been done entirely by the owner. It was voted to have the gardens 
opened to members of the Garden Club of America returning from 
the meeting at Manchester. 
July 5th. Modern Methods of Grafting, Dr. Robert T. Morris. 
July 19th. Reports of the Annual Meetings. 
August 2d. The Flora of Berkshire County, Mr. Ralph Hoffmann. 
August i6th. Papers with questions on gardening, answers by members. 
Labor Day. The Possibilities of a Small Garden, Miss LiUan C: 
Alderson. 
September 20th. Mr. Thomas E. Francis, White Pine Blister Rust. 
October 4th. The Propagation and Care of Shrubbery, Mr. Charles 
E. Hunn.. 
Report of The seventh year of the Litchfield Garden Club has been marked by 
THE GARDEN a contmuauce of its activities along civic and horticultural lines. The 
CLUB of care of the grounds surrounding the New Haven Railroad property 
LITCHFIELD, and the planting done by the Club, have developed what was formerly 
Connecticut an unsightly bit of ground into an attractive setting for the station. 
There were seven lectures dehvered before the Club, on subjects 
various and interesting, relative to the work of the season. 
A morning Market was held once a week during August, to which 
the members of the Club contributed vegetables, fruit, eggs, butter, 
chickens and flowers, also home-made jellies and preserves. The 
proceeds of this market wiU be devoted to sending a young girl from 
Litchfield to one of the agricultural schools, in order that she may be 
fitted to earn her living in this line of work. 
An Album is in preparation, a gift to the Club, which is to contain 
photographs and descriptions of the gardens of the members, which 
will be added to the ahready valuable Library of the Garden Club, 
containing many beautiful and useful books, gifts of the members. It 
is also planned that the Club become a contributor to the SUde Com- 
mittee of the Garden Club of America. 
The accomplishment of which the Garden Club is possibly the most 
proud is the purchase of the building formerly known as the Lawn Club 
of Litchfield, which it has repaired, redecorated and put in good con- 
dition for renting, thus providing an attractive building for the many 
uses for which such a one is needed. The rental has been made most 
moderate, and the use of the building is free during the daytime for the 
activities of the churches. The Garden Club also hopes to have the 
pleasure and privilege of donating it frequently for the many worthy 
objects which come to their notice. Although the workmen are not as 
yet out of the building, it has ah-eady been booked for sixty rentals. 
Above is the report to the Annual Meeting in June, which, is 
amended to include the season of 1920. The Litchfield Garden Club 
successfully carried through the first season its venture as owner and 
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