REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON VEGETABLES FOR 

 THE YEAR 1911. 



By Duncan Finlayson, Chaihmax. 



The Committee on Vegetables begs to report that the several 

 exhibitions of vegetables held at Horticultural Hall during the year 

 have been very successful in every way. The unfavorable weather 

 conditions that prevailed in the early part of the season made it 

 appear at one time doubtful if the growers would be able to make 

 any kind of a display. 



The great interest taken by both private and market gardeners, 

 together with the improved methods of cultivation and irrigation 

 of the crop were never better shown than this year, and the public 

 generally seems to be taking more interest every year in the ex- 

 hibits of vegetables. Not only do the visitors take more interest 

 in the familiar varieties but they seem to appreciate the newer 

 and improved kinds of salad plants; and never to our knowledge 

 have the commercial growers had a better opportunity of improv- 

 ing their business than now. This suggestion applies not only to 

 the growers but also to the seed merchants and private gardeners, 

 and we note with pleasure the great advance made in the last few 

 years in the growing of new and meritorious kinds of vegetables. 



We believe that the raising of new and better kinds of vegetables 

 and salad plants is only in its infancy in this country and this good 

 work can only be carried on by the cooperation of both the seeds- 

 men and the growers. 



The earlier exhibitions of the year were fully up to the usual 

 high standard of previous years, but the Special Exhibition of 

 Vegetables, held September 21 to 24, in cooperation with the Boston 

 Market Gardeners' Association, who contributed $500.00 to the 

 premium list, was never surpassed by any exhibition of its kind in 

 this country. There were 131 classes and every one of them was 

 well contested. Noteworthy features of some of them are com- 

 mented upon herewith. 



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