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aware how easy it is to allow a fruit farm not to pay ; in other 

 words, to realize, and it may be to impress upon others who in- 

 tend to follow the pursuit, the necessity of unremitting care and 

 vigilance in the selection of trees, in the planting, in subsequent 

 attention in the matter of spraying, so as to destroy the voraci- 

 ous pests which are ever ready to appreciate good fruit ; and 

 furthermore, the equally all-im[)ortant matter of skilful and 

 judicious packing, in order to secure success, which however may 

 surely be obtained in due time by perseverance and skill. 



I think we may feel that Mr. Craig, although he dealt with 

 various classes of fruit culture, and various districts in the 

 Dominion, displayed a judicious impartiality. That is a quality 

 which of course always appeals to a Governor General. Mr. 

 Craig did perhaps indicate a leaning, if anything, towards the 

 Spy and the Baldwin ; but I am sure he would not go so far as 

 a worthy fruit grower who at an Association meeting remarked 

 that if he had a hundred trees to plant, he would select Baldwins 

 for ninety-nine of the lot. " May I ask," said another member, 

 " what variety the gentleman would select for the hundredth 

 tree ? " "A Baldwin, sir." 



His Excellency concluded by saying some kind things in 

 reference to the work of the Experimental Farm officers and by 

 expressing appreciation of the service rendered to the public by 

 the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club in providing the valuable 

 series of lectures of which the one we have had the pleasure of 

 hearing to-night was a typical example. He wished the Clnb 

 continued success in the future. 



