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colour of tlie external blotch will extend to the flesh — (it did in those 

 cases that I personally examined.) Another symptom mentioned is 

 that in freestone varieties the flesh is more or less adherent ; and in 

 all cases the fruit has lost its nice taste, in fact is worthless. 



Mr. Wright, of Drummondville, told me that he and his family 

 suffered from bowel complaint, having eaten some stewed peaches 

 picked by his wife inadvertently. 



Surely any government of a paternal character should at least im- 

 pose a heavy fine on any one offering diseased fruit for sale, and cause 

 its immediate destruction. He learned from what was said at Hamil- 

 ton, at the Fruit Growers' Association, (by Mr. Woodward, the delegate 

 from the Western New York Horticultural Society,) that it was in 

 almost every section there. We also saw from the laws passed by 

 the State of Michigan that they were alive and doing — the Ontario As- 

 sociation having tried to bring pressure to bear on the growers, and 

 failed. I think it is now the duty of some one to bring this promi- 

 nently before the public in the papers circulated among consumers, 

 that they may guard themselves against growers and fruit dealers. 



I have only given the certain symjptoms of the "Yellows" in the 

 fruit ; this may be preceeded or followed or accompanied by yellow 

 leaf, (from which it takes its name), and by the small wiry branches 

 with small narrow leaves of an unhealthy character ; but as the borer 

 will cause an unhealthy leaf, and other causes, I should not feel justi- 

 fied in asking any one to eradicate and burn his tree unless the fruit 

 symptom was also present, though for my own trees I should perhaps 

 act on the principle that prevention was better than cure. I hope 

 this paper may lead to discussion for the benefit of all. 



EEPORT. 



FROM E. H. RYERSE, PORT DOVER. 



The Wagner Apple and Grimes' Golden Pippin I grafted on large 

 trees, and have had apples two years. The trees seem hardy and good 

 bearers, but the fruit was so much inferior to several of our older 

 kinds, that I cut the limbs out of the old tree and dug up the young 

 ones. The Clairgeau and Clapp's Favorite Pears are growing nicely, 

 but have not fruited yet. The Salem and Burnet Grapes both died ; 



