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Business Meeting, May 2, 1896; Memorial of C. M. Atkinson, pp. 191, 192; 



Kour members elected 192 



Business Meeting, June 6; No quorum 193 



Business Meeting, July 11; Decease of M. Leon Say and Andrew S. Fuller 

 announced, p. 193; Letter from Mrs. C. M. Atkinson, 193; Vote concerning 

 compensation of committees, 193; Four members elected .... 193 



Business Meeting, August 1; Nominating Committee appointed . . . 194 



Business Meeting, September 5; Report of Nominating Committee made . 194 



Business Meeting, October 3; Annual Election, pp. 195, 196, 197; Report on 

 compensation of committees, 195; Decease of William Robinson an- 

 nounced, 196; Seventeen members elected 196 



Business Meeting, November 7; Memorial of A. 8. Fuller, pp. 197, 198; 

 Memorial of William Robinson, 198, 199; Appropriations for 1897, 200; 

 Labelling Fungi, 200, 201; Two members elected 201 



Business Meeting, December 5; Reports of Committee of Arrangements, 

 Library, Establishing Prizes, presented, p. 201; Partial report fiom 

 Committee on Gardens and Flowers, 201; Decease of S. G. Damon an- 

 nounced, 202; Letter concerning appointment of Secretary of Agriculture, 

 202; Seven members elected 202 



Business Meeting, December 12; Reports of Committees on Fruits, Flowers, 

 Gardens, and School Gardens and Children's Herbariums, presented, pp. 

 202, 203; Report of Secretary and Librarian read, 203; Vote concerning 

 warrants for service on committees 203 



Report of Committee on Plants; Introduction, p. 204; Spring Exhibition, 

 204, 205; May Exhibition, 205; itose and Strawberry Exhibition, 205, 

 206; Annual Exhibition of Plants and Flowers, 206; Chrysanthemum 

 Show, 206, 207; Financial Statement, 207; Prizes and Gratuities awarded, 20S-216 



Report of Comjiitthe on Flowers; Introduction, pp. 217, 218; Spring Ex- 

 hibition, 218, 219; May Exhibition, 219, 220; Rhododendron Show, 220; 

 Rose and Strawberry Exhibition, 221; Annual Exhibition of Plants and 

 Flowers, 223,224; Chrysanthemum Show, 224, 225; Saturday Exhibitions, 

 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225; Financial Statement, 226; Prizes 

 and Gratuities awarded 227-245 



Report of Committee on Fruits, pp. 24C-248; Prizes and Gratuities awarded . 249-283 



Report of Committee on Vegetables, pp. 264-266; Prizes and Gratuities 



awarded 267-2SI 



