REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 



Mr. President and Members of the Worcester 

 County Horticultural Society. 



In presenting to you my annual report, I must speak 

 of the marked improvement in our shows and, you might 

 say, without any help from outside, the great feature has 

 been the call for special displays in fruit, flowers and 

 vegetables and it would be hard to tell which has been 

 the most admired, so attractive have they all been. The 

 spring show of March 5th, the fruit and vegetable show of 

 October 8th, and the chrysanthemum show of November 

 5th and 6th were the largest held during the year, the 

 attendance being very large; in fact, the hall was crowded 

 from the time it opened until 9 p. m. when it closed. 



I would like to mention the many fine displays by our 

 exhibitors, but will not take the time; will speak of one in 

 particular, the very fine display of perrenials exhibited by 

 our president June 25th — think it was the finest thing of the 

 kind we ever had. 



Your Committee of Arrangements changed the usual 

 plan of the Fall Dinner, October 8th; instead of being held 

 in the hall, it was served at the Hotel Bancroft. About 

 one hundred participated and everyone seemed to enjoy it; 

 the usual after dinner speeches were omitted. 



The shows that have been opened in the evenings have 

 been the best patronized, and I am still of the opinion that 

 more of our shows should be doubled up, having them every 

 two weeks and open in the evenings; I should like very 

 much to have this question discussed. 



Your Committee on Winter Meetings arranged a very 

 fine course of lectures which were well attended; it is esti- 

 mated that over twenty-four hundred persons enjoyed 

 these lectures. 



