FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATIONS ;^ 



,.: . RULES AND REGULATIONS * ' 



' '"^ ' FOR THE GUIDANCE OF 



FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATIONS 



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PROVINCE OF QUEBEC 



I. The name of the Society or Association shall be 

 called " The Fruit Growers Association " or Hor- 

 ticulture Society of the {^County or Township of.) 



II. The object of said Association shall be to promote 

 improvement in Horticulture, Fruit Growing, Gardening» 

 Forestry and ornemental tree planting and for coUçcting 

 information relative to the différent varieties of fruits, &c. 



ist. By holding meetings for the discussion of subjects 

 relating to Horticulture, &c. 



2nd. By oflfering prizes for essays on questions relating 

 to Horticulture, &c., best adapted to the locality. 



3rd. By holding exhibitions and according thereat 

 premiums for the production of différent kinds of Fruits, 

 Vegetables and Flowers, and the encouragement of orne- 

 mental tree planting and Gardening. 



4th. By introducing fruits of probable value. 



III. A Fruit Growers Association may be formed when 

 not fewer than twenty Members hâve paid a subscription 

 fee of at least one dollar each to the Secretary, and hâve 



