TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



SECRETARY 



OF THE 



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WITH 



RETURNS OF THE FINANCES OF THE 

 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES, 



FOB 



18 7 8. LIBRARY 



NEW YORK 



BOTANICAL 



GARDEN 



BOSTON: 



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117 Franklin Street, 

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