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Experiments made recently have proved that the soil and climate
in and about Victoria are admirably adapted to the production of flowering
bulbs, and quite a large business has been established. There is a good
market for all the bulbs that can be grown, as the bulk of those used in
North America are imported from Europe, and the Pacific Coast alone
uses fifty millions annually. The profit to be derived from bulb growing
is estimated at over $2,000 per acre.

SPECIAL PRODUCTS.

The importance of agriculture is beginning to be recognized, and a
considerable quantity of delicious honey of home production is found in

British Columbia’s Hops are unexcelled in quality and command the highest prices.