The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . s. In January 1859 the Fruit GrowersAssociation of Upper Canada wasorganized in the city of Hamilton with CA XA DIA N 110 R TICUL TURIS T. [23 eighteen menibeis, with Judge Cai:ii)-bell its tirst president, and Arthur Har-vey ree-ording secretary. On the Kithof January, 1801, Judge Logie, ofHamilton, was elected president, andD. W. Beadle, secretary, a positionwhich he continued to till until liisretirement in 1886. Mr. Wm. Saun-ders in his annual address in 1884, aspresident, says of him, While I ac-knowledge with pleasure the valual)leaid rendere


The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . s. In January 1859 the Fruit GrowersAssociation of Upper Canada wasorganized in the city of Hamilton with CA XA DIA N 110 R TICUL TURIS T. [23 eighteen menibeis, with Judge Cai:ii)-bell its tirst president, and Arthur Har-vey ree-ording secretary. On the Kithof January, 1801, Judge Logie, ofHamilton, was elected president, andD. W. Beadle, secretary, a positionwhich he continued to till until liisretirement in 1886. Mr. Wm. Saun-ders in his annual address in 1884, aspresident, says of him, While I ac-knowledge with pleasure the valual)leaid rendered l)y my much esteemed predecessors in the presidental chaii-,the lamented Logie, W. H. Mills, , and P. C. J)empsey, and esteemit an honor to wear their mantle, Ifeel free to say with no fear of contra-diction, that the Fruit Growers of C)ntario owes its present highposition and influence more to its ablesecretary than to any other man be-longing either to the past or the pre-sent. The Canadian Horticulturist was first. l)i< I) W Bf^iiF ^r Catharines Ont issued l)y our in Jan. 1878,as a magazine of pages. Sincethat time it has been increased totwenty-four pages, and has been instru-mental in increasing the membership ofour association to a total of over twothousand names. For the editing ofthis journal ]Mr. Beadles literary train-ing eminently fitted him, and the iiighstanding attained by tiie journal amongthe cultured classes of our country leaves ample testimony to his abilityfor such work. As an evidence tiiat ^Ir. Beadlesabilities were also recognized abroadwe may add tliat on the 10th of Nov.,1862, he was elected correspondingmember of the Entomological Societyof Philadelphia, and in Dec. I86:i, bythe President, Council and Fellows, acorresponding member of the Horticul-tural Society of London, England. 124 CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. CACTUS CULTURE. Could you give a sketch about the management of Cacti at the different times of


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