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due floor director Myron A. Converse and his assistants for 

 services well rendered. 



Respectfully submitted, 



ARTHUR J. MARBLE, 



Chairman of Winter Meetings. 



JUDGES' REPORT 



Report on Flowers 

 Owing to a very dry season Flowers of all kinds very poor 

 until the latter part of the season when they commenced to 

 improve. But on the whole the showing was poor. 



GEORGE McWILLIAM, Judge. 



Report of the Judge on Fruit 

 The judge of fruits of the Worcester County Horticultural 

 Society respectfully submits his first annual report for the year 

 1911. 



This year has been very trying for fruit culture as a very 

 cold April and a hot May caused a partial failure of the straw- 

 berry crop, and the drought injured raspberries and the heat 

 goosberries. The exhibitions of these fruits were not of the 

 best; in fact not as good as in former years. Peaches, plums 

 and pears were about the same as they have been in previous 

 years. Cherries were extra good and apples were as good as 

 usual and of better color. Grapes were two weeks earlier than 

 usual. The premiums of fruit have been awarded as follows. 



Strawberries 32, cherry 34, raspberry 9, currant 21, goose- 

 berry 1, blackberry 14, plums 51, peach 42, pears 113, apples 

 258, grapes 51, quinces 8, extras 10, making a total of 644 

 premiums and prizes for the year 1911. 



HERBERT A. COOK. 



Report of Judge of Vegetables 

 The exhibition of vegetables during the past season has not 

 been up to the usual standard either in quantity or quality. 

 This is no criticism on the zeal or ability of the growers, but 



