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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



The Canadian Horticulturist improves 

 continually, the last number being the best. 

 — (O. F. Wilkins, Bridgeburg, Ont. 



The Canadian Horticulturist has greatly 

 improved lately. — (A. W. Walker, Clarks- 

 burg, Oht. 



I took The Horticulturist for 15 or 20 

 years, but have not taken it lately. Shall 

 renew again soon as the paper com- 

 mences to talk about fruit as well as flow- 

 ers. — (Stanley Spillett, Simcoe Co., Ont. 



The June number of The Canadian 

 Horticulturist was head and shoulders above 

 any of its predecessors, it being pracfical in 

 every respect, and I wish the magazine con- 



tinued success along this line.— (J. D. 

 Fraser, Leamington, Ont. 



I consider the May issue of The Horti- 

 culturist a decided improvement on the 

 earlier issues, as it deals more fully with 

 horticultural and floral matters. The ear- 

 lier volumes were principally devoted to 

 fruit growing. — (R. W. Lloyd, Sec'y 

 Deseronto Hort'l Society. 



We have been constant readers of The 

 Horticulturist for several years, and are 

 much pleased with its recent development, 

 as it is in keeping with the growth of the 

 horticultural interests of the country of 

 which it is a fitting representative. — (Biggs 

 & Son, Burlington, Ont. 



OUR FRUIT EXHIBITS AT ST. LOUIS 



T. H. RACE, OF THE CANADIAN COMMISSIONER'S STAEF. 



CANADA continues to attract her full 

 share of attention at the World's 

 Fair, and the compliments she is receiving 

 from the discriminating fair visitors are 

 oftentimes as amusing as they are gratify- 

 ing. 



We would be ungrateful creatures indeed 

 if we did not appreciate the great favor of 

 being able to grow a few fruits in our great 

 northern snow-bound country. For this 

 reason the average American does not think 

 it anything but natural that we should feel 

 a little pride in our fruit, and he is generous 

 enough to admit that we really have some- 

 thing to feel proud of. But it hurts him, 

 just a little bit, to have to admit that Can- 

 ada comes next to the great state of Cali- 

 fornia in the extent and quality of her fruit 

 display. 



Oranges are lovely things to look at and 

 luscious things to eat, but when it comes to 

 real value as a household commodity there 

 is nothing that will stand comparison with 

 the Canadian apple. And Canada still 

 ranks first in the great palace of horticulture 

 at the World's fair of 1.904 in the quality 



and variety of her apples. We have yet to 

 meet the Canadian down here who is not 

 proud of his country in comparison, even 

 with CaHfornia. We have yet to meet the 

 American who is not either mildly or ex- 

 travagantly surprised at it. 



Since my last letter to The Horticulturist,^ 

 we have had a banquet in the palace of 

 horticulture, to which many press repre- 

 sentatives and various notables, more 

 or less distinguished, were invited. 

 Representing Canada, I contributed 

 my share to the necessary expendi- 

 ture, and naturally expected that the in- 

 vited guests and other visitors would be 

 taken round by the committee in charge to 

 see the exhibits. But nothing of the kind. 

 The occasion turned out a pure contest of 

 oratory, and what the English would call 

 state brag — each state against all the rest. 

 When Canada was called upon I indulged 

 in no blowing. I felt strong in my posi- 

 tion that the occasion required none. I 

 merely pointed over to the foreign quarter, 

 close by, and assured the assemblage that 

 there was a collection of fruit over there 



