108 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1899. 



In coming years may the hillsides and valley of the old Bay 

 State be adorned with young, vigorous, fruitful orchards and 

 tields, and we again have all the standard fruits in the same 

 abundance as in their pristine days. Let us go on planting seeds 

 and raising new varieties to replace the excellent kinds that are 

 so fast disappearing, having filled their mission like the noble 

 men that planted them ! When I reflect upon the progress of 

 horticulture and its benign influence on the health and happi- 

 ness of mankind, I am most grateful to those noble men who 

 did so much to help the cause in its earliest days. And by 

 their laborious sowings we are now reaping such rich rewards 

 and enjoying the fruits of their toil, which contributes so much 

 to our happiness and welfare today ! Let us in our day and 

 generation contribute something to the shrine of "Pomona" 

 that will be beneficial to those who may come after us ! For as 

 we have enjoyed what others have planted, let us now plant for 

 others to enjoy. 



