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man from any of these divisions, who 

 is interested in the gi-owth of fruits or 

 flowers, and shows that he has practical 

 knowledge of the same, has before him 

 the possibility of ofiice in the Associa- 

 tion, and of influence in the conduct of 

 its meetings. 



/'The Secretary appreciates the 

 honor and confidence reposed in him in 

 his a[)pointment to such an important 

 and responsible a post as that which 

 includes, not only the secretary- trea- 

 surership of the Association, but also 

 the editorship of the Canadian Horti- 

 culturist. _^ — — ' ' 



This latter department of the work 

 he takes up with some hesitation, be- 

 cause he has to succeed a gentleman of 

 such acknowledged ability and wide 

 culture, and one who has so ably con- 

 ducted this journal during the nine 

 years of its publication. 



We have no doubt that we express 

 the feelings of every reader of this 

 magazine, when we say that Dr. D, W. 

 Beadle's retirement from the editor- 

 ship is a matter of the greatest regret 

 and disappointment. We are happy 

 to say, however, that he has most 

 kindly promised us the favor of his 

 valuable assistance at any time, an 

 ofier of which we shall not be slow to 

 avail ourselves. 



Members of the F. G. Association, 

 and readers generally, please show us 

 your favor both by contributing items 

 of interest, and by securing long lists 

 of new subscribers. Enlargements and 

 many improvements depend upon a 

 large circulation. This magazine is not 

 published in the interest, or for the 

 pecuniary advantage, of any individual. 

 The revenue above the legitimate ex- 

 penses is devoted to the interests of 

 the whole membership. We only 

 await the necessary means in order to 

 carry out the many plans in contem- 

 plation for increasing the attractiveness, 



as well as the usefulness, of " The 

 Canadian Horticulturist." 



PRIZE FRUIT. 



The Prize Fruit at the Toronto 

 Fair certainly made a fine display in 

 every department, excepting that of 

 peaches, in which it was necessarily a 

 lamentable failure. Even the favoured 

 Niagara district, from which almost 

 the only specimens came, had very little 

 to show, and with that little easily car- 

 ried off* the prizes. 



Some very fine specimens of the Lord 

 Palmerston peach was shown from To- 

 ronto, but they were grown under glass 

 at Sir D. McPhei-son's, North Toronto. 

 One of them weighed nearly ten ounces, 

 and the total weight of eight was four 

 pounds and two ounces. This peach 

 is mentioned in Meehan's Gardener's 

 Monthly, December, 1873, as being 

 then a new seedling raised by Lord 

 Rivers, which was remarkably well 

 adapted for house culture. Mention is 

 there made of one grown in a twelve- 

 inch pot in a greenhouse in England 

 that measured twelve and a quarter 

 inches in circumference. 



Tfie show of Grapes was capital, and 

 it may be interesting to some of our 

 readers to know to what varieties the 

 first prizes were awarded by the judges. 

 For twelve varieties (open air) the fol- 

 lowing is the list, viz. : — Rogers 3, 4, 1 9, 

 43, 44, Sweet Water, August Giant, 

 lona, Allen's Hybrid, Prentiss, Dela- 

 ware and Hartford Prolific. They were 

 grown by S. Burner, Hamilton. The 

 same gentleman also took the first prize 

 on the six varieties with Rogers' 3, 30, 

 43, 44, Prentiss and Allen's Hybrid. 



Mr. A. M. Smith showed some mag- 

 nificent samples of the famous Niagara, 

 which attracted much notice. 



The displaij of Plums waa very fine, 

 especially of the Pond's Seedling, an 

 excellent English plum and one of the 



