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Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society TRANSACTIONS OF TITE FOR THE YEAR 1877. PART II. BOSTON: PRINTED FOR THE S'OCIETY. 1878. TRANSACTIONS OF THE BUSINESS MEETING. SATURDAY, April 7, 1877. A duly notified stated meeting was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARKl\IAN in the chair. The Secretary announced an award to the Society by the Cen­ tennial Commission, for the Pears collected and exhibited by the Society at Philadelphia in September last, and a similar award for the Apples exhibited at the same time. The Secretary also communicated an invitation from the Secretnry of the New York Horticultural Society, to the members, to attend the exhibitions of that Society. Adjourned to Saturday, l\Iay 5. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, May 5, 1877. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARKl\IAN in the chair. No business being brought before the Society, it adjourned to Saturday, June 2. 4 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, June 2, 1877. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARKl\IAN in the chair. The following named persons, hrwing been recommended by the Executive Committee, were duly elected members of the Society: l\frs. SAMUEL P. BURT, of New Bedford, E. L. BEARD, of Cambridge, How ARD GRAY, of Boston. Prof. GEORGE L. GOODALE, of Cambridge, was, upon recom­ mendation of the Executive Committee, elected a Corresponding l\Iember of the Society. Marshall P. ·wilder, after some remarks on the history and work of the American Pomological Society, moved the following vote, which was unanimously passed : Voted, That the President appoint a delegation of twenty mem­ bers of this Society, to attend the meeting of the American Pomo­ logical Society, at Baltimore, in September next, and that the delegation have liberty to aclcl to their numbers, or appoint substi­ tutes. Meeting dissolved. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, July 7, 1877. A dnly notified stated meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARKIIIAN in the chair. On recommendation of the Executive Committee, it was Votecl, To appropriate a sum not exceeding three hundred dol­ lars, for the expenses of entertainments of the Committee of Arrangements for the cm-rr11t year. DELEGATES TO PO:\IOLOGICAL SOCIETY, ETC. 5 The President, in accordance with the vote passed at the last meeting, reported the names of the following gentlemen as dele­ gates to the meeting of the American Pomologicrrl Society :- Marshall P. Wilder, Charles 1\1. Hovey, William C. Strong, Thomas P. James, Charles 0. "Whitmore, E. W. Buswell, Robert Manning, Hervey Davis, John B. Moore, Benjamin G. Smith, J. "\V. }\fanning, James W. Clark, William Parsons, Henry F. French, William II. Spooner, B. IL Bliss, Lemuel Clapp, E. L. Sturtevant, Aaron D. Capen, Frank Andrews. On motion it was voted that James F. C. Hyde, E. W. Wood, and C. H. B. Breck, be added to the delegation. WrLLIAl\I FALCONER, of Cambridge, being. recommended by the Executive Committee, was duly elected a member of the Society. Adjourned to Saturday, August 4. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, August 4, 1877. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARIUIAN in the chair. Agreeably to the Constitution and By-Laws, the President appointed the following named members a Committee to nominate suitable candidates forofficers of the Society forthe ensuing year :­ Charles 0. Whitmore, William C. Strong, John G. Barker, John C. Horny, Patrick Norton, Charles H. B. Breck, and James Cruickshanks. Marshall P. Wilder, in some appropriate remarks on the services to the Society of l\lrs. Harriet S. Buswell, moved the appoint­ ment of a committee to present memorial resolutions. The motion was unanimously carried, and 1\Iarshall P. Wilder, Charles O. ,vhitmore, and Charles 1\1. Hovey, were appointed that Committee. Adjourned to Saturday, September 1st. 6 l\IASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, September 1st, 1877. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, Vice President WHITMORE in the chair. On recommendation of the Executive Committee, SAl\IUEL H. SCUDDER, of Cambridge, was duly elected a member of the Society, and JonN JAY Sl\IITH, of Germantown, Pa., a Corresponding l\lember. · l\larshall P. ·wilder, Chairman of the Committee to present resolutions on the death of l\Irs. Buswell, reported the follmving:- Resob:ecl, That in the removal of l\lrs. Harriet S. Buswell, by death, the members of this Society lrnve lost a bely whose welcome presence was always with us ; whose pleasant address, cordial greeting, courtesy and social qnalities, and interest in the welfare of our institution, will ever be highly appreciated and kept in mind by the members of this Society, and a large circle of mourning friends. Resolved, That the above resolution be entered on onr records, and that a copy be furnished to l\Ir. E. "\V. Buswell, her