236 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BUSINESS mep:ting. 



Saturday, December 4, 1886. 



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

 the President, IIenky P. WALCOx-r, in the chair. 



The Annual Report of the Committee on Vegetables was read by 

 Charles N. Brackett, Chairman, accepted, and referred to the 

 Committee on Publication. 



The Annual Report of the Committee on Plants and Flowers 

 was read by Joseph H. Woodford, Chairman, accepted, and 

 referred to the Committee on Publication. 



The Chairman of the Committee on Fruits asked for farther 

 time to prepare his report, which was granted. 



The President as Chairman of tlie Executive Committee, pre- 

 sented the Schedule of Prizes for 1887 with the recommendation 

 that $3,300 be appropriated for Prizes and Gratuities for Plants 

 and Flowers instead of the $3,000 previously recommended, and 

 also that the Schedule be referred back to the Committee for 

 Establishing Prizes, for amendment, so as to leave a balance of 

 $150 for gratuities. The report was accepted, and the Schedule 

 was referred as therein recommended. 



It was Voted, That notice be given, in the report of the meeting 

 in the daily papers, to all members who wish to discuss the Sched- 

 ule, that it will be considered at the next meeting of the Societ}', 

 and that when this meeting adjourn it be for one week. 



The Committee of Arrangements were authorized to secure the 

 Great Hall of the Mechanics' Building for the Annual Exhibition 

 in 1887, on the most favorable terms. 



The President read the following Report and Vote, which had 

 been addressed to him : — 



Sir: The Commiltee api)ointcd at the meeting of the Society held 

 on the second day of Januarv, 1886, to consider the suggestions 

 made by the President in his inaugural address in regard to the 

 necessit}' of procuring better accommodations for the exhibitions 



