164 American Horticnltural Society. 



Mr. Ohiiier, of Ohio — I have the; .service-berry in cultiviitioii, 

 and we think a (^reat (U-al of it, althonifli the rcthins insist upon 

 takinj^ their share. 



Prof. Badd, of Iowa — This is a favorable hjeality to experiment 

 with native frnits. Cross-fertilization is the safest and snrest 

 nu'thod of inij)roving onr wilil frnits. The paper cites many in- 

 stances of the efficicnev of tliis method of im|)rovini; our native 

 frnits. 



A vote of thanks was tendered Secretarv Ratran for his valuable 

 paper. 



The citizens of Riverside havinyj arraiiired foi' a earriaico ilrive 

 for the forenoon of to-morrow, the Society adjourned to meet at 2 

 o'clock 1'. M. 



Fifth Oay— >Vediiesday. 



Afternoon Session, February 8, 1888. 

 The Society re-assembled at 2 i-. m., President Earle in the 

 chair. 



DEATH OF II. Y. HEEBE. 



The President read the following letter: 



Friend Rayan : Tallmadge, Ohio, February 1, 1888. 



I had planned to leave to-night for Riverside, but am unable to do so. You 

 will doubtless l)e pained to learn that II. Y. Beebe died on the 20th and was buried 

 to-day. I have just returned from the funeral. In his death, and that of Mr. 

 Kendel, horticulture and the American Society have lost two tried and staunch 

 friends. Mr. B. wa.s active and useful almost to the day of his death, and few men 

 have so roiimled out the full measure of usefulness as did he. 



With kind regards to all friends, I remain, yours very truly, 



L. I'l. I'lEKCE. 



President Earlc — This is, indeed, painful m \vs t<» us. I'^riend 

 Beebe was one of our true and tried n)embers. 



Mr. Kinr/, of Ohio — This is sad news to me. I hail from the 

 .same neighborhood in which Mr. Beebe had so long lived, and in 

 which he was .so highly esteemed as a citizen. His virtues were 

 great, his faults few. 



President Earle read the following pajK'r on forestry: 



