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INVITATIONS EECEIVED. 



At the conclusion of the officers' reports, President Earle pre- 

 sented an invitation from the officers of the Shell Beach Railroad to 

 members of the Society, tendering them an excursion to Shell 

 Beach, on Lake Borgne, and return, during the continuance of the 

 meeting. He also presented a proposition from the officers of the 

 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company to take members of 

 the Society, in a body, to Pass Christian and return for $1 each. 

 The invitations M'erc accepted, and, on motion, the Chair appointed 

 J. C. Evans, of Missouri; Jno. T. Hardie, of Louisiana, and G. W. 

 Campbell, of Ohio, a committee to arrange the details of the excur- 

 sions. 



President Earle — The Exposition management has appointed a 

 full corps of judges to serve in the various divisions and classes of 

 the Horticultural exhibitions. From this list of names all the vari- 

 ous committees will be made up. 



The names are as follows : Charles Joly, Paris, France ; Wm. 

 H. Boomkamp, Holland ; Dr. D. Morris, Jamaica ; Charles Gibb, 

 Abbotsford, Quebec; D. W. Beadle, Province of Ontario; Robert 

 Manning, Massachusetts; Charles H. Hovey, Massachusetts; S. D. 

 "VVillard, New York; Judge William Parry, New Jersey; George 

 W. Campbell, Ohio; T. T. Lyon, Michigan; J. C. Plumb, Wis- 

 consin ; E. H. Calkins, Iowa; J. C. Evans, Missouri; George 

 Husman, California ; H. J. Rudisill, California ; A. W. Webber, 

 Tennessee ; H. E. Van Deman, Kansas ; P. J. Berckraans, Georgia, 

 E. H. Hart, Florida; T. V. Munson, Texas; W. H. Cassell, Mis- 

 sissippi ; S. M. Wiggins, R. Maitre, and J. Fonta, New Orleans. 



On motion, the Chair appointed Messrs. Ragan, of Indiana, 

 Smith, of Wisconsin, and Willard, of New York, a Committee on 

 Order of Business. 



President Earle — Having disposed of some of our routine work, 

 I will now introduce to you one whom you all know by reputation, 

 and many of you personally: John S. Collins, of New Jersey, who 

 will read a paper on 



