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the cold. Tilt' rich find iinother way to enjoy them: they f^ive em- 

 ployment to the poor and edncate the masses. Now let us liavc 

 flowers everywhere: — there is notliin>i' that will cheer a sick room 

 like a bouquet. Put them in the saloons: let their perfume rise, 

 and it inuij be will lead the wanderer to think of home ami the spot 

 where his mother cultivated them. If we wear them in oui- hearts 

 they will root out all envy and jealousy, and love must rei^^'n. 



I think sj)rin<4' Howei-s are more l)eautif'ul than later ones, for 

 they are more cheerin*;" after a cold and ii;loomy winter. There is 

 the beautifnl crocus. enil)leni of pnrity: and the knowinij; ptmsy. 

 with its upturned face, idways recognizin*>' some one: the sAveet hya- 

 cinth with its variety of colors: and the tulips, and all the other 

 beantiful flowers — Oh I my. I cannot do them justice. 



I have not heard from many ;^ardens and seen only a few. bnt 

 as far as seen or heard from everything' is doing well except roses, of 

 which the t()])s were badly fro/en. 



L. K. Cunningham 1 never saw my roses in such a hx before: 

 the tops were all fro/en. 



In answer to the (piestion: "" Are rose bushes killed ?"' Mrs. Dr. 

 Merrick. Mrs. Mary Barnard. Mrs. X. H. Pratt, and several other 

 ladies replied that they are badly injnred. 



Mrs. Mary Barnard- Is there any known remedy foi' the rose 

 slug? 



Mrs. Pratt 1 have used carbolic preparations and w hale oil. 

 and when these failed })icked them off w itli my fingers. 



Mrs. F". Mann -My roses are all killed. 1 am ((dlecting and 

 cultivating wild Howers and jtlants. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



(). \\ . Barnard, cliairniaii of the Finance ('ommittee. reporte<l as 

 additions to the IS8^J membership list the following gentlemen and 

 their wives: P. P. Nelson. Milo If. Peters. |{. S. (iilkerson. P. M. 

 Wright. Rev. Win. ('am]d)(dl. F. Fllingwood. B. (i. Lee. H. .1. Bcedy. 

 J. K. Lockey, A. H. Dole, W. A. Perry. .1. P. Haughn. L. S. Smith. 

 N. B. Pratt'. John McElroy. Lowell Wood. E. W. Hume and Mrs. L. 

 B. Smith. Messrs. ('. F. Holmes. A. L. Morey, and ('. M. Wright. 



The President tendered the thanks of the Society to Mr. and 

 Mrs. Peters for the generous provision they had made for the accom- 

 modation and comfort of the Society's meeting. 



