ak:nual meeting of the boakd. 



The Board met at the office of the Secretary, in the new 

 rooms, Commonwealth Building, in Boston, Tuesday, Feb- 

 ruary 5, 1884, at twelve o'clock, Hon. Marshall P. Wilder 

 in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Bird, Bowditch, Buell, Damon, Davis, 

 Edson, Farnsworth, Grinnell, Goodrich, Haskell, Her- 

 sey, Hill, Lane, Lynde, McKinstry, Moore, Nye, Noble, 

 Round, Slade, Smith, Varnum, Ware, Warner, Waterman, 

 Wheeler and Wilder. 



Voted, To dispense with the reading of the minutes of the 

 last meeting, the matter having all been printed in the annual 

 report for 1883. 



Voted, To meet each day of the session at 9.30 o'clock 

 A. M., and to adjourn for one hour and a half, from 1 to 2.30 

 o'clock p. M. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of three to examine and 

 report on the credentials of newly-elected members : Messrs. 

 Damon, Bird and Round. 



Reports of delegates to the annual fairs being in order, — 

 Mr. Bird reported on the Amesbury and Salisbury, Mr. 

 Round reported on the Barnstable, Mr. Farnsworth reported 

 on the Deerfield Valley, Mr. Wheeler reported on the Hamp- 

 den East, Mr. Hersey reported on the Hampshire, Mr. Da- 

 mon reported on the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden. 



Mr. Wilder here addressed the Board on the importance of 

 proper nomenclature of fruits, and Mr. Slade moved that the 

 subject be made the order of the day to-morrow at 10 a. m. 



Adjourned for one hour and a half. 



Met at 2.30 r. m., Mr. Grinnell in the chair. 



