SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 per year, entitling the subscriber to membership of the Fruit 

 Srowers' Association of Ontario and all its privileges, including a copy of its valuable Annual 

 Report, and a share in its annual distribution of plants and trees, 



REMITTANCES by Registered Letter are at our risk. Receipts will be acknowledged upon 

 the address label. 



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The Drouth in England has been so serious as to impare the 

 otherwise excellent prospects of the English fruit grower for a heavy crop of 

 apples and pears. 



Mr. T. C. Robinson, of Owen Sound, has again entered upon the 

 nursery business at that place, and will be pleased to correspond with old 

 patrons. 



No Premium Plants. — Many subscribers complain they have received no 

 plant this spring. This is because they did not ask for it. Thinking that those 

 not choosing did not desire one, none were sent in such cases. 



Selbv's Seedling Strawberry comes to hand from Newcastle, Ont., 

 badly packed, and therefore not in condition to judge of its quality. Mr. N. 

 T. Selby writes that the plant is strong and healthy, and the berry ripens extra 

 early. 



The First Carload of melons from Florida arrived in New York early in 

 June. The crop is short owing to drouth, while in Georgia the average has been 

 reduced more than one half. New York City consumes about 20,000,000 

 melons per annum. 



Lime Lacking. — Compared with the soils of other countries, Mr. Shutt, of 

 Ottawa says, many in Canada appear deficient in lime. This fact suggests that 

 the judicious application of lime, marl or gypsum (at the same time supplying 

 other forms of plant food) would lead to good results. 



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