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NOTES AND COMMENTS. 



The photographs illustrating our article re- 

 garding Mr. Thos. Beall and his home, were 

 made by Mr. Herbert Beall, his grandson. 



benefit in their connection with your associ- 

 ation. Nearly ever}' society which I have 

 visited has made a decided advance." 



Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are to 

 unite in founding a first-class Agricultural 

 College. 



Miss Eleanor A. Ormerod, the celebrated 

 English Entomologist, whose reports have 

 been so highly appreciated by the public, 

 both in Europe and America, has been given 

 the degree of L. L. D. by Edinburgh Uni- 

 versity. 



A Good Winter Russian Apple, — Mrs. 

 Dr. Hoskins sends a sample from a scion 

 top grafted in the doctor's orchard. It has 

 the appearance of being a valuable winter 

 Russian, being above average size and of a 

 beautiful color. 



Mr. Bacon, of Orillia, who was sent out 

 by our association to lecture before quite a 

 number of our societies, writes : " The so- 

 cieties are broadening out beyond individual 



Whale Oil Soap has been quite effectually 

 tried in Illinois for the destruction of San 

 Jose scale. It is estimated that 99 per cent, 

 of the San Jose scale in one orchard in which 

 a large number of trees were sprayed was 

 killed by two successive sprayings with 

 whale-oil soap in the fall of 1896 and in the 

 spring of 1897. 



Importation of Nursery Stock. — A bil 

 has been recently passed by the Minister of 

 Agriculture for the Dominion providing for 

 the importation of nursery stock in the 

 month of April, under the restriction of its 

 being fumigated properly at the port of 

 entry. Fumigation houses are immediately 

 to be provided for this purpose. 



Cold Storage. — The Hon. F. R. Latch- 

 ford, Minister of Public Works, gave a very 



