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The importance of such an exhibition in the advancement of 

 horticulture may be understood when it is stated that one exhibitor 

 in the orchid classes estimated the advertising value of his exhibits 

 at the Orchid Show at twenty-five thousand dollars. 



No large exhibitions were held after the Orchid Show on account 

 of a desire on the part of the Trustees to remodel the Society's 

 building. This project, we regret to say, the Trustees later saw 

 fit to postpone to some future time. 



The Schedule for the year 1911 provides for the usual exhibitions 

 of the Society except the Spring Exhibition which has given place 

 to the National Flower Show of the Society of American Florists 

 to be held during the last week of March in the Mechanics Building 

 and in which our Society will cooperate. 



Your committee is indebted to Mr. Robert Cameron for the 

 able manner in which he has superintended the exhibitions. We 

 wish also to commend the work of Mr. Joseph Spry, the Janitor 

 of the building, for his care of the exhibition property, tor the great 

 pains he takes in getting the halls in condition to receive exhibits, 

 for his general outlook for the interests of the Society, and for his 

 helpfulness to exhibitors and others during the exhibitions. 



John K. M. L. Farquhar ) 

 Robert Cameron 

 William X. Craig 

 M. A. Patten 

 John A. Pettigrew 

 Charles S. Sargent 



Committee on 



Prizes and 



Exhibitions. 



