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the country in the promotion of the apple industry. The idea 

 also of substituting the apple blossom for the goldenrod we 

 believe to be a good one and strongly advise an adoption to such 

 a motion. 



WM. CRAIG, 



DR. E. P. TURNER, 

 R. H. GARDINER. 



Committee. 



On Resolutions. 



Resolved, That the Maine Pomological Society desires to 

 extend their thanks to the Gardiner Board of Trade for their 

 cordial invitation to hold the present annual session in this city. 

 This society in particular desires to express its appreciation of 

 the services of Mr. A. E, Andrews for his indefatigable services 

 in contributing in many ways to the success of this meeting; 

 also to Alayor Atkins, to Mr. F. H. Goodrich, and the proprietor 

 of the Johnson House for their efforts to make our stay in this 

 place exceedingly pleasant. 



Resolved, That this society, recognizing the life-long services 

 of retiring President Z. A. Gilbert and retiring Secretary D. H. 

 Knowlton both as individuals and officials, their devotion to our 

 fruit interests and their labors for the advancement of those 

 interests, desires to express in the most emphatic manner appre- 

 ciation of their services, and that the society here and now would 

 record its sense of obligation for the great good resulting from 

 their devoted toil and sacrifice. 



S. G. SHURTLEFF, 



CHAS. S. POPE, 



Committee. 



