80 WESTERN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



PROF. BAIRD. I confess that the Cuthbert aud Golden Queen 

 seem to be so much better in quality than others, that we have paid 

 attention almost exclusively to them. The trouble of laying- them 

 down is not so great as Mr. Tomalin fears. A man and a boy can lay 

 down half an acre in a day. 



MR. TOMAUN. There is another thing- that I did not mention. In 

 the country the snow blows off and if you are going- to raise them for 

 sale you must do something- to save the moisture for them. The 

 Turner and the Philadelphia are the only two that will stand with- 

 out covering-. These two have been hardy with us so far. 



MR. A. P. STEVENSON. One of the promising varieties at Nelson is 

 called the I^oudon. The only objection to the Turner is that it is too 

 soft for a shipping berry. It is a fair size and good quality but for 

 market it is too soft. The L,oudon is hard and the fruit appears firm. 

 I have not had it very long but I think it is a very desirable variety. 



The Importation of Fruit and Nursery 



Stock. 



BY R. R. SCOTT. 



You are all aware that the fruit growers of Eastern 

 Ontario have been asking- the Government to stop the impor- 

 tation of nursery stock and also fruit on account of the San 

 Jose Scale. That would be a very serious matter for Mani- 

 toba, and our Board of Trade took it up very strongly and we 

 have been assured that nothing- will be done until we are 

 heard from. I wrote to an old shipper in Santa Clara, Cal., 

 on the subject of the San Jose Scale and a short time ag-o 

 received his answer. He has had about fifty years experience 

 in growing- and shipping- fruit. You will know that he has 

 considerable experience when I tell you that he is one of the 

 oldest shippers in the United States. In one year his loss 

 was $50,000. He enclosed me a copy of a bill which has been 

 brought forward in the United States to stop the importation 



