THE LATE P. C DEMPSEV, 



[n the gcath of om- dcai- oia friend, Mr. P. C. Dempsey, of Albury, 

 on the 27th of August last, the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association loses 

 an honore<l director and a faithful supporter. For nearly twenty years 

 he has kept his place on our Board, and ever shown the deepest interest 

 in our work, a fact which was recognized by the Society in making him president 

 for two years in succession. His work as a hybridist is well known, resulting 

 in the production of several fruits of value, among which may be especially 

 noticed the Trenton Apple and the Dempsey Pear. A sketch of Mr. Dempsey's 

 life appeared in Volume XI, p. 242, therefore we need not repeat it here. Suffice 

 it to say that the officers and members of our Association unite in expressing their 

 sympathy with the bereaved ones, and in testifying to the worth of the departed. 



