158 American Horticultural Society. 



DISCUSSION OX THE REPORT. 



Col. Babcock, of Arkansas, moved the adoption of the report 



Dr. Shaw, of Colorado, moved to amend by filling the blank with 

 $400.00. 



Mr. Kellogg, of Wisconsin — It is easy to promise, but can we 

 meet such appropriations? 



Secretary Bagan, of Indiana — I do not think we should fix upon 

 any definite sum for either contingencies or salaries. If we wait for 

 Congress or the Commission of Agriculture to help us we may wait 

 indefinitely. I am in favor of helping ourselves. The way out is 

 for each member to aid in extending our list of members. The fees 

 will keep up our expenses if we double our list of members. 



Dr. Shaw, of Colorado — There should be a definite sum set apart 

 for current expenses, also the Secretary's salary should be a definite 

 sum, not less than $500. The Agricultural Department should 

 appropriate enough to publish our Annual Transactions. 



3Ir. Roe, of Wisconsin — There are few of us that can not secure 

 three additional members, and some of us can do more. I am quite 

 sure that I can get twenty in our local Society when I go home. 



Col. Babcock, of Arkansas — We have a resolution making a very 

 libei'al appropriation but no money back of it. Each of us should 

 constitute ourselves a committee of one to secure new members. I 

 think 1 can get twenty or twenty-five when I go home. If we get 

 one thousand members — not an impossible thing to do — we are all 

 right. 



President Earle, of Illinois — When we get some money the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee will pay our Secretary. 



Dr. McKay, of Mississippi — The plan suggested by the commit- 

 tee is, of course, subject to amendments and changes by the Society. 



Dr. Share — I think it better to fix a definite sum and then make 

 it If left undetermined we will not have done much to advance 

 the cause of the Society. 



Col. Babcock — AVe should first devote our energies to increasing 

 our membership. 



3fr. Williams, of New Jersey — We should not appropriate what 



