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required number of specimens named in the Schedule, — no more and 

 no less. Any deviation from these or other established rules dis- 

 qualifies the contribution, and it becomes the duty of the Committee 

 to reject such collections, no matter how meritorious they may 

 otherwise be. As this disagreeable duty was several tunes imposed 

 on your Committee during the past season, they desire to bring this 

 subject particularly to the notice of contributors, that the mistake 

 may not be repeated in future. 



The attention of contributors is called to important changes and 

 alterations in the Schedule of Prizes for the coming year. It will 

 be seen, on referring to the Schedule, that the appropriation for 

 prizes and gratuities for vegetables has again been reduced, the 

 amount for the coming year being fixed at $750, a reduction of 

 twenty-five per cent, from the present year. 



In order to keep within the appropriation, the Committee, in 

 making up the Schedule for 1878, have not only found it necessary 

 to cut down most of the prizes from what they were the present 

 year, but have also been obliged to drop the November exhibition 

 entirely. This is of course to be regretted, but as the interests of 

 the Society appear to demand it, and as it is believed to be but 

 temporary, it is earnestly hoped that contributors will not allow 

 their interest in our exhibitions to flag on this account, but will 

 cheerfully acquiesce in a measure necessary to what e\evy member 

 should have at heart — the best interests of the Society. 



We close our report with the following list of prizes and gratuities 

 awarded by your Committee the past season. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



C. N. Brackett, 

 Walter Russell, 

 George W. Pierce, 



J. FlLLEBROVTN, )■ 



JosiAH Crosby, 

 Anthony Hatch, 

 Samuel Hartwell, 

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Vegetable 

 Committee. 



