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one fold of tissue papc, without any other packing 

 between them or between the layers ; needless to 

 say that those splendid apples were almost a total 

 loss, whilst those that were wrapped in double 

 tissue paper, the inner fold waxed, and packed in 

 excelsior or placed in separate compartments, 

 came as nearly perfect as we could hope for, and 

 might have sold from May till August for from 

 four to five dollars a case. 



Some of the varieties still on the table in good 

 condition are the following, viz : 



Blenheim Orange, Ben Davis, Fallawater, King, 

 Ben Davis, Black Detriot, Canada Red Baldwin, 

 Bottle Greening, Greening R. I., Cranberry Pip- 

 pin, Eccles from New Brunswick, Spitz, Lawver, 

 Seeks, Holland pippin, Gold, Russet, Rox Russet, 

 Wealthy, Winter St. Lawrence, Stark, Spy, 

 La Salle American pippin a splendid keeper and 

 sort, Malinda (new Russian, a fine keeper), Rib- 

 ston pippin Bethel, Pewaukee, Swaar, St. Antoine, 

 Andrew's Seedling (a fine keeper), L. W. Seedling 

 (a fine keeper). Grimes Golden. Coopers Market 

 (a splendid keeper), Nonpariel, Newton pippin, 

 besides about half a dozen sorts that came from 

 Nova Scotia without name that are unknown to 

 me. 



Yours truly, 



RoBT. Hamilton. 

 Canadian Section, Glasgow 

 International Exhibition, 1901. 



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The Deseronto Horticultural Society held 

 their 5th annual flower show in Union Hall, on 

 Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, and it was a decided success. 

 The Citizen's Band provided music, and an ice 

 cream stand under the able management of the 

 charming president contributed largely to the en- 

 joyment of the evening. The fine bank of ferns 

 which faced the main entrance was much admired, 

 and the collection of palms to the left contained 

 some splendid specimens of rare and beautiful 

 plants. The two collections of greenhouse plants 

 were worthy of careful study, and they received it. 

 The arrangement of the plants in both collections 

 showed that the gardeners wereskillful and artistic 

 florists. In the amateur classes the exhibits were 

 good, but the number of entries were not as g^eat 

 as they should have been. The large display of 

 cut bloom was somewhat of a surprise on account 

 of the lateness of the season, and the bouquets 

 were much admired. The design of cut blooms ex- 

 hibited by P. Casburn. was the finest ever shown 

 in Deseronto, and J. T. Riddle's bouquet of garden 

 flowers extremely artistic. It is questionable if a 

 finer show of vegetables has been seen in Canada 

 this fall — there may have been larger collections 

 but the quality of the exhibits could not be sur- 

 passed. In the Public and High school competition 

 Miss Gwendoline Lloyd carried off the first vice- 

 president's prize. The display of fruit was not 

 large, owing to the lateness of the season, but 

 what was shown was highly creditable to the ex- 

 hibitors. Those in charge of the exhibition are de- 

 serving of all praise for the perfection of the ar- 

 rangements, and for giving so much pleasure to 

 the large number of citizens who visited the flower 

 show of I go I. 



LITERARY NOTE. 



The building of a grain elevator in the face of 

 difficulties that would baffle nine men out of ten, 

 and the falling in love of the builder, and you have 

 the plot of Calumet " K," by Mervin- Webster. 

 But you also have much more. You have a prac- 

 tical illustration of the point made by the writer 

 of A Message to Garcia — that success waits the man 

 who sees that his employer's interest is his own — 

 the man for whom difficulties are an incentive, 

 and not the cause of foolish questions or excuses 

 for non-performance. 



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A Handkerchief Worth $1200. 



Among some superb photographs of "The Hand- 

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