172 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mucellaneous. 



Eeport United States Commissioners on Horticulture, Paris exposition. 

 Ornamenting Michigan school grounds. 



Schedule of prizes offered by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for 

 1882. 



List of premiums awarded by board of managers American Institute, New 

 York Citv. 



Very respectfully, 



Fkank W. King, Lilrarian. 



REPORT OF TUE TREASURER FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 1, 1SS2. 

 Officers and Members of the Michigan State Horticultural Society: 



Ladies and Gentlemen, — I take pleasure in submitting my report to you 

 for the past year, because our finances are in a healthy condition, and there 

 seems to be a cordial feeling in all parts of the State toward the Society, that 

 will help to bear the financial burdens in the future. The dollar per year is 

 but little for each interested horticulturist to give, and if all who are benefited 

 by the work of our Society would come forward with the annual fee, there 

 •would be no danger of any embarrassment in our labor in the future. 



Our Life Fund. 



We have now one hundred and seventy-seven life members, eleven new ones 

 having been added the past year, whose names have been enrolled as follows: 

 James D. McDiarmid, Plcasanton, Michigan; E. W. Allis, Adrian, Michigan; 

 Robert T. McNaughtou, Jackson, Michigan; James Vick, Rochester, New 

 York; Frank H. Vick, Rocliester, New York; Charles H. Vick, Rochester, 

 New York ; E. Colston Vick, Rochester, New York ; Mrs. W. K. Gibson, 

 Jackson, Michigan; E. M. Potter, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Dr. Austin Scott, 

 Newark, New Jersey; Chas, \\. Garfield, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The fund 

 is invested as follows : 



The Seymour mortgage $1,000 



The Stearns mortgage _. 250 



United States bonds 150 



Note 100 



Bank certificate 270 



$1,770 



lleveijits and Disbursements — General Account. 



The receipts of the Society come into my hands very largely through the 

 ^Secretary, who has more directly to deal with the sources of income. 



Receipts. 



Balance brought over from last year as per printed report in vol- 

 ume of 1881, page 361 $812 54 



Annual memberships _ 106 00 



Local societies _ 236 40 



Reimbursed from Boston commission 8 45 



Interest on notes, mortgages, and bonds 115 04 



From ex-Treasurer Adams 100 00 



From State Agricultural Society 800 00 



Total receipts to December 1, 1881 - $2,178 43 



