TRANSACTIONS, &cc. 4!) 



REPORTS, 



FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1853. 



Through the summer of 1853, from May to August, the^ Society 

 held a series of weekly exhibitions, on Saturdays, in one of the ante- 

 rooms of Horticultural Hall. These exhibitions generally exhibited 

 good specimens of the flowers and fruits in season, and were well 

 attended. 



The Fourteenth Annual Exhibition was held at Horticultural Hall, 

 on the 22d and 23d of September, 1853. 



A full attendance of spectators testified a warm interest in the ex- 

 hibition and objects of the Society. On the evening af the 23d, at 

 seven o'clock, the Society met to hear the reports of its officers. 

 The President, Hon. S. S.\lisbub.y, took the Chair, and addressed 

 the meeting as follows. 



ADDRESS. 



Members of the Worcester County Horticultural Society, 

 Ladies and Gentlemen : 



The Society has been convened for hearing the reports of the 

 Committee on premiums for Fruits, Flowers, and Vegetables, offered 

 at this Show. Before these reports are presented, I ask your atten- 

 tion for a few minutes, while I make a statement of the affairs of the 

 Society, particularly in regard to its history and progress, and the con- 



