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leaves, but that if the variety happened to be in full bloom at the 

 time the frost came, the frait was mostly destroyed; yet if it had 

 blossomed long enough before to admit of the berries having attained 

 to that stage of their growth when they are turned down towards the 

 ground, the fruit mostly escaped injury, as also did those varieties 

 which were not yet in bloom. Notwithstanding the fact that the 

 Wilson blossoms are not protected by the foliage, it was the variety 

 that strawberry growers reKed upon in that locality for profit. 



Further conversation on the subject failed to bring out anything 

 definite with regard to the varieties of strawberry which sufiered 

 least from spring frosts, and the meeting adjourned, to meet at the 

 Experimental Farm in the afternoon, and at the City Hall in the 

 evening. 



The President and Professors received the Association with great 

 cordiality, and did all in their power to make their visit agreeable and 

 instructive. After giving the gentlemen a birds -eye view of the farm 

 from the top of the main building, they conducted them over that part 

 of the farm which is devoted to fruit and garden culture, and explained 

 the nature of the planting already done, and what has been commenced 

 this spring of fruit and forest tree planting for educational and experi- 

 mental purposes. A field of twenty acres has been set apart for fruit 

 culture, with the expectation that ultimately it will be occupied by 

 trees of apple, pear, plum and cherry, and in the meanwhile afford 

 ample room for the cultivation of small fruits, other than grapes, for 

 which a field of some five acres will be set apart. These fruits are 

 intended to afford the institution a continuous supply of fresh fruit for 

 consumption, and the means of examination, comparison and experiment 

 as a part of the instructions given to the pupils. 



A commencement has also been made in forest tree planting,, 

 beginning with the sowing of tree seeds, and the gathering of young 

 trees from our own forests and planting them in rough land that has 

 never known plow, with- a view of illustrating what can be done by 

 every farmer in the way of supplying himself with trees for ornament, 

 shelter and economical purposes. 



The members were also shown the fine specimens of some of the 

 most valuable breeds of cattle and sheep, which have been imported 

 for the farm,, thus enjo}dng an opportunity of examining and comparing 

 different breeds not often to be found. In this way the afternoon was. 



