34 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Saturday, Dec. 9. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day 

 — the President in the chair. 



The President, Treasurer, and Chairman of the Finance Committee were 

 appointed a Committee to settle with Mt. Auburn Cemetery. 



The President made a report in regard to the expediency of having a 

 course of lectures. 



Adjourned two weeks to Dec. 23d. 



Dec. 23. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



The Committee on Gardens, the Committee of Arrangements and the 

 Flower Committee submitted their reports for 1854. 



Adjourned one week to Dec. 30. 



Dec. 30. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to-day — the 

 President in the chair. 



Dr. Wight from the Fruit Committee, and H. Bradlee from the Vegetable 

 Committee, submitted their reports for 1854, which were accepted. 



The Executive Committee reported the sum of ^^2800 as tlie amount to be 

 appropriated for premiums for 1855. 



Messrs. Breck, Wight and Walker were appointed a Committee to nom- 

 inate a Committee of Arrangements for 1855. 



The Committee for establishing premiums for 1855, submitted their 

 schedule, which was placed in the hands of the Executive Committee for 

 approval, and to be published with the reports of the Committees for 1854. 



The thanks of the Society were voted to the N. Y. State Agricultural 

 Society, and to W. Appleton, for books and papers. 



Four new members were elected, and the meeting dissolved. 



The following are the reports of the several Committees : — 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FLOWERS, 



AWARDING PREMIUMS FOR THE TEAR. 



The amount allowed by the Society to be appropriated by your Commit- 

 tee was seven hundred dollars. Of this sura, three hundred and thirty-two 

 dollars have been awarded in premiums, and two hundred and forty-eight 

 dollars in gratuities— making a total of five hundred and eighty dollars ; 

 leaving a balance of one hundred and twenty dollars unappropriated. 



The season has been an unusual one in many respects. In the first place, 

 in the early part of the season, particularly in the month of May, it was 

 cold and wet, and vegetation was so backward that the opening of the Hall 

 was delayed a fortnight. The cold wet spring was succeeded by a remark- 

 ably drj 'summer. The drought was so severe as almost to ruin floral pro- 

 ductions, which would otherwise have been offered for premiums. This 

 maj account for the small amount awarded in premiums. 



