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some horticultural varieties. From the point of view in our photograph a 

 handsome weeping elm partially hides the front porch from view. 



Mr. Wm. Stevenson, the occupant of this home, has always been passion- 

 ately fond of the cultivation of fruits and flowers. For twenty-five years he 

 conducted the Maple Bank Nursery, and then, retiring from that, gave his whole 

 attention to growing fruits and especially strawberries. 



He has twice been elected Mayor of Guelph, viz., in 1885 and again in 

 1886, besides holding many other prominent offices. 



Fig. 984. — Rev. E. B. Stevenson, OrELPiE, Ont 



Under these favorable surroundings and conditions our strawberry experi- 

 menter grew up, and became an enthusiast in the study of it. To quote his own 

 words : ' 



" As for myself I do not remember the time when I did not take a great 

 interest in the strawberry. I always thought it the queen of fruits from the time 

 when as a boy, I used to go down cellar with a bowl and spoon and skim off 



