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OUE HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETIES 



BY 



T. H. RACE, MITCHELL. 



J INTIMATED in the May number of 

 I the Horticulturist that I would refer 

 -^ again to this subject during the sum- 

 mer months. I merely intimated then that 

 the object of the horticultural societies was 

 not to distribute seed potatoes, nor to do 

 any work properly belonging to the agricul- 

 tural societies. On the contrary, the horti- 

 cultural societies are to do for the home and 

 its surroundings what the agricultural so- 

 cieties have done for the farm and the dairy. 

 They are intended to do more. Their pur- 

 pose is to beautify the home and make it 

 more attractive ; to purify and cultivate the 



aesthetic in home life by the aid and influ- 

 ence of nature's gifts, and thereby promote 

 a greater love of home, a deeper love of 

 country, and a higher conception of life. 



We have as an inheritance a rich and a 

 beauteous land, the basis of its prosperity 

 being the agricultural interests. For the 

 development of these interests the agricul- 

 tural societies have done much. But the 

 improvement of the home and the cultiva- 

 tion of the aesthetic art have scarcely kept 

 pace with the higher methods of cultivation 

 and general progress upon the farm. Hav- 

 ing recognized this fact, the horticultural 



