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Nature is said to abhor a vacuum ! In its failure, or omission, 

 can Horticultural science, or practice, supply recruits ; — volun- 

 teers, or substitutes ; — to fill these gaps in our ranks ? 



All which is respectfully submitted, by 



EDWARD WINSLOW LINCOLN, 



Secretary. 

 Horticultural Hall, 



Worcester., Massachusetts., November 1st, A. D. 1882. 



