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Photographs from school and home gardens, collections of in- 

 sects, and garden reports were also put on the tables, making alto- 

 gether the most interesting exhibition ever held by our committee. 

 We are very glad that our last exhibition of children's herbariums 

 proved so successful and hope that our children's garden efforts 

 will produce as many horticulturists as the herbarium work did 

 botanists. 



Native Plants. 



The exhibits of native plants, for no apparent reason, were fewer 

 during the year than last year. The exhibits themselves, how- 

 ever, were good and in every way up to the standard, in some 

 cases even better. It was recommended by your chairman that 

 the awarding of prizes for native plants be taken away from the 

 work of the committee as it is so different from the children's gar- 

 den work that the committee became divided in interest, those caring 

 for native plants not being interested as deeply in the children's 

 garden movement. It will probably be remembered that the 

 work of awarding prizes for native plants has been at various 

 times part of the work of our committee and at other times 

 under the jurisdiction of a special committee. Your chairman 

 recommended that a new committee be appointed to take charge 

 of the native plant exhibitions. It was decided, however, by the 

 Trustees that the exhibits of native plants were of a botanical na- 

 ture and should not be continued by the Society. While this is 

 sincerely regretted in some ways it is perhaps for the best and we 

 are very glad to be relieved of the work. 



Children's Exhibitions. 



Members of the committee visited the two children's garden 

 exhibitions of the Worcester County Horticultural Society at Wor- 

 cester during the past summer with a view of holding similar ex- 

 hibitions in Boston. The exhibits were successful in every way 

 and we were glad of the opportunity of studying the methods 

 employed. Due credit should be given to Secretary Hixon of the 

 Worcester Society for his efforts in this work. 



