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and merit. They shall make a report of each Exhibition for pub- 

 lication. 



The Committee on Ornamental Gardening shall visit such gar- 

 dens, parks, &c., as may be offered for prizes, under such rules 

 as may be prescribed by the Society ; and in making their awards 

 of prizes the Committee shall have reference to the arrangement 

 and laying out of such gardens, grounds, &c., as in accordance with 

 the true principles of beauty and art ; to the adaptation of the trees, 

 shrubs and plants therein to such arrangement, and to the uses to 

 which such are applied, as well as to their keeping and cultivation. 



On the first Saturday of December, the said Committees shall 

 report to the Society the Prizes and Gratuities awarded by them. 



No member of any of the Committees for awarding Prizes or 

 Gratuities shall in any case vote respecting an award for which 

 such member may be a competitor, or have an interest therein ; 

 but in such case such member or members shall temporarily with- 

 draw from the committee, and the vacancy shall be supplied by 

 the remaining members ; and in case all the members of any com- 

 mittee are competitors for any and the same prize, the award of 

 tlie same shall be made by a special committee appointed for the 

 purpose by the President, or, in his absence, by either of the Vice- 

 Presidents of the Society. 



SECTION XXI. 



COMMITTEE ON ORNAMENTAL GARDENING. 



The Committee on Ornamental Gardening shall consist of the 

 Chairmen of the respective Committees on Fruits, Flowers and 

 Vegetables, and four members to be chosen at the annual meeting. 



SECTION XXII. 



(;<>MMITTKE or ARRANGEMENTS TO SUPERINTEND THE ANNUAL 

 EXHIBITIONS. 



There shall be, in September or October, one or more Exhibi- 

 tions of Fruits and Flowers, or of Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables, 

 '•ither separately or together, as the Society may direct, and a 



