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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



THE 



Caitabimi IBortiailtunst. 



^N Illus- 

 trated 

 Monthly Journal, de- 

 I voted to the interests 

 of Fruit Growers, 

 .i-deuers, and Gentle- 

 men owning rural or su- 

 bui'ban homes, 



Subscription price |1.00 

 per year, entitling the subscri- 

 • to membership of the Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association of Ontario and all its 

 privileges, including a copy of its 

 valuable Annual Report, and a share in its 

 annual distribution of premium plants and 

 trees. 



This Journal is not published in the in- 

 terests, or for the pecuniary advantage of 

 any one, but its pages are devoted wholly to 

 the progress of Horticultural Science and 

 Art in Canada. We aim at the development 

 of the fruit growing industry in our Province ; 

 at the general distribution of knowledge con- 

 cerning all the newest and best varieties of 

 fruits ; and at the education of a refined 

 taste in the ar£ of decorative gardening 

 around the homes of our Canadian people. 



With such ends in view we invite the co- 

 operation of the lovers of Horticulture both 

 in extending the membership of the Fruit 

 Growers' Association of Ontario, and in con- 

 tributing to these pages such items as may 

 be of general interest and profit. 



Patience on the part of our subscribers 

 will favour us. Owing to great amount 

 of mail matter coming in just now, it 



is impossible to change the address 

 label the first month after it is received 

 in evei-y case. There need be no 

 anxiety, therefore, respecting safety of 

 enclosures until after the second month 

 from time of sending. 



Subscribers receiving March Number, 

 and not returning the same, will be 

 counted members for 1887, but no 

 pi'emiums or Report can be sent them 

 until their dues for the year are paid. 



Not a Nurseryman. — The Editor of this 

 Journal is not a nurseryman, but a 

 practical fruit grower. He has had 

 some years experience in the nursery 

 business, but during the past ten years 

 has devoted eveiy acre of his ground to 

 fruit cultui-e. He has no interest in or 

 connection with any nursery ; but, on 

 the other hand, will endeavour to pro- 

 tect the fruit grower against humbugs, 

 whether introduced by a nurseryman 

 or by any one else. At the same time 

 it will be his object to keep the readers 

 posted concerning all new fruits, and 

 to commend those which are valuable 

 so soon as their reputation is fully 

 established. 



Contributors should i-emember that four 

 or five hundred words are enough for 

 any ordinary article. We have received 

 one that approaches the thousands, and 

 would reqiiire a special number of our 

 Horticulturist. Lengthy articles, though 

 valuable, sometimes have to wait a long 

 time before we can find space for them. 



The Annual Report for the year 1886 

 will be in the hands of the membei's of 

 the Association very soon. We regret 

 its unusually small size, the result of 

 the employment of an incompetent sub- 

 stitute in place of our usual reporter. 

 Whole pages had to be ei-ased owing to 

 the wretched work of this man, and 

 what remains was mostly I'e-written by 

 the Secretary. 



Such a mistake will not be repeated, 

 as a thoroughly competent official re- 



