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pages as Maplehurst Fruit Farm, is one of the largest of its kind in Ontario ; 

 certainly no other has such a large variety of fruits of every sort under test. In 

 grapes alone there are about ninety varieties, strawberries about fifty, and a large 

 collection of cherries, pears, apples, peaches, plums, etc. ; and here is where the 

 practical experience is gained, necessary for the proper and intelligent conduct 

 of a horticultural journal. It was the consideration of his practical experience 

 in horticulture, combined with his educational advantages, that led the Board of 

 Directors of the Fruit Growers' Association to give him the appointment of 

 Secretary and Editor, on the retirement of Mr. D. W. Beadle, the former Secretary. 



Although Maplehurst Fruit Farm has already been shown in these pages, 

 it will not be inappropriate to have it appear again in this connection, especially 

 since it figures so prominently just now, in furnishing practical experience for 

 the benefit of the Association. The photograph, from which the engraving was 

 made, was taken about ten years ago, so that due allowance must be made for 

 the growth of trees and many other improvements during that period. The 

 management of this fruit farm requires much attention and would engross one's 

 whole time ; but, by engaging a competent foreman. Mr. Woolverton has been 

 enabled to give almost his whole time to our work. 



For many years previous to his appointment, our Secretary was a regular 

 attendant upon the meetings of the Association, having been present at Hamilton 

 as a boy at some of the very first meetings, and almost regularly ever since. As 

 a writer he was among the early. prize essayists of our Association, as will be seen 

 by consulting some of the older reports ; and to the earlier volumes of this journal 

 he contributed a series of articles, entitled, "Horticultural Gossip." In 1885 

 he also wrote a series of articles for the Canada Farmer, entitled, " Seasonable 

 Hints for Fruit Growers"; and in 1886, a series for the Farmers' Advocate, 

 entitled, " Hints for Amateur Fruit Growers." Last year he wrote an essay for 

 the Hamilton Scientific Association, entitled, " Some Problems in Horticulture," 

 dealing especially with the fungi affecting fruits, a body of which he had pre 

 viously been made a corresponding member. Three years ago he was elected 

 Vice-President for Ontario of the American Pomological Society, to whose report 

 he has contributed considerable matter. 



Lately, through the legacy from a relative, Mr. Woolverton has been enabled 

 to build a beautiful house (Fig. 490), in which this Journal has for the 

 present a convenient and suitable home. An engraving of a pen-and-ink sketch 

 is given along with this article, since, under the circumstances, our readers will 

 feel interested in a glimpse of the home of their Journal. The office occupies 

 one of the principal rooms on the ground floor, opening out under the carriage 

 porch on the west side, while the large attic is stored with back numbers, bound 

 volumes, reports, electrotypes, etc., the property of the Association. 



So much has the work of our Association grown, that an assistant is needed, 

 and Mr. Woolverton is fortunate in having secured Miss Wilena Brodie for this 



