8 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY [1912-13 



Thursday, Jan. 11th. The Tree Warden's Opportunity, by 

 Mr. Irving T. Guild, Ex. Sec'y, Massachusetts Forestry 

 Association. 



Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1912. New England Agriculture as 

 shown at the American Land Show in New York, Mr. J. Lewis 

 Ellsworth. 



Thursday, Jan. 25th. Illustrated Lecture. Haunts of 

 Nature, Edward F. Bigelow, A. M., Ph. D., Arcadia, Conn. 



Thursday, Feb. 1st. Lecture. Agricultural Development in 

 Worcester County, Mr. Chas. H. White, Agricultural Field 

 Agent. 



Thursday, Feb. 8th. Ladies' Day. Holland, Illustrated, 

 Mrs. Mina Eliot Tenny Peck, Boston, Mass. 



Saturday, Feb. 10th. Children's Day. Mrs. Percy G. 

 Forbes, Mrs. Scott Pierce and Miss Ida Henderson, Committee. 



Thursday, Feb. 15th. The Wanderings of a Plant Collector 

 in Western China, Illustrated, E. H. Wilson, Arnold Arboretum. 



Thursday, Feb. 29th. Lecture, Illustrated. Where seeds 

 come from, Mr. John Farquhar, Boston, Mass. 



Thursday, March 6th. Massachusetts Fruit Growers 

 Association, Professor Pickett, Agricultural College, Durham, 

 N. H. 



March 7, 1912 



The Society held one of the best shows ever held on March 7th. 



The special feature was the display of Amaryllis Seedlings 

 grown by William Anderson, gardener for Bayard Thayer, 

 South Lancaster, he was awarded one of the Blake Medals 

 for his collection. 



Another fine feature was the display of potted plants by 

 Albert H. Lange. 



A seedling carnation grown by Leonard C. Midgley named 

 Eureka was also given the Blake medal. 



There was a good showing of vegetables at this time. 



George McWilliam exhibited a new Orchid Calanthe Lasel- 

 liana. 



