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British Columbia plums, both fresh and in solution, have also been a most 

 prominent feature of the exhibit from that country ; one lot of Yellow Egg 

 being the largest plums on exhibition. 



Quebec has been quite to the front all through the Fair with her fine 

 collections of Fameuse and Alexander apples, and the numerous excellent hardy 

 varieties not shown by any other country. We have noticed her fine collection 

 of bottled fruits in a former issue. 



Ontario surpasses every other exhibitor in the number of varieties and 

 collections of fruit shown. Although occupying one-half of the space allotted 

 the Dominion, the amount was entirely too limited to accommodate the fruit 

 sent in from all parts of this fair province, and it was necessary to secure an 

 extension to receive the overflow. Through the faithful services of the President 

 of our Association the fruits of Ontario have been shown to the best advantage, 

 and numerous awards made to the province, and to the individuals contributing 

 to the exhibits. 



Even Prince Edward Island puts in an appearance with about twenty 

 varieties of well formed, clean looking apples, much smaller in size, of course, 

 than the same varieties grown in Ontario. 



The Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa makes a fine exhibit of 

 grapes, embracing about 133 varieties, and forming one of the most complete 

 collections shown. It includes some valuable hybrid seedlings raised by Prof. 

 Saunders, and a variety called the Emerald, which was pronounced of very 

 high quality by the jurors at the Colonial aud Indian Exhibition. 



Another interesting collection is that of New York State, containing two 

 hundred and ninety-seven varieties. Among these later is the Barbarossa, a 

 sample of which, grown by D. M. Dunning, of Auburn, N.Y., weighs qj4 lbs. 



The Princess Louise (or Woolverton) according to Prof. Budd is hardier 

 than the Duchess which it resembles in wood and in bud. It is perfectly hardy 

 in Iowa. Some fine samples were shown at the Chicago Exposition by Mr. A. 

 M. Smith, of St. Catharines. The excellent quality of this apple and their 

 extreme beauty as grown on the original tree at Maplehurst, make it a most 

 promising variety. The question is — What effect will grafting, and environment 

 have upon it. So many differences are brought about by varying conditions, 

 that one can never predict with any certainty the future of any variety if removed 

 from its natural habital. 



Stock also Influences the Scion greatly in some cases. Prof. Budd 

 told us at Chicago that he knew a case of the Bethlehemite being grafted on a 

 wild Crab in which the variety retained its distinctive quality for five years, but 



