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extend its influence through the community. The encouragement 

 which the Society has given to window gardening tends to this 

 result ; it was a touching sight to see the children bringing in the 

 little pots of flowers which they had nursed. We must remember 

 that the end crowns the work. 



David B. Flint said that the essayist and his brother graduated 

 at the same time from Harvard College, and their father, who had 

 a large farm in Walpole, N. H., then told them that they must work 

 a year either at some trade or on the farm, so as to have the means 

 of earning a living if their voices failed. The essayist chose the 

 farm, and some years afterwards, while travelling, his horse cast a 

 shoe, and he put it on himself. A blacksmith who heard of the 

 incident hired a pew in his church because he wanted to hear a man 

 preach who knew something. 



The Chairman of the Committee on Publication and Discussion 

 gave notice that the next meeting, which would be the last of the 

 season, would be devoted to a general discussion of such subjects 

 pertaining to horticulture as might be suggested, and that any gen- 

 tleman whom the Committee should have called on for an essay 

 would then have an opportunity to speak. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, March 31, 1888. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 the President Henry P. Walcott, in the chair. 



George W. Fowle, Treasurer, presented his Annual Report for 

 the year 1887, together with the report of the Finance Committee, 

 which was read by the Secretary, accepted, and ordered to be 

 placed on file. 



Joseph H. Woodford presented the following resolution : 

 Resolved, That it is expedient that the building called Horti- 

 cultural Hall be so altered as to give adequate room for our ever 

 increasing library, and a hall to be exclusively used for our 

 exhibitions. 



Mr. Woodford supported his resolution by reading a written 



