1889-05-20 Letter: Mass. Hort Society Request for Surplus Plants, 2014.020.012-007

[left side] Mrs. &, L. T. Wolcote Ch. Window Garden Committee

Dear Madam

After furnishing the plants of the beds & lots in the cemetery it sometimes happens^some years^ that there are more plants than [we?] require, but at this time it is not possible for me to say. Should there be plants left over I shall be glad to let you have some.

[Subject: Regard for surplus plants]

Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston, May 20^th 1889

Supt. Mt Auburn Cemetery

Dear Sir

The Committee on Window Gardening - of this Socy are having many demands from Mission Sunday Schools for plants for their pupils, Hoping by some little religious ceremony to aid the children, to care for a plant, and present it in the month of Sep. for the simple prizes we offer -

We have no way of supply ing these demands - I have a promise of one hundred pots from Mrs Ross, of Newton Cemetery, of others from Mr Barker of Forest Hill - I hope

to secure for the childrens Sunday, June 9^th - about 400 for a mission School on Harri son Av, Boston

Could you at that time give of those you do not need for the decoration of Cemetery under your charge?

If you can contribute will you address me that I may make arrangements -

Respectfully yours

Henrietta L.T. [?] Ch. Window Garden Com,

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