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that city, and other old trees of various kinds at the grotto in the 

 grounds of the Butler Asylum — a ravine with almost perpendicular 

 sides and a road lighted with gas winding through it — wliich he 

 visited last summer. He thought the Fern Leaved beech in front 

 of the Redwood Librarj' at Newport the finest tree of any Itind he 

 had ever seen ; but it is not a native tree. Mr. Hadwen moved a 

 vote of thanks to Mr. Russell for his paper, which was unani- 

 mously passed. 



William C. Strong thought the paper very complete, but dis- 

 sented from the commendation given to the Black Spruce. It 

 does not hold its foliage as well as the Norway Spruce ; and the 

 "White Spruce is also better. 



Mr. Hadwen announced for the next Saturday a paper on 

 " Chrysanthemums ; their Varieties and Cultivation," by Arthur 

 H. Fewkes. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, January 15, 1886. 



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

 Vice-President William H. Spooner in the Chair. 



On motion of Edward L. Beard, William C. Strong, Vice-Pres- 

 ident for Massachusetts of the American Pomological Society, 

 Benjamin G. Smith, Treasurer of the same Societ}', and George 

 W. Fowle were appointed a Committee to act in connection with 

 the Committee of Arrangements of this Society' in regard to the 

 meeting of the American Pomological Society in this city in Sep- 

 tember next. 



Adjourned to Saturday, Januar}' 22. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION.* 

 The Chrysanthemum ; its Varieties and Cultivation. 



By Aktmur H. FEWKE8, Newton Highlands. 



In a pai)er like this, more or less description of varieties would 

 seem to l)e unavoidable ; but as it would be a nearly endless task 

 to describe them all, and at the same time would not serve the 



