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field which they fill, being auxiliary institutions to our own Soci- 

 ety, calls for a tender to them of our rooms, by a vote of the 

 Society, at such time as it will not interfere with our contracts. 

 The receipts from the Hall during the past year were within 

 a few dollars of the largest ever obtained ; and when we consider 

 the depression in business of last winter and the number unem- 

 ployed, who in former years and under other conditions were 

 our best patrons, we feel that we have done all that could be 

 expected of us. With the encouraging outlook for business 

 prosperity in the near future, we feel that a better showing will 

 be made the coming year. 



In conclusion, I desire to thank the officers of the Society for 

 their uniform courtesy, their timely suggestions and valuable 

 assistance in the performance of the duties required by the 

 ofiice, and to each and all the members for their loyalty to the 

 Society, and the devotion they have exhibited to the science 

 of Horticulture. 



Respectfully submitted. 



A. A. HIXON, Secretary. 

 Horticultural Hall, 



Worcester, Mass., 

 November 3, 1897. 



