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some of the nuts at the Aiiiuial Exhibition of Fruits last Septem- 

 ber. The plants seemed perfectly hardy, and the success of the 

 experiment was encouraging, though one of the bushes had been 

 injured by what he thought was probably the same fungus which 

 has done so much damage in England. 



• Mr. Van Deman's paper was listened to with close attention and 

 a vote of thanks to him for his interesting lecture was unanimously 

 passed. 



The Chairman of the Committee on Publication and Discussion 

 announced that on the next Saturday, P>x-President William C. 

 Strong, of Xewton Highlands, would present a paper upon 

 *' Evergreen Trees." 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, January 17, 1801. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at eleven 

 o'clock, the President, William H. Spooner, in the chair. 



M. B. Faxon, Secretary of the Committee on AVindow Garden- 

 ing, read the tinaucial portion of the report of that Committee, 

 which was accepted and referred to the Committee on Publication. 



E. W. Wood, from the Committee of Arrangements, to which 

 was referred a circular from the Michigan Horticultural Society, in 

 regard to the classification of the Horticultural Department of the 

 World's Columbian Fair, reported a recommendation that this 

 Society approve the classification recommended by the Michigan 

 Society. The report was accepted and the recommendation was 

 adopted. 



Francis H. Api)leton, from the Committee on Publication, to 

 which was referred the subject of the Society's Diploma, reported 

 a recommendation that copies be made by the lieliotype process. 

 The report was accei)ted and the recommendation was adopted. 



Adjourned to Saturdav, Jamiary 24. 



