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tion ; otherwise it could not have survived so many years with 

 such unbroken prosperity. Its success lay in the thrift of its 

 promoters. Thrifty men and thrifty institutions are always suc- 

 cessful, simply because they are thrifty. 



In closing Col. Needham congratulated the Society, the city 

 and the commonwealth on having so able and so large minded a 

 man as Edward Winslow Lincoln to lead off in the great work 

 of promoting the popular study of horticulture. 



President Parker. — The Editor of the New England Farmer 

 has kindly consented to become our guest. I take pleasure in 

 presenting to you Geo. M. Whitaker, Esq. 



Mr. Whitaker responded briefly, expressing the pleasure that 

 it gave him to be present, if only as proxy for Mr. Cheever, and 

 his pride in being asked to represent the Agricultural press of 

 New England upon such an occasion. 



President Parker. — Another old friend, whom we are always 

 glad to welcome has come all the way from Connecticut to see 

 us. Dr. Bowen. He is one of the most versatile men in that 

 versatile State. He can do almost everything. He is physician, 

 farmer, pomologist, horticulturist and country gentleman. No 

 man can tell you better how to build a country home. He is 

 besides President of the State Dairymen's Association, and he 

 thinks he knows how to cook, but his wife says it is the greatest 

 trial of her life to have him think so. But he always makes a 

 good speech, and I now introduce Dr. Geo. Austin Bowen, of 

 South Woodstock, Conn. 



Dr. G. Austin Bowen of Woodstock, Conn., and Master of 

 the Connecticut Grange, said he saw before him the representa- 

 tives of the best people that ever peopled the earth, the old 

 Puritans of New England. (Applause.) Connecticut always 

 looks towards Massachusetts for guidance in all things, as she 

 regards her one of the grandest States of the Union. They 

 look to Worcester also as the greatest nursery of horticulture in 

 New England. Personally he owed much to Worcester, for it 

 was here and through the good office of his worthy friend, Mr. 



