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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



June, 1908^ 



damage. Trees are a little late in blos- 

 soming- on account of the wet season. 

 Plums indicate a heavy crop, strawberries 

 wintered in splendid condition. Fewer 

 raspberry bushes were winter-killed this 

 year than for years. Gooseberries and cur- 

 rants are in excellent condition. Grapes 

 show no damage from the cold so far. On 

 the whole, the winter of 1908 was an ideal 

 one for fruit trees. — R. Jack & Son. 

 ROUVILLE COUNTY, yUK, 



Abbotsford. — All fruit trees and shrubs 

 came through the winter in good shape. 

 The present outlook for bloom is good but 

 all depends on the weather during the next 

 month. The tent caterpillar is more in 

 evidence than last year but to no alarming 

 extent.^. M. Fisk. 



MONTKEAL DISTRICT 



Westmount. — Prospects for small fruit are 

 good. Apple trees are very slow in com- 

 ing into leaf. On those trees that bore 

 heavily last year, there are no signs of 

 buds this spring. Prospects for Fameuse 

 are not very promising. Early varieties of 

 apples promise a good crop. — R. Brodie, 

 May 12. 



DLRHAM COUNTY, ONT. 



Newcastle. — Apple trees show an average 

 amount of bloom. The following varieties 

 are full of frait buds : Stark, Baldwin, 

 Ben Davis, Greenings and Blenheim. The 



varieties that yielded heavily last year, 

 namely. Spy, Golden Russet and King, 

 will not give a full crop. Early kinds pro- 

 mise an average crop. Not so many young 

 trees are being planted as in former sea- 

 sons. — W. H. Gibson. 



WENTWORTH COUNTY, ONT. 

 Winona. — Prospects never were better for 

 full crops of all fruits, with the exception 

 of Lombard plums and Baldwin apples in 

 orchards that were heavily laden last year. 

 — M. Pettit. 



LINCOLN COUNTY, ONT. 

 Queenston. — Peaches give promise of an 

 abundant crop. Even the shy-bearing var- 

 ieties have enough bloom. It is now up to 

 the forwarders and others interested to pre- 

 pare to handle with satisfaction to all 

 concerned. — Wm. Armstrong. 



LAMBTON COUNTY, ONT. 

 Forest. — Blossoms on apple trees give 

 promise of an average crop ; pears, plums, 

 peaches, cherries, and crab apples, full. 

 Strawberries have wintered well and prom- 

 ise a fair crop. — D. Johnson. 



Y'ALK AND CARtBOO, B.C. 



Peachland. — Prospects never seemed bet- 

 ter. Present showing is for a full crop of 

 peaches, apples, pears, plums and small 

 fruits.— 0. Aitkens. 



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 best years in its his- 

 tory. In addition to 

 working' to advance the 

 interests of horticulture 

 the society takes charge 

 of two small parks, in 

 the centre of the city, 

 from which it receives 

 a grant from the city 

 and county councils, 

 and expends the money 

 in beautifying the parks 



Mr. H. L. BEAL. 



by planting flowers and shrubs, and keep- 

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 ciety has a local improvement committee, 

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 president, and the second vice-president, 

 whose duty it is to report to the society 

 anything they think should or could be 

 done to improve the appearance of the 

 city's streets, parks or gardens. 



There are this year about 150 member^. 

 Each member receives The Canadian 

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 distribution of bulbs, roots and shrubs. 

 This spring's distribution will consist of 

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The society gives prizes for the best , I 

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