12 TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 



No. 21. The culture and care of flowers has caused full attend- 

 ance of ladies at the meetings. 



No. 22. Labor-saving machinery and implements have not been 

 neglected ; for, in addition to the discussions on this subject, many 

 new implements have been exhibited and explained before the Club. 



Three of these have been placed under the charge of special 

 committees, who have practically tested their value, and their 

 reports now form part of the record of the Institute. 



The new seedling strawberries of Mr. Fuller have been closely 

 watched by the Club, committees frequently visiting his grounds, 

 and their reports have fully satisfied the members that Ave shall 

 have a few new varieties of improved qualities. 



Many new varieties of potatoes have been presented to this Club, 

 and some of these are now in the hands of members for testing, 

 and will doubtless form an interesting portion of future reports. 



The Board of Managers having ofiered 25 premiums for machines 

 and essays, and referring them to the Farmers' Club for their deci- 

 sion, the time for receiving apiDlications for the same not having 

 expired, they cannot report on them before the meeting in February. 



Your committee are fully impressed with the belief that the gen- 

 eral usefulness of the Farmers' Club fully warrants a more extended 

 advertisement of its meetings, so as to cause a more numerous 

 attendance, and in pursuance thereof would ask an appropriation 

 of $ to be placed at their disposal for that purpose. They 

 would further suggest that the transactions at their meetings should 

 be more widely published, the New York Tribune being now the 

 only paper in which they appear, and the space there devoted 

 entirely inadequate to full reports. For the manner of inducing 

 such reports they would ask the advice and co-operation of the 

 Institute, at least in the exercise of the personal influence of its 

 members. 



The quality of the reports of the meetings of the Farmers' Club 

 has been materially improved since they have been prepared for 

 the Transactions by Mr. John W. Chambers, and subject to the 

 surveillance of the Corresponding Secretary of the Institute. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 

 ^ JAMES J. MAPES, 



ADRIAN BERGEN, 

 EDWARD DOUGHTY, 

 WM. S. CARPENTER, 



Committee. 



