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Prefatoky Note, 3 



BusiNEbs Meetikg, January 1, 1887; Address of President Walcott, pp. 

 6-10; Memorial of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, 10-18; Report of Com- 

 mittee on Publication and Discussion read, 19; Appropiiations, 19; 

 Appointment of Treasurer and Secretary, 19 ; Award of Gold Medal 

 to George E. Davenport, 19; Prize for Timber Trees, 19, 20 ; Employ- 

 ment of Experts, 20; Limiting the number of Annual Members, 20; 

 Nominating Committee, 20; Election of Member, 20; Biographical 

 Sketch of Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, 20-39 



Business Meeting, January 8; Report of Committee on Gardens read, p. 

 39; Election of Member of Executive Committee, 39; Committee on 

 Meeting of American Pomological Society, 39 



Meeting foe Discussion; The Propagation, Planting, and Growing of 



Native Trees, by Levi W. Russell, pp. 39-57 ; Discussion, .... 57, 58 



Business Meeting, January 15; Appointment of Committee on Meeting 



of American Pomological Society, 58 



Meeting for Discussion; The Chrysanthemum, by Arthur H. Fewkes, 



pp. 58-75; Discussion, 75-79 



Business Meeting, January 22; Letter from the Family of Hon. Marshall 



P. Wilder, 79 



Meeting fok Discussion; Degeneration of Fruits and Vegetables, by 



O. B. Hadwen, pp. 79-87; Discussion, 87-91 



Business Meeting, January 29; Employment of Experts, p. 92; Counsel in 



regard to a site for building, 92 



Meeting fok Discussion; Horticultural Education for Women, by Miss 



Sara J. Smith, pp. 92-103; Discussion, 103-109 



Business Meeting, February 5; Prizes for Window Gardening, p. 110; 



Letter from Charles Joly, 110; Election of Members, .... 110 



Meeting fok Discussion; Ornamental Climbing Plants, by John 6. 



Barker, pp. 111-121; Discussion, 121-124 



Business Meeting, February 12; Letter in regard to a Building on the 



Public Garden, 124 



Meeting fok Discussion; Annuals and their Cultivation, by M. B. Faxon, 



pp. 124-132; Discussion, 132-135 



Business Meeting, February 19; Letter from the Iowa Horticultural 



Society, 135,136 



