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We may congratulate ourselves 

 upon the outcome of our dis- 

 cussions at Picton upon the fruit 

 carrying by railways and steamships 

 for exportation. Our president, Mr. 

 A. ^IcD. Allan, has been interviewed 

 by the leading newspapers of Montreal 

 upon the subject, and to them he ex- 

 plained the points of complaint against 

 tiie railway companies, and that New 

 York lines of steamers gave Canadian 

 siiippers better accommodation than 

 Montreal lines. The result was a general 

 investigation of the whole matter. 

 The lieaver line has already agreed to 

 take Canadian fruit from any points, 

 and give us through bills to any mar- 

 ket, apples to be at their count and 

 not at the shipper's count. They will 

 store them in a separate compartment 

 of their vessels, and give such an 

 atmospheric cool blast that the fruit 

 will be kept in a very fine condition. 

 This line will have the system complete 

 in good time for us in tiieir three 

 finest ships, the Ontario, Huron and 

 Superior. Mr. Allan says ho went 

 over the Ontario and is charmed 

 with the way their " Fan System " 



works. Besides this they have the 

 latest port ventilation, which is most 

 ingenious and effective. 



Such exertion in our interests on the 

 part of steamship companies merits our 

 patronage, and no doubt this will be 

 freely accorded, as a re!"erence to M r.J. 15. 

 Thomas' letter shows that exportation 

 of apples promises this year to be more 

 than usually remunerative. 



The House Spakkow. — The Ameri- 

 can Garden says tliis bird preys upon 

 the elm leaf beetle in the large cities, 

 and, where abundant enougli, prevents 

 its extended ravages. Is it possible 

 that passer domesticus (" (/e<7as/a/?<i< ") 

 has a single redeeming feature. 



The Yellow Transparent, accord- 

 ing to Dr. Hoskins, is a comparatively 

 short-lived tree, and hence better 

 adapted to gardens than orchards. He 

 recommends planting it 1 2 x 24, with 

 gooseberries or currants in the rows, 

 and peas or potatoes between ; with 

 him the trees kill themselves with 

 overbearing. He also advises top- 

 working of the Wealthy, because it 

 seems to lack vigor in the trunk. As 



