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It is also claimed for this variety 

 that it carries the palm for hardiness 

 also. Mr. J. T. Lovett of Little Silver. 

 N. Y. who is introducing this berry 

 says : " I have never known it to be 

 injured in the slightest by cold." Now 

 with us in Canada every thing hinges 

 upon this last point, and we are not 

 willing to take the experience of New 

 Jersey fruit growers as a guide to us 

 in this respect. It is claimed to be 

 hardier than the Cuthbert, and it will 

 need to be, to satisfy us, for the Cuth- 

 bert is found to be too tender in many 

 places. 



To be able to speak confidently we 

 must test it for ourselves, and we hope 

 many of our readers will give it a trial, 

 and report whether it really has any 

 faults; for so far it has been claimed to 

 be faultless. 



The Annual Meeting of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario was 

 held at St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, on 

 Tuesday evening, 11th September. 

 President Saunders read his annual 

 address, which was received with the 

 closest attention by all present. It 

 was a matter of deep regret to every 

 one that it should contain a final state- 

 ment that it would be impossible for 

 him to serve another year owing to the 

 pressure of other engagements. 



Still we are happy in being able to 

 say that he has allowed himself to be 

 elected as a director, representing Agri- 

 cultural Division No. 1 1 ; and the As- 

 sociation will therefore still continue 

 to receive the benefit of his wise counsel 

 and varied stores of scientific know- 

 ledge. 



The President for the new year is 

 Mr. Alex. McD. Allan, of Goderich, 

 Ont., a gentleman who has been long 

 and favorably known in connection 

 with our Association, and who has 

 honorably filled the position of vice- 

 president during the past year. 



Mr. Wm. Saunders says of him : — 

 " He has an excellent knowledge of 

 Canadian fruits, and has been one of 

 the most extensive shippers of Cana- 

 dian apples and plums for many years 

 past. He has long been looked upon 

 in our meetings for discussion as one of 

 our most reliable authorities on fruits. 

 He has served as chairman of the Com- 

 mittee on New Fruits for several years, 

 and as such has presented the Associa- 

 tion with several excellent reports," 



The Vice-President is Mr. W. E. 

 Wellington, of Toronto, who has been 

 been for some years a prominent mem- 

 ber of the Association. His intimate 

 acquaintance with the details of his 

 own business is of much service at our 

 meetings; and his eminent success 

 proves that he is possessed of the very 

 highest qualifications for his position 

 as a member of the Executive Com- 

 mittee. 



The Board of Directors for the 

 new year consists of the following 

 persons, the figures showing which agri- 

 cultural division they represent : — 1, 

 John Croil, Aultsville; 2, A. A. 

 "Wright, Renfrew; 3, R. J. Dunlop, 

 Kingston ; 4, P. C. Dempsey, Trenton ; 

 5, Thos. Beall, Lindsay; 6, Col. J. 

 Magill, Oshawa ; 7, Murray Pettit, 

 Winona ; 8, A. M. Smith, St. Catha- 

 rines ; 9, Fred. Mitchell, Innerkip ; 

 10, J. A. Morton, Wingham ; 11, Wm. 

 Saunders, London; 12, W. W. Hil- 

 born, Arkona ; 1 3, Charles Hickling, 

 Barrie. 



These gentlemen, being elected by 

 vote of the Association and not by any 

 ring or clique, it is evident that any 



