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The chairman of the committee appointed to consider the subject 

 of awarding medals, &c., in the place of money, made a further re- 

 port, which, after discussion, the further consideration of, was post- 

 poned to the adjourned meeting. 



On motion of C. M. Hovey, it was voted, that the committee who 

 have under revision the constitution and bye-laws of the Society, re- 

 port a bye-law giving a compensation per annum to the treasurer of 

 the Society. Meeting dissolved. 



March 6. — A stated meeting of the Society was held this day, agree- 

 ably to the constitution, — the President in the chair. 



The committee appointed to revise the constitution and bye-laws 

 submitted their report. It was voted that it be taken up and read in 

 sections, for acceptance, which having been duly performed, it was 

 referred to the next stated meeting for final action, agreeably to the 

 provisions of the constitution. 



Gen, Wm. Henry Harrison was elected an honorary member of 

 the Society. 



H. W. Dutton, of Boston, and Dr. John Green, of Worcester, were 

 admitted subscription members. Adjourned four weeks, to April 3d. 

 April 3. — A meeting, agreeably to adjournment, from March 6th, — 

 the President in the chair. 



It was voted that the thanks of the Society be presented to M. Vil- 

 niorin, of Paris, for a copy of the Bon Jardinier, for 1841. 



The thanks of the Society were also voted to M. Tripet le Blanc, 

 of Paris, for a liberal donation of seeds, and to Mr. W. Kenrick, of 

 Newton, Mass., for his attention to the interests of the Society, while 

 in Europe, and transmitting seeds from the gentleman above named. 

 The President and Recording and Corresponding Secretaries were 

 appointed a committee for the distriijution of the seeds. 



The numbers of Audubon's Birds of America, and the Iconogra- 

 phy of the Camellia, by the Abbe Berlese, were referred to the care 

 of the library committee. 



M. Tripet le Blanc, of Paris, was admitted a corresponding mem- 

 ber of the Society. 



Dr. J. S. Butler was admitted a subscription member of the Society. 

 Adjourned one week to April 10. 



Jlpril 10. — Adjourned from the 3d, — the President in the chair. 

 It was voted that the seeds presented to the Society by M. Tripet 

 le Blanc, of Paris, be distributed on Saturday, the l7tli. 



The Executive Committee were instructed not to receive any re- 

 ports of committees awarding premiums for the j)ast year, after the 

 24ih of April. The committee appointed to consider the expediency 

 of awarding the premiums offered by the Society, in medals or plate, 

 in the place of money, asked to be discharged from any further at- 

 tention to the subject, for the present, which was granted. The 

 meeting was then adjourned two weeks, to April 24th. 



Jlpril 24. — The meeting held to-day was an adjournment from the 

 10th, — the President in the chair. 



The Executive Committee presented the reports of the several 

 committees awarding the premiums for the past year, which were 

 ordered to be published, according to the annual custom of the soci- 

 ety. The meeting was then adjourned two weeks, to May Sih. 



[Owing to the crowded state of our pages, we are obliged to defer 

 the reports till our next.] 



