180 PROCEEDINGS. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, December 13, 1851. 

 Vice President Joseph S. Cabot, in the Chair. 



Voted, That the Society's Silver Medal be presented to A. Leroy, of Angers, France, for 

 the fine collection of Fruit sent by him to the Society, and that the Corresponding Secretary 

 be authorized to forward the same with a vote of thanks. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, December 20, 1851. 



President, Samuel Walker, in the Chair. 



Mr. Cabot, from the Committee appointed for that purpose, reported, that a Medal, of the 

 value of fifty dollars, be presented to Capt. Lovett for the production of the Christiana 

 Melon. 



A Committee, consisting of the President, Treasurer, and Finance Committee, were 

 chosen to settle with Mount Auburn Cemetery. 



Messrs. Lovett, Breck, and Haggerston were appointed a Committee to nominate a Com- 

 mittee of Arrangements for 1852. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, December 27, 1851. 



President, Samuel Walker, in the Chair. 



A package of Books was received from M. Vattemare, which was placed in the hands 

 of the Committee on the Library. 



The Committee for establishing Premiums for 1852, submitted a Schedule of Prizes, 

 which was placed in the hands of the Executive Committee. 



The Committees on Gardens, Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables, presented the following 

 Reports : — 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GARDENS, AWARDING PRE- 

 MIUMS FOR 1851. 



The Committee on Gardens herewith submit their Report for 1851. The Committee 

 regret that the Prizes offered by the Society in this department of its administration seem 

 to excite but little interest. The whole number of Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Gardens 

 entered with the Committee the past year was but five ; while for the Prizes offered for 

 Greenhouses and Graperies not a single competitor appeared. These Prizes have, how- 

 ever, been but recenfiy established, and although none of the effects intended to be 

 produced thereby, are as yet apparent, yet with the hope, that as these offerings become 

 more generally known and better appreciated, more interest in them will be excited, and 

 the ends designed in their establishment be in some measure attained, a discontinuance of 

 them would not, in the opinion of your Committee, be advisable. Although perhaps not 

 coming strictly within the requisitions hitended to be exacted, yet desiring to cheiish the 

 interest manifested in those objects intended to be prorhoted by the Society, your Committee 

 have awarded the following Prizes to the persons named. Competitors should remember 

 that the Committee are precluded by the rules from visiting any Gardens, Greenhouses, 

 &c., unless notice is given to the chairman, previous to May 1st, of the intention of the 

 owner thereof to be a candidate for the Prizes offered. 



Your Committee have awarded — 



