REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRIZES AND 

 EXHIBITIONS FOR THE YEAR 1907. 



BY JOHN K. M. L. FARQUHAR, CHAIRMAN. 



The exliibitions of the year have surpassed those of any previous 

 year since the Society occupied its new hall. The appropriation 

 for prizes for last year M'as less than usual, and, in order to get 

 out an attractive schedule, your Committee thought it well to 

 solicit special prizes firom persons, chiefly members of the Society, 

 interested in our work. The appeal was heartily responded to. 



The Spring Exhibition was perhaps the best of the year and one 

 of the finest spring shows ever held by the Society. It comprised 

 a wider range of flowering plants than has been seen for many 

 years, and the display of spring bulbous plants was exceptionally 

 good. 



The Summer Shows were better than ever before, and were never 

 so well attended. Most of them were held open to the public 

 Sunday afternoons, the attendance frequently being so large as to 

 tax the capacity of the halls. 



The Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition was distinguished for the 

 fine quality of the exhibits, which were much above the average in 

 excellence. The vegetable exhibits at the November Exhibition 

 were unquestionably the best ever seen in Boston. This last 

 exhibition known as the Chrysanthemum Show was not as strongly 

 representative of that flower as usual, but the deficiency was more 

 than compensated for by the fine display in other lines. A new 

 feature on this occasion was a display of artistically arranged tables 

 of fruit and also table decorations of chrysanthemums in bloom, 

 both of which subjects were extremely interesting. 



It is gratifying to your Committee to report the unusually large 

 attendance of the public at the exhibitions throughout the year, 

 demonstrating a growing interest, and showing that the educational 

 work of the Society carried on in these halls is appreciated. This 



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