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March li 
Our 92ND ANNUAL CATALOGUE is now ready, and will be 
mailed FREE on application. 
It contains the choicest collection in the world of 
Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds, 
including every standard variety and every novelty of established 
merit. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of cuts and a 
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Apple Growing: in Canada. won. me wisconon yorame u ejwucuu 
in every way—a great credit to feuperm- 
□ L. Woolverton, Canada.— From the tendent Morrison. Write him at Madi- 
report of the meeting of the Western son, Wis., for it.] 
New York Horticultural Society on page That Government Cattle Book. 
107 of The Rural, it is evident that my of our reader8 have writ ten their 
remarks concerning apple growing in Conffressmen for a copy of the book on 
Canada were misunderstood. While in- Diseases o£ Cattle issued by the Depart . 
stancing a case of some of my neighbors ment Qf Agriculture . The rep i ie s they 
who were discouraged with their apple receive are .. various » A few weeks ago 
orchards and, in consequence, were dig- we ed ^ a reply from Congress . 
ging them out wholesale, on account of men Martinj of Indiana> who said no 
the prevalence of the scab, I stated that guch book bad ever been printed> Here 
I myself had confidence in this industry . g & gent Qne of Qur minoig sub . 
and that I believed that, by the use of by Representative Hopkins of 
copper compounds, we could soon com- ^ gtate> Thig f(J more like it . 
pletely overcome this great difficulty. „ £ am not sure that x have answer ed 
Why, far from being at a discount in your letter of the 5th inst., so I will 
Canada, the planting of apple orchards write you to-day. I would prefer that 
in many portions of the Dominion has you would receive two letters from me 
j on the same subiect, than to have you 
this season received a greater impetus ^ ^ yQur ^ not receive y duc 
than ever. The middle and northern cons ideration from me. The publication 
portions of Ontario were favored with an you speak of was limited in number, so 
enormous yield of most excellent apples, that each Congressman got only five 
clean and of good size, which were bought copies and these have been disposed of. 
up in wholesale quantities by buyers I hope that Congress will authorize a 
from Buffalo and Chicago. Some portions larger number to be published. If you 
of Quebec grow apples of fine quality, will write me at the next session of Con- 
and the Nova Scotia apples are in much gress I will send you a copy, if I have 
demand in the British markets on ac- any at my disposal. A. J. HOPKINS, 
count of their keeping qualities. British (Continued on next page.) 
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DREER’S GARDEN CALENDAR for 1893-fall of 
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IN THE 
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A contains all the latest and best m 
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GEORGE W. P. JERRARD, CARIBOU, MAINE. 
