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^Btts from tht Unrtitultural ^nrklirs 



LINDSAY. 



The officers for the year were duly elected 

 at the annual meeting. The secretary's report 

 showed receipts of $274.03, and an expend- 

 iture of $213.39, leaving a balance on hand of 

 $60.64. During the year they put in circulation 94 

 copies of horticultural literature and 2500 bulbs ; 

 also 300 plants of different kinds were distributed 

 among the members. This society is doing a good 

 work, and more should help by becoming members. 



PARIS. 



The Directors beg leave to present their Fourth 

 Annual Report for the year ending 31st Dec- 

 ember, 1902. 



Our membership for the past year was 7 9, being 

 an increase of 15 over the previous year. 



In spite of very vigorous attempts made to 

 arrange an excursion to the Ontario Agriculture 

 College at Guelph, we were unable to succeed, the 

 excuse being given that such excursions coula only 

 be permitted to farmers' institutes. As a result we 



begin the new year's busine^-s with a balance on 

 hand of only $10.76 instead of $57.47. 



Our usual Flower Show was held on August 8th 

 and gtk, and was an even greater success than in 

 previous years in point of attendance and exhibits. 

 The receipts at the door being $14.56 and total 

 expenses $37.74. 



In this regard we think it advisable for the 

 Society to consider whether the Flower Show 

 sheuld be open to all or to members only, and 

 whether admission fees should not in future be 

 charged. 



Nature study is a branch of modern education 

 which is now receiving a good deal of attention, 

 and in pursuance of that idea, your Directors at an 

 expenditure of about $15 took in charge the 

 gp-ounds of South Ward School, planted them with 

 various Canadian shrubs and trees, had them all 

 properly labelled, and handed them over to the 

 Board of Education to remain for all time an object 

 lesson to the young, and an incentive to our School 

 Boards and Town Council to continue in the work 

 of civic improvement. 



While we will not have as much money to spend 



