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A far more pleasing picture was pre- 

 sented at the farm of Mr. Burgess, near 

 Oueenston. This gentleman had sprayed 

 with the lime-sulphur mixture, boiling with 

 steam, and using a gas sprayer. The trees 

 were in splendid condition, under clean 

 cultivation, entirely free from curl-leaf, and 

 bearing a magnificent crop of peaches. 



After a careful examination of the 

 various orchards the committee decided 

 that at that date practically no difference 



could be observed between the trees treated 

 with lime-sulphur and the McBain winter 

 mixture as far as the general condition of 

 the trees was concerned. No decided opin- 

 ion could be given as to the condition of the 

 scale, as another month must elapse before 

 the natural increase on the sprayed trees 

 will be sufficient to be at all noticeable. 

 Another inspection will be held within a 

 month, W'hen something more definite will 

 be announced. 



OUR FRUIT ADVERTISES CANADA 



ROBT. HAMII.TON, CHIEF FOREIGN FRUIT EXHIBITS^ DOM. DEPT. AGRI. 



IT is to the credit of Canada that the fruit 

 exhibit at St. Louis excites a great deal 

 of comment there, even from well informed 

 people. Less well-informed people, when 

 they examine our fruit exhibits and find 

 peaches and quinces and grapes of fine size 

 and beauty are frequently heard to say, 

 " Why, I thought Canada had nothing but 

 the common fruits." One of the stray 

 questions put one day was, " What part of 

 Ontario is Canada in ?" showing what a de- 

 gree of ignorance of their neighbors is oc- 

 casionally met with. - 



The Canadian fruit is so fine and in such 

 large variety as to astonish the most ex- 

 perienced fruit men. Some of the states of 

 the American union have immense fruits on 

 their tables — fruits of very large size and 

 fine color in few varieties — but Canada had 

 in her opening installation 94 varieties of 

 well preserved apples, many of the kinds 

 such as it was not believed could be kept in 

 good condition for so long a period. In 

 addition to Baldwin, Ben Davis, Canada 

 Red, Northern Spy, Cooper's Market, etc., 

 that astonished no one at that date, were the 

 Fameuse, from Montreal and Eastern On- 

 tario, the Mcintosh Red, Wealthy, Scarlet 

 Pippin, St. Lawrence, Baxter, Blenheim 

 Pippin that are generally regarded as fall or 

 early winter apples. When these were 



seen and sampled visitors were more than 

 astonished. 



A REPRESENTATIVE EXHIBIT. 



Fruits were displayed from all the pro- 

 vinces, including little Prince Edward Is- 

 land on the Atlantic to British Columbia on 

 the Pacific ocean. Nova Scotia sent her 

 Bishop Pippins, Nonpareils, Cornish Aro- 

 n:atic. Cox's Orange. Ribstons, Blenheims, 

 and many others ; New Brunswick sent Ben 

 Davis, Wealthy, Yellow Bellfleurs, Fa- 

 meuse, Scott's Red, and several other kinds ; 

 Quebec, her Fameuse, St. Lawrence, Weal- 

 thy, Canada Red, Mcintosh Reds. On- 

 tario was represented by her numberless 

 varieties too large to enumerate. British 

 Columbia sent her brilliant apples, in many 

 fine varieties, that for smoothness and 

 brightness, besides high flavor, were almost 

 unapproachable. 



Already there have been a large number 

 of contributors to the Canadian fruit ex- 

 hibit. A very nice display was gathered • 

 by Rev. Mr. Burke, of Alberton, P. E. I., 

 for his province, while a fine collection of 

 typical Nova Scotia apples was sent by Mr. 

 C. R. H. Starr, of Wolfville, N. S. 



The collection from the province of Que- 

 bec was sent by Mr. Knowltori, of Knowl- 

 ton, who had many fine kinds from leading 

 (Cfmtinued on pa;4e 361.) 



