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influence and teaching of the Pomological Society, 

 are becoming acquainted with the conditions 

 affecting the growth and composition of the fruit. 

 This information they obtain partly from speci- 

 mens and partly from the schools in each district, 

 and we were particularly struck by the great 

 interest shown in the work of the Society by all 

 the scholastic, ecclesiastic, and landed interests 

 of the neighbourhood. 



Near St. Brieuc, we inspected a manufactory 

 of cider, attached to a large college, dedicated to 

 St. Charles. Here we were met by several of the 

 officials of the college, who very courteously 

 explained the method of manufacture adopted, 

 and described the machinery used. As the drink 

 of the scholars, who number some hundreds, is 

 mainly cider, a considerable quantity is made 

 annually for their consumption. 



Endeavours are made, and successfully, to 

 interest the heads of educational institutions in 

 the meetings of the Pomological Society, and 

 among the school instructors who take a special 

 interest in the Society's work are those known as 

 " Les Freres de 1'Instruction Chretienne." Their 

 schools, which appear to be conducted somewhat 

 on the same lines as were our National Schools 

 on the voluntary system, make agriculture one 

 of their five primary subjects of education. As 

 was pointedly stated by le Frere Abel, who is an 

 active member of the Council of the Management 

 of these schools, and also a vice-president of the 

 Pomological Society, " We teach our scholars first 

 to be Christians, and, secondly, how to earn their 

 livelihood." 



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