b MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



J. D. W. Fi-ench, Chairman of the Committee on Publication 

 and Discussion, announced that the Schedule of Prizes for 1895 

 had been printed and a copy mailed to every member of the 

 Society ; and that the series of meetings for Discussion would 

 commence on the next Saturday, with a paper entitled " A Day 

 with our Birds," by Mrs. Kate Tryon, of Cambridge. 



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

 the Annual Report of that Committee, which was accepted and 

 referred to the Committee on Publication. 



William C. Strong moved the following vote : 



That a Committee of three members be appointed by the Chair, 

 to consider the expediency of placing the property of the Society 

 in the hands of a Board of Trustees, with authority to consult 

 with legal counsel in reference thereto ; and to report to the 

 Society such recommendations as may appear desirable. 



The motion was seconded by J. D. W. French, and carried in 

 the affirmative. The Chair said that he would announce the 

 Committee at the next meeting. 



Mr. Strong moved that the Report of the Committee on the 

 Revision of the Constitution and By-Laws, be taken up. This 

 motion was carried, and the amendments proposed were, after two 

 readings, approved by a majority vote, and ordered to be entered 

 on the records, for consideration at the Stated Meeting on the 

 first Saturday in April. 



The Report was as follows : 



The Committee to whom was referred the consideration of the 

 Constitution and By-Laws of the Society, with special reference 

 to Section VI, submit the following report : 



A difference of opinion arose at the outset, as to the scope of 

 the work to be done by the Committee. The prevailing opinion 

 obtained, that we should review the entire code, and submit such 

 suggestions as might seem desirable. Accordingly your Com- 

 mittee has held numerous sessions and given careful consideration 

 to the various articles. 



It does not appear to be necessary, or desirable, to make any 

 radicaL changes in the present code. There are, however, some 

 duties of the various officers, which it seems desirable to specify 

 more distinctly. Some condensation and rearrangement of the 

 articles, and a change of phraseology would also, in the opinion 

 of your Committee, tend to more clearness.- 



