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 plants and trees. 



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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



The Viburnum Opulus offered Horticul- 

 tural Societies is the well known Snow 

 Ball. The variety is sterilis, which is very 

 free bloomings, and satisfactory as a lawn 

 shrub. 



Index for 1899. — We reg^ret a mistake of 

 the printer of the index in using a page too 

 small for binding-. Anyone wishing- an in- 

 dex suitable for binding will please write to 

 the secretary for another one. 



Canned Fruit Short Measure. — Chicago 

 dealers in canned goods complain that east- 

 ern fruit packers are systematically putting 

 up short measure. One can, for example, 

 supposed to contain one gallon, was brought 

 into court, and found to be i)^ pints short 

 measure. We have no sympathy with such 

 trickery. 



Our Work Too Little Known. — Major 

 Sheppard, of Queenston, complains that the 

 public do not know enough of our work 

 and plans. With 5000 copies of our journal 

 in circulation each month, and 7000 copies 

 of the report of our meeting-s, we did not 

 suppose much more publication needed to 

 show the public what we are doing in the 

 interests of Ontario fruit growers. 



The Park System of Toledo, Ohio, has 

 become the pride of that city. President 

 Jermain, of the Park Board, recently pre- 

 sented his report, in which he states that 

 more than 600,000 people have visited these 

 parks during the past year. One interesting^ 

 feature was the series of Park Concerts by 

 the Park Board at a cost of over $1000. 

 which had proved an unqualified success. 



