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of Haverhill above. Steamers and tug boats were from 

 time to time seen going up and down the river, and an 

 occasional sail or row boat contributed to the attractive- 

 ness of this beautiful, historic and very important indus- 

 trial stream. 



The lunch was served on the grounds, and our hosts 

 showed great hospitality in their courteous and kind at- 

 tentions. 



The afternoon session was held in the pavilion at 2.30 

 p. M. The President made a few preliminary remarks, in 

 which he spoke of previous visits of the Institute to 

 Groveland, the first being in 1837, when they were re- 

 ceived in the Academy Hall, Rev. Dr. Perry and pre- 

 ceptor Morse being much interested in the work of the 

 Institute. Another visit was in 1872, the meeting being 

 in the new Academy Hall. 



Miss HAERIET E. PAINE, the President of the Grove- 

 land Flower Mission, was then introduced, who gave a 

 very interesting account of the botanical rambles, show- 

 ing a variety of plants gathered, some of which are not 

 found in the surrounding towns, and others which are 

 rare, comprising in all some seventy-six species. She 

 subsequently read a list of some of the plants to be found 

 in Groveland which are not mentioned by Mr. Robinson 

 in his " Flora of Essex County." 



In the course of her remarks she alluded to the fact of 

 occasionally finding plants not previously noticed ; the 

 seeds, from which they germinated, were probably brought 

 down in the waste from the mills above. A partial list of 

 the plants above alluded to is hereto appended. 



Hon. GEORGE B. LORING, U. S. Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, was introduced to speak upon the subject of 



