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CONTENTS. 



PAGE. 



Report of the Committee on Floweiis; Introduction, pp. 2W, 205; 

 Spring Exliibition, 205, 206; May Exliibition, 206; Rliododendron 

 Sliow, 206-208 ; Rose Show, 208-210; Annual Exhibition, 210; Chrysan- 

 themum Show, 211 ; Financial Statement, 212; Prizes and Gratuities 

 awarded 213-231 



Report of the Committee on Fruits, pp. 232-231; Prizes and Gratuities 



awarded 235-251 



Report of the Committee on Vegetables, pp. 252-255; Prizes and Gra- 

 tuities awarded 256-272 



Report of the Committee on Gardens; Introduction, p. 273; S. C. Pratt's 

 Strawberry Garden, 274; J. W. Manning's Herbaceous Garden, 

 274-281; Mrs. J. W. Clark's Estate, 281, 282; W. D. Hinds' Peach Or- 

 chard, 282-284; Statement of W. D. Hinds, 284, 285; Statement of A. J. 

 Hinds, 285, 286; Forest Hills Cemetery, 286-292; Mrs. B. P. Cheney's 

 Estate, 292,293; W. Nicholson's Chrysanthemum and Carnation 

 Houses, 293-295; Awards 295,296 



Report of the Committee of Arrangements 297-299 



Report of the Committee on School Gardens and Children's Hekb- 

 AKiUMS; Swan School Garden, Medford, pp. 300-303; George Putnam 

 School Garden, Roxbury, 304-306; Children's Herbariums, 307-309; 

 Prizes and Gratuities awarded 310, 311 



Report of the Delegate to the Massachusetts State Board ok 



Agriculture 312-316 



Report to the State Board of Agriculture 317, 318 



Report of the Committee on the Library, 319, 320; Note . . . 320 



Report of Secretary and Librarian 321-324 



Report of Treasurer 325-330 



Report of the Finance Committee 328 



Mount Auburn Cemetery . . . ' 331, 332 



Officers and Standing Committees for 1896 333-335 



Members of the Society; Life, pp. 336-342; Annual, 343-345; Honorary, 



347; Corresponding 348-350 



Extracts from the Constituiion and By-Laws 346 



