148 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws, which 

 received a majority vote on the fii'st Saturday in January, came 

 up for final action. 



The first of these amendments, viz : That Section XXXIII be 

 restored by striking out the words: "Prizes may be awarded to 

 any member of the Societ}' and," and substituting the words, 

 " Prizes or," so that the Section shall commence, "Prizes or 

 gratuities may be awarded to an}' person," was declared by the 

 President to have received the votes in the aflSrmative of two- 

 thirds of the members present, and to be adopted as a part of the 

 Constitution and By-Laws. 



The amendment to Section I, concerning the election and eligi- 

 bility of officers, was declared by the President, not to have 

 received the votes of two-thirds of the members present and not to 

 be adopted. 



The amendment to Section XVIII, concerning the control of the 

 Library Room, was declared b\' the President not to have received 

 the votes of two-thirds of the members present, and not to be 

 adopted. 



The sum of $50 was appropriated for the use of the Committee 

 on Window Gardening, in addition to the amount previousl}^ appro- 

 priated. 



The following named persons, having been recommended by 

 the Executive Committee for election as members of the Society, 

 were on ballot duly elected. 



Henry S. Lawrence, of Roxbur3^ 

 Harry S. Rand, of North Cambridge. 



The following named persons were, on recommendation of the 

 Executive Committee, elected Corresponding Members of the 

 Society. 



Dr. F. M. Hexamer, Editor of the American Agriculturist, 

 New Rochelle, N. Y. 



Professor L. H. Bailey, Jr., Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Professor William R. Lazenby, Secretary of the Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, Columbus, Ohio. 



Charles E. Bessey, Ph. D., Industrial College of the University 

 of Nebraska, Lincoln. 



