44 ANNUAL REPORT. 



AFTEEK^OOI^ SESSION. 



Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1885. 



The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock p. m., pursuant to 

 adjournment, by Capt. Blakeley, who stated that Prof. Porter 

 had arrived from New Orleans, and it would be well, perhaps, 

 to arrange as to the time to be given to the Amber Cane 

 Association at the j^resent session. There should be an 

 understanding as to the time to be occupied; there was sufficient 

 time for both societies, but there should be regular hours of 

 work assigned to each. He simply desired to bring the matter 

 up to ascertain what time the members of the Amber Cane Asso- 

 ciation desired to occupy. Prof. Porter was present and would 

 make a statement. 



Prof. E. D. Porter. When Secretary Gibbs approached me 

 at New Orleans with reference to the best method of procedure 

 of these societies, we did not know whether^ considering the 

 absence of so many of our members from the State, at the 

 Exposition or elsewhere, that it would be worth while to 

 undertake the holding of anything like a formal meeting on our 

 I)art. He stated to me that circulars had been sent to all the 

 members of the executive committee, and after waiting two or 

 three weeks answers had been received from a majority of that 

 committee endorsing a joint meeting, and also the idea of mak- 

 ing these meetings informal. Of course the Amber Cane Asso- 

 ciation has made nothing like formal arrangements under the 

 circumstances, and all we propose to do is to unite with the 

 Horticultural Society in the discussion of matters of interest in 

 common to both, asking for only a portion of the time, of course, 

 for the transaction of the official business of the association, 

 such as the reception of reports and election of officers for 

 the ensuing year. I should think, perhaps, the forenoon of a 

 day would be sufficient; but further arrangements might be de- 

 ferred till after the morning session to-morrow, when more of 

 our members will be here. 



President Smith. I presume members of the Horticultural 

 Society are ready to give way at any time you may desire. I 

 hardly think there was a member who received a circular, in 



