11. CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Meeting for Discussion, March 13; Orchids for Greenhouse Culture, 



by James Cartwright, pp. 103— 105; Discussion, . . , . 105 — 108 



Meeting fob Discussion, March 20 ; Gardening Considered as a 

 Science, by Charles M. Hovey, pp. 108—113 ; Exhibiting Roses, 

 114—116; Cherokee Rose. ........ 116 



Meeting for Discussion, March 27; Subtropical Gardening, by Wil- 

 liam Gray, Jr., pp. 117 — 121; Discussion, 121 — 125; Swiss Chard and 

 Kohl Rabi, 125; Oncidium fiexuosum, and Cattleya pumila, 126; 

 Interest of the Meetings, 126; Prize for Essay, .... 127 



PART II. 



Prefatory Note, ......... 3 



Business Meeting, April 3; New Code of By-Laws, p. 5; Appropriation 

 for Committee on Publication and Discussion, 5; Election of Mem- 

 bers, ........... 5 



Business Meeting, May 1; Centennial Exhibition, p. 6; Election of 



Members, .......... 6 



Business Meeting, June 5; Presentation of Herbarium of Ferns, pp. 

 6—8; Portrait of Dr. Bigelow, 8, 9; Testimonial to Ex-President 

 Strong, 9; Decease of Frederick Clapp and H. W. Dutton, 9; 

 Delegates to American Pomological Society, 9; Election of Mem- 

 bers, 9: Catalogue of Ferns, . . ' , . , . . 9 — 11 



Business Meeting, June 19; Amendment of Constitution, p. 12; Election 



of Members, .......... 12 



Business Meeting, July 3; Adoption of Constitution and By-Laws, pp. 

 12, 13; Resolutions on the decease of Frederick Clapp and H. W. 

 Dutton, .......... 13, 14 



Business Meeting, July 17; Anniversary Dinner, p. 15; Donation from 



Peter Smith, 15 ; Election of Members, ..... 15 



Business Meeting, August 7 ; Recovery of Records, .... 16 



Business Meeting, September 4 ; Books Presented by Cambridge Horti- 

 cultural Society, p. 16 ; Election of Members, .... 17 



Business Meeting, October 7; Annual Election, p. 17; Amendments to 

 Constitution and By-Laws, 17, 18; Appropriation for Flora Danica, 

 17; Boxes for Roses, 18; Election of Members, .... 18 



Business Meeting, November 6; Appropriation for Prizes, p. 18; Cen- 

 tennial Exhibition, 19; Election of Member, .... 19 



Meeting for Discussion.— Cultivation of the Cauliflower and Cabbage, 



by William H. White, pp. 19—24; Discussion, . . . . 24,25 



Meeting for Discussion, November 27; Landscape Gardening, by 



James Cruickshanks, ........ 25 — 28 



