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Britain is not so prominent as she should be, especially considering the fine 

 showing made by France and Germany ; but Canada stands out quite at the 

 front. Mr. J. J. Long, President of the Board of Trade of Collingwood, called 

 to-day ; he said, " I am much pleased with the exhibits of Canada throughout, 

 and I think the fruits we grow — notably our apples and peaches — compare 

 favorably with any others ; and are only excelled by California." 



Trade Between Belgium and Canada. — On the 27th inst., Mr. A. J. 

 Shoenfeld, of Antwerp, called at our office at the World's Fair. His object in 

 interviewing the Dominion Superintendents was to learn what prospect there 

 might be for Belgian settlers in Canada, and what articles might be interchange- 

 able between the two countries. He believes that Belgium could use a large 

 quantity of Canadian apples, both in fresh state and evaporated ; also canned 

 goods, especially tomatoes, sugar corn, and pickled onions. He also thought 

 that the best brands of Canadian flour might find a market in Belgium. 



On the other hand, Belgium could furnish Canada such products as linen, 

 glass and marble. The following are the names of two houses in Antwerp with 

 whom business might be opened experimentally, viz , Louis Strauss & Co., 1 20 

 Boulevard Leopold, and Jacob Shoenfeld, 10 Rue de Nerviens, Antwerp, 

 Belgium. 



Further information may be obtained by communicating through Mr. 

 Arthur J. Shoenfeld, 2221 Calumet Ave., Chicago, 111. 



Canada's Wine Exhibit, which forms the third Court under the charge 0* 

 the editor of this Journal, is shown to good advantage by means of a unique and 

 artistic trophy. Many foreigners, interested in viticulture and wine-making, 

 express their surprise that we can ripen vine grapes in Canada, and on testing 

 the quality of the wine, testify to its good qualities. The last caller was Mr. 

 Victor Latorez, of Wartburg, Tennesee. He said he was not surprised that we 

 should produce good wine, for the farther north a wine grape would ripen, the 

 better the quality of the wine made from it. He was himself planting vineyards 

 in higher altitudes than formerly in order to get similar results. 



He advised Canadian wine makers to try Jaegars 70, a variety originating 

 with Hermann Jaegar, in Maryland, a cross between the Post Oak and a Rupes- 

 tre's, and maturing before Norton's Virginia ; also the Old Hundred, a new variety 

 originating with the Roanoke Nursery Co., Salem, Virginia, both excellent wine 

 grapes. 



To ripen the Isabella grape before frosts, clean up the ground and let 

 the sun pour in and dry and heat it. One of my vines which has not ripened 

 any fruit for years is doing nicely under this fall treatment. To clip off part off 

 the leaves is also recommended. — A. C. West. 



