STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 137 



T. E. Goodrich presented the following 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Whereas, The citizens of Jacksonville have placed our Society under 

 great obligations for favors and courtesies shown us; therefore, be it 



Resolved, Tiiat our thanks are due to the Dunlap and Tacific liotels for 

 reduced rates to members; to the railroads: Jaci<souville & Southeastern, 

 IllinoisCentrai, Chicago »!<: Alton, Wabash. St. l^ouis «S: Pacific, .Chicago, 

 Kock Island iV: Pacific, and tlie Chic-ago & Northwestern, for reduced rates; 

 to Prof. French, of the Southern Illin.ois XornuU University at Carbondale, 

 for special work done for the Society during the past summer; to the Illi- 

 nois Central Railroad for assisting in the work, by furnishiTig free transpor- 

 tation to Prof. French; to our brother fruit growers from three neighlioring 

 States for their presence and the active part they have taken in our discus- 

 sion; to the newspapers of this city, the Journal and the Courier, for their 

 efforts to give a careful rejjort of our proceedings; to Mrs. A. G. Randolph 

 and Mrs. W. C. Hooker, of Carthage, and Mrs. G. W. Hilliard, of Brighton, 

 for the beautiful and able essays they have read; to Prof. S. A. Forbes for 

 his presence and for his excellent paper; to Mr. Joseph Ileinl for his floral 

 decorations of the hall; to Messrs. A. L. Hay, Doane Bros, and Joseph 

 Heinl for their liberality in securing for our use the entire upper story of 

 the Y. M. C. A. building, which has proved so Avell suited to our purpose; 

 to Dr. P. G. (iillett. Superintendent of the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb; 

 to Dr. Phillips, Superintendent of the Asylum for the Blind; to Dr. J. F. 

 Carriel, Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane, for tlieir invitations 

 to visit these institutions, for the cordial manner of our reception and the 

 l)leasure the inspection of those buildings afforded us, the explanation of 

 their modes of instruction, and, as tax-payers, we most heartly endorse the 

 exi)enditure of public money to these most worthy institutions. 



Resolved, That we extend to thera. one and all. our hearty thanks as a 

 token of our appreciation of their efforts in our behalf. 



Resolved, Tiiat a vote of thanks is due to our retiring President, Mr. 

 Arthur Bryant, for the kindly, impartial manner in which he has discharged 

 his duties as a presiding officer. As a worker, he has been tireless all the 

 year through, unpaid except by the honor with which we have endowed 

 him. 



T. E. Goodrich, 

 J. S. Bro^vne, 

 H. K. Vickroy, 



Committee. 



Mr. Dennis made a motion that the ladies who had furnished 

 papers, and the delegates from the several Floral Societies, be made 

 honorary members. 



Carried. 



Adjourned to meet at Princeton at such time as the Executive 

 Board mav fix, 



ADDrnONAL REPORTS AND PAPERS. 



On account of the unusual press of business during the meeting, 

 the following papers were referred to the Secretary for publication: 



