TRANSA(JTIONS OF TUE lltn.ssncQusctts Jorticulturnl �ocicty, FOR THE YEAR 1878. PART II. BOSTON: PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. 1879. TRANSACTIONS OF THE BUSIKESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, April 6, 1878. A dnl.r notified stated meeting was holden at 11 o'clock, Presi­ dent GRAY in the chair. The President announced that the Flower Committee had or­ ganized by the choice of William H. Spooner• as Chairman. On recommendation of the Executive Committee, ,YILLIAl\I BULL, of Chelsea, England, and IsmoR BusH, of Busbberg, l\Iissouri, were chosen Corresponding Members of the Society. The President, as Chairman of the ExecutiYe Committee, reported a recommendation that the Society appropriate three hundred dollars to meet the expenses of the Committee of Arrnnge­ ments for the current year, and one thousand dollars to the Com­ mittee on Publication, for the publication of the History of the Society. These appropriations were voted on separately, and were unanimously passed. On motion of l\Iarshall P. Wilder, the snbject of the celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Soeiety was referred to the Exec­ utive Committee, with full powers. Marshall P. ,vilder, in some appropriate remarks, announced the death of Hon. Willard C. Flagg, of l\loro, Illinois, a Corresponding l\Iernber of the Society, and moved the appointment of a committee to prepare memorial resolutions. The Chair appointed l\Iarshall P. ·wilder, Charles l\I. Jfoyey, and Robert Manning, as that Com­ mittee: A(ljonrned to Saturday, l\Iay 4. 116 l\IASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. BUSINESS 1\IEETING. SATUUDAY, 1\1::ty 4, 1878. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock. The Presitlent and Yice .Presidents being absent, 1\farshall P. ,vilder was c-l.1osen President pro tem. The following named pen;ons baying been recommended by the ExecntiYe Committee, were, on ballot, duly elected members of the Society: .J. ARTHUR BEEBE, of Boston, ,v1LLL\.:\I H. BOWKER, of Boston. The President pro tern., as Chairman of the Committee to pre­ pare resolntions in memory of Hon. ,nnanl C . .Flagg, reported the following: Resolved, That in the decease of Ilon. Willard Cutting Flagg, a Corresponding Member of this Society, we recognize ancl mourn the loss which we, in common with the pnLlic, nncl especially the agri­ cnltnrnl and horticnlturnl community, have snstainecl, of one of its ablest and most eminent ·workers and writers. 1\Ir. Flagg held at various times the positions of Secretary and President of the Illi­ nois Horticultnral Society; was Correspomling Secretary of the Illinois IndustrialUuiYersity from its foundation to his decease, and, at the time of his decease, was Secretary of the American Pomologi­ cal Society, Presillent of the National Agricultural Congress, President of the Illinois Farmers' Association, nncl one of the chief editors of the Americrin Encycloprediaof Agriculture. He was also a trnstee at various tiines of seYeral State institutions, including the Illinois Industrial U nh'ersity, and was, for seYeral years, a Senator in the Legislature of Illinois. But, while recognizing bis eminence, as shown by the many ottices which be bas been called to hold, and in which it will be dittfoult to fill his vacnnt place, we wonld especially remember his enterprise, his thoroughness in all that he undertook, his spotless character, in pnulic as well as in private, and the nnfrersnl esteem in which he was held for bis probity, social qualities, and high cnlture. "\Ye would remember him as a man of strict honor and integrity, who loYecl justice for the sake of jnstiee, nnrl whom none could swene from the path of duty. Resul-vecl, That these resolutions be entered on our records, and DECEASE OF WILLARD C, FLA i l ,; 117 that a copy be transmitted to the widow of l\Ir. Flagg, with the assurance of our warmest sympathy with her in her sall bereave­ ment. Robert l\Ianning said that he became acquainted with l\Ir. Flagg at the meeting of the American Pomological Society, at St. Louis, l\Iissouri, in 18G7, and recognized Lim as a man of natural intelli­ gence, trnincd by educntion, nnd especially desirous to do fully and thoroughly whateyer he did ; and that furtheracquaintance with him, personally and by corre�pondence, had continually deepened this first impression, and he regarded his loss as a national calamity. Benjamin G. Smith said that he was greatly impressed by l\Ir. Flagg's energy and force of character, and his strong personal mag­ netism. He regarded him as one of tbe most n1Juable men in the horticultural world, and the longer bis acquaintance, the more his esteem for l\Ir. Flagg increased. The Chairman of the meeting said that while the