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Makp:chal Niel blooms best when it is allowed to ramble; it makes 

 a splendid green-house climber, and is tlie best deep yellow rose, very- 

 large and full, and delightfully scentetl. 



Souvenir D'uni Ami is a fav^^rite liower, ruse cului', sliaded with 

 deep salmon, large and full, excellent for pot culture. 

 • Cheshunt Hybrid proves to be a large, cherry-carmine rose, very 

 beautiful in bud, and the plant a strong grower. 



Hermosa is a valualjle liglit pink, a most profuse and constant 

 bloomer. 



Those who wish extended collections will consult the lists of our 

 ilorists, which are indeed perplexing because of their abundance, 

 especially to those who wish for only a few of the best. The hints here 

 given we trust will be fouud helpful to our readers, who we feel sure 

 <Mijoy nothing more tlian a bed of beautiful roses. 



SUMMER MEETING. 



This was held in the City Hall, St. Catharines, on Wednesday, the 

 tenth of July. The President, Eev. 11. Burnet, of London, called the 

 meetinji to order, and after the transaction of some routine business, 

 the meeting proceeded to discuss the question how far the fruit crops 

 of Ontario had been injured by the late spring irosts. Chief Johnson, 

 of Tuscarora, stated that his givipes had been badly injured, and that 

 he should not have half a dozen Ininches ; while Mr. Taylor, of Hamilton, 

 thought that the near proximity of Burlington Bay had been very 

 serviceable to his grapes, as he should have a medium crop, though 

 further back they had suffered more severely. P. C. Dempsey, of 

 Albury, stated that the gxape vines were frozen entirely back, but they 

 had put forth a second growth, but when this was in bloom there came 

 a rain which washed oft' the pollen, so tliat the fruit did not set. 

 Strawben-ies turned out a fair crop. Plums were not injured, and 

 there was every prospect of a most almndant supply. Of pears, there 

 would be a fair crop of all sorts exce[)t the Flemish Beauty, which 

 since the fruit set had mildewed very badly and dropped off. The 

 apple crop was thin, but the sami)les would be very fine. L. 

 Woolverton siud that about Grimsby the apple scarcely sutfered at all ; 

 pears suffered but very little ; peaches were more injured than was at 



