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VOL. III.] DECEMBER, 1880. [No. 12. 



THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 



A a recent meeting of the Executive Comraitte, the subject of the 

 distribution of trees and plants to the members of the A.ssociation, 

 wan fully discussed, and the various difficulties and complaints fully 

 and carefully considered. One of the serious causes of complaint was 

 the fact that the persons to whom the trees were consigned did not 

 understand how to take care of them, hence before they came into 

 the hands of the persons for whom they were intended, they often 

 became dry and worthless. Another was the inconvenience of going 

 to the person to whom they were consigned in order to obtain them. 

 Besides, it was found to entail a very heavy expense upon the Fruit 

 drowers' Association in the packing and freight. In order therefore 

 to obviate these difticulties, the committee decided, for the present at 

 least, to send out nothing that could not be sent direct to each member 

 by mail. 



To meet as lar as possible a desire that had frequently been 

 expressed on the part of members to have the privilege of choosing 

 the article to be received, the l-xceutive Committee decided to place 

 four varieties before the members, giving to them the privilege of 

 designating which of them tliey wish to liave sent, by informing the 

 Secretary on or before the first day of March, 1881. If no notice is 

 received by the Secretary on or before that day, the grape vine named 

 in the list of articles from Nvliich selections may be made will be sent. 

 Attention is particularly called to the date mentioned, because it is of 

 the greatest importance that the Secretary be informed by that day 

 what is to be sent to each member, so that he may have time to 

 perfect the necessary arrangements before the season for distribution 

 arrives. Those v/ho send in ihtii' annual fee after the first day of 

 March will receive the grape vine. 



