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Gave 300 Plants.— In May the Hespeler Horti- 

 cultural Society distributed 300 plants, consist- 

 ing' of coleus and g-eraniums, to the school chil- 

 dren. A very pleasant and interesting meeting 

 was held, at which Mr. ^Wiji. Hunt, of Guelph, 

 spoke, giving many valuable hints regarding 

 seasona.ble garden topics and plant propagation. 

 This meeting was one of the best of a series of 

 many meetings at which Mr. Hunt spoke this 

 spring. 



Proposed County Competition in Apples 



It is proposed to have this year at the annual 

 FYuit, Flower and Honey Show, to be held at 

 Toronto in Novemlber, a county competition in 

 apples. The County Councils are to be asked 

 at their sessions in June to make a grant of $25 

 each, which it is proposed to divide into four 

 prizes of ten, eight, five and two dollars, to be 

 limited to growers in the county offering the 

 prize. The exhibits shall consist of not more 

 than five varieties for domestic and five for 

 commercial purposes, each exhibit to consist of 

 five named apples on a plate. The apples shall 

 be judged by points, as follows : Form, 5: size, 

 15 ; color, 20 ; ciuality, 15 ; uniformity, 20 ; free- 

 dom from blemishes, 25 ; total, 100. Ten points 

 will be added for correct naming-. 



The Ontario Fruit Growers' Association will 

 pay express charges from the point of shipment 

 to Toronto and will keep the fruit in cold stor- 

 age till the show is held. Growers will simply 

 have to pack their fruit and deliver it at the 

 nearest express office, when their responsibility 

 ceases. There will be no entry fee. 



The Ontario Fruit Growers' Association has 

 also arranged for delegations to wait on every 

 County Council at their June session to ask for 

 the grant. Fruit growers are invited to act on 

 these county deputations. 



The proposal has met with much favor, and it 

 is needless to enter into any argument to show 

 what an advantage it would be in giving an im- 

 petus to the fruit industry in all parts of the 

 province. The money g-iven by the County 

 Councils will all come back to their counties in 

 the form of prizes. 



Fruit Crop Conditions in Ontario 



Special crop reports received by The Horti- 

 culturist from correspondents in the Niagara 

 and Leamington districts under dates as late as 

 May 23 and May 24 indicate that crop prospects 

 in those important fruit sections are bright. 

 Late frosts have done some damage, but at the 

 date of writing the correspondents did not con- 

 sider the damage serious. The reports are as 

 follows : 



QUBBNSTON. 



H. St. C. Fisher : The prospects for cher- 

 ries are very bright. The trees have blossomed 

 well, and if all goes well there will be a large 

 crop. Strawberries are rather lig^ht, as not 

 many were planted this spring. I have seen 

 very few good patches. The late frosts will 

 greatly lessen the crop. All other crops are 

 looking well. 



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