Excerpt from Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Vol. 1: For the Year 1888 Our petition had the hearty approval of the leading newspapers of the city and was reinforced by petitions signed by a large number of the most prominent residents. The law officers of the city, however, advised the committee of the City Council having the subject under consideration, that the proposed use of the public grounds did not come within the provisions of the statute establishing the Public Garden. The plan was accordingly abandoned. The continued rise in the value of our real estate has not been accompanied by a proportionate increase in our rentals, and it is more and more evident that we do not derive from our stores and halls all the income we could receive, were the building better adapted to the requirements Of business in this vicinity. The approaches to the upper hall are not convenient either for the transportation of plants or for the visitors to our Shows. The elevator is insufficient for our present needs and cannot be made available except at an expense that does not appear to be war ranted by the rents received from the halls. It is possible that some extensive additions could be made to the building, which would provide more fully for the wants of the Society, and at the same time yield a much larger rental than that now obtained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.