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Imperial Fruit Show. 



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Commissioner for Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec and 

 Xova Scotia), the Royal Horticultural Society, Chamber of Horti- 

 culture. Federation of British (uowers. National Farmers' 

 Union, Horticultural Trades' Association, National Federation 

 of Fruit and Potato Trades' Association. National Federation of 

 Retail Fruiterers and Florists, and the National Association of 

 Cider Makers, with the Controller and Deputy Controller 

 of Horticulture representing the Ministry. 



The Provincial Show Committees mentioned below decided to 

 give full support to the undertaking, and, this year, to make 

 their annual shows integral parts of the Imperial Fruit Show, 

 instead of holding them separately and in the provinces. The 

 Committee, therefore, decided to devote a section each to the 

 Kent Commercial Fruit Show, the East Anglian Commercial 

 Fruit Show, and the West Midland Commercial Fruit Show. 

 Each of these sections will be organised as in past years by their 

 respective Show Committee. A further section has been 

 iMTanged for apples from Overseas, and for this the Canadian 

 Fruit Branch has agreed to act as agents in Canada. An Amateur 

 Section will be reserved for apples grown in private gardens and 

 allotments. Cider fruit has not been overlooked, and three 

 classes for suitable apples have been included in the schedule : 

 the National Association of Cider Makers and the National Cider 

 Institute will organise this section. It will be seen, therefore, 

 that the co-operation and support of all the Associations con- 

 nected with the fruit industry have been obtained. There will 

 be further classes open to the whole of the United Kingdom, and 

 two classes open to all fruit growers or associations of fruit 

 growers in any part of the British Empire. It is in these latter 

 classes that the highly-coloured produce of British Columbia 

 and Ontario will be seen in keen competition with the sober- 

 hued but more highly-flavoured apples gro^NTi in the Mother 

 Country. There is no doubt that this competition will evoke 

 considerable interest. 



It is a m.atter for regret that the date of the Show will not 

 permit of the competition of produce from South Africa, 

 i.^.ustralia and Tasmania, but it is not clear that any date could be 

 selected to permit of competition of apples from all parts. 



Education Exhibits. — In addition to the competitive classes 

 specified above, provision will be made for exhibits dealing with 

 the many phases of fruit-growing, and in this connection it is 

 hoped that the Ministry will be able to stage a scientific exhibit 

 deaHng fully with grading and packing of apples, plant hygiene 



