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the world, — many of which, as he stated in the last part of his life, were 

 quite rare, and some, in no other collection, — they have come to the con- 

 clusion that it may not be inexpedient for the Society to lend its aid for 

 this purpose. But they would not recommend any appropriation, except on 

 the express conditio7i, that a sufficient sum, in addition thereto, shall be rais- 

 ed by the friends of the family, as shall ficlli/ and entirely relieve the estate 

 from all incumbrances, and preserve the collection of fruit trees, with all 

 its varieties entire, for the use and benefit of the family and this Society, 

 as herein stated. 



In accordance with the views expressed in the foregoing report, the com- 

 mittee respectfully submit to the Society the proposition embraced in the 

 following vote, viz : 



Voted, That, for the purpose of retaining the valuable collection of Fruit 

 Trees of the late Mr. Robert Manning undisturbed, so that the Society may 

 hereafter derive the benefits of identifying new varieties and other inci- 

 dental advantages, through the medium of recourse to such an extended 

 and choice collection of fruits, the Treasurer of the Society, with the advice 

 of the Finance Committee, be directed to pay, to the heirs of the late Robert 

 Manning, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, from any mone)'s in 

 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, on the following conditions : — 



1st. The proprietors of the Garden shall, during every year for the five 

 next consecutive years, send to the Annual Exhibition of the Society, spe- 

 cimens of each variety of the products of the collection ; and whenever any 

 new variety of fruit shall first come to maturity, specimens of the same 

 shall be exhibited to the Society. 



2d. That this grant is made on the express condition, that the heirs of the 

 late Mr. Manning shall obtain from other sources an additional sum suffi- 

 cient to extinguish all claims upon the estate, and to keep possession of the 

 said collection of Fruit Trees entire, agreeably to the principles of this 

 report. 



All of which is respectfully submitted by, 



MARSHALL P. WILDER,' 



ELIJAH VOSE, 



BENJ. V. FRENCH, \ Committee. 



JOSIAH LOVITT, 2d, 



S. WALKER, 



Boston, March 4, 1843. 

 Voted, To accept the foregoing Report. 



Voted, That the President, together with Samuel Walker and Elijah 

 Vose, be a Special Committee relative to the Society's interest, as specified 

 in the report on a gratuity to the family of the late Robert Manning. 



In consideration of the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars paid us by the 

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