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to each of its members, and the general 

 testimony has been that although in- 

 ferior in size and quality to the English 

 varieties, it was not as subject to mil- 

 dew ; indeed, with rare exceptions, it 

 was exempt from that destroyer. But 

 we want something better, and every- 

 thing that gives indication of being a 

 step in this direction should be thor- 

 oughly tested. It may be that these 

 two which we have received from 

 Campbellford will be found to suffer 

 from mildew when gi'own in other 

 localities ; but if they do not, they cer- 

 tainly are worthy of wide dissemina- 

 tion. 



REPORT FROM MUSKOKA FALLS. 



I have received three numbers of the 

 Canadian Horticulturist, also Annual 

 Report for 1880, and must say they 

 are worth the money spent ; they are 

 read with much interest as well as 

 profit. The grape vine, Moore's Early, 

 I received has made very little gi'owth, 

 owing to the weather being cool. I 

 have two Moore's Early, one Pockling- 

 ton and one Champion ; none of them 

 have done well so far. They are all 

 planted in a sunny exposure, and the 

 soil is tolerably rich. I don't care to 

 make it too rich, as I like well ripened 

 wood to stand our cold climate. The 

 Flemish Beauty Pear,which was planted 

 this last spring, has made very little 

 growth. The Plum has done fairly ; 

 how it will do I shall report again. 

 My father has several apple trees bear- 

 ing this season — five years from plant- 

 ing ; they are the Haas, St. Lawrence, 

 Peach Apple, Hawthornden, Alexan- 

 der, Golden Russett. He has several 

 grape vines, the Clinton, Agawam and 

 the Concord ; two others, names not 

 known. 



I shall report again. 



Yours respectfully, 



Harry Clifford. 

 Muskoka Falls, July 31, 1882. 



SUMMER MEETING OF THE FRUIT 

 GROWERS' ASSOCIATION OF ON- 

 TARIO. 



This meeting, which was held at 

 Trenton, was exceedingly well attend- 

 ed, and the discussions were deeply 

 interesting and animated throughout. 

 Our short-hand reporter was present, 

 and took down the various items of in- 

 formation, and will have them fully 

 written out so that they will be given 

 in their completeness to all our mem- 

 bers in the Annual Report for 1882. 

 The programme as published was nearly 

 all gone over, and many valuable papers 

 on most of the subjects were presented, 

 which will also appear in lull in the 

 Report. 



The citizens of Trenton and vicinity 

 attended the meetings in large num- 

 bers, and through their Mayor invited 

 the members to dine with them on the 

 evening of the first day. This social 

 re-union was a most enjoyable occasion, 

 enlivened with sentiment and song 

 and many earnest and telling speeches. 

 The second day they arranged an ex- 

 cursion for the members to Picton and 

 the famous Sand-banks, thus enabling 

 them to have an opportunity of inspect- 

 ing the fruit-producing capabilities of 

 Prince Edward County. After return- 

 ing from the excursion, the evening 

 was spent in the discussion of shrubs 

 and ornamental plants suited to the 

 climate of that section, and desirable 

 to be planted for the adornment of our 

 country homes. 



The Association adjourned at the 

 close, to meet in Kingston on Tuesday, 

 the 1 9th day of September next, much 

 gratified with the kind attentions they 

 had received, and feeling that it had 

 been a very instructive and enjoyable 

 occtiaion. 



