6 STATE POMOI.OGICAL SOCIETY. 



their natuial beauty is mutilated bj' the hand of mau. So we might 

 enumerate the opportuuities that are open for the societj^ Its usefulness 

 in the past has been somewhat circumscribed by its limited meaus, but 

 the libei'alitj- of the State has opened the way for future progress by 

 giving more liberally to promote the great industry we represent. 

 Onward has been the watchword of the Society. The field is a broad 

 one, and to the extent of everj^ possible resource, it is the blessed privi- 

 lege of the society to urge the more general culture of fruits and flowers 

 and the adornment of our homes and public places. 



Again, in behalf of the otflcers, I desire to thank all who have aided us 

 in the work of the Society. All have treated us with the utmost cour- 

 tesies and many have shown an active interest in our affairs. At the 

 present time the Society has a permanent fund of .$1,250, made up from 

 the fees of 125 life members. It would seem in a State like ours that 

 theie should be a membership of at least a tliousand. The income from 

 a .$10,000 permanent fund would insure the establishing of the most 

 valuable helps to the fruit growers of Maine. The fund has been hus- 

 banded with the greatest solicitude for its safety. Now, let us roll it up 

 to $10,000, remembering that the harvest cannot be large unless the 

 sowing has been made with a liberal hand. A general effort to secure 

 this grand result will bring us a liberal reward. Let each one lend a 

 hand in the great work. 



D. H. KNOWLTON, Secretary. 



Farmington, 1895. 



