave splendid satisfaction. Mr. McNeill 

 spoke on " Varieties in Canadian Orchards," 

 " The Fruit Marks Act " and " Coopera- 

 tion " ; Mr. Macoun, on " Guides to success 

 in fruit culture." " The work at the Farms," 

 " Strawberries," and answered many inter- 

 esting questions in the question box. 



The president's address was one of those 

 comprehensive reviews of the horticultural 



situation for which Father Burke is noted. 

 Its saHent note was the one advocating co- 

 operative packing houses for the Island 

 where the grading, packing and storing of 

 apples would be done, as well as jamming, 

 canning and evaporating. Attention was 

 drawn to the value of a Canadian congress 

 of fruit growers. A touching moment was 

 reached when the president asked the as- 

 semblage to stand and attest its condolence 

 with the families of the members who died 

 during the year. 



Among the subjects on the program, all 

 of which proved interesting, were : An ad- 

 dress by Dr. Fletcher, of the Central Ex- 

 perimental Farm, Ottawa ; Pollination of 

 Apple Blossoms, T. Ross, B. A. ; Cranberry 

 Culture, C. R. Dickey ; Commercial Or- 

 charding, Senator Ferguson, who is a most 

 enthusiastic fruit grower ; Plum Culture, D. 

 J. Stewart ; Some Difficulties of Island 

 Horticulture, John Johnstone, and Further 

 Notes on My Experimental Orchard, W. 

 C. White. Demonstrations were given by 

 representatives of the Dominion Fruit Divi- 

 sion of the i)roper grading, packing and 

 marking of fruit for the home and export 



Fruit Exhibit at tlie Kecent Conveniion of the Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association. 



( Photogiaph taken specially for The Canadian Horticulturist. j 



