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apple boxes, containing between fifty and sixty pounds each. They were 

 addressed to Mr. J. S Larke, Commercial Agent for the Dominion in Sidney, 

 who will place them to the very best advantage. 



This Year's Fruit Crop has been quite satisfactory to those growers 

 whose location was favorable, and sheltered from the late spring frosts. All 

 fruit has been of superior quality, and the prices have ruled unusually high. 

 Corcord grapes have averaged 2^c. to 3c. a pound, and fancy varieties 4c., 

 and so with all fruits ; the price has been good, and the expenses comparatively 

 light. 



Apples in Ontario are better in quality than they have been for years, so 

 little spot, large and high colored ; while the trees, where they are bearing at 

 all, show indications of a return to their normal condition of fruitfulness, such 

 as prevailed eight or ten years ago. 



Death of Mr. E. W. Bull. — All fruit growers will regret to learn of the 

 decease, on the 27th of Sept. last, of the originator of the Corcord grape. This 

 variety leads all varieties for productiveness and profit, and this year holds its 

 place alongside of Rogers and Niagara for price. 



Mr. Bull was born in 1806, and so he was ninety years old when he died. 

 The original Concord vine was found by him, a hedge row, and removed to his 

 garden; the fruit was first exhibited in Boston in 1895. 



The Concord is the parent of the following : — Black, Campbell's Early, 

 Cottage, Moore's Early, Worden, etc ; White, Golden Concord, Martha, Niagara, 

 Pocklington, Lady ; Red, Woodruff and Jefferson ; besides many others. 



A Hint to our Local Horticultural Societies — A good plan of 

 collecting the members' fees has been adopted by the Lindsay Horticultural 

 Society by which all trouble of visiting members and asking for the fee is being 

 avoided. The following is a copy of a notice which is printed on a post card 

 and sent to each member : — 



"The Board of Directors of the Lindsay Horticultural Society beg to 

 inform you : That the membership fee of $1 for 1896, if paid before the ist of 

 October, secures to each member, in addition to membership in this Society, 



" ist. A certificate of membership in the Fruit Growers' Association of 

 Ontario for 1896, which entitles the holder to the Canadian Horticulturist 

 for that year, and a bound copy of their annual report, and also a share in the 

 annual distribution of plants of that Association, and 



" 2nd. To the following bulbs, which will be ready for delivery about the 

 ist of October, viz., (a) Hyacinths — two bulbs each of Red, Yellow, White? 

 Blue, and Ro.se, and six White Roman — sixteen bulbs. 



