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was unrepresented. The committee reported that in- 

 sects destructive to vegetation were alarmingly on the 

 increase. The Colorado potato beetle (Doryphora decem- 

 lineata) made its appearance this year. 



The only places visited by the Garden Committee 

 this year were the greenhouse and grapery of Edward 

 S. Eand, jun., and the greenhouse of John B. Moore. 

 Mr. Moore's method of keeping over azaleas, hardy 

 roses, etc., by plunging the pots in coal ashes in cold 

 frames, was commended by the committee. They 

 awarded to him the first prize for his greenhouse. In 

 Mr. Rand's greenhouse the principal attraction was the 

 orchids and agaves. He was awarded the second prize 

 for this, and the first prize for his grapery. The com- 

 mittee thought it desirable that more members should 

 enter places for their inspection. 



Three prospective prizes were awarded this year ; viz., 

 to E. S. Hand, jun., for his seedling rhododendron, 

 Daisy Hand ; to Francis Parkman, for Lilium Park- 

 manni; and to Marshall P. Wilder, for the President 

 Wilder strawberry. 



The Committee on Publication and Discussion re- 

 ported that the discussions had been maintained with 

 increasing interest. They were practical in their char- 

 acter, and the committee had no doubt that this inter- 

 change of experience would be of great benefit to the 

 members/ But while it seemed to them desirable to 

 preserve this characteristic, and to place their main 

 reliance upon such eminently practical methods as exhi- 

 bitions and discussions connected with them, they were 

 fully persuaded of the invaluable service which science 

 has rendered to horticulture, and therefore intended 

 during the next season to secure an occasional lecture 



