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FRUIT AT THE PROVINCIAL EXHI- 

 BITION. 



Notwithstanding the almost entire 

 failure of the leading fruits in many 

 parts of the province, the show of fruit 

 at Kingston was not only large but of 

 excellent quality. The display of ap- 

 ples and pears was hardly as large as 

 it was last year, but the samjjles shown 

 were generally very fine. In plumvS 

 there was a marked increase, some 

 very fine collections having been 

 shown from sections that hei-etofore 

 have not made much of an exhibit of 

 this fruit. The Owen Sound collec- 

 tion carried off the first prize, notwith- 

 standing that the crop was reported to 

 have been a failure this season. 



The progress made in the cultivatioa. 

 of grapes is very marked. The extent, 

 of the exhibit of this fruit, as well as* 

 the beauty and perfection of the sam- 

 ples shown, is very creditable to our 

 grape growers. Each year brings out. 

 a greater variety, and more perfect 

 specimens. It is a wonder that every 

 farmer does not devote some space to a. 

 choice collection of grape vines. In 

 two years from planting he will begin 

 to gather grapes, and can have a con- 

 tinuous supply of this most delicious, 

 fruit all through the autumn. We 

 now have varieties ripening in this, 

 climate in August, followed by others, 

 that keep wp a succession until winter, 

 and in fact, some of them can be kept, 

 until after the holidays, such as.tha* 

 Salem, Vergennes, and lona. 



