WORCESTER COUNTY 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



FOR THE Year Ending November 1, 1912, and the 

 Annual Meeting for 1913. 



PRESIDENT'S REPORT 



We meet again to give an account of the work done during 

 the past year and to plan for the future. 



The reports you have heard show what has been accomplished 

 and the society has much to be thankful for. 



Our various departments have all been active and the mem- 

 bers of the different committees have endeavored to perform 

 their work faithfully. 



The exhibitions during the past season have been much better 

 than last year, due in no small degree to the more favorable 

 weather conditions. 



The number of persons exhibiting flowers has greatly in- 

 creased, as the statistics which the secretary has given clearly 

 show. This would seem to warrant a larger proportion of 

 premiums in that department another year, for our aim should 

 be to encourage the exhibitors in their efforts to make our 

 shows as attractive as possible. 



During the past few years we have tried to have special ex- 

 hibitions in which some one fruit or flower was made the feature 

 of that day. This feature I think we should develop still more, 

 and I would suggest that besides our strawberry exhibition we 

 should have one devoted to peaches, one to grapes and one to 

 apples in their respective seasons. 



Among the flowers, the following should each have a similar 

 recognition, spring flowers, peonies, roses, sweet peas, gladioH, 

 asters, dahlias. 



