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The society has only limited means with which to make a begin- 

 ning in this work of interesting the children of Lawiston and Auburn 

 in plants and flowers. Bat kind friends are offering; assistance. 

 President Pope writes that he will furnish one huodred^oleus and 

 fifty fuchsia plants. L. F. Abbott of the Lewiston Jfj^nal offers 

 one hundred geraniums and ten 3'early subscriptions to Wck's Mag- 

 azine to be awarded as premiums. 



Dr. George M. Twitchell, Secretary ol the State Agricultural 

 Society, gives $10 to be used in premiums. D. H. Knowlton & 

 Co. will give twenty yearly subscriptions to one of their popular 

 periodicals for premiums. The society will assume the care of the 

 plants at the proper time and return them to some place designated 

 for the purpose, furnish printed directions, and if necessary increase 

 the number of plants. I; is hoped other friends who would like to 

 see more o this sort of work done in connection with the fairs will 

 furnish more plants for this purpose, as well as to increase the pre- 

 miums. It will be the effort of the officers to make faithful applica- 

 tion of such funds and do all in their power to interest the children 

 in the study of plant life. 



Any contributions other friends may desire to make, either for 

 plants or premiums may be sent to the Secretary at Farmington. 

 All such will be acknowledged in the Journal. 



D. H. Knowlton, 

 Secretary Maine State Pomological Society. 



In the Journal in which this article was published there appeared 

 the following editorial upon the subject : 



CHILDREX AND FLOWERS. 

 "In another place will be found a communication from the secretary 

 of the Maine State Pomological Society, regarding a new feature it 

 is purposed to introduce, as an experiment into the work of the 

 society. This feature of giving away plants to children of Lewiston 

 and Auburn, to be trained and cared for by them and presented for 

 exhibition and prizes next fall at the State Fair, is a new departure 

 in the right direction. The project has the lullest sympathy of the 

 Journal, which will extei.d a helping hand to further the object in 

 every way. 



