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and purchased a farm in Osnabruck, situated on the banks of the St. 

 Lawrence, and built himself a home which he appropriately named " Sunny- 

 side." Here he planted six acres of an orchard, largely of the Fameuse, 

 which became noted as one of the finest in the section, and this, with his 

 garden, gradually engrossed his attention, until of late years. His chief 

 delight was in the pursuit of horticulture. He has been a director of our 

 Association since the year 1877, during which time he has worked faith- 

 fully in the interest of our department of industry. His freqvient and spicy 

 contributions to this journal and to our reports are a proof of this statement. 

 Only a short time before his decease, he agreed to give a paper at our 

 Summer Meeting on the " Use of Artificial Fertilizers in the Garden ; " but 

 on the 26th of June his work in his terrestial garden ceased, and he was 

 called to take his place among the flowers and fruits of the Celestial garden. 

 Dr. Ault, of Aultsville, writes: — " His illness only lasted three days. He 

 died of inflammation of the bowels. He had been working very hard, get- 

 ting his garden in order, in fact beyond his strength, so that he rapidly 

 failed under the attack." 



Though he was a modest man, and when last November a request was 

 made of him for some notes of his life for use in our sketches of Canadian 

 Horticulturists, it was only the briefest that he would give. He said, " You 

 say, send me some notes of your life, and I will put it in shape. Of course 

 it refers to the life. Quite kind. All I can say is that it will take all your 

 complimentary pen can do to make it worthy of even the smallest public 

 notice ; the only redeeming clause in my history, perhaps, being the con- 

 sciousness on my part of work, no doubt well intended, but very imperfectly 

 done." 



In May last, Mr. Croil sent us some lines on " Sunnyside,'' written by 

 the Rev. J. J. Cameron, M.A., of Woodlands, saying that he considered 

 them altogether too flattering to himself. 



We cannot do better than close this sketch by quoting the lines referred to : 



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H, Sunnyside ! Sweet Sunnyside 1 Thy happy home, embowered 'mid trees, 



Thy charms I would declare, An old historic pile ; 



As nestled by St. Lawrence' side 'Mid winter's storm and summer's breeze 



You breathe its bracing air. The passing hours beguile. 



Bedecked with varied hue, thy flowers As time has flown, what joy and gloom 



Dispense their fragrance round. Thy ornate walls have seen ; 



While feathered songsters from thy bowers What hallowed mem'ries haunt each room 



Chant forth melodious sound. Of all the past has been ! 



Thy trees in graceful beauty wave What songs of joy were often sung 



Before the gentle gale ; To cheer the social hour, 



Thy verdant banks the waters lave, While joyous notes of music rung 



Refreshing sea and dale. With thrilling, soothing power. 



Thy grounds are charming to behold; What hours of sorrow, too, were passed 



Thy shaded walks I love ; When, worn with anxious care. 



Thy beauties tongue can scarce unfold ; The heart at last found peaceful rest 



Thy image heaven above. In humble, earnest prayer. 



