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and 48 lb.; loquats, 10, 20, and 40 lb.; strawberries, i and 10 lb. This resolu- 

 tion has been communicated to the Capetown Corporation, with the request 

 that these standard packages be adopted for the sale of fruit on the Capetown 

 market, such standard not to contain less than the weight above mentioned, and 

 to be known as whole, half, and quarter, and pointing out also the necessity of 

 very stringent market regulations about the grading of fruit, which should be of 

 uniform quality in the package. 



Horticultural Societies. — Our readers will be interested in knowing 

 that new horticultural societies affiliated with the Fruit Growers' Association 

 continue to be formed in many parts of the province. There were nine of these 

 societies formed early in January of 1895, and we have reports of six more that 

 will be formed in January, 1896, namely, Dunnville, Leamington, Windsor, 

 Simcoe, Chatham and Hagersville. These societies, to a great extent, have 

 been formed through the agency of Mr. Thos. Beall, of Lindsay, our Director 

 for District No. 5, who has taken a great interest in thus extending the work of 

 our Association. 



Mr. Beall writes with regard to these societies as follows : — " The objects 

 in view by those who are supporting me in organizing new horticultural societies 

 are various, but the main object is to cultivate in the community a greater love 

 for the science of horticulture in all its branches, and to do this mainly by 

 inducing its members to expend its funds in holding meetings for discussion, 

 and for hearing lectures on the theory and practice of improved horticulture ; 

 in promoting the circulation of horticultural periodicals, in distributing among 

 its members new and valuable kinds or varieties of plants, shrubs, bulbs, seeds, 

 etc., or in offering prizes for essays on questions of scientific inquiry relating to 

 horticulture, -but not for holding fairs or exhibitions as generally understood, 

 because such fairs are generally so conducted that a large portion of the funds 

 of the society is thereby expended in encouraging the growth or production of 

 things that should be discouraged, and also because comparatively few of the 

 subscribing members receive any direct benefit whatever from such fairs. 

 Hence the unpleasant and tedious task devolving upon a few of the directors 

 every year of collecting the annual subscriptions. 



" By conducting the affairs of horticultural societies on the plan faintly 

 indicated above, and which plan is practised by most of the new societies, every 

 member receives an equal share of the advantages secured by the expenditure 

 of its fund (excepting any small amount which may have been paid for essays), 

 and, by pursuing this plan, the unpleasant task of dunning the old members, 

 and of soliciting for new ones for their subscription fees for succeeding years 

 becomes unnecessary, as the old members and many new ones do voluntarily 

 call upon the treasurer, or at some appointed place, and pay their subscriptions, 

 in most cases, before the new year commences." 



