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$ 550 to the Fruit Committee, and $150 to the Vegetable Committee, and 

 the report was accepted. 



The committee chosen to settle with the Mount Auburn Cemetery, re- 

 ported that they had duly attended to the same, and had received from the 

 Treasurer of that Association, the sura of $3,233 41, being one fourth of 

 the net proceeds, the proportion belonging to the Society. 



It was voted that the Lowell medal should be of the same valuation as 

 the Appleton medal, and the Committee on medals were authorized and 

 instructed to procure suitable dies for the purpose. 



It was voted that the sum of $ 300 be placed at the disposal of the Li- 

 brary Committee for the increase of the Library, and that said committee 

 report a list of books which it is desirable to purchase ; also, voted to au- 

 thorize the committee to appoint a Librarian with a salary of $ 50 per 

 annum. 



Voted to invest $2500 of the amount received from Mt. Auburn, for 

 paying the debt of the Society. 



Kthibited. — Fruit: From J. Pinneo, Hanover, N. H., a variety of ap- 

 ples, viz : Twenty ounce (fine,) Jewett's fine red. Nonsuch, Sweet Pearmain, 

 Golden Pippin, (?) Lebanon Sweet, Erie Sweet, Dexter and Lebanon Sour; 

 several of them very good. 



Adjourned two weeks, to January 23d. 



Saturday, Jan. 23(i. — An adjourned meeting of the Society was held to- 

 day — the President in the Chair. 



The Executive Committee reported the list of premiums for the present 

 year, which was accepted and placed in the hands of the publishing com- 

 mittee. 



The Executive Committee also offered a resolution upon the subject of 

 Prospective Premiums, which was accepted ; and the resolution was placed 

 in the hands of the Committee for establishing premiums, who made a re- 

 port as follows : — 



Prospective premiums for objects to be originated subsequent to A. D. 

 1846, and which, after a trial of five years, shall be deemed equal or supe- 

 rior, in quality and other characteristics, to any now extant. 

 For the best seedling Pear, the Society's large gold medal, . . ^60 



For the best seedling Apple, the Society's large gold medal, . . 60 



For the best seedling Hardy Grape, the Society's large gold medal, . 60 

 For the best seedling Plum, the Appleton gold medal, . . 40 



For the best seedling Cherry, the Lowell gold medal, . , 40 



For the best seedling Strawberry, the Lyman plate, , . .50 



For the best seedling Raspberry, the Lyman plate, . . .50 



For the best seedling Hardy Rose, the Society's large gold medal, . 60 

 For the best seedling Camellia, the Society's large gold medal, . 60 



For the best seedling Azalea indica, the Lowell gold medal, . . 40 



For the best seedling Tree Paeony, the Appleton gold medal, . 40 



For the best seedling Herbaceous Paeony, Lowell gold medal, . 40 



For the best seedling Potato, the Society's large gold medal, 60 



The Report was accepted, and ordered to be published. 



Adjourned two weeks, to February 6th. 



