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steainship men underdtood it as the fun Hyuteni. 

 He had been over some uf the Beaver line 

 .Mteaniers in which they were j)utting in tlie fall 

 system and introducing the air through all the 

 different decks. This had been done already 

 in three of their vessels, and from what he had 

 seen of it would be a jx-rfect success. He 

 believed it was the best thing he had seen yet, 

 and that it would fully meet their requirements 

 n the way nf kct-piiig uii a sufficient circulation 

 of cold ail- to i)resfrvf their fruits in good ci>n- 

 dition. Thty li;i(l also offered to give tliem 

 through bills of lading from any point of ship- 

 ment m Ontario to any point inland, or other- 

 wise in (ireat Britain or on the continent, and 

 were really doing all they could to meet their 

 dem.ands. They had also agreed to issue bills 

 of lading uikjii th«'ir own account, and not on 

 the shijiijer's account as heretofore. They had 

 only been able to secure this advantage in 

 sections where there was railway comi)etition. 

 when they had no competition to deal with one 

 road absolutely refused to give them under any 

 •circumstances. It was a fact that fruit via New 

 York by special trains was passed through 

 much quicker than by the Canadian system of 

 ordinary freight trains. The express com- 

 panies Jbad been spoken of. It was quite suf- 



ficient for hiio to ]>uint to one instance regard- 

 ing the handling by express companies. Tlie 

 Dominion (iovernment at the time of the 

 Indian ami Col<»nial exhibition paid the express 

 companies iiigh rates for the purpose r>f having 

 fruits intended for that exhibition carried with 

 extra care. The fruits were i>ut uo in neat 

 packages easy to handle but notwitnstanding 

 all their precautions they found that in the 

 handling the soft fruits were smashed almost 

 to pieces. Out of two tons they could only 

 get just sufficient to make a display on the 

 table. In a good many varieties they could not 

 even get this. The whole thing was a disaster 

 as far as the exjiress comjianies were concerned. 

 They had suggested to the railway companies 

 a remedy that would completely get rid of the 

 damage in shunting. It was l)y introducing 

 what tliey called in England "buffers" between 

 the cars, which would obviate the damage in- 

 flicted by slnmting. The freight train system 

 would then be satisfactorj-. 



He thought the other steamship companies 

 would follow the example of the Beaver line, 

 and in that case they would not ship via New 

 York at all as they prefeiTed to deal with their 

 own Canadian Imea.— Montreal Gazette. 



OPEN LETTERS. 



Grenville, P. Q. 



The OstlieimClierry distributed by F. G. A. 

 Ont., duly reached me, though in my absence. 

 It was carefully jilanted, and is doing well. 

 My Russian Cherries are bearing a few cherries 

 this year. A good many of my Rus. Ai)i)les 

 are also bearing a few fruit. Most of the sorts 

 .stand well and are vigorous growers. Some 

 Duchess Api)les were root frozen on sandy soil 

 where the snow blows off. Promise of plenty 

 fruit of all kinds this season. 



With i-egards yours truly, 



JunelfUh, hSSS. ' Robt. H.vmii.ton. 



Retipement of Mp Gapfleld. 



Th.vnk you kindly for sending me your paper 

 for the many years 1 have been Secretary, as an 

 exchange for our volumes and bulletins. Fail- 

 ing health has compelled me to retire from 

 active work and may I ask you to continue the 

 exchange, changing" the address to Kdwy C. 

 Reid, Allegan, Mich., my successor in office. 

 I can a.ssiire you tliat Mr. Reid will be always 

 ready to give you information, and fully recipro- 

 -cate any courtesies you may extend t > iiim. 

 Yours truly, 



Ch.\s. W. G.krfikld, Si'crdari/. 

 Michigan Horticiltlral Society, 

 SecrktauvV Okkice. 

 GuANi) Raimds, Mich., June VUh, ISSS. 



The Walnut. 



The Editor HoHTKTT.TrnisT. 



Sir,— After the question of Walnuts in this 

 climate was si)oken of, Mr. Gibb suggested a 

 possible difficulty which should not be over- 

 looked. He says that although the trees will 

 grow and mature its fruit the wood may not be 

 fully developed and may prove unfit for manu- 

 facturing imrposes. 



His well known and very exact observation 

 of the natural history and growth <if fruit 

 bearing trees causes us to regard his opinion on 

 this subject with resi>ect. It is so well known 

 that apple trees of all .sorts are carried- to their 

 extreme climatic limit, and beyond it until they 

 fail to i)ioduce fruit or wood, it will likely be 

 found tiiat the wood will nr.t be sound, even at 

 the limit where good fniit is produced. This 

 can be easily observed, and of course applies to 

 all trees. Walnut, cataljia and other trees are on 

 trial in i)laces where they are known to be 

 hardy, and in view of the manynew plantations 

 projxised the success of these trees is worthy of 

 all attention. T. M. Groveu. 



NoKWood, 16 July, 1888. 



Fpults in Western Ontapio Death of 

 Mp. James Dougall. 



Sir,— I send you another name for member- 

 ship to your Society, that of a gentleman who 

 has put out over thirty acres in grai>es this 

 spring^ 



