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BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, March 7, 1896. 



An adjourned meeting of the Society was hoklen today at 

 eleven o'clock, the President, Francis H. Appleton, in the 

 chair. 



The Secretary being absent by reason of illness, the President 

 appointed Miss Charlotte ]M. Endicott Secretary ^^/-o tern. 



On motion of Joseph H. Woodford it was voted that on 

 account of its length the report of John G. Barker, as Chairman 

 of the Committee on Gardens, be referred to the Committee on 

 Lectures and Publication without reading. 



The following named persons, having been recommended by 

 the Executive Committee, were on ballot duly elected members of 

 the Society : 



Robert Cameron, of Cambridge. 



YiRGiL C. GiLMAN, of Xashua, X.H. 



Thomas Harrison, of Melrose Highlands. 



William E. Dreer, of Philadelphia, Pa. 



J. W. Hoffman, Ph.D., of Tuskegee, Ala. 



Miss Agnes W. Lincoln, of Medford. 

 Adjourned to Saturday, April 4. 



MEETING POP LECTURE AND DISCUSSION. 



Saturday, March 14, 1896. 

 A meeting for Lecture and Discussion was hoklen today at 

 eleven o'clock, the President, Francis H. Appleton, in the chair. 

 The following paper was read by the author : 



Ornamental Planting for Parks and Public Grounds. 



By William S. Egerton, Superintendent of Parks, Albany, N.Y. 



In response to an invitation extended by the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society to read a paper on "Ornamental Planting 

 for Parks and Public Grounds," I have prepared the following 

 brief summary of the " Theory and practice of ornamental plant- 

 ing, as applied to suburban parks and city gardens or greens." It 



