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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



THE FRUIT GROWERS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND IN 



PARLIAMENT. 



FATHER BURKE THE NEW PRESIDENT. 



'F any note more than another ran through 

 the recent annual meeting of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of this province, 

 ^^ that note was hopefulness. There is 

 great hope in the fruit industry all over the 

 Federation, and Prince Edward Island is 

 especially hopeful. She knows now un- 

 mistakably that she can grow excellent 

 apples, plums, cherries and even pears; all 

 the small fruits and berries she like^ ; there 

 is no serious pests menacing her orchards ; 

 no dishonest packers within the borders ; 

 she is nearer the great British Market than 

 the rest of Canada, and her sons are awak- 

 ening to the great things that are fol* them 

 in fruit-growing. The governments, too 

 are recognizing the value of the work the 

 association is doing, and we are disposed, 

 both Federal and Provincial, to act more 

 generously with it in future. We are agog, 

 then, with expectation. 



Briefly, we might say that the usual 

 range of association matter was traversed. 

 at Charlottetown, on the nth. President 

 Bayfield's address narrated the steps taken 

 during the year and pointed out the new 

 year's duties ; the papers by J. S. Clark and 

 Richard Burke, Fruit Inspector, on "Apple 

 Growing Generally" and "Cranberry Cul- 

 ture" and the nun-erous able addresses, by 

 Judge Fitzgerald, F. L. Hazard, K. C, Pro- 

 fessor Macmillan, John Newson, Jphn 

 Robertson, J. H. Gill, J. Guard and, J^jj'hn 

 Johnston, on some phase or other of Horti- 

 culture, gave the meeting all it could ■wieli 

 consider. And I had pleasure in in^e- 

 preting the message of good will and God- 

 speed confided to me by the Association of 

 Ontario, which was* joyfully received and 



heartily reciprocated. I also, attempted to 

 to convey a few of my impressions on your 

 splendid organization, your meeting, your 

 men, and what you transacted at Cobourg.' 

 An interchange of experience does much' 

 good. 



The work of the Annual Meeting is synthe- 

 sized, in its resolutions. We were anxious 



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