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Our Journal is still too small for 

 our needs. Every month a large amount 

 of valuable matter is crowded out for 

 want of space. We look to our readers 

 for continued eflbrt in extending our 

 subscription list, so that the means may 

 be ill our hands for enlarging our jour- 

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Tmk Summer Meeting of our Asso 

 ciation is to be held in Picton, Prince 

 Kdward County, about the fir.st week 

 in July next. Questions for the Qucs 

 tion Drawer of that meeting may be 

 Kent in at any time to the Secretary, at 

 (Jrimsby, Out. They will be answered 

 by the most competent men present 

 and add much to the interest of the 

 meeting. Mr. P. C. Denipscy, diiector 

 for Prince Edward County, writes that 



there is every reason to e.x,pect a suc- 

 cessful meeting. The programme, with 

 other particulars, will appear in June 

 number. 



A Dominion Fruit Growers' Con- 

 vention. — As a result of a conference 

 between the directors of our Associa- 

 tion and the representatives of the 

 Fruit Growers' Association of Quebec, 

 who met us at Ottawa last February, 

 it was resolved to attempt a grand con- 

 vention of fruit growers from all parts 

 of the Dominion, to be held some time 

 next winter in Montreal. With this 

 in view, it was ordered by our director- 

 ate that since in the opinion of this 

 Association it is very desirable that a 

 convention of all fruit growers' as.socia- 

 tions and of all interested in the pro- 

 gress of horticulture in Canada should 

 be held at an early date to confer with 

 regard to this one of the most im- 

 ])ortant industries of our Dominion, a 

 committee from this .A.ssociation be 

 appointed to consult with the Fruit 

 (Growers' Association of the Province 

 of Queln'c, asking that V»ody to take 

 the initiative in the matter. It was 



