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ing, and that the sum of Si 00 be appropriated for premiums for 

 Window Gardening. This motion was carried. 



The Annual Report of the Committee of Arrangements was 

 read by Edward L. Beard, Chairman. 



The Report of the Committee on the Meeting of the American 

 Pomological Society was read by William C. Strong, Chairman. 



The Annual Report of the Committee on Gardens was read by 

 John G. Barker, Chairman.' 



These reports were severally' accepted and referred to the 

 Committee on Publication. 



O. B. Hadwen, Chairman of the Committee on Publication and 

 Discussion, announced that the Schedule of Prizes and the 

 Programmes of the Meetings for Discussion for the present year 

 were ready for distribution. 



The President, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, 

 reported that that Committee recommended the following appro- 

 priations : 



For the Library Committee, for the purchase of maga- 

 zines and newspapers, binding of books and incidental 

 expenses of the Committee, ..... $300 



For the Committee on Publication and Discussion, . 250 



For the Committee of Arrangements, this sum to cover 



all extraordiuarj^ expenses of said Committee, . 300 



For the compensation of the Secretary and Librarian, his 

 assistant, and the person employed in the preparation 

 of the Card Catalogue of Plates, .... 1,700 



These appropriations as recommended were voted by the 

 Society. 



The President also reported that the Executive Committee had 

 reappointed George W. Fowle Treasurer of the Society and 

 Superintendent of the Building, and Robert Manning Secretary 

 and Librarian. 



It was voted that the Committee on Publication be requested to 

 award the prizes offered in compliance with the rules of the State 

 Board of Agriculture for the best reports of the awarding com- 

 mittees. 



