28 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1904. 



and lassoed them, but in a short time that was stopped, and 

 since the first season they have not disturbed them.'' 



Remarks were made by HERBERT R. KINNEY, WALTER 

 D. ROSS and ARTHUR J. MARBLE. 



Secretary ADIN A. HIXON. 



The reason why the Worcester County Horticultural Society 

 had previously opposed school gardens was the fact that the 

 matter had been presented wrongly. There had been a club 

 in the city, called the Civic club, which did all manner of sug- 

 gesting, but made no move to help along any of those suggestions 

 being put in practice. 



"Besides that," he said, "a principal of a school in Worcester 

 who had been the loudest spoken for such gardens had one 

 in his own school. It may have been all right in the spring, 

 but when officers of the Horticultural Society and others passed 

 by it during the vacation season it was absolutely uncared for 

 and weeds grew all over it, killing ofT everything. 



"I have always been an advocate of school gardens," Mr. 

 Hixon added, "and in a small way have done all I could to 

 encourage love of flowers among children, by giving them 

 seeds, plants and assisting them in their Arbor Day celebra- 

 tions." 



CALVIN L. HARTSHORN 



Moved that a vote of thanks (which was unanimously adopted), 

 be extended President Hadwen and Miss Mary C. Henr3^ 



