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Business Meeting, May 1, 1886 231 



Business Meeting, June 5; Members elected, 231 



Business Meeting, July 3; Appropriation for Prizes for Roses, p. 232; 

 Prizes for Ship Timber and Reports, 232 ; Letter to Society of Ameri- 

 can Florists, 232; Members elected 232 



Business Meeting, August 7 ; Preparation for Meeting of the American 



Pomological Society, pp. 232, 233; Committee on Nominations, . . 233 



Business Meeting, September 4; Report of Nominating Committee pre- 

 sented, p. 233; Award of Gratuities, 233; Photograph jtresented. 233; 

 Members elected, 233 



Business Meeting, October 2; Annual Election, p. 234; Appropriation 



for Gratuities for Plants and Flowers, 234; Members elected, . . 234 



Business Meeting, November G; Avipropriatiou for Prizes for 1887, p. 

 235; Hall for Annual Exhibition, 235; Sale of Sinking Fund Bonds, 

 235; Members elected, ... 235 



Business Meeting, December 4; Reports of Committees, on Vegetables 

 and on Plants and Flowers, read, p. 236; Further time granted 

 Fruit Committee, 236; List of Prizes for 1887 reported, 236; Commit- 

 tee authorized to secure Mechanics' Hall, 236; Report of Committee 

 on President's Addrr-ss, 236-238; Members elected, .... 238 



Business Meeting, December 11; Schedule of Prizes considered, p. 238; 

 Reports of Fruit Committee, Library Committee, and of Secretary and 

 Librarian read, 239; Award of Silver Medal to George E. Daven- 

 l)ort, 239 



Business Meeting, December 18; Decease of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder 



announced, i)p. 239-241; Appropriations for 1887, 241 



Report ok Committke on Plants and Flowers; Introduction, pp. 242, 

 243; Saturday Exhibitions, 243-245; 250, 251; 252, 253; 256, 257; 260-265; 

 267,268; Spring Exhibition, 245-250; May Exhibition, 2)1,252; Rhodo- 

 dendron Show, 25.3-256; Rose and Strawberry Exhibition, 257-260; 

 Annual Exhibition, 265-267; Chi-ysanthemum Show, 268-270; Prizes 

 for Herbaceous Plants and Special Prizes, 270, 271 ; Prizes and Gra- 

 tuities awarded 272-29G 



Report of the Co.mmittee on Fruits, pp. 297-301; Prizes and Gratuities 



awarded . . 302-320 



Report of the Committee on Vegetables, pp. 321-326; Prizes and Gra- 

 tuities awarded, 327-341 



