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ANNUAL REPOET FOE THE YEAR 1922. 



Inaugural Meeting. 



The Inaugural Meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society for the year 1922 was held at Horticultural Hall, Boston, 

 on January 19, at three o'clock, with President Burrage in the 

 Chair. 



In opening the meeting President Burrage stated that he had 

 no formal address to make but called attention to some of the 

 principal horticultural events of the past year mentioning particu- 

 larly the adoption of the new amendments to the By-laws of the 

 Society adopted at the recent iVnnual Meeting. 



The President then called for the annual reports of the officers 

 and chairmen of the various committees which were read, accepted, 

 and referred for publication in the Annual Report of the Society. 



The Board of Trustees. 



The Secretary presented a summary of the business transacted 

 by the Board of Trustees at the five meetings held during the year 

 1922. 



January 21. John S. Ames was appointed Treasurer of the 

 Society for the current year and Messrs. Ernest H. Wilson, Arthur 

 Lyman, and Mrs. S. V. R. Crosby were elected Trustees to fill 

 vacancies existing in the Board. 



The Treasurer reported the expenses of the Society during the 

 past year were $39,075.84, leaving a deficit of $8,720.00. 



Standing Committees for the year 1922 were appointed in accord- 

 ance with the requirements of the By-laws. 



The President brought up the subject of legislation for the pro- 

 tection of wild flowers, particularly the mayflower, stating that he 



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