REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES FOR 

 THE YEAR 1910. 



BY JOSIAH B. SHURTLEFF, JR., CHAIRMAN. 



Your committee regrets that owing to the proposed changes 

 in the Society's building only two exhibitions have been held the 

 past year. We believe these changes are necessary and hope they 

 may take place at no distant date. 



The past season was one of the dryest ever known; for that 

 reason and on account of the small number of exhibitions we have 

 very little to report. 



The exhibits were of the usual superior quality notwithstanding 

 the unfavorable conditions and almost every class was competed 

 for. 



The committee is quite gratified that the Society has favorably 

 considered its recommendation of a large exclusively vegetable 

 show in 1911 and we feel sure that it will awaken more life and vigor 

 and create more enthusiasm for this line of work. 



The National Vegetable Growers' Convention will be held at 

 the same time and the Boston Market Gardeners' Association is 

 already formulating plans to have its members assist and exhibit* 



We feel sure that the members of the Society will enter into the 

 spirit of making this the largest and best vegetable show ever held, 

 a revelation to our visiting friends, and of national benefit. 



We are pleased that the schedule is to be such a broad one and 

 that the prizes are to be so liberal. Heretofore we have been 

 unable to get many collections staged for decorative effect because 

 of the expense involved, so we suggest that even larger prizes be 

 offered for this class. 



We would also recommend that one of the Vegetable Committee 

 again be made a member of the Committee on Prizes and Exhibi- 

 tions, for now if mistakes happen in our section there is no way to 

 avoid a repetition. 



The February exhibition, although of few classes, had some fine 

 mushrooms and tomatoes. 



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