THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



trade. Several oi ihe.se papers will be pub- 

 lished in The Horticulturist. 



Among the prominent people at the con- 

 vention were : vScnator Robertson, the 



ivieutenant Governor, who attended two 

 sessions and spoke twice; Mayor Kelly, 

 Alex. Martin, |. J. Hughes, M. P., and 

 others. „• ,- 1 



NOVA SCOTIA FRUIT GROWERS ARE WIDE AWAKE 



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>lll'", annual con\enli()n of ihe Nova 

 Scotia I'Vuit (irowers' Association 

 was held at Windsor. N. S., during the 

 week of December 5. Fine addresses were 

 presented throughout the sessions, a large 

 number of interesting and profitable sub- 

 jects being discussed by experts in various 

 lines. 



The fruit exhibits were awe of the best 

 features. The Ontario exhibit was the 

 same as shown at the Toronto Industrial 

 Exhibition, it having been placed in cold 

 storage immediately after that exhibition. 

 A very creditable display was made from 

 Prince Rdward Island, consisting of 18 dif- 

 ferent varieties, while British Columbia was 

 represented by four varieties. The New 

 Brunswick exhibit, unfortunately, went 

 astray while in transportation. About 20 

 varieties of Nova Scotia apples were dis- 

 played, making the finest collection on exhi- 

 bition. The Elwanger & Barry Nurseries, 

 of Rochester, N. Y., showed the best collec- 

 tion of pears ever exhibited at Windsor. 



The officers chosen at the convention for 

 the ensuing year were : President, Ralph 

 S. Eaton, of Kentville ; vice-president, John 

 Donaldson, Port Williams ; secretary, S. C. 

 Parker, I'erwick, and treasurer, G. W. 

 Munro, Wolfville. The treasurer reported 

 a balance on hand December i, 1904, of 

 $1,893.36, which with the government grant 

 added gave the society a balance of $2,100. 

 The secretary explained that $750 was re- 

 ceived for the Horton school equipment, 

 when it was turned over to the new govern- 

 ment college at Truro. 



The president, Mr. Ralph S. Eaton, gave 

 an interesting address. " The past season," 



he stated, " was a rather discouraging one 

 to Nova Scotia fruit growers, following, as 

 it did, the best year they have ever had. 

 The spring of the year opened with marked 

 freedom from diseases in orchards of any 

 kind. Until nearly the middle of June the 

 weather seemed so like that of the previous 

 year, most growers sprayed only once, hop- 

 ing for a duplicate of the season of 1903 in 

 regard to the quality of their fruit. How- 

 ever, the black spot made a fearful inroad, 

 especially in the greater part of King's 

 county, more particularly on Graven- 

 steins, Spys, Ben Davis, Baldwins, Russetts, 

 and others. The action of the government 

 in sending, as an object lesson, a power 

 sprayer into the section was a commendable 

 one." As the experiment cost the govern- 

 ment but little, each orchardist having paid 

 five cents for each tree sprayed, Mr. Eaton 

 expressed a hope that the experiment will 

 be repeated. A thoroughly successful 

 trial in Hants, King and Annapolis counties, 

 he believed, would be worth thousands of 

 dollars to the industry. 



The quality of the fruit this year has 

 not alone been disappointing. The first of 

 July the crop promised even heavier than 

 last year, the largest record being 600,000 

 barrels, but on account of dropping of the 

 fruit in the summer, lack of size and dis- 

 count in quality, it is doubtful if Nova 

 Scotia shipped half that number this year. 

 The plum crop was rather light, and peaches 

 were practically a failure. 



AN IMPORTANT MOVE. 



The association took the initiative some 

 six years ago in moving for the federation 

 of the schools of asfriculture and horticul- 



