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The September show filled the lecture hall and was undoubtedly 

 the largest and best children's exhibition ever held in this country, 

 perhaps in the world. Not only were the school and home gardens 

 represented with products but there were several hundred boys 

 and girls in attendance full of enthusiasm and spirit." We were 

 literally swamped and it was with great difficulty that we suc- 

 ceeded in awarding the prizes. Some of the products shown were 

 as fine as ever seen in our regular exhibitions and the interest 

 certainly equalled, if not exceeded, anything ever seen before in 

 our halls. We are glad to say that our children's herbarium exliib- 

 its of pre\'ious years which interested comparatively few have 

 been superseded so successfully. 



Next year we plan for one large show in September and hope 

 to see even more visitors than this year. We estimate there were 

 upwards of 500 visitors during the two hours of exhibition. At 

 both exhibitions the Cobbet School received first prize for School 

 gardens and a description of the September exhibit of this school 

 is herewith given. 



The exhibit of the Cobbet School filled two long tables and was 

 characterized by the same variety of products as in June. Such 

 products as eggplant, peppers, endive, and the large numbers of 

 varieties of beans and root crops were notable. The flowers shown 

 included many varieties of hardy flowers, annuals, and such others 

 as gladioli, cannas, and dahlias. The most novel features of the 

 exhibit were the eighteen varieties of herbs, raised from seed at the 

 school garden, the final fruit of several years of experiment, and 

 the display of seeds of vegetables, hardy flowers, and annual flowers. 

 Such valuable lines of work are brought clearly to the attention 

 of other workers by these exhibitions and thereby any achievement 

 of one school is soon known and duplicated in many other places. 



Our prize list for the next September show has been increased 

 and we hope to have a large and successful exhibit. All schools 

 and children having gardens are cordially invited to be present 

 and to bring in their garden products. ^ 



Looking Onward. 



Our appropriation for the year 1906 was practically all used, 

 proving that the increase received last year was none too much. 



