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will surely not be considered improper 

 for us to notice it in these columns. 



It was given the name " Princess 

 Louise " by a fruit committee of our 

 Association on account of its remarkable 

 beauty of appearance, and as a compli- 

 ment to Her Royal Highness, but the 

 name '' Woolverton " is preferred by 

 some as being shorter, and at the same 

 time indicating its origin on the Wool- 

 verton homestead. 



The accompanying cuts of this apple 

 were prepared from nature by the 



and beautifully marked on a wax-like, 

 greenish-yellow ground with bright 

 splashings of carmine. It is a beauti- 

 ful, excellent apple, and must prove 

 very popular wherever it shall be found 

 to thrive." 



Hoptieultupe in the Schools 



This was one of the subjects debated 

 upon at our Ottawa meeting, and was 

 suggested by the reading of a paper 

 contributed by Mrs. A. L. Jack, of 

 Chautauqua Basin, P.Q. That some- 



FiG. 37— Section of I'rin( 



•:ss Louise or Woolverton Aitlk. 



Rural New Yorker fi'om samples sent 

 Mr. Carman, the editor, and appeared 

 in that paper under date of Jan. 7th, 

 1888, with the following remarks : — 



" Two Princess Louise apples were 

 received at this office December 1, one 

 of which is shown entire at Fig. 36, and 

 in half-section at Fig. 37. The flesh is 

 white, tender, juicy, with a richer flavor 

 and a higher fragrance than the Fa- 

 meuse possesses. It is said to have all 

 the good qualities of the Fameuse, be- 

 sides being handsomer and a better 

 keeper. The skin is as glossy as silk 



thing should be done in this direction 

 was strongly advocated by Prof. Ma- 

 Coun, A. A. Wright, and L. Woolver- 

 ton, especially in view of the lamentable 

 ignorance of the general public of this 

 department. The result of the dis- 

 cussion was a resolution commending 

 to the consideration of the Minister of 

 Agriculture the importance of some 

 knowledge of trees and shrubs, and of 

 the care of lawns, to be taught not as 

 a set study, but as a recreation ; and 

 that to aid in the bringing about of 

 this end, tirst-class teachers be, after a 