suniYing partner, as expressive of the sympathy of onr members in his afflictive bereavement. The resolutions were seconded by Robert l\lanning; remarks were made by James Cruickshanks and Charles l\l. Hovey, and the resolntions were unanimously passed. The presiding ot11cer read the following letter, addressed to him as Chairman of the Nominating Committee : BosTON, 15th August, 1877. C. 0. WmTl\IORE, EsQ.: Dear Sir: "\Vith reluctance and regret I beg to say that I am compelled by other engagements to decline again to starnl as a candidate for the office of President of the Society, which it has been my privilege and honor to hold for the past three years. Respectfully yonrs, F. PAim.l\fAN. The Chairman then presented the report of the Nomin:i.ting Com­ mittee, which was read by the Secretary and :i.cceptecl hy the Society. ANNUAL ELECTION, ETC. 7 l\Iarshall P. Wilder, mentioned the arrangements which had been made for the accommodation of delegates to the Pomological Society. Meeting dissolved. BUSINESS 1\IEETING. SATURDAY, October 6, 1877. A stated meeting of the Society, being the annual meeting for the choice of officers, was holden at 11 o'clock, Vice President WHITMORE in the chair. The Recording Secretary stated that due notice of the meeting had been given in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws. On motion, it was voted to proceed to the election of officers. The chair appointed Benjamin G. Smith, E. W. Buswell, and John C. Hovey, a Committee to receive, assort, and count the votes given, and report the number. Voted, That the polls remain open one hour and that the check list be used. The polls were opened ,t ten minutes past eleven o'clock. The Secretary announced the receipt of the Diplomas and 1\Iedal awarded to the Society by the United States Centennial Commission, and presented the same. The polls were closed at ten minutes past twelve. The Committee to count the votes presented their report, which was accepted, and the Chairman of the meeting, in accordance with the Constitution and By-Laws, declared the persons named in the report to be elected officers and committees of the Society for the year 1878. Adjourned to Saturday, November 3. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, November 3, 1877. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARKMAN in the chair. 8 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The President, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, re­ ported a recommendation that the following named sums be appro­ priated for the year 1878: For Prizes, $4,575 00 '' the Library Committee, 225 00 '' the Committee on Publication and Dis­ cussion, 200 00 '' a portrait or bust of the President elect, 200 00 The President reported the following further action of the Executive Committee :- Voted, That the ExecutiYe Committee recommend to the Finance Committee that the unexpended balances of the appropriations for the Library, for the years 1875 and 1876, including that of $600 for the '' Flora Danica," be recognized by the Finance Committee. Voted, To recommend to the Society the passage of the follow­ ing vote: Voted, That the recent action of the Executive Com­ mittee, in the application of unexpended balances of appropriations to the Library, in the years 1875 and 1876, shall not be taken as a precedent, but that all unexpended balances of appropriations for any year, after the payment of all bills contracted in that year, shall revert to the Treasury at the close �f the year. The vote recommended by the Executive Committee was unani­ mously passed. The following named gentlemen, having been recommended by the Executive Committee, were on ballot, duly elected members of the Society : Rev. CRAWFORD NIGHTINGALE, of Dorchester, WARREN FENNO, of Revere, M. H. NORTON, of Boston, DANIEL DuFFLEY, of Brookline, WrLLIAl\1 D. PARK, of Boston. The following vote, offered by C. M. Atkinson, was unanimously passed: Votecl, That the report of the Treasurer shall show, in separate items, all expenses incurred of ten dollars and upwards. Adjourned to Saturday, December 1. DECEASE OF THOMAS RIVERS. 9 BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, December 1, 1877. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, President PARKl\IAN in the chair. The President announced as the first business before the meeting, resolutions in memory of Thomas Rivers, one of the most eminent European horticulturists and pomologists, which would be appro­ priately presented by l\Iarshall P. Wilder, the foremost American pomologist. l\Ir. Wilder thanked the President for suspending the usual order of business that we might render proper honor to the memory of one of the oldest and most respected corresponding members of the Society. He was advised by the memorial card which he held in his hand, that Thomas Rivers died at his residence, Sawbridge­ worth, England, on the 17th of October, 1877, aged seventy-nine years.
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