CONTENTS. 



Page 

 Prefatory Note 3 



Business Meeting, January 3, 1885; Address of President Moore, pp. 5-8; 

 Vote of Thanks, 8; Appointment of Secretary and Treasurer, 8, 9; Appro- 

 priations, 9 ; Decease of F. Lyman Winsbip, 9 ; Members proposed, 9 ; 

 Members elected, 9; Appropriation for Deficiency in Rose Prizes . . 9,10 



Meeting fob Discussion; The Climate and Horticulture of New England, by 



John E. Russell, pp. 10-21 ; Discussion 21-21 



Business Meeting, January 10; Member proposed, p. 24; Report of Committee 

 on Gardens read, 24 ; Invitation to contribute to International Exposition at 

 Paris, 24 ; Letter from New England Meteorological Society .... 24 



Meeting for Discussion; Mulching, by Col. Henry W. Wilson, pp. 24-36; 



Discussion 37-39 



Business Meeting, January 17 39 



Meeting for Discussion; Forest Tree Planting, by Avery P. Slade, pp. 39-50; 



Discussion 50-55 



Business Meeting, January 24 ; Decease of Charles Downing, p. 56; Record of 



enclosing the Society's Land . . • 66 



Meeting for Discussion ; Herbaceous Plants vs. Bedding Plants, by Edward 



L. Beard, pp. 56-72; Discussion 73-77 



Business Meeting, January 31; Memorial of Charles Downing, pp. 77-80; 

 Painting presented, 80; Vote of Thanksi 80, 81; Reports from Executive 

 Committee accepted; International Exposition at Paris; Agricultural Con- 

 vention at New Orleans; Member of State Board of Agriculture; Appropria- 

 tion for Deficiency in Rose Prizes 81 



Meeting for Discussion ; Old and New Roses, by Joseph H. Bourn, pp. 82-94 ; 



Discussion 94-97 



Business Meeting, February 7; Treasurer's Report read, p. 97; Members 



elected . " .... 97 



Meeting for Discussion; Methods of Fruit Culture and Forestry, by Profes- 

 sor S. T. Maynard, pp. 97-105; Discussion 105-111 



Business Meeting, February 14 ...•....-. . Ill 



Meeting for Discussion; Garden Flowers, by Mrs. T. L. Nelson, pp. 111-118; 



Discussion, 119-122; Vote of Thanks 123 



Business Meeting, February 21; Memorial of Francis Lyman Wiuship . . 123,124 



Meeting for Discussion; Potash in Agriculture 124-131 



Business Meeting, February 28 131 



Meeting for Discussion; The Leaf as a Physical Study, by George Austin 



Bowen, M.D., pp. 132-143; Discussion • . . 143-145 



Business Meeting, March 7 ; Committee on amfending the Constitution and 



By-Laws, p. 145; Motion to close door 145 



Meeting for Discussion; The Propagation of Trees and Shrubs from Seed, 



by Jackson Dawson, pp. 145-164; Discussion 164-166 



Business Meeting, March 14; Letter from Mrs. Martha F. Winship . . 167 



Meeting for Discussion; The Nomenclature of Fruits, by Hon. Marshall P. 

 Wilder, pp. 167-169; Discussion, 169, 170; Nitrogen in Agriculture, by Hon. 

 James J. H. Gregory, 171-185; Discussion 185-188 



Business Meeting, March 21 188 



Meeting for Discussion; Heating Greenhouses, by Joseph H. Woodford, pp. 



188-195; Discussion 196-201 



Business Meeting, March 28; Decease of Hervey Davis 201,202 



Meeting for Discussion; A Comparison of Manures for the Garden and 

 Orchard, by Professor G. C. Caldwell, pp. 202-215; Discussion, 215-218; 

 Closing Proceedings 218,219 



