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ripening after the main supplies in the New England States, tind 

 a ready market in Boston and other cities, with but little compe- 

 tition and at good prices. 



Eecently a public park comprising two hundred and forty 

 . acres has been established at the city of St. John, occupying a 

 commanding position overlooking the turbulent waters of the 

 Bay of Fundy. Through this park roads are being laid out 

 amidst charming and, in some places, rugged scenery. This 

 must in time become a most attractive place of resort. 



The Province of Quebec, with an area of two hundred and 

 twenty-seven thousand square miles and a population of about 

 one and one-half million, is also making progress in horticulture. 

 In the valley of the St. Lawrence there are many line orchards, 

 and nowhere does the celebrated Fameuse apple reach so high a 

 degree of perfection as on the Island of Montreal, where many 

 varieties of pears also, and plums of fine flavor, thrive well. In 

 the eastern townships, on the south side of the river St. Law- 

 rence, fruit growing is carried on to a considerable extent and 

 quantities of apples from this territory find their way to Mon- 

 treal or are shipped to foreign markets ; but on the interior lands, 

 on the north side of the river, only the hardier fruits succeed, 

 and the orchards are few and small. In Montreal and other 

 cities and towns in this province, much taste is displayed in the 

 laying out of the public parks and squares, and in the ornamenta- 

 tion of the grounds of the more wealthy members of the . com- 

 munity. Horticultural societies and a Provincial Fruit Growers' 

 Association have been organized, which are aided by provincial 

 funds ; annual exhibitions are held, and thus the love for the 

 cultivation of fruits and flowers is fostered. 



Ontario is the banner province of the Dominion, and its 

 wonderful variety of climate and rich horticultural possibilities 

 are as yet but partially known. With the noble area of two 

 hundred and twenty thousand square miles, and a population of 

 two million one hundred and fifteen thousand, this province has 

 twelve and a half million acres of cleared land, about three hun- 

 dred and twenty thousand acres of which are under orchard,, 

 garden, and vineyard. The number of apple trees of bearing age 

 in this province is about six millions, while there are three and 

 a half millions more of younger trees, most of which will 

 soon be in bearing condition. The yield of apples in 189(J was. 



