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before the fruit had appeared, otherwise it would be too far 

 exhausted to establish itself there. 



Miss Nichols inquired if the feru garden could he protected 

 from devouring insects. 



Mr. Fernald spoke of a small insect, of a new kind, which has 

 of late infested ferns. It draws the leaves together in a loose 

 bunch, and then feeds upon them. The ouW treatment he advised 

 was to open the bunches and kill the insect. 



Interest was added to Mr. Davenport's paper bj' herbarium 

 specimens, some of which were mounted on screens, as well as by 

 the plates from Dodel-Ports' ' ' Anatomical and Physiological Atlas 

 of Botan3^" The latter and the other books referred to can be 

 seen in the 8ociet3''s Library. On motion, a vote of thanks to the 

 essayist for his interesting and instructive paper was unanimously 

 passed. 



O. B. Hadwen, Chairman of the Committee on Publication and 

 Discussion stated that the regular course of Meetings for Discus- 

 sion closed with Mr. Davenport's lecture, but he was happy to 

 anuounce that another was promised for Saturday, April 11, by 

 Col. Henry W. Wilson, of Boston, upon his recent "Visit to the 

 Bahama Islands, and the Character of their Horticulture and 

 Aoriculture." 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, April 4, 18',)1. 



A duly notified stated meeting of the Society was holden at 

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



The following named persons were proposed for membership : 



Everett W. Raddin. of Cambridgeport, proposed by James T. 

 Carroll. 



Dudley F. Hunt, of Reading, proposed by George Heywood, as 

 a Life member. 



George Murch, of Milton, proposed by Edwin A. Hall, as an 

 Annual member. 



Maurice P. White, of Roxbury, proposed by Leverett M. Chase. 



John Davis, of Lowell, proposed by Edwin Sheppard, as a Life 

 member. 



