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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Mr. Rood. 



Mr. 



nH Mrs. Lane. 

 Mrs Jooste. 



\\'. W. Moore, Ottawa. 

 Jooste. Mrs. Kirkpatrick. 



Capt. Kirkpatrick, 



representing the 



Imperial Government. 



A VISIT FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATION. 



BY G. C. CREELMAN. 



^TAHE war had no sooner closed in Egypt 

 X than schools and universities sprang 

 up and a season of prosperity set in around 

 Khartoum such as had never been known in 

 that benighted country. 



Immediately after peace negotiations were 

 signed, Lord Milner, now in charge of the 

 South African forces, selected a party of 

 Boers and Burghers together with their 

 wives, and started them on a tour of inspec- 

 tion around the world. They covered prac- 

 tically all Canada from Halifax to Vancouv- 

 er, inspecting everything of interest from a 

 commercial standpoint. 



The writer had the privilege of their com- 

 pany in the Province of Ontario for several 

 days, and it is a pleasure for me to state 



that I never enjoyed an outing more than 

 that passed in the company of the delegates 

 from South Africa. The entire party, con- 

 sisting of ladies and gentlemen, seemed to 

 have but one object in view, namely : the 

 gathering of information which would be 

 useful to them on the farms and at home. 

 Every feature in Canadian agriculture was 

 closely studied, questions were asked inces- 

 santly regarding our method of work and 

 handling of machinery, the care and manage- 

 ment of farm animals, the method of con- 

 structing farm buildings, the planting and 

 care of the orchard, the variety of grains and 

 grasses — all of these things interested them, 

 and each night before retiring the gentlemen 

 wrote a complete digest of the day's work. 



