THE FRUIT GROWERS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 



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in zero weather. He was sorry he did not 

 take the Roman at his word and " lend him 

 his ears." Jack Frost is no respecter of 

 persons. 



As most readers of the Horticulturist have 

 heard in one form or another the Commis- 

 sioner's great address on " Education for the 

 Improvement of Agriculture and Horticul- 

 ture," I shall say nothing further here than 

 to record the common opinion that it is un- 

 mistakably the best of his many good ad- 

 dresses and more likely to make itself felt 

 on the life of the country. 



The fruit show in connection with these 

 meetings was beyond all expectations, suc- 

 cessful. Room could with difficulty be 

 found for all the specimens. The lists were 

 restricted for good reasons to the following : 



1. Best county collection of not less than 



lo, or more than 20 varieties. 



2. " Ten varieties of commercial apples. 



3. " Five varieties of winter apples. 



4. " Plate Baldwins. 



5. " Plate Banks. 



6. " Plate Blenheim. 



7. " Plate Ben Davis. 



8. " Plate Fallawater. 



9. " Plate Golden Russet. 



10. " Plate Gravenstein. 



11. " Plate Kings. 



12. " Plate Mann. 



13. " Plate Nonpareil. 



14. " Plate Ontario. 



15. " Plate Ribston. 



16. " Plate R. I. Greening. 



17. " Plate Red Russet. 



18. " Plate Spy. 



19. " Plate Stark. 



20. " Plate Wagener. 



21. " New and promising Commercial 



Apple. 



22. " New and promising Dessert Apple. 



23. " Plate Pears. 



24. " Plate Cranberries. 



25. Best Barrel of Apples. 



26. " Box of Apples. 



2"]. " Packer of Apples in barrels. 



28. " Packer of /\pples in boxes. 



29. " Collection of Bottled Fruits. 



30. " Collection of native tree seeds for 



windbreaks. 



But many other varieties were in evidence. 

 The diploma of the Association was a pretty 

 work of art, with the scriptural text, " Be of 

 good courage and bring to us of the fruits 

 of the land," a particularly opportune in- 

 junction. The Ontarions remarked admir- 

 ingly on the color and flavor of our fruit. 

 " The best flavored apples in America are 

 island apples," averred Prof. Robertson. 

 Chief McKinnon, of the Inspector's Depart- 

 ment, declares that the " Innerkip box " for 

 apples, made and packed by the veteran or- 

 chardist of the province, John Robertson, 

 of Inkerman, is easily the best package on 

 the British market. These assurances en- 

 courage us when they are superadded to the 

 knowledge which is everyone's now, that we 

 can grow good fruit; that we pack it hon- 

 estly ; that the great market of Britain is 

 nearer to us than our sister provinces, and 

 that we have golden prosperity ahead of us. 



For 1903 the officiality of the F. G. A. is 

 about as last year. The president, your 

 humble correspondent, would gladly have re- 

 tired in some one else's favor, but could not 

 refuse an honor so heartily conferred in the 

 good of the cause. The constitution has 

 undergone slight change. The secretary is 

 now secretary-treasurer and the servant of 

 the board of directors. Of the old body 

 Messrs. Irving and Wells are replaced by 

 Messrs. F. L. Haszard and A. J. McFadyen. 

 The vice-president is still that good friend ol 

 horticulture, John Johnson, of Long River. 

 We look for great things for our associa- 

 tion and what it stands for in these years. 



Alberton A. E. Burke. 



