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severe cold be was excused from reading it, and it was referred 

 to the Committee ou Publication. 



J. Woodward Manning presented his report as Chairman of the 

 Committee on Flowers. 



John G. Barker presented bis i-eport as Chairman of tlie Com- 

 mittee on Gardens. 



A portion of each of these reports was read, and they were 

 then severally referred to the Committee on Publication. 



Robert Manning read his Annual Report as Secretary and 

 Librarian, which was accepted and referred to the Committee on 

 Publication. 



The following vote, moved by Joseph H. Woodford, was passed : 



Voted, That the President instruct the Treasurer to pay all 

 warrants issued or to be issued by the Chairmen of the various 

 Committees to all persons serving ou a Committee, irrespective 

 of whether they are Chairmen of other Committees or not. 



Henry L. Clapp, Chairman of the Committee on School Gar- 

 dens and Children's Herbariums, read the Annual Report of that 

 Committee, which was accepted and referred to the Committee on 

 Publication. 



The meeting was then dissolved. 



