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have the care of all stocks, bonds, and other personal prop- 

 erty of the Society, but may leave the custody of the same 

 in the Treasurer, as provided in Section VI ; and they shall 

 annually audit, or cause to be so audited, the Treasurer's 

 accounts. 



(4) They shall consider and pass upon all questions of the 

 appropriation of money, and shall, at the annual meeting, 

 recommend to the Society the amount to be appropriated for 

 prizes and gratuities and such other appropriations as they 

 may deem advisable during the ensuing year. They may, 

 however, subject to the provisions of Section II., make such 

 additional appropriations for the purposes of the Society as 

 they deem proper. 



(5) They shall appoint the following committees : a 

 Finance Committee, a Library Committee, and a Committee 

 on Lectures and Publications. The members of the Finance 

 Committee shall all be members of the Board of Trustees. 

 The members of the Library Committee and the Committee 

 on Publications need not all be members of the Board of 

 Trustees. 



(a) The Finance Committee. The Finance Committee 

 shall, except as herein provided, have and enjoy all powers 

 and duties given by this Section IX. to the Board of Trustees 

 in relation to the care and management of the Society's prop- 

 erty, real and personal, other than its Library. 



(b) The Library Committee. The Library Committee 

 shall, except as herein provided, have all powers given 

 by this Section IX. to the Board of Trustees in relation to 

 the care and management of the Library of the Society. 



(c) The Committee on Lectures and Publications. The 

 Committee on Lectures and Publications shall superintend all 

 publications of the Society and have the direction in each 

 year of six or more lectures and essays on horticultural sub- 

 jects, including that provided for by the John Lewis Russell 

 Fund. 



In addition to these committees the Board of Trustees may 



