Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-19
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 10, 1868.

Late autumn and Winter Beume Bose, Urbaniste,
3 d'Anjou, Dix, Ouch, d'Angouleme, Winter Mel.
is, Lawrence, Glout Moroccan.
CHERRIES.
May Duke, knights Early Black, Black Tortare.
an, BLACK Eagle Downers Late, American Amber.
GRAPES.
Hartford Prolific, Diana, Concord Delaware
sTRAwBERRIE.
HoVeys Seeding, Jenney's Seeding, Jenny
Lind, wilson's Albany.
In regard to other species of fruits no de-
cisiOns have yet been made; but it is to be
hoped that the discussions will be resumed the
coming winter, and continued until the merits
of the whole circle of our fruits shall have
been thoroughly investigated.
The pecunlary condition of our affairs may
be briefly stated. In the city valuation for
taxes, the societys hall is estimated this year
at $4,000, which is 81, 625 loss than the
property had cost us when the hall was first
opened in 1852. Our library of nearly three
hundred bound volumes can not be worth less
than SlOOO. Our plates and other furniture
may fairly be set down at $1,000 or $1,000
more. The present Indebtedness of the soci-
ETY. is $500. Ii, therefore, the real estate be
worth to-day what it cost dozen years ago,
the property belonging to this association, over
and above the debt, may be estimated at near
ly $4,000. Were you to deem it advisable
to effect the change, it is believed you might
dispose of your real estate, pay your entire
debt, and, retaining your furniture and libra
ry, have left in your treasurer's hands some
nine or ten thousand dollars. Such a step,
however, should not be taken without grave
deliberation We are receiving a rent of
$1,000 year for this building and the uses
which we make of it for our library and eXhi-
billions cost us nothing at all. There is wis
dom in the proverb which teaches to ''let well
enough alone"
Were to propose any new measures on the
present occasion, | would respectfully sug-
gest such a thorough revision of the society's
schedule of premiums that encouragement
should be offered hereafter only to the cult
walton of What as, ~Or promises TO be- t,uZu
Odtuabte. But the great desderatum, at the
present time, Is to increase the number of the
members OF the association. The society has
already accomplished a good work but OF
Il great deal more remaining to be done the
progress would be much more rapid, as the
usefulness OF the society would be greatly in
creased, by tie acquisition of even few
more good working members from different
parts Of the county.
Ladies and gentlemen, am occupying too
much Of your time. Believing that rotation
in office is conducive to the health and vigor
OF voluntary associations like this, shall re-
tire at the close OF the year. from the position
which have now the honor to hold as your
presiding officer But should regard il as a
misfortune to lose my interest in the objects to
which this society is devoted, and to the pro-
motion OF which hope to be able to contrib
ute IN my humble way, something at least, for
many years to come.
conclude what have to say with the sim
pie remark, that some observation of men and
things, and twenty years devotion to h0rti.
cultural pursuits, have confirmed me in the
belief that the cultivation Of fruits and flow
erS Is among the most fascinating and abiding
VI human recreatlons, as the science OF hortl-
culture Is among the most abstruse that the
intellect of man has ever attempted to investi-
gate.