8 THE CONNECTICUT POMOEOGICAL SOCIETY. 



easy task, and yet does not our success largely depend upon 

 doing this ? 



A certain way to cure any loss in membership, for the 

 present at least, is to secure a big list of new names. Does 

 anyone suppose that the limit has been reached in this 

 respect? By no means. All that is necessary is for each 

 present member to bring in at least one new name this year, 

 and our aim of "one thousand members in 190^" will be 

 easily accomplished. Let us try for it, for by so doing we 

 shall benefit ourselves, and our friends as well. 



Finances. 



From February ist, 1904, to February ist, 1905, I have 

 collected and paid over to the Treasurer, $482.08. 



From Membership fees $474.00 



From proceeds of Annual Exhibition 8.08 



$482.08 

 I have drawn orders for the payment of bills to the 

 amount of $1,575.01. These expenditures are classified as 

 follows : 



Annual [Meeting of 1904 $230.45 



Institute work 107.46 



Secretary's Office — 



Salary for the year $100.00 



Balance Salary for 1903 50.00 



Office expenses and supplies 68.26 — 218.26 



Annual Report 382.81 



Annual Exhibition — 



Premiums $392.05 



Express and sundry expenses i5i-99 — 544-04 



Field meetings 14-97 



President's Office 4-~6 



Treasurer's Office i-30 



Miscellaneous, printing, postage, etc 60.96 



Total $1575 01 



Our ^Meetings. 



Besides the annual meeting in February, the Society held 

 two summer field meetings, one at Mr. C. E. Lyman's fann, 

 Ixliddlefield, June 28th, and one at the Connecticut Agricul- 



