20 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Voted, That the President and Secretary of this society be 

 instructed to ask the legislature for an appropriation of $10,000 

 for 1907 and $10,000 for 1908, for the purposes set forth in the 

 resolution passed at the annual meeting, also to ask such addi- 

 tional legislation as the situation ma}' call for. 



As to asking the State for an increased appropriation for 

 carrying forward the work of the society the following motion 

 was passed : 



Voted, That the President and Secretary be requested to ask 

 the legislature for an additional appropriation of S500. 

 The treasurer presented his bond and it was approved. 



Augusta, March 28, 1907. 



President Gilbert announced an invitation from the Gardiner 

 Board of Trade and other organizations and citizens to hold the 

 annual meeting in the city of Gardiner. 



President Gilbert reported his visit to \\'aterville in connection 

 with the invitation from the Board of Trade there. 



President Gilbert, ]\Ir. Wheeler and the Secretary visited 

 Gardiner to look over the situation there, and on their rej^ort 

 it was 



Voted, To hold the annual meeting there on the week of 

 November nth. 



The Secretary reported his visit to the meeting of delegates 

 from the several New England Horticultural Societies held in 

 Worcester under the auspices of the Massachusetts Fruit 

 Growers Association. 



Voted, That the Executive Committee assembled in Augusta 

 this 28th day of ]\Iarch, 1907, approve the action of the society's 

 representatives in inviting other New England Horticultural 

 Societies to unite with them in holding a meeting for the consid- 

 eration of matters of common interest to New England fruit 

 growers, said meeting to be held in the city of Gardiner in 

 November next as above stated. 



The Secretary was designated as the delegate or representa- 

 tive of this society to attend such meeting. 



Voted, That one of the ofificers be sent to one or more horti- 

 cultural meetings in New England. 



