5B THTE CANADIAN HOKTICULTURIST: 



Secretary on behalf of the Association, be presented to the Dominion 

 Parliament, asking that an Act may be passed at this session authorizing 

 the Governor in Council to issue an order at any time preventing the 

 importation of peach trees, peach stones, and diseased peaches, from 

 countries where the disease exists. 



P. C. Dempsey called the attention of the Association to the manner 

 in which the present duty upon fruit imported into Canada was practi- 

 cally evaded, and introduced the following resolution : 



"Whereas, there is now an ad-valorem duty upon fruit, and whereas 

 this form of duty admits of great frauds being perpetrated, not only 

 upon the revenue, but also upon the fruit growers of Ontatio, therefore 

 resolved, that this Association recommends to Government that the duty 

 upon fruit be changed to a specific duty." 



Considerable discussion ensued, tending to shew the necessity of 

 some change in the duty on fruit, so as to prevent frauds upon the 

 revenue, and to give to the fruit growers of Canada the benefit of the 

 incidental protection which the duties on fruit should afford ; and the^ 

 resolution was carried unanimously. 



There was a considerable display of fruit, mostly apples, in relation' 

 to which the fruit cammittee brought in an appropriate report. 



It was resolved that the Directors be authorized to arrange the 

 next Winter Meeting for a two days session. 



The Summer Meeting will be held this year in the Town Hall, 

 Peterboro', and the Autumn Meeting in the Town af Walkerton. 



THE BEACONSFIELD GEAPE. 



We have received a letter from Geo. F. Gallagher in reply to our 

 article in the February number. A considerable part of his letter is 

 devoted to remarks about the Editor, but as these have nothing to do 

 witti the question whether the Beaconsfield is identical with the 

 Champion, we omit them. That portion of his letter which treats of 

 the grape vine is as follows : 

 Editor ^^ Canadian Horticulturist." 



Dear Sir : 



The February number of your magazine has just come under 

 my notice. I observe you have devoted several of your pages to a 

 consideration of the merits of the grape vine which we have named 

 and copyrighted " Beaconsfield." 



