14 BY-LAWS. 



SECTION xxxm. 



DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. 



Whenever any donation or bequest shall be made to the Society 

 for any specific object, it shall be so applied, and the name of the 

 donor and the amount and description of each donation shall be 

 registered in a book kept for the purpose. 



The Executive Committee may recommend the award of medals, 

 or other testimonials, to donors or - benefactors of the Society who 

 have advanced its interests or promoted its usefulness. 



SECTION XXXIV. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS, ETC. 



All donations of seeds, plants, &c., shall be delivered to the 

 Chairmen of such Committees as the President may order, for 

 examination and distribution, and the recipients shall be requested 

 from time to time to report of their success in the cultivation of the 

 same to the Society. 



SECTION XXXV. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS. 



Amendments to the By-Laws may be proposed on the first Sat- 

 urdays of January, of April, of July and of October, only. They 

 shall be stated in writing, and have two readings at the time of 

 being proposed; if a majority of the members present vote in their 

 favor, they shall be entered on the journal of the Society, and lie 

 over for consideration at the next quarterly meeting or an adjourn- 

 ment thereof; when, if two-thirds of the members present shall 

 vote in favor of adopting such amendments, they shall become a 

 part of the By-Laws. 



