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Business Meeting, April 2, 1887 ; Report of Treasurer and Finance Com- 

 mittee read, p. 243; Report of Committee on Publication and Discus- 

 sion read, 243; Appropriation and Committee for Window Gardening, 

 243; Standard for Roses, 243; Votes concerning Funds and Clock 

 presented to the Society, 244; Members elected, 244; Corresponding 

 Members elected, 244, 245 



Business Meeting, May 7 ; Vote concerning award of Medals and Certifi- 

 cates of Merit, p. 245; Decease of Henry A. Breed and Josiah Crosby 

 announced, 245, 246; Acknowledgments from Corresponding Members, 

 246 ; Members elected, 246 



Business Meeting, June 4; Memorial of Henry A. Breed, pp. 246, 247; 

 Memorial of Josiah Crosby, 247-249 ; Reconsideration of vote concerning 

 the award of medals, 249; Committee on Amendments to the Constitu- 

 tion and By-Laws, 249, 250; Acknowledgments from Corresponding 

 Members, 250; Members elected, 250 



Business Meeting, July 2; Report of Committee on Amendment of Con- 

 stitution and By-Laws, pp. 250-253; Report in regard to limiting the 

 number of Annual Members, 253; Acknowledgment from Correspond- 

 ing Members, 253; Member elected, 253 



Business Meeting, August 6 ; Committee on Nominations appointed, p. 253; 



Member elected, 253 



Business Meeting, September 3; Decease of Ex-Presidents John B. Moore 

 and Charles M. Hovey announced, pp. 254, 255; Report of Nominating 

 Committee, 265; Report of Committee on portrait of President Hayes, 

 255, 256; Bequests by Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, 256; Place of deposit of 

 Gold Medal, 256; Members elected, 256 



Business Meeting, October 1 ; Election of Secretary 2-)ro tern, p. 257 ; Memo- 

 rial of Ex-President Hovey, 257-259; Annual Election, 259, 260, 261: 

 Letter from the Royal Union for the Cultivation of Flower Roots, 

 Haarlem, 259; Amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws adopted 

 259, 260; Amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws proposed, 260; 

 Members elected, 260 



Business Meeting, November 5; Memorial of Ex-President Moore, pp. 

 261, 262; Appropriation for Prizes for 1888 recommended, 263 ; Prizes 

 offered for reports, 263 ; Member elected, 263 



Business Meeting, December 3 ; Reports of Committees on Plants and 

 Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, and Window Gardening read, p. 263; 

 Schedule of Prizes for 1888 submitted and referred back, 263 ; Prize 

 offered for ship timber, 263; Letter from John H. Moore, 264; Election 

 of member of State Board of Agriculture, 264; Member elected, • 264 



