CONTENTS. 



Pkefatort Note, ......... 



Business Meeting, Januai-y 6, 1877 ; Address of President Parkman, pp. 5-7 ; 

 Appropriations, 7; Reports of Treasurer, Finance Committee, Com- 

 mittee on Publication and Discussion, and Secretary, read. 



Business Meeting, January 13, 1877 ; Report of Committee on Herbarium 

 p. 8; Prospective Prizes, ....... 



Meeting for Discussion; Squash and Melon Culture, by J. "W. Pierce 

 pp. 9-20; Discussion, ....... 



Meeting fob Discussion, January 20, 1877 ; Lecture on Fertilization and 

 Cross-Fertilization, by Prof. G. L. Goodale, ..... 



Meeting fob Discussion, January 27, 1877 ; Lecture on Injurious and other 

 Fungi, by Byron D. Halsted, M. S., pp. 28-43; Explanation of Plates p. 

 44; Discussion, ......... 



Business Meeting, February 3, 1877; Election of member, p. 45; Vote 

 of thanks to Prof. Goodale, p. 46; Letter from G. F. B. Leighton, 



Meeting fob Discussion ; Pear tree blight, pp. 47^9 ; The Improvement 

 and Ornamentation of Suburban and Country Roads, by Daniel D. 

 Slade, pp. 49-61 ; Discussion, ....... 



Meeting fob Discussion, February 10, 1877; New Bougainvillea, pp. 

 62, 03 ; Lecture on Entomology, by B. Pickman Mann, pp. 63-66 ; 

 Discussion, .......... 



Meeting foe Discussion, February 17, 1877; Forcing Lilacs, p. 71; Fer- 

 tilization and Cross-Fertilization, ...... 



Meeting fob Discussion, February 24, 1877; Self and Cross-Fertilization, 



Business Meeting, March 3, 1877 ; Members elected, : , . . 



Meeting for Discussion; Injurious and other Fungi, 



Meeting fob Discussion, March 10, 1877; Forcing Roses, pp. 92-96; 

 Hexacentrls Mysorensls, ........ 



Meeting for Discussion, March 17, 1877; Rogiera eJegans, p. 96; Reports 

 of the Society's Exhibitions, pp. 90, 97 ; Lecture on Fertilizers, by Prof. 

 Levi Stockbridge, pp. 97-100; Discussion, . . . . . 



Meeting for Discussion, March 24, 1877; Roses for Forcing, pp. 106,107; 

 Covering Plants, p. 108; ylp/icZeicis sp?ewcZe)is, . . . . 



Meeting foe Discussion, March 31, 1877; Improvement and Ornamenta- 

 tion of Suburban and Country Roads, ...... 



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