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preserved or treated by other processes ; (4) wine, cider, perry, and other fruit 

 beverages ; (5) hops and medical herbs ; (6) seeds ; (7) fruit trees and shrubs ; 



(8) horticultural implements and appliances, and technicality of production ; 



(9) literary, scientific, and educational accessories, collections, plans, etc. 



A Congress of Pomologists will be convened simultaneously with the 

 exhibition. Those desirous of taking part should apply to officers of Interna- 

 tional Exhibition of Fruit Culture, 1894, St. Petersburg, Imperial Agricultural 

 Museum, Fontarka, 10, Russia. 



Decease of] Col. John MAgiLL. — Early last month we received from 

 Mr. Wm. Adams, of Oshawa, news of the death of Col. John Magill, who has 

 for many years been a prominent member of our Association. He held the 

 position of Director from 187 3- 1876 inclusive, and in the latter year was one of 

 Cana da's representatives in charge of the fruit exhibit at the Centennial. Col. 

 Magill was born in Paisley, Scotland, and came to Canada with his parents at 

 the age of six, when the country about Oshawa was all forest. Fruit culture has 

 always been a hobby with him, and this led him to become a member of our 

 Association. His death was brought about from an accidental cut in the foot, 

 which produced blood poisoning. He was in his eightieth year. 



The Benefits of Spraying with Bordeaux Mixture are plainly visible 

 in the orchards of A. H. Pettit and E. J. Wolverton. Nearly all the fruit is 

 dropping from the large and beautiful apple orchard belonging to the latter, 

 excepting from those trees which have been used for the experimental work by 

 Prof. Craig. These have a fair quantity of fine, clean fruit, and the foliage is a 

 dark green healthy color, which will enable the trees to lay up strength and 

 vigor for future years of fruit-bearing. Similar good results have attended 

 experiments with the cherry. Many varieties, such as Gen. Wood, Rockport, 

 Bigarreau, Napoleon Bigarreau, etc., are each year growing worse with Monilia, 

 a cherry rot. Two trees of each kind, standing side by side, were taken for 

 experiment, and the sprayed tree is full of clean, ripe fruit, the other is full of 

 rotten cherries and black leaves. 



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