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Amesbury and Salisbury Society, F. W. Sargent of Amesbury. 

 Attleborough, Isaac Alger of Attle borough. 

 Berkshire, Ciias. A. Mills of South Williamstown. 

 Blackstone Valley, Henry A. Cook of Whitiusville. 

 Eastern Hampden, Dr. Wm. Holbrook of Palmer. 

 Hampden, C. F. Fowler of Westfield. 



Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden, E. C. Clapp of North- 

 ampton. 



Hingham, Edmund Hersey of Hingham. 

 Hoosac Valley, A. J. Bucklin of Adams. 

 Housatonic, J. H. Rowley of Egremont Plain. 

 Marshfield, L. S. Richards of Marshfield Hills. 

 Massachusetts, E. F. Bowditcii of Framiugham. 

 Massachusetts Horticultural, E. W. Wood of West Newton. 

 Middlesex, W. W. Rawson of Arlington. 

 Nantucket, Geo. H. Gardner of Nantucket. 

 Weymouth, Q. L. Reed of South Weymouth. 

 Worcester East, W. A. Kilrourn of South Lancaster. 



The report of the committee on credentials was accepted. 



Adjourned to 2 p.m. 



Board called to order by Mr. Grinnell, at 2 p.m. 



Reports of delegates being in order, the members made 

 report of the societies to which they were assigned, which 

 reports, thirty-five in number, were discussed and laid on 

 the table. 



At 4.30 o'clock the Board adjourned to 9.30 o'clock 

 Wednesday. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. Grinnell in the chair. 



Present : His Excellency Governor Russell, Messrs. Alger, 

 Appleton, J. D. Avery, J. G. Avery, Bancroft, Bird, 

 Bowditcii, Booker, Bradley, Bucklin, Clapp, Clemence, 

 Cook, Cruickshanks, Edson, Fowler, Gardner, Goodell, 

 Grinnell, Hartshorn, Harvvood, Hayden, Hersey, Hickox, 

 Holbrook, Horton, Howe, Kilbourn, Mills, Newhall, Peter- 



