AFTERNOON SESSION 

 2 p. m., Thursday, January 14, 1915 



(Meeting called to order at 2.10 p. m. by Pres. E. W. 

 Breed of the Worcester County Horticultural Society.) 



PKP]S. BKP]ED : It is always a pleasure for the Worces- 

 ter County Horticultural Society to greet the members of 

 this organization. We have always taken delight in the 

 fact that you started your work in our library, and that you 

 have conducted your sessions and held your society together 

 ever since and have had such a successful career. Therefore 

 Ave are always interested in whatever you do. We are glad 

 that we are able at this time to extend to you the hospitali- 

 ties of the building, and that we can be of service to you in 

 carrying on your work. We are interested also in the pro- 

 gram which yoii have provided. The subjects that you have 

 discussed are important, but one in particular seems to be 

 paramount at this time, and that is the utilization of horti- 

 cultural by-products. It is rather singular that in every 

 other phase of life this has always had a very prominent 

 ]iart, and I have reason to believe that in many cases the 

 profit, over and above the actual cost, is often considered as 

 coming from that one branch of it, the waste product. Ac- 

 cording to the experiences which w^e have had the past sea- 

 son, it is becoming more and more an important factor to 

 save everything, in order to be successful. 



But you have not come here to-day to listen to me, but 

 to hear from that dean lecturer on horticulture, and its 

 various subjects, and we have great pleasure in presenting 

 to you Dr. George M. Twitchell, who will speak to you upon 

 "Uniform Fruit Legislation for New England." (Applause). 



