29G MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Capt. Henry was a gentleman of large measure in the good qualities which 

 constitute an almost perfect man. Enterprising, liberal, charitable, with those 

 rare sensibilities which secured to him at once the abiding friendship and esteem 

 of all who knew him, and 



His numerous friends can well attest, 



That those loved him most who knew him best. 



His Bates' county friends will miss him much, and so will we all, for we lose his 

 valued counsel and presence, which were above price. A good horticulturist and 

 a true Christian man, his life was devoted to doing good ; and now that he rests his 

 works still live. 



Again, near the city of St. Joseph our friend and fellow-laborer, Mr. Nelson, 

 has been taken— though not so widely known, he was known to be a prominent, 

 successful orchardist— a square, honest, good member of this society, esteemed 

 where he lived — such men have large value, and the world needs more of them. We 

 regret his loss, and wonder why the best workers. are thus taken. 



One of the lady members and finer literary workers of your society may not 

 dease and edify us more with finely written and admirably read essays on flowers 

 or other subjects of kindred beauty. 



Mrs. Rhodamier, of Centralia, is dead ! 



She was a member of your standing committee on flowers, and her report was 

 called. May we not hope her report is made of the flowers in Eden, and read by 

 the angels to-night ? 



This lady was an esteemed correspondent and member of the Home circle of 

 the Rural World. We are in sympathy with the members of that circle while they 

 mourn; and we rejoice to see better pens than ours tracing there the model lines 

 of merited tribute. Every week when we read the Rural we will think of her as 

 they do. 



Now, since in the Providence of God, both man and woman must die, and 

 even the best as we see escape not ; therefore, 



Resolved, That, in death of our members and friends we bow in submission to 

 Him who is too wise too err and too good to be unkind. 



Resolved, That we deem it fit that we cherish the virtues of our departed friends, 

 and be admonished to be also ready. D. S. Holman. 



A. Nelson, 

 C. I. Robards. 



NATURE VS. HORTICULTURE. 



J. G. KINDER. 



Not unfrequently we hear brother horticulturists back up their 

 opinions by the assertion that they are correct because they are copied 

 from nature. Now, in view of my experience, when I hear a man say 

 he goes according to nature it just makes me tired. As we are on thia 



