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PROCEEDINGS OF THE WINTER MEETING. 



The fourth Annual Winter Meeting of the Society, (being an 

 adjournment of the annual meeting held at Waterville as before 

 stated), was held at Monmouth, in the Congregational Church, on 

 the 23d and 24th days of January, 1817, in accordance with the 

 following 



Programme. 



"TUESDAY, January 23d, at 3 o'clock P. M., Preliminary 

 Business Meeting. 



At 6| P. M., Public Meeting. Address of Welcome by M. J. 

 Metcalf of Monmouth. Reply to same, and Annual Address by 

 Z. A. Gilbert, President of the Society. The remaining time to 

 be filled by discussion of subjects presented. 



WEDNESDAY, 9 A. M., Business Meeting: Annual Reports 

 of Officers, Election of Officers to fill existing vacancies, and other 

 business. 



10 A. M., IJ P. M., and 6| P. M., Public Sessions,— during 

 which the usual Exhibition of Winter Fruits will be held, to which 

 all are invited to contribute, especially of new and rare varieties ; 

 and the following subjects will be presented for consideration and 

 discussion : 



Fruit growing in connection with general farming. 



Natural adaptation of soils to fruit culture. 



Report on fruit and flowers at the Centennial, by the delegates 

 of this Society. 



Report of the Committee on list of fruits for amateur cultivation. 



Report of the Corresponding Secretary, Dr. J. C. Weston of 

 Bangor. 



County and Local Reports on fruit growing, by the several 

 Trustees and others. 



Revision of the Society's Fruit Lists. 



Voluntary Essays and Reports, by Members and others. 



An Address by Dr. N. T. True of Bethel; Subject, 'The soil 

 and its preparation for an orchard.' 



The exercises to close with a Social Reunion of the Members 

 and guests, with ladies, to be held in the Vestry, at 8 o'clock P. M." 



