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Canadians bear toward Lord and Lady Aberdeen ; and the respondent address 

 was equally sincere and appreciative. 



Our Canadian Pavilion is not a showy building, such as the German, the 

 Illinois, the Brazilian, etc.; but it is a plain substantial one, of a style of architec- 

 ture characeristic of English buildings, where little is made of exterior appearance, 

 and much of interior finish. The rooms are all finished, both walls and ceilings 

 with native woods, many of which are of superior beauty. There are no exhibits 

 here, but each province has a suite of rooms for her officials, and the reception 

 room in the middle is spacious enough to seat a large gathering of Canadians. 



As superintendents of the various departments, we were quite disappointed 

 that Lord and Lady Aberdeen could not visit our courts ; but as there are seven 

 or eight of these in as many different buildings, we have to be content with a 

 shake of his hand and a promise to call round in the month of October. 



June 1st. — At last we may announce to our Canadian friends that the 

 exhibits are about ready for visitors, and that no one who can afford it should 

 miss this grand opportunity. 



QUEBEC APPLES AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. 



rHE Quebec fruit display occupies the centre aisle of the Canadian 

 Court, and is worthy of notice on account of the great number of 

 varieties of apples it contains, which are little known outside of that 

 Province, as for instance, Reinette verte, St. Hilaire, Selwoods 

 Reinette, Buzzell's Seedling, Barre Rouge, Porame de fer, Reinette 

 barre, Auclaire, St. Antoine, Argenteuil, la Tuque, etc. Hardiness 

 of course, is a prime consideration there, and this leads to quite a 

 different selection of varieties from that which is made in more southerly dis- 

 tricts. 



The large and interesting collection that has been made is very creditable, 

 there being about eighty varieties of fresh apples of 1893 on the tables on 

 the 10th of May. Nearly twice this number had been collected, but many 

 varieties were fall apples which could not be kept through so long, in a con- 

 dition fit for exhibition. 



Some of the choicer varieties shown, with which we are all more or less 

 familiar, are the Wolf River, of Minnesota, that excellent seedling of the Alex- 

 ander, which in some cases can scarcely be distinguished from its parent ; the 

 La Rue, of Brockville, Ont., Scott's Winter, Haas, and the Russians, Antonvka, 

 Longfield, Arabka, and Switzer. 



