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VOL. I.] DECEMBER, 1878. [No. 12. 



FEUIT AT THE PROVIXCIAL EXHIBITION. 



Althougli the late spring frosts of 1878 very considerably lessened 

 the quantity of apples, they probably had the effect of improving the 

 (j^uality of those that remained, by the thinning out which the fruit 

 received. There has never been a liner dj^play of apples at any of our 

 Provincial Exhibitions than that presented in the Horticultural Hall 

 this year. The quantity of fruit which was entered for exhibition was 

 so much in excess of previous years, that the building designed to 

 contain the horticultural products was quite inadequate, and the man- 

 agers found it necessary to remove the flowers to the Dairy building. 

 When the exhibits were finally arranged, the grand gathering of a])ples, 

 pears, plums, peaches and grapes was a most magniticent sight, and 

 told a tale of the Iruit producing capacities of our country, for whicli 

 every true Canadian may well be grateful. It is something indeed to 

 have one's lot cast- in such a land as ours. Such rich and luscious 

 fruits, beautiful to the eye and exquisite to the taste, in such variety 

 and profusion, are not the least among the valuable products of our 

 soil and climate. 



•It may be interesting to the readers of the Canadian Horticul- 

 turist to take a glance at the varieties of apples and other fruits that 

 in the opinion of tlie judges merited the highest honors. Such a re- 

 view is often not only interesting as a matter of curious inquiry, but 

 of no small importance to one who is seeking to acquaint himself with 

 the best varieties, so that he may have some guide in the selection 

 of sorts for his own planting. Prizes were offered for the best collec- 

 tions of thirty different kinds of apples, and of twenty different sorts • 

 for the best six varieties of fall and of winter for" table use, and for the 

 best six sorts of fall and of winter ripening ajjples for the kitchen. In 

 so large a number as thirty or even twenty different kinds, it is not 

 to be expected that only those of the highest excellence will be shewn, 

 y^et the number of varieties of apples now in cultivation is so great 



