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2d. Resolved, That the stated meetings of the Council shall he 

 held at ten o'clock, A. M., on the first Saturday of March, June, 

 September and December, at the Hall of the Society. 



3d. Resolved, That there be an addition of one member to the 

 Library Committee. Zebedee Cook, Jr., having been nominated, 

 he was accordingly elected. 



4th. Resolved, That all letters and communications to or from 

 any of the officers or members of the Society, which relate to ob- 

 jects for which it was instituted, and it may be deemed expedient 

 to publish as a part of the transactions of the Society, shall be 

 transmitted to the Library Committee, and said Committee shall 

 prepare them for, and superintend their publication. 



5th. Resolved, That the four Standing Committees of the 

 Council prepare lists of such objects as they may think worthy of 

 premiums, and cause the same to be published in the New England 

 Farmer during the month of January next. 



Cth. Resolved, That all seeds, plants, or other articles, presented 

 to the Society, or purchased therefor, shall be disposed of as the 

 Executive Committee may direct. 



The following Gentlemen were then elected in pursuance of the 

 first resolution. 



SAMUEL DOWNER, Dorchester. 

 ELIAS PHINNEY, Lexington. 

 CHEEVER NEWHALL, Dorchester. 

 CHARLES TAPPAN, Brookline. 

 JOHN B. RUSSELL, Boston. 



RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STANDING COMxMITTEES. 



1. It is the duty of the Standing Committee on Fruits, Flowers, 

 Vegetables, and the synonymes of Fruits, to attend the weekly ex- 

 hibitions at the Hall of the Society, and to carefully examine all 

 specimens which may be offered for premium or exhibition. 



2. Reports on Fruits, Flowers, and Vegetables, offered for exhi- 

 bition only, may be drawn up, signed, and delivered to the Library 

 Committee, for publication, by any member of each Committee, 



