. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. "Fig. 2682. Home of M. Aug. Dupuis, Village des Aulnais, Que. Photo by f. t. Shutt. A DRIVE THROUGH THE FRUIT BELT OF THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE. BY W. T. MACOUN, HORTICULTURIST, CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA. THERE is a district in the Province of Quebec where good fruit is grown which has not often been brought prominently before the readers of the Horti- culturist ; this may be due partly to the fact that the fruit growers there are more modest than in some other parts of Canada, and partly because the
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. "Fig. 2682. Home of M. Aug. Dupuis, Village des Aulnais, Que. Photo by f. t. Shutt. A DRIVE THROUGH THE FRUIT BELT OF THE LOWER ST. LAWRENCE. BY W. T. MACOUN, HORTICULTURIST, CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, OTTAWA. THERE is a district in the Province of Quebec where good fruit is grown which has not often been brought prominently before the readers of the Horti- culturist ; this may be due partly to the fact that the fruit growers there are more modest than in some other parts of Canada, and partly because they are for the most part French Canadians who do not receive the Horticulturist. The writer refers to that tract of country along the south shore of the St Lawrence river extending from Levis, opposite Quebec, through the counties of Levis, Bellechasse, L'Islet, Beauce and Kamouraska, a distance of about one hun- dred miles, and reaching about latitude 47 degrees 50 minutes. Although the winters in this part >f Canada are very severe, the temperature oc- casionally falling to 30 degrees below zero, the St. Lawrence river has such a favorable influence that European plums and cherries and other fruits which will not succeed ?.t Ottawa are grown here to perfection, the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario. St. Catherines [Ont. ] : Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
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