this State in increasing the love of gardens and to extend its 
influence the Massachusetts Horticultural Society will be glad, 
with the formal assent of its Trustees, to offer this year its gold 
medal to each of the four Garden Clubs of the State, to be 
awarded at one of the exhibitions given by these clubs and to 
be known as "Special Prize offered by the Massachusetts Horti- 
cultural Society." It is believed that the best results will be 
obtained from these prizes if the officers of each club select the 
date for the exhibition and the objects (plants, flowers, 
vegetables or fruit) for Avhich these medals are given and that 
the recipient be chosen by the judges appointed by the Club." 
"The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will be glad to 
include in its schedule of prizes for this year, medals offered by 
the Garden Club op America or by Garden Clubs of Massachu- 
setts for any class (flowers, vegetables or fruit grown out of 
doors) which may be selected by the donor of the prize, the 
award to be made by the judges of the Massachusetts Horti- 
cultural Society. It is suggested that if the exhibits which 
compete for these medals are produced by a member or members 
of the Garden Club offering the medal, the greatest good will 
be obtained." 
"In the printed schedule of prizes offered by the Horti- 
cultural Society for the year, such medals would appear as 
'Special prizes offered by Garden Club." 
The Secretary wishes that space would allow her to give a 
detailed report of this meeting. She wishes still more that the 
three thousand members of the Garden Club op America could 
have been present to hear the discussions. Their pride and 
faith in their youthful growing organization would have been 
stimulated, for the meeting, through the many and new contacts 
which were reported upon by its President, proved our potential 
influence. The Secretary is willing to risk the displeasure of her 
chief in congratulating the organization upon her wisdom and 
her activity in the interest of the Garden Club of America. 
Mrs. Francis C. Farwell, Chairman of the Wild Flower 
Committee, told of the organization of her committee divided, 
as it is, into ten zones. Mrs. Farwell 's work has indeed been 
thorough and far reaching. She told of the resolutions presented 
by the Garden Club of America at the National Conference on 
parks in 1921, advocating a National Conservation Day and 
named the State Preserves and Parks in existence in the New 
England and neighboring States and gave much interesting 
information and suggestions for the preservation of Wild 
Flowers. 
Harriet Pratt, Secretary. 
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