TRIBUTES TO THE MEMORY OF MR. DOWNING. 



have sustained a severe loss: clistingiiislied alike 

 for Ills private worth and public usefulness, and 

 devoted to the pursuits of Horticulture, Land- 

 scape Gardening, and all that pertains to the 

 advancement of our Rural llonies. his niemorj' 

 will he cherished, and his decease sincerely la- 

 mented. 



Resolved, That we tender the sympathies of 

 the Society to the family, in their atHcting be- 

 reavement, and that the Corresponding Secre- 

 tary be directed to communicate the above 

 resolutions to his bereaved family. 



Further Resolved, That the Hon Marshall 

 P. WiUler be solicited to deliver an Eulogy on 

 the Life and Character of the late A. J. Down- 

 ing, Esq., at such time and place as the Society 

 may hereafter designate. For the Committee. 

 Sau'l AValker, Chairman. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 



At the meeting of this society, August 17, the 

 following appropriate resolutions were unani- 

 mously adopted: 



Resolved, That we deeply deplore the afflic- 

 tive providence wliich involved, in the destruc 

 tion of the Henry Clay and the tragical loss of 

 many valuable lives, the removal of our es- 

 teemed fellow member, A. J. Downing, of 

 ^'ewburgh, in the i)ride of manhood, and in the 

 full maturity of his powers, from the scene of 

 his useful and honorable exertions, at a time 

 when his services were so univei-.sally and highly 

 appreciated, and when his elforts in life were 

 producing throughout the land, the beneficent 

 and beautiful results for which he had so long 

 labored, and over which liis benevolent spirit 

 would have so generously rejoiced. 



Resolved, That we regard as a national be- 

 reavement and affliction, the loss of one whose 

 powers were so diligently and successfully dedi- 

 cated to the purest and best interests of his race 

 and his country ; that the deceased was endow- 

 ed by nature with a vigorous intellect, which 

 was elevated by liberal and jjractical cultiva- 

 tion, and directed by an expanded ])hilanthro- 

 py and a glowing love of nature, to the promo- 

 tion of those pursuits connected with rural life 

 and rural hajjpiness, which, while they contri- 

 bute to the solid power and jjrosperity of a peo- 

 ple, refine and elevate their tastes and enjoy- 

 ments; that the country will liold in grateful 

 and enduring remembrance his valuable and po- 

 pular contril)utions to the literature of horticul- 

 ture — his aid in the promotion of Landscape 

 Gardening — in the improvement of the ■' Fruits 

 and Fruit trees of America." and of Cottage 

 Residences, and his able and assiduous labors 

 for the general advancement of Pomology and 

 rural economy ; that his efforts in tliese branch- 

 es have produced an improvement which is per- 

 ceptible in the aspect of many sections ot our 

 country; and that liis sudden and melancholy 

 death is a bereavement which will he long and 

 deejdy deplored, flir beyond the aflfectionate and 

 d circle of which he was the ornament 

 the pride. 



Resolved, That as the loss of A. J. Downing 

 is a national calamity, calling for an ajjpropri- 

 ate national commemoration, we cordially ap- 

 prove of the action of the President of the 

 American Pomological Congress, in inviting the 

 Hon. Maishall P. Wilder, an intimate friend of 

 the deceased, to deliver at the approaching ses- 

 sion of the Congress in Philadelphia, on the 

 13th proximo, an Eulogy on the life, character, 

 and virtues of our lamented fellow member. 



Resolved, That we sincerelj' condole with his 

 bei'eaved family upon this afflictive dispensation 

 of an inscrutable Providence; and that as a 

 manifestation of our respect and sympathy, the 

 Secretary be directed to tiansmit to them a co- 

 j)y of the foregoing resolutions. T. P. James, 



Rec. Sec'y. 



New-York Hort. Society. 



At a regular meeting of the New-York Hor- 

 ticultural Society, held at Stuyvesant Institute, 

 August 2, 1852, after some appropriate re- 

 marks by Mr. Peter B. Mead, on Mr. Down- 

 ing's melancholy fate, a committee appointed 

 for that j)urpose reported the following Pream- 

 ble and Resolutions, which were unanimously 

 adopted : 



Whereas, This Society, by a melancholy cas- 

 ualty, has been suddenly clei»rived of a valuable 

 and esteemed member; 



JInd whereas. It becomes our duty to pay a 

 piojjer tribute to the memory of one whose ser- 

 vices in tlie cause of Horticulture have given 

 him a lasting claim to our gratitude ; 



Be it therefore Resolved, That in the sudden 

 death of our late associate, A. J. Downing, 

 Esq., we recogTiize the hand of an oveirnling 

 Providence, and that we deeply deplore the loss 

 sustained by his family, by his calamitousdeath, 

 and hereby tender our sympathies to them in 

 their affliction. 



Be it further Resolved, That, in common with 

 all who take pleasure in horticultural pursuits, 

 we feel that we have sustained no common loss 

 in the death of one so eminent in his profession, 

 and whose labors in Rural Architecture and 

 Landscape Gardening, will remain as enduring 

 monuments of his judgment and taste. 



On motion, it was 



Resolved, That the Corresponing Secretary 

 be requested to forward these Resolutions to 

 Mrs. Downing, and also furnish copies of the 

 same for publication in the Horticultural Maga- 

 zines. 



Pittsburgh Hort. Society. 



Pittsbvrgh, Jvg. 7, 1852. 



L. Tucker, Esq. — Below is a copy of resolu- 

 tions passed by the Board of Managers of the 

 Pittsburgh Horticultural Society, at their regii- 

 lar monthly meeting on the 4th instant. A. B. 

 McQuEWAN, Cor. Secretary. 



Resolved, That this Board has heard with 

 profound regret, of the melanclK)ly death of 

 A. J. Downing. Esq., by the burning of the 

 steamer Henry Clay — That wc regard hi 

 as a National loss to the cause of Horticultur 



