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Dr. Bowen said, in answer to an inquiry, that oak leaves are 

 long in decaj'ing, and partially deca^-ed leaves have the power of 

 holding moisture. 



The subject for the next week was announced as the " Propaga- 

 tion of Trees from Seeds," to be opened with a paper by Jackson 

 Dawson, gardener at the Arnold Arboretum. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, March 7, 1885. 

 An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 the President, John B. Moore, in the chair. 



William C. Strong moved that a Committee of five be appointed 

 to consider and report what amendments, if an^', are necessary to 

 the Constitution and Bj'-laws. The motion was unanimously car- 

 ried, and the Chair appointed as that Committee, Mr. Strong, 

 Edward L. Beard, E. W. Wood, C. H. B. Breck, and Samuel 

 Hartwell. 



Charles M. Hovej' moved that the doors between the Library 

 room and the office of the Treasurer and Superintendent be 

 opened at proper times. On motion of William H. Spooner it 

 was unanimously voted that Mr. Hovey's motion be laid on the 

 table. 



Adjourned to Saturdaj-, March 14. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



The Propagation of Trees and Shrubs from Seed. 



By Jackson Dawson, Jamaica Plain. 



I have been asked to make a few remarks on the raising of trees 

 and shrubs from seed. It is an old subject, and one that has been 

 spoken and written on from time immemorial until the present da}' ; 

 so that I feel as if I had nothing new to tell. But we are a new 

 generation, and, notwithstanding all that has been said upon the 

 subject in the past, there are many among us who hardly know 



