SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 per year, entitling the subscriber to membership of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario and all its privileges, including a copy of its valuable Annual 

 Report, and a share in its annual distribution of plants and trees. 



REMITTANCES by Registered Letter are at our risk. Receipts will be acknowledged upon 

 the address label. 



Notes and Comments. 



Empress Augusta Victoria is a new and famous white rose, for forcing 

 which, recently won the Pierson prize of a silver cup, worth $50, in New York 

 City. It is thought to equal the Bride in its habits of growth, and that it will 

 also be popular with amateurs. 



Grading and Packing for Market. — Good and thoroughly honest pack- 

 ing may be the intention of the grower, but if the commission agent does not give 

 sufficient attention to selling goods on their merits, and get correspondingly 

 high prices for the best articles, is it to be wondered at if the grower becomes 

 discouraged ? Mr. G. R. Knapp writes in the American Agriculturist, that he 

 knows some salesmen who only supply third-class trade, and cannot handle a 

 first-class article to advantage. Others want goods shipped ungraded, in order 

 that they may themselves do the grading and pocket the advance thus gained 

 for the extra quality. The proper way is to make arrangements with some one 

 who will give attention to handling extra selected stock, and work up a first-class 

 fancy trade. 



