CONTENTS. 



Business Meeting, April 4, 1885; Report of Committee on Amending the 

 Constitution and By-Laws, pp. 225, 226; Special Prizes for Roses, 226; 

 Members elected, 226 



Business Meeting, May 2; Memorial of Hervey Davis, pp. 227, 228; Member 



elected 228 



Business Meeting, June 6; Decease of P. B. Hovey announced, p. 228; 

 Delegates to American Pomological Society, 228, 229; Invitation to that 

 Society, 22'J; Bequest of Benjamin B. Davis, 229; Special Prizes for 

 Hyacinths, 229, 230; Letter from American Forestry Congress, . . 230 



Business Meeting, June 13; Invitation to American Pomological Society, 

 p. 230; Co-operation with American Forestry Congress, 230; Motion 

 concerning Award of Prizes, 230, 231; Members elected, . • . . 231 



Business Meeting, July 11; Committee on Meeting of Forestry Congress, 

 p. 231; Resolutions in memory of P. B. Hovey, 231, 232; Amendments to 

 Constitution and By-Laws adopted, 232, 233; List of Bulb Prizes 

 ordered, 233; Prizes for Reports, 233; Members elected, ... 233 



Business Meeting, August 1; Bulb Prizes reported, 233; Appropriation 

 approved, 233; Prizes offered for Reports, 233; Additional Delegates to 

 American Pomological Society, 234; Change of Exhibition day, 234; 

 Election of Members, 234; Committee on Nominations, .... 234 



Business Meeting, September 5; Report of Nominating Committee pre- 

 sented, p. 234; Additional Delegates to American Pomological Society, 

 234; Photographs from M. Ch. Joly, 235; Members elected, ... 235 



Business Meeting, September 19, 235 



Business Meeting, October 3; Annual Election, pp. 235, 236; Members 



elected, 236; Additional Appropriation for Flower Committee, . . 236 



Business Meeting, November 7; Appropriation approved, p. 236; Appro- 

 priations for Prizes for 1886, 237; Excess of members elected to the 

 Committee of Arrangements, 237; Invitation from California State 

 Board of Agriculture, 237; Committee on Amendments to Constitution 

 and By-Laws, 237; Members elected, 238 



Business Meeting, December 5; Reports of Committees on Forestry Con- 

 gress, Plants and Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables read, p. 238; Report 

 of Committee on Amendment of Constitution and By-Laws, 238; 

 Decease of Charles O. Whitmore announced, 238, 239; List of Prizes 

 for 18S6 adopted, 239; Awarding of Prizes for Reports, 239; Excess in 

 number of Committee of Arrangements, 239; Members elected, . . 239 



Business Meeting, December 2; Reports of Librarj' Committee, Com- 

 mittee on Nomenclature, and Secretary and Librarian read, pp. 239, 

 240; Vote concerning Nomenclature, 240; Members' Tickets, 240; 

 Members in Arrears and non-payment of Entrance Fees, . . . 240 



Business Meeting, December 26; Resolutions in memory of Charles O. 

 Whitmore, pp. 241, 242; Reports of Committee of Arrangements and 

 Committee on Gardens read, 242, 243; Additional Appropriations for 

 1886 recommended, 243; Offer of Prizes for Seedling Grapes approved, 

 243; Appointment of Secretary, and Treasurer, 243; Books from William 

 Paul, 243; Vote concerning Entries of Plants and Flowers, . . . 244 



