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be abolished ; and that in its stead au appropriation be made of 

 sutficient amount ($35,000 suggested), by which the Department 

 of Agriculture can distribute to the Experiment Stations, now 

 located in almost every State and Territory, such seeds as may to 

 the said Department seem wise, and require a report upon the 

 same from the stations ; the stations to perform the required work 

 under appropriations already provided for annually. 



And we direct that the Secretary send a copy of these expres- 

 sions to each of our Senators and Representatives, and to the 

 Secretary of Agriculture at Washington. 



The report was accepted and adopted. 



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

 reported the awards made by that Committee. It was voted that 

 the report be laid on the table. 



E. W. Wood, Chairman of the Committee on Fruits, read the 

 Annual Report of that Committee. 



Arthur H, Fewkes, Chairman of the Committee on Flowers, 

 read the Annual Report of that Committee. 



Charles N. Brackett, Chairman of the Committee on Vegetables, 

 read the Annual Report of that Committee. 



These three reports were severally accepted and referred to the 

 ■Committee on Publication. 



Joseph H. Woodford, Chairman of the Committee of Arrange- 

 ments, made a verbal report from that Committee, and stated that 

 he would shortly put it in writing. It was voted that the report 

 be accepted, and referred to the Committee on Publication. 



James Dole, of Jamaica Plain, and 

 George Mixter, of Boston, 



having been recommended by the Executive Committee as mem- 

 bers of the Society, were, on ballot, dul}" elected. 



William Nicholson, of Framingham, was proposed by Joseph 

 H. Woodford, as a member of the Society. 



Adjourned to Saturday, December 15. 



