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Thus, Ljrowinj,' up auioug orcliaid 

 trees, Mr. P. C Deinpsey early devel- 

 oped a taste for fruit culture, and in the 

 year 1857, tinding the conHnenient of 

 ortice work too great for his failing 

 health, he decided to devote his whole 

 attention to lioitioulture. 



1 Sjf), to the position of Vice-President; 

 and in 1880, and again in 1881, to the 

 highest gift in the power of the Society 

 to bestow, viz., that of President. 



Mr. Deuipsey was sent to the Cen- 

 tennial Exhibition, in company with 

 ( oloiiol ]\rcf Jill of Oshawa, in charge of 



Soon after, hearing of the good work 

 being accomplished by the Fruit- 

 tiro wers' Association, he became a 

 member, and was first elected a Direc- 

 tor in the year 1873. A fluent and 

 pleasing speaker, he was always heard 

 with interest by all in attendance, and 

 honored by his election, in the ve.ii- 



our e.xhibit of (.'anadian fruit, the 

 medals from which are still in posses- 

 sion of our Association ; and in 1886 

 he was employed by the Dominion 

 (iovernment, in company with Mr. A. 

 •McD. Allan, to have charge of Canada's 

 fruit exhil>it at the Colonial and Indian 

 Ivvhibition ' 



