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These are some, and a few only, of the garden pests against whos e 

 ravages fruit growers have continually to contend. There are many 

 remedies suggested for the purpose of counteracting, or of modifying 

 their attacks, of more or less efficiency, with which I need not occupy 

 your time on this occasion. 



Among the worst of these garden pests, however, is the hoy, and as 

 it is not permitted to poison him, as we poison Potato Beetles and 

 Currant Worms, is one of the most difficult to guard against. Many 

 persons are deterred from cultivating fruits, all from dread of his 

 invasion ; for it is not only the loss of fruit that is to be apprehended, 

 but the wanton destruction inflicted by trampled beds and fractured 

 branches. And as a frequent visitor, during the summer months, to 

 the United States, I cannot help contrasting the absence of all such 

 lawlessness and vandalism there with the state of things that subsist 

 in Canada, and the contrast is very much in favor of the Republic. 

 And this is one of many reasons why we ought to use our best 

 exertions to encourage and assist this and other kindred societies, 

 whether for the growth of fruit or the cultivation of flowers, for by so 

 doing we may possibly in time induce all our neighbors to secure a 

 home supply sufficient for the requirements of their families, so that 

 we who incur the trouble and expense of introducing the best products 

 of the garden or the orchard, with the view not merely of gratifying 

 our own palates, but still more of developing the resources of the 

 country and aiding in the progress of science — for science may be 

 brought to bear even upon the management of orchards — and the 

 cultivation of good taste, may not be rewarded by the wanton des- 

 truction of our property. 



The meeting then proceeded to the consideration of the subject of 



"Pruning — Season and Method," which was introduced by the following 



paper from the President, who was requested by the meeting to allow 



it to be published in the Canadian Horticulturist and the Annual 



Report : 



PRUNING. 



BY REV. R. BURNET, PRESIDENT. 



The horticultural Savant, of Germantown, and others, have lately 

 been ventilating the subject of pruning, and the /Wore seeme to have 

 reached us, as to-day it has the place of honor in our discussions. 



