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ill all classes of flowers and vegetables. This is truly a fine showing 

 and e\ery effort should be made to increase the number of exliibitors 

 over as large an area as possible. Should Brockton, for instance, 

 fail to exhibit a serious falling off in numbers would result. 



The exhibits from the school gardens were excellent and much 

 could be said about them. As a whole they were better arranged, 

 better in quality and condition than formerly, and showed a better 

 understanding of what the committee is striving for in the way of 

 exhiliits. The canning exhibits were better than ever. 



The schedule was more satisfactory this year than last owing to 

 our increased appropriation and every class offered was competed 

 for. Your Chairman suggests that the appropriation be sufficiently 

 increased to meet the growing needs of the committee and that a 

 special effort be made to extend the area covered by the exhibitors. 

 ^Ye should have every city and town in eastern ^Massachusetts 

 represented at our exhibit. 



The thanks of the Society as well as of the Chairman are ex- 

 tended to those who worked so hard and faithfully to make the 

 exhibit of 1919 so successful. 



A list of the principal awards is given here\\"ith. 



For the best collection of fifteen varieties of vegetables from a school 

 garden established previously to May 1, 1915: 



First.— McKinley School, Brockton SIO.OO 



Second. — Norfolk House Centre, Roxbury S.W 



Third. — Dorchester Industrial School, Dorchester 6.00 



Fourth. — Deerfield Street Garden, Boston 4.00 



Fifth.— Copeland School, Brockton 2 . 00 



For the best collection of ten varieties of vegetables from a school garden 

 established since May 1, 1915: 



First. — Elihu Greenwood School, Hyde Park 8.00 



Second. — Jamaica Plain Neighborhood House 6.00 



Third.— Trescott School, Hj-de Park 4.00 



Fourth. — Roxbur>- Charitable Society 2.00 



Fifth. — Community House, North Brighton 1.00 



For the best collection of vegetables from a school garden within two 

 and one-half miles of the State House : 



First. — Boston Common Garden 5.00 



Second. — Jefferson School, Boston 3.00 



