8 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1898. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held Wednesday, 

 November 3, 1897 ; President O. B. Hadwen presiding. 



The election of officers was first in order, a list of whom 

 Vt'ill be found on the covers of the various publications of the 

 Society. 



Reports of the Treasurer, Librarian and Secretary were read, 

 approved, and referred to the Committee on Publication. 



Under the head of new business, the following letters were 

 read : 



12 Jefferson St., Worcester, November i, 1897. 

 Mr. a. a. Hixon, 



Secretary Horticultural Society. 

 Dear Sir : — The School Garden Committee of the Civic Club 

 respectfully ask the assistance of the Horticultural Society in encour- 

 aging the development of the school gardens of our city. 



Much has already been done in this direction by teachers, pupils 

 and friends, and your Society is earnestly requested to arouse greater 

 interest in the subject by offering prizes for the best garden display 

 of Tulips, Hyacinths and the like, and also for the best display of 

 bedding plants. If the Society or individuals thereof can con- 

 veniently contribute bulbs, shrubs, etc., credit therefor will be given. 

 I hope that in the interest of the children this request will be acted 

 upon favorably by the Horticultural Society, for I can safely assert 

 that such action will be far reaching in its beneficent results and will 

 be appreciated. 



Yours, Very Truly, 



JOHN E. LYNCH, 

 Chairman Garden Committee of Civic Club. 



Clark University, Worcester, Mass. 

 Mr. Adin a. Hixon, Secretary. 



My Dear Mr. Hixon : — Last April you will remember my speak- 

 ing to you on the matter of the Horticultural Society offering prizes of 

 some sort to school children for the cultivation of flower plants. You 

 regretted at the time that, since the appropriations had been made for 

 the year, nothing could be done until this fall. The experiment as 

 tried in the Upsala St. School last spriug may provoke a smile on the 



