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given some of it. That money was used for the exhibition 

 in November; we had a very successful and fine exhibition 

 of fruit in this hall in November, 1912, and the State money 

 carried it on. As I understand, this is to be an annual ap- 

 propriation, and we have been told verbally that influence 

 would be used to get some of that money for our own work. 

 That will save us the expense of going to the legislature 

 and trying to get a bill through. 



MR. SEVEY. That's all right if we get it and it is 

 thoroughly imderstood, but it should be thoroughly under- 

 stood so that we can get it. Another line I have in mind — 

 and others have, too — is the matter of institutes and field 

 meetings. The Association has done some of that work, but 

 has not developed it to the extent it should. We haven't 

 had any up our way, and we want some, and if we put in a 

 plea they say, "We haven't any funds." There is no need 

 to consider the source, provided you get it, but I think there 

 should be an understanding. 



(Noon Recess). 



SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 



(Meeting called to order at 2:15 by President J. K. M. 

 L. Farquhar, of the Masachusetts Horticultural Society.) 



PRESIDENT FARQUHAR. Members of the Massa- 

 chusetts Fruit Growers' Association and of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society : I wish to call your attention to 

 the fact that this lecture is given under the auspices of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society, the subject being ap- 

 propriate to the convention being now held here, and it is 

 the second of the course of lectures of our Boston Society. 

 Those of you who are interested in the lectures that will fol- 

 low this one will have an opportunity to get programs here 

 which will be ready for distribution and which we hope 

 those present will avail themselves of and carry home as a 

 memorandum of future meetings. 



Before calling upon the lecturer of the afternoon I 

 would like first to call upon Mr. J. Norris Barnes, President 



