KEPORT OF THE C'O.MMITTEE OX PRIZES AND 

 EXHIBITIONS FOR THE YEAR 1919. 



By James Wheeler, Chairman. 



The work of tliis Society last year with the demonstration garden 

 and instructors was a gre^-it success and did much towards creating 

 a lasting interest in home gardening. 



It seems very important that our Society should have an exhibi- 

 tion at least every other Saturday so that there may be an oppor- 

 tunity for any one having new or rare plants, flowers, fruits, or 

 vegetables to bring them here for the committee to examine and 

 for the public to see when they are at their best. 



This year Mr. Albert (\ Burrage made a display of orchids at 

 the Fruit and \>getable Show in September that would ha\e been 

 appreciated by thousands but was seen only by very few as there 

 were no prizes offered to luring flower lo\ers to the exhibition. The 

 same exhibitor made a wonderful display of C'ypripediums at the 

 annual election of officers, there being no exhibition in November 

 at which they could be shown. They were seen by al)out thirty 

 members. 



The School ChiUlren's exhibition attracts the most competition 

 of any show in the year. In some instances there have l)een as 

 many as eighty entries in one class. Each year shows marked 

 improvement both in interest and in the quality of productions. 

 When these children reach the age of 18 years we shall have to drop 

 them if there is no opportunity for us to retain their interest by 

 having frequent exhibitions and classes in which they may compete. 

 If these summer exhil)its are drop])ed all our previous efforts will 

 have been in vain. 



The Board of Directors appropriated ."SiT, .")()() for the Conunittee 

 on Prizes and Exhibitions to make the J 920 schedule, with instruc- 

 tion that $0,000 be used for the Orchid Exhibition in March and 

 that the number of exhibitions be limited to six for the year. Your 



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