140 MASSACHUSETTS HOUTICULTUH AL SOCIETY, 



At a nwctiii!; of thv Hoard of ("oiiiisellors of thi' Mu-«<<a(liiisctt.s Ilorticultiuiil 

 Society, hi'ld imtiiediati ly after the stat(-d nifetiii}: of tlie Society on Saturd:..v. 

 I)i'i'ciii)ior ."itli, IS'Jfi. tlii^ followinp; resolutions were ado|)te<], viz : 



1. Itemtlrcd, That, an executive Coniiuittec of the roniicil be cliosen to consist of 

 five members, with authority to exercise all the jioworn of the Council; and s.ii<i 

 ('oinmittee to couvi'ne at such times and places as may be deemed exjjedient, and 

 lo make rejiort of its proceedin-^s to the Council at the stated meetings of tliat 

 board, and at such other times as may bo required. 



'1. llcKolrcd, That the stated meetings of the Council shall be held at 10 o'clock. 

 A. M., on the tir.st Satnnlay of March, June, September and December, at the 

 Hall of the Society. 



;■{. Itisdlvcd, That there be an adilitioii of one member to the Library Com- 

 mittee. 



4. licsolrcd, That all letters and coniniunicjxtions to or from any officers or mem- 

 bers of th(! Society, which relat(! to objei-ts for which it was instituted, and it may 

 be deemed expedient to i)nbli.sh as a part of the transactions of the Society, shall 

 be transmitted to the Iwibrary Committee, and said Committi e shall picpare them 

 for and sup 'rinteiid their ]iublication. 



■">. Kfsolri'd, That the four Standing Committees of the Council prepare lists of 

 such objects as they may think worthy of premiums, and cause the same to be 

 published in the Xew Kii;;land Farmer during the month of January next. 



li. I'csnlrid, That all seeds, plants or other articles presented to the Society, or 

 purchaseil therefor, .shall be disposed of u.s the Executive Committee may direct. 



Voted, To ajjpoint a Committee to report an Executive Committee of the Council. 



Voted, That 



Zebkdek Cook, Jk., 

 Samukl Downeu, 



Chekver Newhall, 

 •xmipose this Committee. 



This Committee having reported the following gentlemen, they were accordingly 

 < leet<'d, viz. : 



Samuel Downer, 

 Elias Piiinxey, 

 ('heveu Newhall, 



CifAKLKS TaTPAX, 



J. B. UrssELL. 



Voted, That an additional member be added to the Library Committee, and that 

 the nomination be made from the chair, /ebedee Cook, Jr., having been nominated, 

 lie was accordingly elected. 



Voted, That the proce<'ding.s of this meeting in detail, as also the letters of 

 Messrs Adlum i"v: Maury, be jiublishcd in the New ICngland Farmer. Adjourned. 



The Executive Committee admitted the following members on Saturday, June 

 .'(;. IK'W: 



Col. M. r. Wn.DEii, Huston. 

 « Dr. S A. Shurtlkff, " 



Stephen Badlam, " 



William Oliver. DorchesttT. 



TVic following members were admitted on Saturday, October 30: 



Edward Miller, 

 Eliak Stone Brewer, 

 KuKus T. Puipps, 



