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Mrs. H. L. T. Wolcott asked the president if wbeu budded 

 plauts are set out as recommended by him, you do not vhtually 

 have a plant on its own roots after a year or two, to which he 

 answered, " 3'es." Mx's. Wolcott went on to say that a good while 

 ago she planted budded roses under the direction of the late 

 Hermann Gruudel, who advised her to lay them down so that they 

 would root from tlie grafts, and she saw them twenty years after- 

 wards, and never saw better bushes or a better show of flowers. 



John S. Martin said that when he wished for bedding roses 

 many years ago, he asked Ex-President C. M. Hovey, as to the 

 relative value of those on their own roots, and those budded on a 

 stronger stock. His answer was : "-Never buy budded roses to 

 plant in the garden." and Mr. Martin now thought that was the 

 better rule. 



Patrick Norton said that while La France is considered a 

 good rose, the Duchess of Albany is higher colored, and he 

 advised those present to recommend to their friends to give it a 

 trial for outside cultivation. 



On motion of "William C. Strong a vote of thanks to Mr. IMay 

 for his instructive and valuable lecture was unanimously passed. 



O. B. Hadwen, Chairman of the Committee on Discussion 

 announced for the next Saturday, a paper upon "Insects and 

 Fungi Injuring Our Fruits, and Remedies Considered," to be 

 read by the author, Samuel T. Maynard, Professor of Horticul- 

 ture at the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Amherst. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Satlrday, January 31, IS'.ll. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was hoUlen at eleven 

 o'clock, the President, William H. Spoonkk, in tlie chair. 



E. H. Hitchings moved that a committee of three be appointed 

 bj' the Chair to nominate a Committee on "Window Gardening, of 

 seven members. The motion was carried, and the Chair appointed, 

 as the Nominating Committee, Nathaniel T. Kidder. Artliur H. 

 FcAvkes. and Joseph H. AVoodford. 



Adjourned to Saturday, February 7, 181)1. 



