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the first Saturday of each mouth, uuless by general cousent of the 

 members preseut. 



The report was accepted and the recommendation was adopted. 



O. B. Hadweu, Chairman of the Committee on Publication and 

 Discussion for 1893, reported the following awards for reports of 

 Awarding Committees for 1892 : 



First Prize to John G. Barker, Chairman, for the Report 



of the Committee on Gardens, . . . . $10 00 



Second Prize to Arthur H. Fewkes, Chairman, for the 



Report of the Committee on Flowers, . . . 8 00 



Third Prize to Mrs. H. L. T. Wolcott, Chairman, for the 



Report of the Committee on Window Gardening, . 6 00 



J, D. W. French, Chairman of the Committee on Publication 

 and Discussion for 1894, presented the Programme of Lectures 

 for the year 1894. 



These reports were severally accepted and adopted. 



On motion of Francis H. Appletou it was 



Voted, That the Committee on Publication and Discussion 

 elected annually in October, be authorized to pi'oceed, immediately 

 after their election, to prepare for the course of lectures for the 

 following year. 



John G. Barker, Chairman of the Committee on Gardens, read 

 the Annual Report of that Committee. Mr. Strong moved that it 

 be accepted and referred to the Committee on Publication, and 

 that the thanks of the Society be presented to Mr. Barker for the 

 care in preparation of which it gave evidence ; which motion was 

 carried. 



Mr. Barker acknowledged the kindness of the Society in passing 

 this vote, and said that it had been a pleasure to him to serve on 

 the Committee, and that in the visits of the Committee they had 

 the pleasure of the company of others than members. He also 

 expressed the hope that the Society would assist the Committee by 

 calling its attention to places worthy of visits. 



Arthur II. Fewkes, Chairman of the Committee on Flowers, 

 read the Annual Report of that Committee. 



David Allan, Chairman of the Committee on Plants, read the 

 Annual Report of that Committee. 



