CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

NAME.

This organization shall be known as the OREGON STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ARTICLE II.

OBJECT.

The object of this Society shall be the dissemination of knowledge of the science and art of horticulture among its members, and the development and advancement of all interests pertaining thereto.

ARTICLE III.

MEMBERSHIP.

Section 1. The membership of this Society shall consist of annual, life, and honorary members.

Section 2. Any person may become an annual or life member by the payment of the required fees.

Section 3. Any person having done the Society, or horticulture in general, special valuable services, may become, by a two thirds vote of the members present at any regular meeting, an honorary member.

ARTICLE IV.

FEES.

Section 1. The fee for annual membership shall be one dollar for men and fifty cents for women, payable at the annual meeting. Section 2. The fee for life membership shall be ten dollars, payable at one time, or fifteen dollars payable in three equal install

ments.

ARTICLE V.

OFFICERS.

The officers of this Society shall consist of a President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, and a Finance Committee, consisting of the Vice-Presidents and a third member, all of whom shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting, and shall hold their offices for one year, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

ARTICLE VI.

DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

The officers of this Society shall perform the duties usually devolving upon such officers in similar organizations; provided, the Finance Committee shall audit all bills and accounts of the Society, and make an annual statement of the Society's finances.

ARTICLE VII.

MEETINGS.

The Society shall hold four regular meetings each year-the annual meeting on the second Tuesday of January; the others on the second Tuesday of April, July, and October, respectively-and such special meetings as the Society may, by a majority vote at any regular meeting, determine; provided, the finance committee are authorized to call special meetings in the interim of the regular meetings on petition of eleven members.

ARTICLE VIII.

AMENDMENTS.

The by-laws shall be equally binding with the constitution; and alterations or amendments to either may be made at any regular meeting by a two thirds vote of the members present; provided, notice of such proposed amendment or alteration has been given at least fifteen days preceding the meeting.

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE I.

THE PRESIDENT.

The President shall be the executive officer of the Society. It shall be his duty to see that all general rules and regulations of the Society are enforced; to preside at all meetings; to appoint all standing and special committees not otherwise provided for; to prepare and deliver an annual address, and from time to time present in outline the work and new issues before the Society.

ARTICLE II.

VICE-PRESIDENTS.

The Vice-Presidents shall, in the absence of the President, preside by seniority and perform all the duties appertaining in that office. They shall also act in conjunction with a third member as the Finance Committee, whose duties are defined in the Constitution.

ARTICLE III.

SECRETARY-TREASURER.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the recording, corresponding, and reporting officer of the Society. He shall, with the advice of the President, arrange all programmes for meetings; edit all reports, unless otherwise provided; give all official notices for publication; issue all calls for meetings; collect and record all membership fees and other dues; pay all bills of the Society; provided, no bill is paid until approved by the Finance Committee and so ordered by the Society; have the custody of all books, papers, moneys, and seals belonging to the Society. He shall keep his accounts in such a manner that the funds of the Society may be ascertained at any time; and at the regular meetings in January and July of each year shall present to the Society an accurate statement of all moneys received and disbursed by hiin.

ARTICLE IV.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

Section 1. The following standing committees, to consist of three each, shall be appointed as soon after each annual meeting as may be: Orchard Fruits; Small Fruits; Vegetables; Flowers; Ornamentals; Entomology; Botany; Nomenclature; New Fruits; Legislation; Exhibits.

Section 2. Each committee shall present a full written report of its proceedings, with recommendations to the Society.

ARTICLE V.

PLACE OF MEETING.

The annual meeting shall be held in the city of Portland; all other meetings shall be held at such places as the Society, by vote at a previous meeting, may direct.

ARTICLE VI.

AUXILIARY SOCIETIES.

Section 1. Local and county horticultural or pomological societies may, by the annual payment of three dollars and the election of three delegates to the meetings of this Society, become auxiliary to this Society; provided, at least one delegate shall be present at each regular meeting.

Section 2. Such auxiliary societies shall be entitled to five copies of all official reports, etc.; provided, the secretaries of such societies shall present at the annual meeting of this Society a full written report of all the work done by their respective societies for the year.

ARTICLE VII.

REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS.

Section 1. Every member in good standing shall be entitled to one copy of all official reports and publications without compensation.

Section 2. The President and Secretary shall be authorized to exchange publications with such other organizations as they may deem desirable.

Section 3. The Secretary shall be authorized to present, for

review and notice, a limited number of copies to the leading papers of the State and coast and national horticultural publications.

ARTICLE VIII.

QUORUM.

Section 1. Fifteen members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but a less number may meet, call to order, and adjourn from time to time.

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

Section 2. 1. Call to order and reading of minutes of previous meeting; 2. Reports of officers; 3. Reports of standing committees; 4. Reports of special committees; 5. Papers, addresses, etc.; 6. Elections; 7. New business.

RULES.

Section 3. The rules of parliamentary practice as laid down in Cushing's Manual shall be adopted as the rules governing this Society.

ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.

[Delivered before the State Horticultural Society, by the President, Dr. J. R. CARDWELL, at its annual meeting, January 12, 13, 1892.]

It is my pleasant duty to report to you our proceedings and reviews, as briefly as may be, for the seventh year of the Oregon State Horticultural Society. And if you will allow, it is with some pride as your Chairman and a horticulturist that I refer to the increase in our membership—now all over the State-and the fact that we are the largest body of horticulturists on the Pacific Coast. It is pleasant to recall the increased attendance and great interest taken in our meetings, the valuable papers presented, and the interesting and profitable discussions following.

You remember that it was with some misgivings as a local fruitgrowers' association that we essayed to become a State horticultural organization, and to revise and broaden our constitution; to adopt the name and all the methods of a State horticultural society in the full meaning of the broad term "horticulture;" to form a society which would go out from home and hold quarterly meetings in different sections of the State and meet the fruit-grower, the nur