CANADIAN HORriCULTURIST. 



cognise his familiar face in the accom- 

 panying engraving, which we have had 

 prepared especially for the pages of 

 this journal. 



Mr. McD. Allan was born on July 

 11th, 1844, at Brier Bank, in the 

 township of North Easthope, County of 



trict school, but his father (who had 

 the reputation of being one of the finest 

 classical scholars of his time), never 

 tired of assisting on every possible 

 occasion to push forward his " boys " 

 in their studies ; and to his constant 

 labors he owes more than to any other 



A. McD. Allan. 



Perth. The old homestead consisted 

 of 2.'i0 acres. He experienced a great 

 deal of the life and labor of a pioneer, 

 having taken part in clearing off the 

 forest and afterwards cultivating the 

 lands. He took a hand in everything 

 on the farm, until it came to a state of 

 agricultural perfection almost. His 

 early education was obtained in the dis- 



person. From the local school he gra- 

 duated into the old Stratford grammar 

 school, where he spent several years, 

 and then tnoved to Toronto whcie he 

 prosecuted classical studies for three 

 years. 



In horticulture his fancies fook a 

 very early interest, and 'n\/ruits\\\^ in- 

 terests were awakened at an earlier 



