THE SOCIETY'S HERBARIUM, ETC. 131 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, April 1, 1876. 



A duly notified stated meeting was holden at 11 o'clock, Presi- 

 dent Parkman in the chair. 



On motion of W. C. Strong, Chairman of the Committee on 

 Publication and Discussion, it was 



Voted, That a Committee of five be appointed to take into con- 

 sideration the recommendations concerning the Society's Herba- 

 rium, in the paper read by the Professor of Botany, at the Meeting 

 for Discussion on the 18th of March. 



The Chair appointed W. C. Strong, C. M. Hovey, E. S. Rand, 

 Jr., E. H. Hitchings, and Waldo O. Ross. The Professor of 

 Botany, John Robinson, was, on motion, added to the Committee. 



On the recommendation of the Executive Committee, it was 

 Voted, That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby directed to send 

 a certificate of Life Membership to George E. Davenport, as a 

 slight mark of the Society's appreciation of the extensive and 

 valuable collection of Ferns presented by him to the Society', and 

 that the usual fee be remitted. 



The Executive Committee also recommended the appropriation 

 of a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars to defray the expense 

 of collecting and forwarding fruit and other horticultural products 

 to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia. The appropriation 

 was unanimously voted. 



On motion of Marshall P. Wilder it was 



Voted, That the thanks of the Society be presented to Edward 

 Sprague Rand, Jr., for his valuable and faithful services as Record- 

 ing Secretar}- of the Society for many years, and that a committee 

 of three be appointed to report what testimonial shall be made in 

 recognition of these services. 



The Chair appointed Marshall P. Wilder, W. C. Strong, and 

 B. G. Smith. 



A donation of seeds from the United States Agricultural Depart- 

 ment was placed in the hands of the Vegetable Committee for 

 distribution. 