death of l\Ir. Flagg was a seyere loss to the horticultural world, it came nearer home to him as President of the American Pomological Society, for, as Secretary, l\Ir. Flngg was his right hand man. To energy and despatch in business, he united thoroughness, in rare combi­ nation. Though natura1ly strong and healthy, he was carried down to the gra:rn by the weight of his labors as agriculturist, horticul­ turist, and statesman. The resolutions were unanimously passed. The President pro tern. announced the decease, since the last meeting of the Society, of one of its founders and original corpora­ tors and its first Treasurer, Cheever Newhall. On motion of A. D. Capen, the Chairman of the meeting, C. 0. ·whitrnore, and P. B. IloYey, were appointed a committee to present resolutions in memory of l\Ir. Newhall. The Chairman, as President of the American Pornological Society, presented copies of the Proceedings of that Society. Alljourned to Saturday, June 1. 118 :MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. BUSINE8S MEETING. SATURDAY, Jnnc 1, 1878. An adjourned meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, Vice President C. H. B. BnECK in the chair. CHARLES E. RIDLER, of Kingston, and l\liss KATIE A. _HILL, of Lowell, having been recommended by the Executive Committee, were, on ballot, duly elected meml>ers of the Society. l\farshall P. ·wilder, Chairman of the Committee to prepare resolutions in memory of Cheever Newhall, presented the subjoined, remarking that, probably from his great age, it had been his lot oftener ti 1�111 he conM wish to offer such resolutions, and that he clicl it in c, •nfurmity to bis views of duty to those who had gone l>cfore us. He cnlogized l\lr. Newhall as a man, a horticulturist, and a farmer, and added tlrnt, since his decease, the only sunivor of the eight gentlemen named in the charter of the Society is John B. Russell, now of Newmarket, N. J. Resolvecl, That in the death of Cheever Newhall this Society has lost one of its oldest and most valued members, - one whose name appears in its act of incorporation, passed almost fiftyyears ago, - and a trne and constant friend of our association. Resolved, That in the' valuable services rendered by him we recognize the faithful discharge of official duty as the first Treasurer of the Society ; as Vice President for seventeen years, and as a liberal patron of agriculture, horticulture, and rurnl improvement. Resolved, That while we sympathize with his bereaved widow and relatives in this affliction, we desire to recognize the Divine Good­ ness which gave to l\lr. Newhall and to the Society snch a long and useful life, which will ever be commemorated by the excellent portrait that now adorns our walls. Resolved, That these proceedings be entered on our records, and that a copy be transmitted to Mrs. Newhall. Gen. Josiah Newhall seconded the resolutions, and said that Cheever Newhall had for fifty years been one of his dearest friends. He was a descendant of Thomas Newhall, who settled in Lynn in 1630. He was one of the best informed and most snccessful prac- DECEASE OF CHEEVER XEWIIALL, 119 tical farmers in Norfolk County; and one of the founders, and, for a long course of years, a Vice President, of the N orfol� Agricultural Society. He was President of the Massachusetts Agricultural Club from its formation to his decease, and was a member of the United States Agricultural Society. As a merchant, he was distinguished for uprightness and integrity, and was always faithful in every sphere of duty. Vice President Breck said that in 1839, when a boy, he became acquainted with l\lr. Newhall. They met in the officeof the '' New England Farmer," to which paper l\lr. Newhall was a frequent con­ tributor. He thought that l\Ir. Newhall had done as much as any one in New England for the· promotion of agriculture. He was highly esteemed as a man, and as a merchant was upright in all his acts. Aaron Davis Capen said that l\'Ir. Newball had resided in Dor­ chester for at least fifty years, and that he had known him all that time. He knew him well, and knew well of him. Those employed by him :Jorn testimony to his worth. Mr. Capen had rarely heard a man so highly spoken of by those who worked for him. They never received a harsh word or unkind treatment from him. The resolutions were unanimously passed, and the meeting was then dissolved. BUSINESS l\IEETING. SATURDAY, July 6, 1878. A duly notified stated meeting of the Society was holden at 11 o'clock, Vice President C. H. B. BRECK in the chair. The only business was the announcement of the reception by the Secretary, of letters from l\lrs. ·wmard C. Flagg, and l\lrs. Cheever Newhall, acknowledging the receipt of the resolutions passed by the Society in memory of l\lr.