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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



A School of Horticulture is being- opened 

 at the Rhode Island College, Kingston, R. I., 

 with a course which is calculated for profes- 

 sional florists, g-ardeners, and fruit growers. 

 F. W. Card, horticulturist, will conduct this 

 department. 



San Jose Scale. — Bulletin, December, 

 1897, of Tennessee, says this insect was in- 

 troduced to California in 1876, and in 1887 

 into New Jersey. This is only about twelve 

 years ago and now it has spread throughout 

 almost the entire eastern part of North 

 America. Strange that anyoue can say that 

 it was not worth worrying about. When 

 fruit growers have to spray every inch of 

 wood in their orchards in winter with crude 

 petroleum or with whale oil soap, they will 

 be sorry that more vigorous measures had 

 not been kept in force. 



Transportation. — Our Committee on 

 Transportation consisting of Messrs. W. H. 



Bunting, E. D. Smith, and T. H. P. Carpen- 

 ter, have been making every possible effort 

 to secure better rates for fruit shippers from 

 the Railway Companies. Last year certain 

 important concessions were secured, and for 

 the present season the following proposals 

 have been presented to the Canadian Joint 

 Traffic Association, which have been laid 

 over for consideration at the Montreal meet- 

 ing. 



1. Restore last season's special rates, making 

 them apply to mixed fruits in car lots to all desti- 

 nations. 



2. Make mixed fruits in five ton lots to one con- 

 signee, 3rd class. 



3. Make mixed fruits in ton lots, to one con- 

 signee, 2nd class. 



4. Place apples in barrels for shipment in Can- 

 ada, in car lots, 8th class. 



5. Grapes in barrels or large baskets, for wine 

 purposes only, 5 th class. 



6. Encourage export of fruit to the British 

 market 



7. Devise means whereby a better distribution 

 of fruits by freight in Canada may be accomplished. 



8. When refrigerator cars are iced on route, 

 actual cost only to be charged. 



9. Permit barrel apples in mixed cars, to carry 

 the carload apple rate. 



