296 The Canadian Horticulturist. 



The American Papers compliment Canada quiie freely on her exhibits. 

 For instance, the Country Gentleman, of Albany, dated 29th June, says of our 

 Horticultural Exhibit : " As the visitor enters the north-west curtain of the 

 Horticultural Building, the first exhibit that will meet his eye is that of Canada. 

 This country has done nobly, and is represented by the Provinces of Quebec, 

 Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Ontario- 

 A larger and finer collection of fruits at this season of the year would be hard to 

 find. The list embraces varieties of apples that approach a hundred, many of 

 which grow, and to perfection, only in Canada. A few plates of fresh grapes 

 and pears are also shown. Quantities of fruits preserved in liquids are also 

 displayed, of which mammoth gooseberries are one of the chief attractions. 

 This country will, no doubt, contribute large quantities of all kinds of fruits as 

 the season advances. Canada probably shows the greatest variety of vegetables 

 now — carrots, beets and potatoes, immense turnips and rutabagas, for which this 

 country is famous, adorn the tables. 



Rules for Judges in Horticulture. — The following are the modified 

 rules of the American Pomological Society, adopted for the guidance of judges 

 in awarding prizes on fruits at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



Rule i — In estimating the values of collections of fruits, judges are 

 instructed to base such estimates strictly upon the varieties in such collections 

 which shall have been correctly named by the exhibitor, prior to action thereon 

 by the committee on nomenclature. 



Rule 2 — In estimating such values, judges are instructed to consider : 1st, 

 the values of the varieties for the purposes to which they may be adapted : 2nd, 

 the color, size and evenness of specimens ; 3rd, their freedom from the marks 

 of insects and other blemishes ; 4th, the apparent carefulness in handling, and 

 the taste displayed in the arrangement of the exhibit. 



Rule 3 — No comparison shall be made between any two exhibits, but 

 each must contend against a standard of supreme excellence. 



Rule 4 — Judges are instructed to apply the principles enunciated in above 

 rules to entries of single varieties. 



The Extension of Canada's Trade with other nations is one of the 

 objects in view in placing our exhibits before the world at the Columbian 

 Exposition. This object will no doubt be gained in many lines, for there is a 

 universal testimony to the excellence of Canada's goods. In agriculture she 

 stands first in the Agricultural Building, and in fruit she occupies a similar 

 position in the Horticultural Building. 



On the 20th of July, we had a call from Mr. R. Napier, a Canadian who 

 has lived some twelve years in Chicago, and he stated that the demand here for 

 Canadian apples was much greater than any one imagined. Many thousands of 



