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Prefatory Note, 3 



Business Meeting, January 3, 1891 ; Address of President Spooner, pp. 5-8 ; 

 Memorial of Mrs. Francis B. Hayes, 8, 9; Awards of Committee on 

 Gardens reported, and further time granted, 9; Appropriations for 

 1890 and 1891, 9, 10; Appointment of Treasurer and Secretary, 10; Pres- 

 ervation of Beautiful and Historical Places, 10; Compensation of Com- 

 mittees, 10, 11 ; Invitation to State Board of Agriculture, 11 ; Committee 

 to prepare memorial of Warren Heustis, 11 ; Committee to nominate 

 successor, 11 ; Committee on Revision of Constitution and By-Laws, 

 11; Announcement by Committee on Publication and Discussion, . 11 



Business Meeting, January 10; Memorial of Warren Heustis, pp. 12, 13; 

 Committee on Revision of Constitution and By-Laws announced, 13; 

 Prizes offered for Reports of Awarding Committees, 13; Annual 

 Report of Treasurer read, 1.', 



Meeting for Discussion; The Work of the Pomological Division of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture, by H. E. Van Deman, 

 Pomologist, pp. 13-21 ; Discussion 21-2C 



Business Mee^ting, January 17; Part of Report of Committee on Window 

 Gardening read, p. 26; Classification of Horticulture at the World's 

 Columbian Fair, 26 ; Report on Society's Diploma, 2(; 



Meeting for Discussion; Evergreen Trees, by William C. Strong, pp. 27-38; 



Discussion, 38-48 



Business Meeting, January 24 49 



Meeting for Discussion; Roses, by John N. May, pp. 49-53; Discussion, 53-5S 



Business Meeting, January 31; Committee to Nominate Committee on 



Window Gardening, 5^ 



Meeting for Discussion; Insects and Fungi Injuring Fruits, with Reme- 

 dies, by Prof. Samuel T. Maynard, pp. 59-67; Discussion, . . 67-71 



Business Meeting, February 7; Committee on Window Gardening elected, 

 p. 72; Vacancy in Vegetable Committee filled, 72; Four Members 

 elected, 7.' 



3IEETING for Discussion; Chrysanthemums, by John Thorpe, pp. 72-76; 



Discussion, 77-n} 



Business Meeting, February 14 ; Report on Compensation of Committees, 

 p. 85; Awards of Prizes for Reports, 85; Acceptance of Invitation to 

 State Board of Agriculture, 85 



