Excerpt from Transactions of the Worcester County Horticultural Society: Reports of the Officers for the Year Ending November 1, 1899, and Essays for Season of 1900

Of Grapes, we had immense crops, the exhibitions large and the specimens shown very fine. Of Quinces, the same may be said, while it is generally claimed that Quinces yield more and are better in a year when the rain-fall is great, there has been no better showing than this season since my connection with the Society of twenty years. Currants and Gooseberries were good, with a fair crop.

The drouth commenced while Strawberries were in bloom and those who were fortunate enough to have their plants on moist or wet lands had a fairly good crop, while those on light soils were almost a failure. One of our members, Mr. Henry Rich, was situated so that he could irrigate his land and use water on his Strawberries in large quantities, the result proved the value of an unlimited supply of water, for he had as good berries in quality and quantity as one could wish for; while your Secretary at an expense for water of about one dollar and fifty cents, raised at least twenty-five dollars' worth more of berries than he would have done without the water. George Mcwilliams exhibited for G. Marston Whitin, a fine plate of the new Strawberry, the Talbot, a berry originai ing in Uxbridge, for which we awarded a Certificate of Merit last season; this, with the Record Seedling, a berry originating with S. H. Record, and shown by him the past year, I consider two very promising varieties and worthy of trial.

This has been an exceptionally fine year for Dahlias, and no complaint as to quality or quantity has reached this Society, while Sweet Peas and Asters have been nearly a failure, as in the past year or two. Nearly every day this season complaints, either personal or by mail have been received. There has hardly been a grower of this flower who has met with any success whatever, some who make no pretensions to the cultivation of Sweet Peas, more than to sow the seed and gather the blossoms they desired to use, have had quite good crops, even this year.

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