THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



sole object I have in view, is to jnduce others who have more time to 

 go on and improve upon my experience. To those having a true love 

 of horticulture nothing can be pleasanter than watching tlie tree 

 fruiting for the first time, and testing the fruit in comparison with 

 other fine varieties, or seeing the rose-bud expanding, and wondering 

 if it will be equal or superior to the older sorts. 



The apple and pear take a number of years to test, though this can 

 be greatly accelerated by grafting shoots trom the promising seedlings 

 on bearing trees; but the plum, cherry, peach, grapes, gooseberries, 

 and other small fruits, as also roses, and other ornamental shrubs and 

 flowers, can be proved in the course of a few years from the seed. I 

 feel now that my time has been wasted in the cares of business, which 

 might have been more profitably and pleasantly employed in raising 

 seedlings; but still, though verging on man's allotted span, I have 

 many seedlings coming on which will fruit in a year or two, and I will 

 plant many more seeds tliis year for myself or others to test. 



Finally, all that is required for wonderful success is to secure the 

 very best varieties of fruits and flowers to propagate from, plant them 

 near together, without any of inferior quality to mix with them ; save 

 and plant the seeds from these, and the bees will do all the rest far 

 better and more scientifically than man can do it, and M'ith far better 

 results. 



HOrtTlCULTUEAL GOSSIR VI. 



HV L. WOOLVERTON, M. A., GRIMSBY. 



Our Winter ^Meetings. — AVe notice that the Horticultural Society 

 of Ohio have published in the papers a schedule of their approaching 

 annual meeting at Dayton. It is to occupy three days, the time being 

 occupied somewhat as is customary at most conventions or conferences. 

 Essays are to be read by prominent members on stated subjects, and 

 each is to be followed by a free discussion; besides this, reports will be 

 received concerning the fruit crops in various places, and the meeting 

 "will close with tlie election of otlicers. 



The question has already been brought up among us, whether a 

 ■winter meeting of more than one day would not be advisal)le, and the 

 answer depends upon the wishes of members. Perhaps our discussions 



