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• condition for the promotion of icicncp, constantly niiiltiplying in Its allurcmoni*, and bent suited to man's lilf;hoi)t 

 onrtlily (lostlny, ns wull us fiirnisliing tlio Inlollort wilh the most alMimliint source of rfllfi'lion. Those who have 

 coiiirilmloJ to the adviincenicnl of such a noble end, must always njipear before the worlil ns lis bcsl benefactors. 



" III the perspective we see a pnrden not only tilled wilh native plants from the niounlains and valleys of our own 

 far extended Kepublic, but with the best speeiiui'ns of the most new and valuable exotics from every ellmc, and, like 

 the dew of Heaven, it is within the reach of all, and it is emphatieally to be a garden for the pcojde, within whose pre- 

 chits all may be taught lessons of refinement and wisdom. 



"But notwithstanding the brilliant prospects that have attended our progress thus far, we have still before us a work 

 of some magnimde, and one that should most zealously engage our immediate and undivided attention. The season 

 is fast approaching that should induce us to put this entepri/e in rajdd motion, and still we cannot with propriety com- 

 mence until the maximum of stock is subscribed, $100,0(to, of which J.'iOjOOd still remains to be taken ; and it would 

 not be very complimentary to a city a-s wealthy as ours to admit for a moment that it could not be very readily obtained. 

 It appears to me that it only rcipiires llie ttTorl and the amount will be procured in a ^ery short time. 



" It will not be expected that on this occasion I shall consume your time wilh any elaborate remarks; you have the 

 different deiiarlments placed in the hands of gentlemen of 7.cal and ability, and they will from time to lime present 

 you with the most desirable plajis and most efflcienl sources of information. 



"The able and eloquent inaugural address of the llev. Dr. Vintcin lays on your table, and it is rich In reasoning to 

 inspire us wilh the most fervent zeal in the promotion of our cause and it8ami)le attainments. 



" I w<pu1(I on this occasion indulge my feelings in the most devoted ejaculation, that this garden, so magniflcent in 

 design, so well suited to the comlilion and happiness of our race, may not fail in its accomiilishments, but prove equal 

 to the sublime conceptions of the great patriarch in botany, and become as reverenced as the academic gardens and 

 rural retreats of the ancient philosophers and their students in search of science." 



This address was received with great applause. 



The Committee on Deeds reported that they had received the deed? of the several plots of 

 ground upon which the Botanical Garden is to be laid out^ and they were received and ordered 

 to be recorded in the proper office. 



On motion, a Committee of three was appointed to get the Charter, By-Laws, and names of the 

 Officers printed ; and Messrs. Meade, Degkaiiw, and the Secretary, were appointed as said Com- 

 mittee. 



On motion, the Finance Committee was directed to petition the Common Council to grade the 

 5th Avenue, or so much of it as would facilitate the operations of the Association. 



Officers. — The following officers of the Association were elected at the previous meeting of the 

 Trustees, and they have commenced to perform their duties: 



Patron— TnoyiXf, HUNT. FresiJeni—Jouy W. Df.gkauw. Vice Presidents— Ut, "Wm. C. Langlet ; 2d, J. 8. 

 T. STEANAnA.v; 3d, Wilson G. Hunt; 4th, ETiiELnERT S. Mills; 5th, E. B. Litchfielu. Treasurer— J oaif B. 

 Cocks. Pecording Secretary— flAmi^ L. ScuAErEE. Corresponding Secretary— A, J. 8. Dugbauw. Librarian 

 — Henbt Stakr. 



Committees.— J^jnance Committee— Vim. C. Langlcy, Jas. ITazlehurst, Addison G. Jerome, Wm. Spencer, Chas. R. 

 Marvin, Alfred Large, Ira Smith. Execuiite Committee— Uitwry A. Kent, Ethelbert S. Mills, Wm. C. Langley, .1. 8. 

 T. Stranahan, A. J. P. Degrauw, E. Litchfield, L. B. Loder. Conntruction Covimiiice — John Maxwell, J. A. Terry, 

 J. 8. T. Stranahan, II. A. Graef, 11. A. Kent, J. E. Eauch, E. W. Fiske. Plant Committee — Teler B. Mead, H. A. 

 Graef, J. E. Kauch, J. W. Towt, W. S. Dunham, Geo. Ingram, M. L. Schacfer. 



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