WORCESTER COUNTY 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



For the Year Ending November 1, 1911, and the 

 Annual Meeting for 1912. 



PRESIDENTS REPORT 



The reports of our various officers indicate that the workers 

 of this Society have been active during the past year and that 

 the several committees have attended to their duties. 



The Finance Committee have had an unusual year and I 

 think the building is in a very satisfactory condition, both for 

 our tenants and ourselves. 



The Winter meetings were held in the large hall, consequently 

 the audience seemed smaller at times, but the better air and 

 freedom from noise made the change an agreeable one. 



In the early Summer during the very unusual drouth, followed 

 by intense heat, our exhibitions were rather discouraging to 

 the officers and special efforts were made to obtain exhibitions 

 from parties outside; as a result we had a fine exhibition of 

 Peonies from the Thurlows, later Gladioli from Messrs. Gage 

 & Chamberlain, also Water Lilies from Dreer. 



As the season advanced the exhibitions improved greatly 

 and the quality of the exhibits was as high as could be expected 

 for such a season. In fact it was remarkable that we had such 

 a good showing. Our last exhibition with its magnificent 

 fruit, perfect vegetables and attractive floral display won 

 many compliments. 



Our library has received an unusual amount of attention 

 this year and the work of rearranging and cataloguing has 

 been thoroughly done. W^e have many excellent books and 

 we hope that our members will make use of this important 

 feature of the Society. 



