CONTENTS. 



BusiJiEss Meeting, Ainil C. 1895; Memorial ol" John.J. Thomas, pp. 179- 

 ISl; Annual Report of the I'lant Committee read, 181; Appropriation 

 for Committee on Large, Old, or Otherwise Interesting Trees, 181 ; 

 Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws taken up, 181 ; Pillar to 

 mark the spot of the discovery of the original Baldwin apple tree, 

 181; Four members elected, 181; Honorary Member elected, 182; 

 Corresponding Member elected 182 



Business Meeting, May i; Three members elected, p. 182, Letter from 

 Mrs. Mary H. Thomas acknowledging the memorial of John J. Thomas, 

 182; Letter from Prof. Byron D. Halsted acknowledging the receipt 

 of his Diploma, 182; Invitation from W J. Stewart, President, to the 

 Gardeners' and Florists' Club, May 7 182 



Business Meeting, June 1; Book presented from M. Charles Baltet . . 183 



Business Meeting, July 0; Amendments to Constitution and By-Laws 



adopted 183 



Business Meeting, August 3; Nominating Committee appointed, p. 183; 



Three members elected 184 



Business Meeting, September 7; Report of the Nominating Committee, 



p. 184; Decease of Benjamin P. Cheney announced 184 



Business Meeting, October 5; Annual Election, pp. 185,187; Memorial to 

 Benjamin I*. Cheney, 185, 186; Additional appropriation for Flower 

 Committee, 186; Six members elected, 186; Corresponding iMember 

 elected 186 



Business Meeting, November 2; No quorum present 187 



Business Meeting, December 7; Appropriations for Prizes and Gratuities 

 for 1896, p. 187; Appropriation for Lectures and Publications, 188; 

 Partial report of the Committee on Gardens read, 188; Further time 

 granted for the Committee on Gardens, 188 ; Rei)orts of the Committee 

 on Fruits, Delegate to the State Board of Agriculture, Committee of 

 Arrangements, Committee on Flowers, and Committee on Plants, read. 

 188; Twelve members elected, 188; Letters from Jlrs. Elizabeth S. 

 Cheney and Charles Baltet read 189 



Business Meeting, December 21 ; No quorum present 189 



Report of the Co.mmittee on Plants; Introduction, pp. 190, 191 ; Spring 

 Exhibition, 191; May Exhibition, lii2; Rose and Strawberry Exhibi- 

 tion, l'.»2, 193; Annual Exhibition, 193; Chrysanthemum Exhibition, 

 193,194; Financial Statement, 194; Prizes and Gratuities awarded 195-203 



