102 ANNUAL MEETING, MAY 15. 



Lee, Cabot, Putuam, Upton, Emmerton, Mansfield, Ives, 

 etc. 



Scarcely a pot plant or any of the well known vege- 

 tables were on exhibition. The cnt flowers and the fruit 

 occupied every available space in the rooms. The dahlia, 

 once so prominent, has almost disappeared ; the few that 

 are seen may be considered as representatives of a pre- 

 vious age. The annuals, once so highly prized, have 

 given place to the collections of foliage plants, ferns, be- 

 gonias, caladiums, etc. The vegetables, in great variety, 

 now receive merited attention in all horticultural displays. 



The change in the specimens exhibited is no greater 

 than in the exhibitors. That generation has nearly all 

 passed away ; and their children, and those who have since 

 that time become residents of our city, remain to carry 

 forward the work so auspiciousl}' commenced. 



Museum. — The specimens in natural history, including 

 those in arch^eoloo^y, which have been c^iven durinof the 

 year, are on deposit with the Trustees of the Pcabody 

 Academy of Science, in accordance with previous arrange- 

 ments. Those of an historical character or that possess an 

 artistic interest have been arranged in the rooms. The 

 following may be specified as contributors : Mrs. Samuel 

 G. Ireson, F. A. Fielden, C. T. Brooks of Newport, R. 

 I., Mrs. N. D. Cole, Miss Nellie Jackson, Gardner L. 

 Chandler, Charles O. Welch, James Shatswell, Henry 

 M. Brooks, James L. Putnam, S. Griudall of Augusta, 

 Me., James S. Bryant, of Hartford, Conn., Stephen 

 Henry Osborn, E. N. Walton, Benjamin Knights, S. A. 

 Green, of Boston, Wm. P. Andrews, E. C. Bolles, John 

 Robinson, R. S. Rantoul, S. A. Jones, George D. Phip- 

 pen, Mrs. Sarah H. Swan, of Cambridge, Esther C. 

 Mack, Miss C. P. Chad wick (estate of), James A. Em- 

 mertou. 



