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Itlassaclutsicttsi pdotticultural f ocictn. 



BUSINESS mee:ting. 



Saturday, April 4, 1885. 



A duly notified stated meeting of the Society was holden at 11 

 o'clock, the President, John B. Moore, in the chair. 



William C. Strong, Chairman of the Committee appointed on 

 the 7th of March to consider and report what amendments, if any, 

 are necessary to the Constitution and By-Laws, read a report, 

 which, after a second reading by the Secretary, was unanimously 

 voted to be entered on the records for consideration at the quar- 

 terly meeting in July. 



The report was as follows : — 



Massachusetts Horticultural Society, \ 

 Boston, March 28, 1885. J 



The Committee appointed to consider the expediency of making 

 any alterations in the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society, 

 report, recommending the following alterations : 



In Section III., in the sentence " An Executive Committee of 

 four members," change " four" to " seven," so that the sentence 

 shall read — " An Executive Committee of seven members." 



In the sentence " A Committee of Arrangements of nine mem- 

 bers," change "nine" to " three," so that it shall read — "A 

 Committee of Arrangements of three members." 



In Section XVI., erase the words " the Ex-Presidents " in the 

 second line of the section, and change the number " four" in the 

 third line to " seven," so that the sentence shall read as follows : 

 "The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, who 



