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way, either by the severity of the 

 weather or by disease of any kind. 



The pear received by us measured 

 two and a half inches in length and six 

 inches in circumference at its largest 

 part. In shape it is obtuse pyriform, 

 light gi-een in color with splashes of rus- 

 set. The flesh is tender, juicy, sweet, 

 somewhat gritty about the core, quality 

 " good." It seems to be in season from 

 the middle to end of October. This 

 may prove to be a valuable pear for 

 some of our colder sections because of 

 the apparent hardiness and healthiness 

 of the tree. 



ONTAUIO FRUITS FOR THE COLONIAL 

 EXHIBITION. 



The President of the Ontario Fruit 

 Growers' Association, Wm. Saunders, 

 Esq., London, Ont., has undertaken to 

 superintend the prepai-ation of a collec- 

 tion of Ontario fruits, for the Indian 

 and Colonial Exhibition, to be held in 

 London, England, next summer. He 

 desires to receive contributions of choice 

 specimens of fruit from persons residing 

 in any part of Ontario, which will be 

 preserved in fluid in glass jars. He 

 now wishes to obtain all the varieties 

 that can be had of apples, pears, grapes 

 and nuts. Of large fruits three or four 

 specimens will be sufficient ; of medium 

 size, six specimens ; of small size, suffi- 

 cient to till a qviart jar. The samples 

 should be carefully named, and for- 

 warded in baskets, by express. The 

 express charges will be paid in London. 



It is important for the credit of our 

 Province, and the advancement of its 

 fruit interests commercially, that this 

 collection should be of great excellence ; 

 therefore, Mr. Saunders hopes that all 

 who can will forward, and induce their 

 neighbors to forward, samples of any 

 fine fruit that may be had in their 

 neighborhood. All such contributions 

 will be duly acknowledged. 



The following is a list of those who 

 had contributed up to the 3rd of Nov- 

 ember : — 



A. M. Smith, St. Catharines, 8 varieties 

 of apples, 4 jjears, 1 of crabs, 1 peaches, 3 

 grapes, 2 quinces, some jjej^pers ; also egg 

 plants, and tomatoes. 



S. Parnall, St. Catharines, 3 varieties 

 apples, 3 jjears, I crab apples, 1 grapes. 



Beadle & Dunlop, St. Catharines, 3 v 

 eties apples, 3 grapes. 



Albert Pay, St. Catharines, 8 varieties 

 pears, 1 peachfs. 



T. R. Merritt, St. Catharines, 6 varieties 

 of pears. 



W. Fletcher, St. Catharines, 6 varieties 

 of pears. 



W. Haskins, Hamilton, 7 varieties of 

 grapes. 



S. Burner, Hamilton, 20 varieties of 

 grapes . 



H. Saltmarch, Hamilton, 8 varieties of 

 grapes. 



John Mellon, Hamilton, 6 varieties of 

 grapes. 



S. Woodley, Hamilton, 18 varieties pears. 



D. Murray, Hamilton, 5 varieties apples, 

 5 pears ; also 11 jars of grapes, crab apples, 

 and peppers. 



Thomas Harper, Hamilton, 5 varieties 

 pears. 



John Gordon, Hamilton, 22 vai'ieties 

 h,pples, 3 pears. 



J. W. Sinclair, Hamilton, 5 varieties 

 pears. 



R. Postan, Oakville, Niagara grajies. 



Chas. W. Culver, Simcoe, fine Alexander 



B. Gott, Arkona, 2 varieties apples, 13 

 grapes. 



P. E. Bucke, Ottawa, 9 varieties grapes. 



W. Graham, Ottawa, 6 varieties grapes. 



A. McD. Allan, Goderich, a very fine 

 collection, consisting of 31 varieties apples, 

 16 pears, and 4 plums. 



Thos. Beall, Lindsay, 6 varieties apples, 

 11 bottles of gooseberries, 2 strawbei'ries, 

 1 currants, and an excellent sample of 

 Niagara grapes. 



S. P. Stipes, Barton, 1 variety pear. 



Wm. Rynor, Barton, 3 varieties apples, 

 5 pears. 



John Lamont, Barton, 3 varieties apples. 



S. Lovel, Barton, 6 varieties apples. 



D. Vanduzer, Grimsby, 3 varieties apples, 

 8 pears, 3 peaches. 



W. P. Coyne, London, 1 variety apple. 



P. Mackenzie, London, 2 varieties apples. 



An excellent collection of apples and 

 pears, forwarded by Mr. A. McD. Allan, 



