124 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



THE PLANT EXHIBITION. 



On Monday, September oth, the plants are to be delivered at some 

 place which will be announced later. A team will be in readiness 

 to take the plants to the Fair Grounds, and after the Fair, Saturday, 

 the plants will be returned, and the owners should call for them that 

 day. A free ticket to the Maine State Fair, Children's Day, will be 

 furnished to every child who brings a plant properly tagged to the 

 place announced Monday, September 5th. 



It is expected that each child who receives a plant will take good 

 care of it himself. Others may offer suggestions, but the child 

 should care for the plant. It is also expected that every plant will 

 be exhibited at the Fair. 



The premiums to be awarded consist of $10 in cash contributed by 

 Dr. Geo. M. Twitchell, Secretary of the State Agricultural Society ; 

 twelve annual subscriptions to Vick's Floral Magazine, contributed 

 by Mr. L. F. Abbott, Agricultural Editor of the Lewiston Journal; 

 and twenty annual subscriptions to the School Woj-ld or School-Days^ 

 contributed by D. H. Knowlton & Co., Publishers, Farmington. 



It is the hope of the officers of the Society that the children will 

 enjoy the care of the plants, learn much of plant life, how they grow, 

 what makes them grow. They also hope they will take so good care 

 of the plants that they will be proud of their contribution to the 

 success of our annual exhibition. 



D. H. Knowlton, Secretary. 



Farmington, Me., June 8, 1892. 



We are indebted to the Lewiston Journal and Auburn Gazette for 

 numerous notices of the work going on in this department. We are 

 also indebted to the enthusiasm to Miss E. T. Simmons and her 

 associate teachers in Auburn and to the Lewiston teachers for their 

 co-operation in our window-garden department. The plants are 

 now in the custody of the children and it remains to be seen how 

 much will be accomplished this 3'ear, We are quite sure the children 

 will try to d "I their part, and we have every reason to suppose the 

 plan will prove a good one and meet with the approval of the public. 



